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Idioms Quiz

Authored by Kelly Perryman

English

3rd Grade

CCSS covered

Used 4+ times

Idioms Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

It is snowing heavily

It is raining very heavily

It is not raining at all

It is raining very lightly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'hit the nail on the head' mean?

To hit a nail with a hammer

To be exactly right or accurate about something

To miss the nail completely

To hit the nail on the foot

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

Something is very cheap or affordable

It means to give a helping hand

Something is very expensive or costly

It refers to a literal body part

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'barking up the wrong tree' mean?

Sitting under the right tree

Chasing the right tree

Climbing the right tree

Pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'piece of cake' mean?

Something that is very easy to do

A type of dance move

Something that is very difficult to do

A type of dessert made with flour and sugar

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?

To wish someone a safe journey

To wish someone a speedy recovery

To wish someone good luck

To wish someone bad luck

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?

To let a cat out of a bag

To reveal a secret or disclose something that was supposed to be kept hidden.

To play with a cat

To keep a secret hidden

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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