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Idioms (17.4.2020)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

a)

hard

b)

easy

c)

messy

d)

fun

2.

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

a)

sick

b)

bugs crawled inside of me

c)

mad

d)

nervous

3.

After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

a)

excited

b)

upset

c)

disappointed

d)

confused

4.

You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!

a)

jumbled

b)

slow

c)

fast

5.

I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

a)

once a while

b)

every year

c)

whenever I want

d)

all the time

6.

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

a)

It's been raining all day.

b)

It's raining a lot.

c)

It's not raining.

d)

There are scattered thunderstorms.

7.

William will keep his room clean WHEN PIGS FLY.

a)

he always keeps it clean

b)

his room is never clean

c)

he likes to clean

d)

he asks his sister to clean

8.

Jim told his daughter that she was the APPLE OF HIS EYE.

a)

They make apple pie and put it in their eyes.

b)

They eat apples together.

c)

He doesn't like being with his daughter.

d)

She is extremely important to her dad.

9.

Sam's sister was always STEALING HER THUNDER on the dance floor.

a)

taking away the attention

b)

getting struck by lightning

c)

stealing her clothes

d)

working together

10.

BREAK A LEG!

a)

Don't cheat!

b)

I hope you break your bones.

c)

Good luck!

d)

Watch where you are walking.

11.

Helen was feeling UNDER THE WEATHER.

a)

happy

b)

confused

c)

excited

d)

sick

12.

Those shoes COST AN ARM AND A LEG!

a)

they are expensive

b)

they are yellow

c)

they go on both feet

d)

they are cheap

13.
He is one tough cookie.
a)
He eats a lot of cookies
b)
He likes cookies
c)
He works hard
14.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

I have a problem.

a)

I'm getting a hat

b)

I'm in a pickle

c)

Don't put all of your eggs in one basket

15.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

I'm tired. Let's go to bed.

a)

Let's hit the sack.

b)

He tried not to "make waves".

c)

Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

16.
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.
17.
Keep your chin up really means...
a)
Don't feel bad. Stay positive.
b)
Don't look down.
c)
You did horrible.
18.
Cut to the chase.  
a)
You cut something with a knife.
b)
Get to the point.  Tell me what you need!
c)
You were cut by something else. 
d)
You chased another person.
19.

What does it mean to give someone the "cold shoulder?"

a)

To make someone cold

b)

Someone feels that they need a sweater

c)

to be nice to someone

d)

to ignore somebody

20.

If you hit the sack,

a)

you win the lottery

b)

you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough

c)

you go to bed because you are very tired