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Idioms - Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

to cut corners

to attempt a task without putting in much effort or resources

to find the best way to solve a problem

to get from one place to another quickly

to hurt the feelings of a good friend

to have butterflies in your stomach

to feel sick

to feel hungry

to feel angry

to feel nervous

to burn the candle at both ends

to do two things at the same time

to use all resources available to you

to go to bed late and get up early

to do something unecessary

to get bent out of shape

to work out too much

to gain weight quickly

to face a difficult situation

to get upset or angry

to let the cat out of the bag

to reveal a secret you were supposed to keep

to express your feelings

to do what someone asks

to let an animal you had captured escape

to cost an arm and a leg

to cost less than expected

to be very expensive

to accept cash only for an item

to require a lot of physical effort

to kill two birds with one stone

to accomplish two things at the same time

to have extreme luck

to make a big mistake

to respond to a question in an unusual way

to go back to square one

to act like a child

to reorganize something

to go above and beyond what was expected

to start over something you've been working on

to beat around the bush

to go looking for trouble

to threaten someone

to fail to address the true issue

to be upset about something someone said

10.

to feel under the weather

to feel sick

to feel afraid

to feel sleepy

to feel intimidated

11.

to happen once in a blue moon

to happen all the time

to happen once a month

to happen very rarely

to happen once a year

12.

to take it with a grain of salt

to think about how new information fits in with what you already know

to take back something you said

to not take what someone says too seriously

to make someone feel better by saying nice things

13.

to be a teacher's pet

to go on walks with your teacher

to always try to please your teacher

to live on the same street as your teacher

to dislike your teacher

14.

to rain cats and dogs

to free the neighborhood of cats and dogs

to hear the dogs next door barking

to rain lightly

to rain really hard

15.

An idiom is...

an expression in which what is said is exactly what is meant

an expression whose meaning can only be discovered by looking it up

an expression whose meaning is completely different from what its words seem to say

an expression that doesn't have any meaning

16.

You can change or add words in an idiom and it will still make sense.

For Example:

Let the cat out of the bag = Let the dog out of the bag

True

False

17.

You must know the origin of an idiom in order to understand it.

True

False

18.

Idioms are a useful tool because they...

help make writing more coloful.

always add humor to writing.

make sentences more confusing.

add details that only certain people will understand.

19.

Directions: Choose the two best answers.

A cliche is an idea or expression that has been overused to the point where it has become...

fresh

corny

exciting

boring

20.

Idioms can become cliches if they get overused.

True

False

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Idioms - Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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