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Year 5 Unit 8 Idioms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pupils listened attentively to their headmistress during the assembly.

a)

A piece of cake

b)

Hit the sack

c)

All ears

d)

Flying colours

2.

"I am glad I was able to help you with your homework. It was ________," said Anna to Nicole.

a)

cold feet

b)

a bookworm

c)

a piece of cake

d)

all ears

3.

"You look like you are _______. What's wrong?" asked Sok Cheng's mother.

a)

pulling your leg

b)

a bookworm

c)

all ears

d)

feeling blue

4.

This box is too heavy for me to carry. Please help me.

Choose the correct idiom.

a)

a piece of cake

b)

all ears

c)

on cloud nine

d)

give me a hand

5.

To be "all ears" means...

a)

listen attentively

b)

when you have more than one earring

c)

when you wear a silly hat with other ears

d)

when you are not listening

6.

It was "raining cats and dogs" last night! That means that ______________.

a)

it was raining hard

b)

dogs were barking very loud

c)

There were cats on roofs

d)

when the animals were let loose in the zoo

7.

Anna was sad because her kitten was lost.

Choose the correct idiom.

a)

give me a hand

b)

cold feet

c)

on top of the world

d)

feeling blue

8.

Ebin was listening carefully when his teacher was teaching.

Choose the correct idiom.

a)

let him off the hook

b)

under the weather

c)

all ears

d)

hit the sack

9.

The grandmother was feeling happy to see her grandson after a long time.

Write the correct idiom.

(a)  

10.

I studied hard so that the test was very easy.

Write the correct idiom.

(a)  

11.

Could you help me with the party decorations?

Write the correct idiom.

(a)  

12.

Choose the correct meaning.

Sara is a bookworm.

a)

someone who likes reading

b)

feeling sick

c)

to feel very happy

d)

to be afraid

13.

Mr Guna could not come to work today because he has stomach ache.

a)

A bookworm

b)

Under the weather

c)

Cold feet

d)

Time flies

14.

Choose the correct answer.

a)

hit the sack

b)

time flies

c)

cold feet

d)

on top of the world

15.

Wei Ming was excited when the teacher announced him as the winner of the best pupil award.

a)

On top of the world

b)

Dark horse

c)

Feeling blue

d)

Cold feet