Exploring Common English Idioms with Numbers

Exploring Common English Idioms with Numbers

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

FREE Resource

This video tutorial introduces viewers to 10 idioms related to numbers. Each idiom is explained with its meaning and an example sentence. The idioms covered include 'dressed to the nines', 'at sixes and sevens', 'all in one piece', 'back to square one', 'put two and two together', 'as phony as a $3 bill', 'nine times out of ten', 'on cloud nine', 'the whole nine yards', and 'ten a penny'. The lesson concludes with a reminder to like and subscribe for more content.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'dressed to the nines' mean?

Wearing fancy clothes

Wearing old clothes

Wearing mismatched clothes

Wearing casual clothes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If someone is 'at sixes and sevens', what is their state?

Very happy

Confused

Angry

Excited

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'all in one piece' signify?

Broken into pieces

Lost

Incomplete

Safely without damage

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to go 'back to square one'?

To take a break

To make progress

To start over

To finish a task

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'put two and two together' mean?

To make a correct guess

To solve a math problem

To combine two things

To separate two things

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If something is 'as phony as a $3 bill', what is it?

Very valuable

Very rare

Not genuine

Very common

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'nine times out of ten' imply?

Rarely

Almost always

Never

Sometimes

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