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Idiom 7th ELA

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A phrase or an expression that has figurative and sometimes literal meaning.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

idiom

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

2.

If you cut corners when doing something,

a)

you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort

b)

you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards

c)

you do it straightaway

d)

you get there quicker

3.

When you see eye to eye with someone,

a)

you look extremely similar to someone

b)

you are glad to see this person

c)

you agree with someone completely

d)

you see their eye color as they see yours

4.

The last straw means:

a)

Actions or communications need more than one person.

b)

To go to bed.

c)

Do or say something exactly right.

d)

The final problem in a series of problems.

5.

Take with a grain of salt means:

a)

To hear something from the authoritative source.

b)

Would never like to do something.

c)

This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.

d)

This means not to take what someone says too seriously.

6.

Cross that bridge when you come to it means:

a)

When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.

b)

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

c)

Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.

d)

To present a counter argument.

7.

Go the extra mile means:

a)

A way of asking what someone is thinking.

b)

To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.

c)

Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person.

d)

To make a special effort/try very hard to achieve your goal.

8.

Cost an arm and a leg means:

a)

When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.

b)

When something is done badly to save money.

c)

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

d)

This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".

9.

We tried to give Tommy a surprise party for his birthday, but Mary let the cat out of the bag.

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

10.

I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I’m faster than lightning.

a)

metaphor/hyperbole

b)

idiom/hyperbole

c)

hyperbole/idiom

d)

idiom/metaphor

11.

He knew the test would be as hard as ever so he decided to hit the books.

a)

idiom/hyperbole

b)

alliteration/simile

c)

simile/idiom

d)

metaphor/personification

12.

She was excited to go to the beach with her family because they went once in a blue moon.

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

personification

13.

She quickly finished her homework because she knew if she didn’t have it done when her mother got home she would be in hot water.

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

14.

What is an idiom?

a)

An extreme exaggeration

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.