Idioms Quiz 2

I forgot my lines for my history presentation, so I did it at the drop of a hat. Surprisingly, I got an A+!

• from memory

• dressed in fancy clothes

• dramatically

• without planning

I won't be able to play chess with you after school, but I'll take a rain check; we can play next week.

• check the weather

• forget about a plan

• only do something if it's raining

• postpone a plan

Last week was your chance to join the cheer team, but you missed the boat. They aren't accepting new members anymore.

• be late

• be early

• be on time

• change your mind

I tried to decipher the ancient Gerudo text on the stone slab, but it was all Greek to me.

• as old as ancient Rome

• not understandable

• written in Greek

• fascinating

Splattering red paint on my canvas had a silver lining; I turned it into a portrait of Gloom Hands.

• won an award

• hidden beauty

• a good thing that comes from a bad situation

• bad consequence

I felt like a fish out of water when I attended my friend's basketball party, because I knew nothing about basketball.

• fitting in with a group

• excited to learn

• disappointed

• out of place

My dog Stormchaser is down for the count after jumping hurdles, catching balls, and sprinting across fields at today's pet marathon.

• exhausted

• energetic

• in last place

• in a bad mood

I know you failed your math exam and lost your best friend on the same day, but you have to pull yourself together.

• panic

• tighten your clothes

• calm down

• fake being happy

Because of my nervousness, the cat got my tongue when I went up for my ASB speech.

• started panting

• turned red

• got attacked by a cat

• lost my voice

The singer likes to live life in the fast lane. She's always flying around the globe on concert tours, being interviewed by tons of talk show hosts, and taking pictures with fans.

• live a peaceful life

• live a stressful life

• live in a car

• live an exciting life