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Colloquialisms, Slang, Idiomatic Expressions

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tell me the latest gossip!

a)

Fix me a sandwich!

b)

Go bananas!

c)

Spill the tea!

d)

Drop the mic!

2.

She's my boo.

a)

best friend

b)

girlfriend

c)

agent

d)

grandma

3.

automatic reaction

a)

jumping reaction

b)

robotic reaction

c)

head-spinning reaction

d)

knee-jerk reaction

4.

What is the idiomatic expression used in the sentence?


To make a long story short, I ran into Tony and we decided to go to the game together.

a)

decided to

b)

go to the game together

c)

a long story is actually short

d)

to make a long story short

5.

Identify the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression.


To make a long story short, I ran into Tony and we decided to go to the game together.

a)

accusing the wrong person

b)

in an instant

c)

come to the point; leave out details

d)

working together

6.

What is the idiomatic expression used in the sentence?


I don’t mind my roommate being a bit messy, but leaving dirty dishes for me to clean up is where I draw the line!

a)

draw the line

b)

a bit messy

c)

I don't mind

d)

leaving dirty dishes

7.

Identify the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression.


I don’t mind my roommate being a bit messy, but leaving dirty dishes for me to clean up is where I draw the line!

a)

to pause/stop

b)

to be angry

c)

to ask for a fight

d)

to set boundaries

8.

What is the idiomatic expression used in the sentence?


Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye and parents need to be able to react immediately to prevent tragedy.

a)

prevent tragedy

b)

able to react

c)

in the blink of an eye

d)

accidents can happen

9.

Identify the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression.


Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye and parents need to be able to react immediately to prevent tragedy.

a)

in directly sayingyour point

b)

in leaving out details

c)

to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem

d)

in an instant

10.

Locate the colloquial word used in the sentence.

"I gotta learn this for my examination."

a)

gotta

b)

this

c)

learn

11.

What does the colloquial term "gotta" mean in this sentence?

"I gotta learn this for my examination."

a)

have got to

b)

want to

c)

am going to

12.

What does the slang term "it's raining cats and dogs" mean?

a)

It's raining slowly

b)

It's raining heavily

c)

It's raining very noisy

13.

What does the colloquial word "wanna" mean in this sentence?


"I wanna go home!"

a)

went to

b)

wish to

c)

want to

d)

won't

14.

This party is boring. Let’s ____

a)

bail

b)

screw up

c)

hang out

d)

ace

15.

I need to tell the host, so let me know if you’re coming to the party ______.

a)

YOLO

b)

cool

c)

ASAP

d)

ace

16.

It was a quiet Monday night and the restaurant was ________.

a)

full of beans

b)

dead

c)

not my cup of tea

d)

sorted

17.

_________, I’m going to be about 30 minutes late.

a)

FYI

b)

ASAP

c)

ace

d)

bucks

18.

The convenience store is open _______________.

a)

kudos

b)

fortnight

c)

twenty-four seven

d)

peanuts