Idioms and Conventional Expressions
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
I've got my heart set on that car.
That car is my first choice.
I'd rather take that car.
I don't like that car.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following idioms can be used to say "that's the same"?
That's totally the same.
That's six of one half a dozen of the other.
That's just wait and see.
That's run-of-the-mill
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
If you wanted to replace the word "Ordinary" with an idiom, which one would you use?
Six of one half a dozen of the other.
Overkill
All in all.
Run-of-the-mill
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When you admit you did something and take responsibility for it, it means that you_____
Cut it out.
Make it up to you.
Own up to it.
Couldn't help yourself.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When you try to "fix" a mistake you made, you're just trying to______
make it fun for someone.
cut it out to someone.
make it up to someone.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Mark's gotten cold feet, which means he....
is in hot waters.
didn't do what he'd planned.
didn't jump to the right conclusion.
was nervous.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Kate ended up doing something very different from what she'd first said she was about to, she was really nervous. It means that..
she just got a minor case of the jitters.
she just freaked out.
she was in hot waters.
she just pulled the rug out from under her.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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