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S1 Supplementary Idioms (U4 + U5)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

4.1. The fund-raising project ______ when a philanthropist donated RM800,000.

a)

fly by night

b)

keep the flag flying

c)

made sparks fly

d)

got off to a flying start

2.

4.2. We have encountered some difficulties but if we ______, I am sure we will succeed.

a)

pigs might fly

b)

keep the flag flying

c)

got off to a flying start

d)

in a flight of fancy

3.

4.3. If the wastrel can do an honest day’s work, ______.

a)

fly by night

b)

pigs might fly

c)

made sparks fly

d)

got off to a flying start

4.

4.4. My mother ______ when I came home later than my curfew dictated I should.

a)

made sparks fly

b)

fly by night

c)

sent his opponent flying

d)

flew off the handle

5.

4.5. If you buy expensive electronic equipment from ______ companies, they may not honour your warranty.

a)

fly by night

b)

sent his opponent flying

c)

high flyers

d)

a flying visit

6.

4.6. Be wary of what she tells you for she has a habit of making things up ______.

a)

pigs might fly

b)

made sparks fly

c)

in a flight of fancy

d)

got off to a flying start

7.

4.7. Ever since he started studying at Harvard University, he has had to compete with ___________.

a)

high flyers

b)

a flying visit

c)

pigs might fly

d)

flew off the handle

8.

4.8. He ______ at the party when he commented that women are not as intelligent as men.

a)

keep the flag flying

b)

fly by night

c)

got off to a flying start

d)

made sparks fly

9.

4.9. At the Tae-kwan-do Tournament, he gave such a powerful kick that he ________.

a)

keep the flag flying

b)

sent his opponent flying

c)

got off to a flying start

d)

flew off the handle

10.

4.10. When my father attended a business conference in Britain last week, he only had enough time to pay his good friend ________.

a)

a flying visit

b)

high flyers

c)

fly by night

d)

keep the flag flying

11.

5.1. Instead of helping him to solve his problems, you ______ instead.

a)

rose to the bait

b)

has other fish to fry

c)

tossed him to the sharks

d)

were packed like sardines

12.

5.2. The new Chinese student felt ______ on his first day at school.

a)

like a fish out of water

b)

cold fish

c)

something fishy

d)

like a fish in muddy water

13.

5.3. The bus that I take to school is ______ during peak hours every day.

a)

packed like sardines

b)

like a fish out of water

c)

fish in muddy water

d)

something fishy

14.

5.4. Mary has not been her normal self so I suspect ______ is going on with her.

a)

a fish out of water

b)

packed like sardines

c)

cold fish

d)

something fishy

15.

5.5. Try not to bother him with your minor problems, he ______.

a)

has other fish to fry

b)

does not add up to a can of sardines

c)

tossed him to the sharks

d)

rose to the bait

16.

5.6. Just as we expected, he ______ and got tricked into doing the work.

a)

rose to the bait

b)

fish or cut bait

c)

packed like sardines

d)

tossed him to the sharks

17.

5.7. Your idea has been rejected because the committee agreed unanimously that it ______.

a)

is like a fish out of water

b)

is something fishy

c)

does not add up to a can of sardines

d)

is packed like sardines

18.

5.8. Having spent all week discussing this project, it is time for us to decide whether to ______.

a)

fish in muddy water

b)

fish or cut bait

c)

toss him to the sharks

d)

rise to the bait

19.

5.9. People who ______ take advantage of a troubled situation.

a)

rise to the bait

b)

fish in muddy water

c)

have other fish to fry

d)

fish or cut bait

20.

5.10. People who have tried to strike up a conversation with Alan and failed agree that he is a ______.

a)

cold fish

b)

a fish out of water

c)

fish in muddy water

d)

a can of sardines