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Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Do not add fuel to the fire or coach will get angrier!

a)

make a bad situation worse

b)

make hotter

c)

start the car's engine

d)

people easily anger

2.

Spelling is Tommy's Achilles' heel; he struggles with it all the time.

a)

weakness, flaw, fault or vulnerable spot

b)

touch & taste

c)

reading

d)

foolishness

3.

My puppy was afraid of its own shadow, but as an adult, he barks at the biggest dogs.

a)

easily convinced to do something

b)

clumsy

c)

easily frightened/scared

d)

brave

4.

My upstairs neighbors fight a lot and air their dirty laundry in public often.

a)

discuss with joy

b)

argue & talk about embarrassing matters in public

c)

talk too much in public settings

d)

sweet talk between frenemies

5.

It seems he has an ace up his sleeve all the time because he always wins at the last minute!

a)

secret dance moves thrown as needed

b)

winner winner chicken dinner

c)

playing card up a person's sleeve

d)

secret advantage kept hidden until needed

6.

Since I was all ears, I heard it all.

a)

hairy ears

b)

dirty ears

c)

eagerly listening

d)

clean ears

7.

That kid is all thumbs; he can't hang on to anything.

a)

awkward & clumsy with the hands

b)

cute & beautiful fingers

c)

dexterous

d)

handsome thumbs

8.

Stop moving around so much! What's the matter, got ants in your pants?

a)

extreme mindfulness/over thinking

b)

extreme restlessness/overactive

c)

insect lover

d)

mad about ants

9.

My daughter Lucy is the apple of my eye.

a)

something loved, treasured or adored

b)

fruit

c)

granny smith apples

d)

something hated, disliked, or dispised

10.

After being fooled, Larry realized that all that glitter is not gold.

a)

flaky

b)

flashy

c)

seems valuable but actually worthless

d)

seems worthless but is actually valuable

11.

I got there very fast because I went as the crow flies!

a)

square

b)

short cut, straight line travel

c)

circle

d)

long cut, squiggly line travel