10 EXCERCISES: 50 IDIOMS
English test/practice sheet, with answers
Group 2
1. 1. Finish the sentences using the keyword written in all caps to make an idiom. Do not
change the given word in any way.
(Note: the idiom you write on the line can have up to 6 words. Bear in mind: “it’s” is 2 words)
1)
Hermione: You know, you really shouldn’t have tricked Rory like that.
Nala: That awful guy deserved to get ________________________. MEDICINE.
2)
Rowan: Have you decided where you wanted to go?
Kit: I still don’t know. ______________________ between the beach and the mountains.
FENCE
3)
Quinn: Are you sure you remember how to ski?
Ira: Absolutely! It’s like _______________________. You never forget how to do it. BICYCLE
4)
Robin: How do you two get along?
Cameron: Really well, actually. I think we really see ________________________ EYE
5)
Ollie: After years of arguing and making silly passive-aggressive remarks online, they finally
decided to ____________________ HATCHET
Leila: Oh, wow. I’m so glad that’s finally over.
2. Circle the correct answer to complete the idioms and write their meaning in the
space provided below.
1)
Dakota: What was the name of that lovely teacher we had in Art class, in middle school?
Skyler: Ah, I can’t quite remember, but it’s on the tip of my _________!
a) Finger
b) Chin
, c) Tongue
Meaning of the idiom: ________________________________________________________
2)
“Our team didn’t do well tonight. The whole game was a _______ egg, we lost 0-3”
a) goose
b) stolen
c) chicken
Meaning of the idiom: ________________________________________________________
3)
Olive: Why did you lie to Krissy? You told me that you didn’t like how her project was going and
you told her it looked good!
Eden: It’s just a _____ lie. It’s harmless. I didn’t want to discourage her. Besides, I still think it
might end up looking great.
a) White
b) Silent
c) Hidden
Meaning of the idiom: ________________________________________________________
4)
Angelica: What do you think is better, hiking or swimming?
James: I can’t answer that, it’s like comparing ______________. They both have something
special and you can’t really compare them like that.
a) Apples and Pineapples
b) Apples and Oranges
c) Apples and Lemons
Meaning of the idiom: ________________________________________________________
5)
Almir: Ugh, I am so annoyed I didn’t remember that answer. If I didn’t know that, how am I
supposed to get through the rest of the quiz?
Lilly: You are just making a _____________________________. It was only one wrong answer,
it doesn’t mean that you can’t win still. You’ve got this!
a) A whale out of a goldfish
b) A mountain out of a molehill
English test/practice sheet, with answers
Group 2
1. 1. Finish the sentences using the keyword written in all caps to make an idiom. Do not
change the given word in any way.
(Note: the idiom you write on the line can have up to 6 words. Bear in mind: “it’s” is 2 words)
1)
Hermione: You know, you really shouldn’t have tricked Rory like that.
Nala: That awful guy deserved to get ________________________. MEDICINE.
2)
Rowan: Have you decided where you wanted to go?
Kit: I still don’t know. ______________________ between the beach and the mountains.
FENCE
3)
Quinn: Are you sure you remember how to ski?
Ira: Absolutely! It’s like _______________________. You never forget how to do it. BICYCLE
4)
Robin: How do you two get along?
Cameron: Really well, actually. I think we really see ________________________ EYE
5)
Ollie: After years of arguing and making silly passive-aggressive remarks online, they finally
decided to ____________________ HATCHET
Leila: Oh, wow. I’m so glad that’s finally over.
2. Circle the correct answer to complete the idioms and write their meaning in the
space provided below.
1)
Dakota: What was the name of that lovely teacher we had in Art class, in middle school?
Skyler: Ah, I can’t quite remember, but it’s on the tip of my _________!
a) Finger
b) Chin
, c) Tongue
Meaning of the idiom: ________________________________________________________
2)
“Our team didn’t do well tonight. The whole game was a _______ egg, we lost 0-3”
a) goose
b) stolen
c) chicken
Meaning of the idiom: ________________________________________________________
3)
Olive: Why did you lie to Krissy? You told me that you didn’t like how her project was going and
you told her it looked good!
Eden: It’s just a _____ lie. It’s harmless. I didn’t want to discourage her. Besides, I still think it
might end up looking great.
a) White
b) Silent
c) Hidden
Meaning of the idiom: ________________________________________________________
4)
Angelica: What do you think is better, hiking or swimming?
James: I can’t answer that, it’s like comparing ______________. They both have something
special and you can’t really compare them like that.
a) Apples and Pineapples
b) Apples and Oranges
c) Apples and Lemons
Meaning of the idiom: ________________________________________________________
5)
Almir: Ugh, I am so annoyed I didn’t remember that answer. If I didn’t know that, how am I
supposed to get through the rest of the quiz?
Lilly: You are just making a _____________________________. It was only one wrong answer,
it doesn’t mean that you can’t win still. You’ve got this!
a) A whale out of a goldfish
b) A mountain out of a molehill
