Vocabulary Revision (Units 5,6,8,9 and 10)

I don't think anyone has been watering the plants. The soil is as ______________.

• dry as a bone

• bright like a sun

• wet as a drowned rat

• flat as a pancake

The ambulance attendants __________________ when they saw the injured man bleeding profusely.

• held their horses

• hung on

• swung into action

• put the brakes on

The sight of the school ___________ so many memories.

• stirred up

• put on

• brought down

• put off

The tsunami flows onto the land _______________ causing immense damage.

• like ripples from a stone

• like a giant bulldozer

• like twigs

• like a blanket

This phone is incredibly expensive. It costs ________________.

• a pain in the neck

• a piece of cake

• once in a blue moon

• an arm and a leg

I took time off from school and thought it was a bad decision but it turned out to be a _________________________.

• dime a dozen

• hard bargain

• a tall order

• blessing in disguise

Jessie had to ______________ with her since she was left with no choice.

• put out

• put up

• put down

• put over

Devi had to ___________ her ears to listen to the conversation.

• hover

• dangle

• scrape

• strain

"The water is too_______! It is impossible for you to drown," Gena exclaimed.

• deep

• wide

• shallow

• rapid

Rayson sat on his canoe and ___________ towards the shore.

• paddled

• waded

• glided

• swirled