ESL Quiz - Animal Idioms (Kaye Mallory) I-TESL-J http://a4esl.org/q/h/9807/km-animalidioms.html[30.11.2009 12:33:11] Home Grammar-E Grammar-M Grammar-D Vocabulary-E Vocabulary-M Vocabulary-D Activities for ESL Students Crosswords-E Crosswords-D Bilingual JavaScript Flash HTML-Only For Teachers a4esl.org Animal Idioms Click on an idiom to study its meaning before taking the quiz. a little bird told me a scaredy cat it's raining cats and dogs it's a dog-eat-dog world have a cow seems a little fishy to me Read the sentences and try to guess the meaning of the idioms. Click the answer button to see the correct answer. 1. Wow! It's raining cats and dogs today! I wish I'd brought my umbrella to school! a. I forgot my umbrella today. b. It's raining heavily. c. Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. Answer 2. When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow ! a. My mom bought a baby cow. b. My mom is really strange. c. My mom was really upset. Answer 3. Jean: How did you know it was my birthday today? Susan: Oh, a little birdie told me ! a. Jean told Susan it was her birthday. b. An unnamed person told Susan about Jean's birthday. c. Susan told Jean it was her birthday. Answer 4. Frank: Why didn't your brother ride the roller coaster with us? Sam: Oh, he's such a scaredy cat ! He won't get on any fast ride. a. Sam's brother is afraid to ride the roller coaster. b. Sam's brother is a cat. c. Sam's brother didn't go to the roller coaster. Answer 5. When the telephone salesman told me I could buy some concert tickets for only $10.00 if I gave him my credit card number, it seemed a little fishy to me, so I hung up the phone. a. I thought the telephone salesman smelled like a fish and I didn't like that. b. I thought the phone salesman was a dangerous fish and he scared me. c. I thought the phone salesman was dishonest and I felt suspicious of him. Answer 6. I never learned how to use a computer, so I lost my job to a new employee. It's a dog-eat-dog world .
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Animal IdiomsClick on an idiom to study its meaning before taking the quiz.
a little bird told me a scaredy cat it's raining cats and dogs it's a dog-eat-dog world have a cow seems a little fishy to me
Read the sentences and try to guess the meaning of the idioms.Click the answer button to see the correct answer.
1. Wow! It's raining cats and dogs today! I wish I'd brought my umbrella to school!a. I forgot my umbrella today.b. It's raining heavily.c. Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
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2. When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow!a. My mom bought a baby cow.b. My mom is really strange.c. My mom was really upset.
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3. Jean: How did you know it was my birthday today?Susan: Oh, a little birdie told me!a. Jean told Susan it was her birthday.b. An unnamed person told Susan about Jean's birthday.c. Susan told Jean it was her birthday.
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4. Frank: Why didn't your brother ride the roller coaster with us?Sam: Oh, he's such a scaredy cat! He won't get on any fast ride.a. Sam's brother is afraid to ride the roller coaster.b. Sam's brother is a cat.c. Sam's brother didn't go to the roller coaster.
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5. When the telephone salesman told me I could buy some concert tickets for only $10.00 if I gave him my creditcard number, it seemed a little fishy to me, so I hung up the phone.a. I thought the telephone salesman smelled like a fish and I didn't like that.b. I thought the phone salesman was a dangerous fish and he scared me.c. I thought the phone salesman was dishonest and I felt suspicious of him.
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6. I never learned how to use a computer, so I lost my job to a new employee. It's a dog-eat-dog world.
a. Only the strong or the best survive.b. Dogs are eating dogs at the office.c. Dogs like to eat dogs for lunch.
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1. He was all ears when his boss talked.Answer
2. He is a chip off the old block.Answer
3. He is thick in the head.Answer
4. The bank robbers were armed to the teeth.Answer
5. His comments threw a wet blanket on the discussion.Answer
6. They were beat after three days of hard work.Answer
7. Jack was hard up to pay his rent.Answer
8. The storm left them all in the same boat.Answer
9. The house fire meant we had to start from scratch.Answer
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Idioms - Matching QuizClick on the answer button to see if your answer is correct.
As ___ as a bat. Choose
As ___ as a bee. Choose
As ___ as a bell. Choose
As ___ as a daisy. Choose
As ___ as an eel. Choose
As ___ as a feather. Choose
As ___ as a fox. Choose
As ___ as the hills. Choose
As ___ as a mouse. Choose
As ___ as a mule. Choose
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Idioms with Body PartsChoose the equivalent or near-equivalent sentences.
Use the boxes on the left to write your choices.Then click on the answer button to see if your answer is correct.
1. You did it. You have to face the music.
2. Yes. You hit the nail on the head.
3. You two don't see eye to eye.
4. You have to learn it by heart.
5. You are an old hand at teaching.
6. That's great! You keep everything under yourthumb.
7. You don't want to stick your neck out, do you?
a. You have to memorize it.b. You're experienced.c. You have control of the situation.d. You don't want to take the risk.e. You have to accept the consequences of youactions.f. You don't agree with each other.g. You're absolutely right.
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Idioms with NumbersClick the answer button to see the correct answer.
1. If you are dressed up to the ___ , you are wearing fancy clothes. Answer
2. If you are at ___ , you are confused and don't know what to do. Answer
3. A ___ letter word is one that is considered rude or vulgar. Answer
4. If someone talks very fast, they talk ___ to the dozen. Answer
5. If you understand immediately what someone is trying to say, they might say to you "Got it in ___ ." Answer
6. If you begin to draw conclusions about something, you put two and ___ together. Answer
7. Someone who looks out for number ___ is someone who only thinks about his or her interests. Answer
8. The basics of education are sometimes called "the ___ R's." Answer
9. If a man hasn't shaved for a day or two, you say he has a ___ o'clock shadow. Answer
10. Things that are very cheap and common are ___ a penny. Answer
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8. You should always ___ up any words you don't know in a dictionary.a. getb. lookc. cheer
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9. I can't believe he ___ up the bill and paid for our dinner.a. setb. putc. picked
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10. The boy ___ up his seat to the old lady.a. madeb. gavec. came
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9. To not punish someone for their crime is to ___.
a. give them overb. let them offc. put them away
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10. To succeed in not being punished for a crime is to ___ it
a. get away withb. make off withc. pick through
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7. To say something suddenly and without thinking is to ___.
a. ease upb. rub inc. blurt out
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8. To make someone stop talking is to ___.
a. shut upb. shut outc. shut in
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9. To speak to someone without letting them answer is to ___.
a. talk overb. talk atc. talk to
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10. To suddenly stop talking in the middle of a speech because you have forgotten what to say it to ___.
a. wipe outb. dry upc. go over.
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7. To think about an idea, but not seriously is to ___.
a. toy with itb. dream about itc. work it out
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8. To find the answer to something through deep thinking is ___.
a. think it upb. figure it outc. play with it
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7. To stay somewhere for a length of time when you are on a long journey is to ___.
a. stop byb. stop overc. stop on
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8. To relax from stress is the same as to ___ down.a. windb. liec. let
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9. To write a note is the same as to ___ down something.a. jotb. scalec. tie
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10. To make something appear less serious than it is is the same as to ___ down something.a. slamb. setc. play
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7. His aunt just died so he will come ___ a lot of money.
a. outb. upc. into
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8. The question didn't come ___ so I was happy.
a. upb. inc. down
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9. That book will come ___ very useful.
a. upb. inc. down
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10. She said she would come ___ and visit today
a. forb. overc. through
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7. To drive off the road into a gasoline station is the same as to ___ into the gas station.
a. pullb. getc. let
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8. To go and register at a hotel is the same as to ___ into a hotel.
a. lookb. tunec. check
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9. To have to borrow money is the same as to ___ into debt.
a. getb. makec. crowd
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10. To check and find out what happened is the same as to ___ into something.
a. lookb. makec. pull
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7. The doctors think she can't pull ___ another heart attack.
a. backb. throughc. out
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8. I think I just saw dad's car pull ___ the driveway.
a. intob. overc. by
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9. A famous man like him always pulls ___ the crowds.
a. outb. overc. in
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10. The sun is so bright. Do you mind if I pull ___ the blinds.
a. inb. overc. down
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10. Will the last one to leave please put ___the candles?
a. outb. inc. by
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17. To not be able to speak or move because of fright or worry is the same as to ___ up.a. keepb. freezec. hang
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18. To support something or stop something is the same as to ___ it up.a. holdb. kickc. brush
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19. To appear univited is the same as to ___ up.a. drawb. holdc. turn
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17. To not be able to speak or move because of fright or worry is the same as to ___ up.a. keepb. freezec. hang
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18. To support something or stop something is the same as to ___ it up.a. holdb. kickc. brush
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19. To appear univited is the same as to ___ up.a. drawb. holdc. turn
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