Idiomatic Expressions

Idiomatic Expressions

11th Grade

20 Qs

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Idiomatic Expressions

Idiomatic Expressions

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

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Created by

Samuel Chukwuemeka

Used 53+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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

Chasing the right tree

Listening to the right tree

Sitting under the wrong tree

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Explain the meaning of the idiom 'hit the nail on the head'.

To miss the nail completely

To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.

To hit the nail with a hammer

To hit the nail on the foot

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use the idiom 'piece of cake' in a sentence of your own.

The cake was a piece of pie for me to solve.

The math problem was a piece of cake for me to solve.

I love eating cake, it's a piece of math problem.

The cake was a piece of math problem for me to solve.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Something is very cheap or affordable

Something is very expensive or costly

It means to give a helping hand

It refers to a physical injury

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence 'He's feeling under the weather today', what does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?

feeling energetic and lively

feeling hungry and thirsty

feeling happy and content

feeling unwell or sick

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Explain the meaning of the idiom 'burning the midnight oil'.

Using a lot of oil for cooking at night

Sleeping early to wake up refreshed

Working late into the night

Having a bonfire at midnight

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the idiomatic expression in the sentence: 'She's on thin ice with her boss'.

in hot water

on cloud nine

walking on sunshine

on thin ice

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