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Understanding Common English Idioms

Authored by Louis DeLauro

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 16+ times

Understanding Common English Idioms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an idiom?

A type of fruit

An expression that doesn't mean what you think it means.

A dumb phrase.

An exaggeration.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom "Bad Apple" mean?

A delicious fruit

A person who is trouble.

A moldy fruit.

A liar.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom "Can't hold a candle" mean?

Unable to light a candle

Can't compare to someone else

Too hot to handle.

A candle that is too heavy

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom "When pigs fly" mean?

Something that will never happen

When life gets harder.

A flying animal

When it rains.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom "Not my cup of tea" mean?

I don't like tea

Not my favorite.

Not my opinion.

A type of beverage

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom "I feel blue" mean?

Feeling cold

Feeling sad

Wearing blue clothes

Feeling happy

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom "Break a leg" mean?

Hope you fail.

Good luck

Hope you dance well.

Get a job.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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