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ENGLISH 11 UNIT 18: TROUBLE AND DIFFICULTY

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"bite off more than you can chew" means

a)

to be in a situation in which you cannot prove something

b)

to try to do something that is too difficult for you

c)

to be likely to cause problems or difficulties for yourself

d)

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone

2.

Our team lost when we scored an ...... late in the second half

a)

old point

b)

old goal

c)

own point

d)

own goal

3.

a stumling block : something that prevents action or agreement

a)

True

b)

False

4.

I'm looking forward to Sunday, the only fly in the o (a)   t being the fact that I'll have to sit next to my mother-in-law

5.

What idiom means "a continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem that then makes the first problem worse" ?

(a)  

6.

He put his ... in it by asking if she was going to marry Craig.

a)

foot

b)

leg

c)

arm

d)

head

7.

But it is a (a)   22 situation - you can't get people without funding, but you can't get funding without the people there in the first place.

8.

Riding bicycle in town after dark without lights is just asking for ......

a)

problem

b)

trouble

c)

concern

d)

difficulty

9.

Many kids who try to run away from unhappy homes discover that they've ..........

a)

bitten off more than they can chew

b)

put their foot in it

c)

been in vicious circle

d)

jumped out of the frying pan into the fire

10.

When you are in over your (a)   , you are in a situation that is too difficult for you to deal with.

11.

What idiom means "problems that happen in the early stages of doing something new"

(a)  

12.

You don't have a formal contract with the company so I'm afraid you haven't really got..........

a)

a fly in the ointment

b)

an own goal

c)

a raw deal

d)

a Catch 22

13.

what idiom is this?

(a)  

14.

His friend had said he was .......... but he decided to preserve

a)

jumping out of the frying pan into the fire

b)

in over his head

c)

putting his foot in it

d)

scoring an own goal

15.

It's her attitude that prevents her from getting a promotion

a)

is a stumbling block

b)

is an own goal

c)

is in over her head

d)

is a vicious circle

16.

Funny question:

What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?

(a)  

17.

to find a quick, bold solution for a perplexing problem

hint: Ancient Greek

(a)  

18.

to think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas

a)

think inside the box

b)

think outside the box

c)

think long and hard

d)

thibk straight

19.

The president has failed to get ..... grips .... the two most important social issues of our time.

a)

in-with

b)

to - of

c)

to- with

d)

on-to

20.

If someone ................., they succeed in overcoming a major difficulty

a)

break the teeth of the beast

b)

break the mouth of the beast

c)

break the back of the beast

d)

break the leg of the beast

21.

ride ..... the storm

a)

in

b)

off

c)

against

d)

out

22.

"The source or cause of one's misfortune, unhappiness, frustration, or anxiety, usually used hyperbolically" means

a)

teething problem

b)

the crux of matter

c)

where the shoes pinches

d)

bane of (one's) existence

23.

A (a)   AROUND SB’S NECK:  

problem or responsibility that becomes a burden and a source of worry

24.

But the process is lengthy and money is spent ___________

a)

where the sandal pinches

b)

where the shoe pinches

c)

where the salt piches

d)

where the cloth pinches