Figurative Language Idiom

What is the meaning of the underlined idiom?

• The task is very easy.

• Will's sister looks like a piece of cake.

• The task is to eat a piece of cake.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Jerry, will you stop that? You are driving me up a wall!" yelled Dad.

What is the meaning of the underlined idiom?

• Jerry is driving the car too fast.

• Jerry pushes his Dad against a wall.

• Jerry is making his Dad very frustrated.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

We cannot trust Sally with our secret because she likes to spill the beans.

What is the meaning of the underlined idiom?

• Sally likes to spill beans.

• Sally cannot be trusted with beans.

• Sally cannot keep a secret.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the meaning of the underlined idiom?

• Mum bought a puppy unexpectedly.

• Mum bought a puppy from a blue pet store.

• Mum bought a puppy that is blue!

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I was feeling under the weather is an ​ (a)  

• hyperbole

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Don't let the cat out of the bag!" is a(n) ​ (a)  

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A saying that is not meant to be taken literally is an​ ​ (a)  

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

• rhyme

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

I had my heart in my mouth as I started to walk up on the stage to give my speech. To 'have your heart in your mouth' means ​ (a)  

• to be scared or nervous

• to be giving, caring

• to stop worrying about something

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

When Fred's girlfriend broke up with him, everyone knew how extremely sad he was because he was wearing his heart on his sleeve. To 'wear your heart on your sleeve' means ​ (a)   ​

• to let everyone know how you feel about something

• to be jealous of someone

• to stop worrying about something

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Match the following idioms to the correct meaning

• Hit the nail on the head

• Get something exactly right

• Ignorance is bliss

• He has bigger things to take care of than what we are talking about now

• He has bigger fish to fry

• The son is like the father

• He's a chip off the old block

• You're better off not knowing

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B