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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
That was a PIECE OF CAKE!
hard
easy
messy
fun
After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!
excited
upset
disappointed
confused
William will keep his room clean WHEN PIGS FLY.
he always keeps it clean
his room is never clean
he likes to clean
he asks his sister to clean
BREAK A LEG!
Don't cheat!
I hope you break your bones.
Good luck!
Watch where you are walking.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
He was born to a rich family
He was born hungry
He was born with teeth
Luz made up her mind to play Henny Penny.
understood
decided
He did not want the talk to get out of hand.
inside the classroom
out of control
The needed to pull together. Then they could out on a great play.
waited in line
worked as a team
She practiced her lines. She knew the lines by heart.
memorized the lines
forgot the lines
The play was a big hit!
was a success
was very long
I crossed my fingers with anticipation!
good luck
pointed at something
If you cut corners when doing something,
you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort
you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards
you do it straightaway
A little birdie told me that the test would be next week!
Someone told me a secret
a small bird
DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.
JUDGE BY LOOKING AT IT.
READ BOOKS WITH INTERESTING COVERS.
One should not form an opinion purely on what is seen on the surface.
If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,
it is extremely cheap
it is not worth the money
it is very expensive
If you take something with a pinch of salt,
you don't completely believe something because you think it's probably not true
you like your food to be salty
you think something might bring you bad luck
If you feel under the weather,
you feel frustrated
you feel ill
you feel sad
If you cut corners when doing something,
you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort
you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards
you do it straightaway
If you hit the sack,
you win the lottery
you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough
you go to bed because you are very tired
If you are over the moon,
you become serious about something
you are very pleased about something
you are very angry with someone
If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”,
I am going to study
I am going to take a short break from studying
I am going to throw my books away
If you say that something is a piece of cake,
it is very good but very few people know it
it is very easy to do
it is very sweet
If you go the extra mile,
you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something
you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can
you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone
If you let the cat out of the bag,
you accidentally reveal a secret
you create a problem
you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered
If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...
from an authoritative or dependable source
from someone who heard it from someone else
while shopping at the greengrocer's
When you see eye to eye with someone,
you look extremely similar to someone
you are glad to see this person
you agree with someone completely
If something is a hot potato,
it is difficult, unpleasant or risky and nobody wants to deal with it
it is delicious and everybody wants to eat it
it is unfair competition where one side has an advantage
What's on your bucket list? Your bucket list is:
a list of things you need to pack for your holidays
a list of things you want to do before you die
a list of things you need to buy because you have run out of them
Eric wants to get Chinese food. Lindsey wants to get Mexican food. But Marcy is on the fence.
What is the meaning of "on the fence?"
She is sitting on a fence.
She can't decide what she wants.
She wants both Chinese and Mexican food.
She doesn't like either type of food.
"When it rains it pours" means:
you need to have an umbrella with you at all times.
playing in the rain is fun!
things are going to get better.
everything is going wrong all at the same time.
