Practice Questions on Language Skills

What does the idiom "hit the sack" mean?

• To go to sleep

• To play a game

• To eat food

• To run fast

What does the idiom "cost an arm and a leg" mean?

• To be very expensive

• To be very cheap

• To be broken

• To be easy to find

What does the idiom "let the cat out of the bag" mean?

• To keep a secret

• To tell a secret

• To feed the cat

• To buy a bag

What does "break the ice" mean?

• To make people comfortable

• To start an argument

• To eat ice cream

• To break something

What does the idiom "a piece of cake" mean?

• A difficult task

• A simple task

• A tasty dessert

• A hard job

What does "under the weather" mean?

• Feeling sick

• Feeling happy

• Feeling cold

• Feeling sleepy

Which of these is the correct word? "I have ____ apples."

• Two

• Too

• To

Which of these is the correct word? "I like to _____ the piano."

• Play

• Plae

• Pley

Which of these is the correct word? "She can’t ____ how to do it."

• Tell

• Tale

• Telle

Which of these is the correct word? "They live in a ____ house."

• New

• Knew

• Gnu