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Idioms-Mrs. Clark's Class

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an idiom?
a)
A bird?
b)
A device used to confuse the reader.
c)
A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.
d)
A group of words that begin with the same sound.
2.

What does it really mean: "I'm a couch potato day."

a)

A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.

b)

A potato pillow.

c)

A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch.

d)

A person who likes to play hot potato.

3.

What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

a)

She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.

b)

She hurt my leg.

c)

She was joking with me.

4.

What does it really mean: "I'm in a pickle!"

a)

I'm happy

b)

I'm in trouble

c)

I'm inside a pickle

d)

I'm joking

5.

What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!"

a)

I'm sad

b)

I'm loving

c)

I'm happy

d)

I'm nervous

6.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

She memorized something.

a)

You're the apple of my eye.

b)

Knows it by heart

c)

She took me under her wing.

7.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

That's a low price.

a)

That's dirt cheap.

b)

Don't let the bed bugs bite.

c)

Shake a leg.

8.

That test was a breeze! is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Simile

d)

Idiom

9.

Silly Sally swam so smoothly is an example of:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Idiom

10.

He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Alliteration