Test Your Idiom Knowledge

What does the underlined IDIOM mean in the sentence?

Mrs. Johnson liked an organized classroom and would not tolerate any horseplay from her students.

• To make animal noises

• To play around

• To behave like frolicking horses

• 1. To sit quietly

Using the underlined IDIOM, what does the sentence mean?

Joe was tired of bending over backwards to make his new roommate feel at home.

• That Joe was doing very little to help his new roommate feel at home.

• 1. That Joe was contorting his body to help out his new roommate.

• 1. That Joe was trying very hard to help his roommate feel at home.

• 1. That Joe was doing nothing at all to help his roommate feel at home.

Using the underlined IDIOM, what does the sentence mean?

Rafael would have played soccer until the cows came home if his mom hadn’t called him in for dinner.

• 1. That Rafael was getting ready to go home.

• That Rafael does not like playing soccer.

• That Rafael likes playing with his pet cow.

• 1. That Rafael likes soccer so much he would have played for hours.

Suri was careful to behave professionally at her current job because she does not want to burn any bridges before starting her new job in two weeks.

Using the underlined IDIOM, Suri ...

• does not want to ruin her reputation and relationships at work.

• does not care what her boss and coworkers think of her.

• 1. is trying really hard not to set any fires at work.

• feels like she is being treated unfairly.

What does the underlined IDIOM mean?

Joaquin was cool as a cucumber during the STAAR Eng 1 test.

• Joaquin was nervous.

• Joaquin was cold.

• Joaquin was excited.

• Joaquin was calm.

Using the underlined IDIOM, this sentence means...

Alejandro wanted to fix his computer himself, but after opening it up, he realized

he had opened a can of worms.

• that Alejandro found worms squirming inside his computer.

• that Alejandro realized he did not know what he was doing.

• that Alejandro was very skilled at working on computers.

• that Joe was hungry.

Lexi went on and on about how angry she was because she missed the bus. Mark just wanted

her to put a sock in it.

Mark wanted...

• Lexi to continue expressing her disappointment.

• Lexi to go out with him instead.

• Lexi to shut up.

• Lexi to take off one of her socks and shove it in her mouth.

Victor thought Brie would cry when he broke up with her before prom, but Brie kept a stiff upper lip.

Using this IDIOM, Brie...

• had her lip injected before the prom.

• cried for days.

• laughed.

• remained strong and did not cry.

Yuli and Anya offered to help beautify their school campus for NHS community hours. When Yuli found out that Anya got to hang artwork around the hallways while she had to clean restroom stalls, she realized she got the short end of the stick.

Using the underlined IDIOM, Yuli...

• felt her duties were unfair compared to Anya's.

• had to use a toilet plunger with a short handle.

• enjoyed cleaning the restroom stalls.

• felt bad for Anya.

What does the idiom "have a chip on your shoulder" mean?

• Someone dropped a

  Dorito on you

• Holding a grudge

• 1. You have a piece of bone missing from your scapula