This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Phrases Quiz 2 (26 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What advice did their mother give them? A) To understand and accept their differences. B) To always be on time. C) To sleep more in the morning. D) To stop arguing with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand and accept their differences. 2. The crazier the idea is, the ..... is to try A) More fun. B) Most fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More fun. 3. What was Ana's reaction when Estela compared her to a morning person? A) She was offended. B) She was surprised. C) She was happy. D) She was indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was happy. 4. I've really enjoyed my visit. If you ever come to Now York, ..... me a line so I can return the hospitality. A) Drop. B) Send. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drop. 5. A) Are you sure you know how to get there?B) Relax, I know this part of town like the back ofmy hand. A) Be new to a place. B) Be very familiar with a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be very familiar with a place. 6. She had that man's name on the tip of her ..... , but she couldn't remember it. A) Mouth. B) Tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tongue. 7. Chain reaction effect A) A snowball effect. B) It takes two to tango. C) On cloud nine. D) Run like the wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A snowball effect. 8. A) What's your journey to work like?B) It's awful, we're packed in like sardines on the Tube A) Smelling a lot. B) Uncomfortably crowded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncomfortably crowded. 9. Why did Ana find it strange that Estela didn't respond to her? A) Estela was busy preparing breakfast. B) Estela was upset with Ana. C) Estela was still sleeping. D) Estela never misses an opportunity to talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Estela never misses an opportunity to talk. 10. Throw into the embrasure A) Throw someone under the bus. B) Ring a bell. C) Up in the air. D) To be loaded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Throw someone under the bus. 11. She's been very ill, but luckily she's on the ..... now. A) MEND. B) CLEAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MEND. 12. I am tired of moving from here to there and so on. I am going to ..... A) Be packed like sardines. B) Feel at home. C) Settle down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Settle down. 13. What did their mother compare Estela to? A) A vampire. B) A morning star. C) A rooster. D) A nightingale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A vampire. 14. What did Estela compare Ana to? A) A night owl. B) A hard worker. C) A morning person. D) A responsible sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A morning person. 15. This is not rocket science A) The best of both worlds. B) Thats was the last straw. C) Make a long story short. D) It's not rocket science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's not rocket science. 16. To beat about the bush A) To speak too little. B) To speak a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To speak a lot. 17. What does the phrase 'Shrimp that falls asleep, the current carries it away' mean? A) Early bird catches the worm. B) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. C) Actions speak louder than words. D) You snooze, you lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You snooze, you lose. 18. Be smart and capable A) Go wiht the flow. B) In hot water. C) Rule of thumb. D) On the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the ball. 19. Take my word for it A) To give smn the benefit of the doubt. B) Break the leg. C) Call it the day. D) Its not rocket science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give smn the benefit of the doubt. 20. Get into trouble A) In hot water. B) Go with the flow. C) Walk on air. D) Ring the bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In hot water. 21. It's been such a long time since I saw Jo; I'm dying to ..... up with her news. A) Reach. B) Catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catch. 22. A) Do you live in the city center?B) Well, actually, we live miles from anywhere. A) In the suburbs. B) Far from other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the suburbs. 23. Please don't be angry about what I said yesterday. It was only a joke, i was just ..... A) Pulling your leg. B) On my last legs. C) Pulling your ear. D) Last man standing. E) Pulling your nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pulling your leg. 24. When My dad lost his job and became unemployed he was forced to ..... A) Pull his leg. B) Lose his head. C) Go on the dole. D) Keep his head. E) Get a lump in his throat . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go on the dole. 25. What was the color of Ana's dress? A) Yellow. B) Red. C) Blue. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue. 26. I was (a) in a poor village where most of the adults immigrate to big cities. A) A brought up. B) Gone up. C) Rose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brought up. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIdiomatic Phrases Quiz 1Advanced Vocabulary QuizAffixes QuizAnalogies QuizAntonyms QuizBasic Spanish Words QuizBusiness English Vocabulary QuizCollocations And Phrasal Verbs QuizConnotation And Denotation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books