Understanding Idioms Through Context

He answered the test for the shortest time as it was a piece of cake for him. The underlined means...

• exciting

• delicious

• very easy

• impossible

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

She was so desperate for the slot that she was willing to give her right arm for it. The underlined means...

• do nothing

• help

• do everything

• do something dangerous

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The new car of my neighbor was a white elephant for most of the family as they use it sparingly.

• expensive and exensive

• useful and cheap

• expensive and useless

• cheap and useless

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

There is no sense to cry over spilt milk as you can't change the results of the situation. The underlined means...

• waste food

• something that can't be changed

• something that can be avoided

• something that can be influenced

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Her friends did not come to her aid as she burned bridges with them in the past. The underlined means...

• lost her way

• destroyed bridges

• forgot important events

• ended relationships

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The teachers kept an eye on the new students in school as they are not familiar with them. The underlined means...

• looked at

• closely observed

• considered

• checked at

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

To find the missing money was a wild goose chase for the authorities and left the case unresolved. The underlined means...

• difficult task

• unsuccessful job

• wild duty

• hard function

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

People don't understand his style of making things more difficult as he makes a mountain out of a molehill with ongoing issues.

• makes things easier

• exaggerates things

• makes things simple

• understates issues

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You have to pull your socks up if you want to improve on your test scores. The underlined means...

• wear your socks right

• hang your socks

• do better

• do nothing

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The long suspension of classes caused students to be bored to tears. The underlined means...

• bored to cry

• bored to work

• very bored

• very active

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A