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Academic Progress B6U2: Idioms / Figurative Language

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(to) cast your mind back to something

a)

the (situation) is not as uncomplicated as it seems to be

b)

to recall something that happened in the past

c)

share your thoughts

d)

to have the right attributes for the task

2.

(to) make something of oneself

a)

unwilling to grant someone's request or asking them to leave

b)

struggling to manage in life

c)

managing to achieve success in life

d)

perceived and understood

3.

Match the definition with the correct idiom: (to) think you are more important than you are

a)

to get beside yourself

b)

to get above others

c)

to get above yourself

d)

to get behind yourself

4.

(be) cut out for (something)

a)

the (situation) is not as uncomplicated as it seems to be

b)

to recall something that happened in the past

c)

share your thoughts and feelings

d)

to have the right attributes for the task

5.

(to) get by

a)

unwilling to grant someone's request or asking them to leave

b)

struggling to manage in life

c)

managing to achieve success in life

d)

perceived and understood

6.

Match the definition with the situation: (to) wear more than one hat

a)

to have more than one hat

b)

to wear two hats

c)

to be a wife and a mother

d)

to have a job

7.

(there is) more to (something) than meets the eye

a)

the (situation) is not as uncomplicated as it seems to be

b)

to recall something that happened in the past

c)

share your thoughts and feelings

d)

to have the right attributes for the task

8.

(to) get (something) into one's head

a)

think of an idea

b)

studying something

c)

force someone to learn something

d)

perceived and understood

9.

Choose the correct sentence ending: When you lose sight of your vision, you ......

a)

become blind

b)

focus on your goals

c)

you cannot see very well

d)

are not focused on your life goals

10.

(to) open up about (something)

a)

the (situation) is not as uncomplicated as it seems to be

b)

to recall something that happened in the past

c)

share your thoughts and feelings

d)

to have the right attributes for the task

11.

Choose the correct sentence ending: When you lose sight of your vision, you ......

a)

become blind

b)

focus on your goals

c)

you cannot see very well

d)

are not focused on your life goals

12.

(to) turn someone away

a)

unwilling to grant someone's request or asking them to leave

b)

struggling to manage in life

c)

asking someone to turn the other direction

d)

to tell them to turn around and face the other way

13.

Choose the correct sentence ending: When you are struggling to make ends meet, you....

a)

have enough money to live your life comfortably.

b)

don't have enough money to live your life comfortably.

c)

spend too much money on things.

14.

Match the definition with the correct idiom: be surprised about something

a)

(be) caught off duty

b)

(be) caught off guard

c)

(be) caught on guard

d)

(be) caught on duty

15.

What does it mean to live below the breadline?

a)

You are impoverished.

b)

You are extremely poor and don't have enough to eat.

c)

You depend on the government and others for donations of food.

d)

All are correct.

16.

Choose the correct sentence ending: When your life is full of twists and turns,

a)

you have many problems

b)

there are many changes (both good and bad)

c)

there are many opportunities

d)

you move around a lot