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WorksheetsLEARNING IDIOMS AND PROVERBS
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
If something is described as being a drop in the ocean, it is
a. a small part of what's needed
b. a huge part of what's needed
c. all that's needed
The students could not go outside because it was raining cats and dogs.
Raining cats and dogs means:
a. It is sunny weather.
b. Cats and dogs are falling from the sky
c. It is raining hard.
d. You are at the zoo.
What is an Idiom ?
a. An old wise saying
b. A word or phrase that has a different meaning than what is being said
c. A literal statement that means what it says
d. None of these answers
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
a. If a bad thing is done to you, do not do something bad as a response.
b. A person often realizes how much they care for someone when they are apart.
What is the meaning of the proverb, stop and smell the roses ?
a. everyone should pick up a rose and smell it once in a while
b. roses are meant to be smelled
c. you should take time in life to enjoy the little things
d. you need to slow down and smell a rose on your walks
Which idiom means you're nervous about something ?
a. cold turkey
b. kill time
c. cold feet
d. all ears
"It was supposed to be a surprise party, but Ryley let the cat out of the bag", Jozelyn said.
What does "let the cat out of the bag" mean?
a. to refuse to speak
b. to release someone's pet
c. to tell a secret
d. to be very angry
"I can't get this door open, can you lend me a hand?" Kyle said.
What does "lend a hand" mean?
a. to let someone borrow something
b. to help someone out
c. to spend time with someone
d. to be in trouble
_________________ killed the cat
Curiosity
Excitement
Worry
Clumsiness
"I don't have to go to school, I'm going to be a professional basketball player when I grow up," Tyler said. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket!" Ms. Berger said.
What does "don't put all your eggs in one basket" mean?
a. to think positive
b. to agree with something
c. always have a backup plan
d. don't do something because everyone else is doing it
Intan's ambition is to be a doctor. In order to achieve her dream, she starts preparing and studying hard now.
a. Killed two birds with one stone
b. A friend in need is a friend in deed
c. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
d. Butterfly in the stomach
As she was walking up the stage, Anis had (a) in her stomach.
A ringgit save is a ringgit (a) .
Hani made some mouth (a) cookies for her bestfriends.
Kadri promised his teacher to turn (a) a new leaf and not repeat his mistakes.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
a. Buy things that you can afford.
b. It is better to accept something small than to reject it and hope to get something more later.
c. If we work together we can succeed. If we fight each other we will fail.
d. Always think carefully before you act.
A stitch in time saves nine.
a. Dealing with a problem immediately will save you extra work later.
b. It is what we do that matters, not what we say.
c. Buy things that you can afford.
d. It is better to accept something small than to reject it and hope to get something more later.
Two heads are better than one.
a. New employees usually do their work well.
b. Two people can achieve more than one person working alone.
c. A true friend is one who helps you when you are in trouble.
d. The more knowledge one person has, the more power he possesses.
The kids in the hospital had a ray of sunshine in their lives when
a. some famous footballers visited them
b. they were taken to sit outside in the sun
c. the nurses checked their blood pressure
While they were driving, Louisa said she had to answer the call of nature, so Mario
a. gave her his phone
b. said they'd go camping on the weekend
c. stopped the car when they found a bathroom
I'm trying to go with the flow more and
a. float down the river
b. be more relaxed about things
c. control every aspect of my life
Someone who says that "beauty is only skin deep" probably
a. believes that a beautiful interior makes for a beautiful exterior
b. feels that good skin is essential for beauty
c. considers beauty to be unimportant
"Things are not always what they seem" because they
a. are always unseemly
b. always deceive you
c. sometimes deceive you
I'm tired of having to get my teeth fixed all the time, so I've decided to solve the problem once and for all by __________
a. cleaning them more
b. getting false teeth
c. not chewing my food
We'll be skating on thin ice if we go to the boss and
a. ask for another pay rise
b. give him a birthday present
c. tell him what a good boss he is
