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Vocabulary — Idioms & Expressions
Name: ______________________Class: ________Date: ____________Score: ____ / 20
- 1.
What does 'raining cats and dogs' mean?
(a) Animals falling from the sky(b) Raining very heavily(c) A pet shop is open(d) A storm with animals
- 2.
What does 'a piece of cake' mean?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 3.
What does 'break a leg' mean?
(a) Get injured(b) Good luck(c) Run fast(d) Be careful
- 4.
What does 'under the weather' mean?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 5.
What does 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?
(a) Free a cat(b) Reveal a secret(c) Go shopping(d) Open a present
- 6.
Complete the idiom: 'Don't cry over spilt ___.'
Answer: ____________________________________
- 7.
What does 'pulling someone's leg' mean?
(a) Hurting someone(b) Joking with someone(c) Helping someone walk(d) Tripping someone
- 8.
What does 'hit the books' mean?
(a) Throw books(b) Study hard(c) Dislike reading(d) Buy books
- 9.
Complete: 'Actions speak louder than ___.'
Answer: ____________________________________
- 10.
What does 'the early bird catches the worm' mean?
(a) Birds eat worms(b) Being early gives you an advantage(c) You should wake up at dawn(d) Worms come out early
- 11.
What does 'burning the midnight oil' mean?
- 12.
Choose the correct meaning: 'She has a heart of gold.'
(a) Her heart is made of gold.(b) She is very kind and generous.(c) She is very rich.(d) She likes gold jewellery.
- 13.
What does 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 14.
Use an idiom to complete: 'The maths test was so easy — it was a ___.'
(a) piece of cake(b) raining cats and dogs(c) heart of gold(d) break a leg
- 15.
What does 'once in a blue moon' mean?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 16.
Which idiom means 'to be very happy'?
(a) Under the weather(b) On cloud nine(c) Raining cats and dogs(d) Burning the midnight oil
- 17.
What does 'bite off more than you can chew' mean?
- 18.
Choose the idiom that fits: 'Ali was nervous before his speech, but his friends told him to ___.'
(a) hit the books(b) break a leg(c) let the cat out of the bag(d) cry over spilt milk
- 19.
Match the idiom to its meaning: 'Every cloud has a silver lining.'
- 20.
Which sentence uses an idiom correctly?
(a) I am on cloud nine because my hamster is lost.(b) The exam was a piece of cake — I finished in ten minutes!(c) She has a heart of gold — she is always mean.(d) He hit the books by throwing them away.
Answer key — P3 English: Vocabulary — Idioms & Expressions
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- 1.(b) Raining very heavily
- 2.Something very easy
- 3.(b) Good luck
- 4.Feeling unwell or sick
- 5.(b) Reveal a secret
- 6.milk
- 7.(b) Joking with someone
- 8.(b) Study hard
- 9.words
- 10.(b) Being early gives you an advantage
- 11.Staying up late to work or study
- 12.(b) She is very kind and generous.
- 13.Very expensive
- 14.(a) piece of cake
- 15.Very rarely or hardly ever
- 16.(b) On cloud nine
- 17.To take on more than you can handle
- 18.(b) break a leg
- 19.Every bad situation has something positive in it.
- 20.(b) The exam was a piece of cake — I finished in ten minutes!
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