Part One Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs

What is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning called?

•  Adage

• Idiom

• Proverb

• Simile

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What is a short but memorable phrase called?

• Adage

•  Idiom

•   Proverb

• Simile

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What is a phrase which contains advice or a generally accepted truth called?

• adage

• idiom

•  proverb

• simile

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Which sentence has a similar meaning as the above proverb?

•  Do not put all your golf balls in one game.

• Do not keep all your information a secret.

• Do not store all your data on just one computer.

• Do not eat all your breakfast at dinner.

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If anything can go wrong, it will.

This famous saying is an example of _________________.

• an idiom

• an adage

• a proverb

• an alliteration

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She is really rubbing me the wrong way.

The above sentence is an example of ________________________________.

• an idiom

• a proverb

• an adage

• a simile

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Mrs. Smith's class is going bananas!

The above sentence is an example of ______________________.

• an idiom

•  an adage

• a proverb

• a simile

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My older sister is such a _________________, offering advice on my dance moves when I do not ask for it.

Select the words that correctly complete the above sentence.

• wet behind the ears

• back seat driver

• apple of her eyes

•  bed of roses

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When an author wants to show the readers the importance of a statement that is accepted as fact, he will use ______________________

• an idiom

•  an adage

• a proverb

• a simile

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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The above sentence is an example of _______________________________.

•  an idiom

• an adage

•  a proverb

• a simile

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