WorksheetsIDIOMS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
It's raining cats and dogs, so ________.
watch out for falling animals
make sure you take an umbrella
keep your pets inside
Cassandra is a night owl, so she doesn't usually get up until about ________.
11 a.m.
11p.m.
7a.m.
Which of these people would need eyes like a hawk?
a pilot who searches for lost people
a sound engineer who records music
a chef who makes cakes and desserts
Sandra killed two birds with one stone by going to Paris. She practiced her French before her exam and she________.
got better at speaking French
read a book on French history
went to her friend's wedding
After Julie let the cat out of the bag, _________.
everybody laughed
we all knew
they ran after it
Pablo went to the party, but he felt like a fish out of water because ________.
he was tired of eating meat and chicken
he'd forgotten to take his swimming shorts
he was the only Mexican guy there
Silvio had egg on his face after saying he was much better than all the other drivers, and then ________.
winning the race
coming last in the race
coming second in the race
If you're having a bad hair day, _________.
you've had a terrible haircut
nothing's going right for you
you don't care what people think about you
I'd better make hay while the sun shines and do some work on my book ________.
while I have a bit of free time
despite having so much else to do
even though I don't feel like writing
Tom's been feeling under the weather for a couple of days, so he's _________.
going to see a doctor
going to see a lawyer
going to see a priest
After a hard day's work, the office staff decided they needed to let their hair down so they ________.
went to a nightclub
went to a hair salon
went to a library
The movie's director hit the roof when the actress ______.
forgot her lines
did her scene perfectly
kissed him on the cheek
Henry always gets hot under the collar when he thinks people are _______.
trying to cheat him
doing a good job
treating him well
The guy in the apartment next door was caught red-handed ________.
watching T.V.
peeping on our cute neighbour
cooking an awful dinner
If people find something that makes them a lot of money, they often kill the goose that laid the golden egg because of ________.
their kindness
their greed
their anger
We live in a town in the desert now. It's hot and dry most days, and once in a blue moon it will ________.
be sunny all day
rain quite a lot
be cooler at night
Jack asked me how he looked after his operation, so I told a white lie and said ________.
he looked great
he looked terrible
I'd gone blind and I couldn't see him
If we're given the green light by the local council, we'll ________.
start building our factory
have to build it somewhere else
have to do an environmental impact study
Tony took his driving test again today, and passed with flying colours so _________.
he'll have to take it again
he still can't get his licence
he can get his licence at last
Her homework was a piece of cake because ________.
the house was very quiet
it was filled with nuts
it was so easy to do
