This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idioms Phrases Proverbs – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms Phrases Proverbs Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined proverb.I promised to run every day, but that was easier said than done. A) Easily said. B) Easier to talk about than to do. C) Easily done. D) Easier to run than to promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easier to talk about than to do. 2. What does "not cut out for teaching" mean? A) Made to teach. B) Not able to cut a pear. C) Not able to teach. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not able to teach. 3. The students could not go outside because it was raining cats and dogs.Raining cats and dogs means: A) It is sunny weather. B) Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. C) It is raining hard. D) You are at the zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is raining hard. 4. Which of the following is a proverb/adage? A) She is as old as the hills. B) That was the straw that broke the camel's back. C) Her smile is as sweet as pie. D) Wear your heart on your sleeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear your heart on your sleeve. 5. Fiona always tells the truth because she believes that ( ). A) Honesty is the best policy. B) A stitch in time saves nine. C) Birds of a feather flock together. D) A fool and his money are soon parted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Honesty is the best policy. 6. If you start something early, you have a better chance of succeeding at it. A) When the going gets tough, the tough get going. B) The early bird catches the worm. C) There's no such thing as a free lunch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The early bird catches the worm. 7. All of the following are idioms except ..... A) Knock her socks off. B) That kills two birds with one stone. C) No more monkey business. D) Don't ever give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't ever give up. 8. Learning to bake a cake is as ..... as ABC. A) Tiring. B) Free. C) Easy. D) Difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Easy. 9. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined phrase.The bike had cost an arm and a leg, and it had taken me forever to save the money to buy it. A) A person improves by trying a long time. B) Feeling bad. C) Was really happy. D) A lot of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lot of money. 10. The boy "cried wolf" means ..... A) He asked for help when he didn't need it. B) He shouted very loudly. C) He complained all the time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked for help when he didn't need it. 11. Find the simile. A) My mom is an angel. B) The diamonds glitter in the sky. C) Her hair is as smooth as silk. D) Her hair is shiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her hair is as smooth as silk. 12. Life is a roller coaster. A) Metaphor. B) Neither. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 13. Trini's co-worker tells her about a problem that may happen. Trini says, "Let's cross that bridge when we come to it." What does she mean? A) They should build a bridge. B) They should deal with the problem now. C) They should walk over a bridge. D) They should deal with the problem when it happens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They should deal with the problem when it happens. 14. Since Jo won the contest, she has been on top of the world . A) Sitting on a globe. B) Up in a rocket. C) At the North Pole. D) Very happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very happy. 15. As fast as ..... A) Silk. B) The hills. C) Lightning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lightning. 16. What does "raining cats and dogs" mean? A) Cats and dogs fall from the sky. B) It is raining heavily. C) The cats and dogs are crying. D) It might rain if the cats and dogs look at a cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is raining heavily. 17. Does the expression "break a leg" really mean to break a leg? A) No, it means to break a chicken leg. B) Yes, always. C) Sometimes, if you are ice skating. D) No, it means "good luck". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, it means "good luck". 18. A word phrase that is also a palindrome: A) Race car. B) Never odd or even. C) Star rats. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 19. "On Cloud Nine" means ..... A) Anything from the past that isn't important anymore. B) Very Happy. C) Heard but not remembered. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very Happy. 20. Why was Milo served light shafts and squares at the dinner table? A) His parents feed him light and squares at home. B) He specifically asked for those items. C) The waiter misunderstood his figurative requests. D) The waiter misunderstood his literal requests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The waiter misunderstood his figurative requests. 21. You can't keep having good luck or fun forever; eventually it will stop. A) All good things must come to an end. B) Necessity is the mother of invention. C) There's no such thing as a free lunch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All good things must come to an end. 22. Laughter is ..... A) The best medicine. B) There is a way. C) Out of mind. D) The bravo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best medicine. 23. What is the meaning of once in a blue moon A) Watch carefully. B) Rarely. C) Rain heavily. D) Using any possible means. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely. 24. Freddy was with all of his friends when their ball went over the fence into the neighbor's yard, where a big, scary dog lived. It has been said the last child that went into the yard was eaten alive. Freddy decides to go anyway. He is A) As quick as a. B) As brave as a lion. C) Like taking candy from a baby. D) As white as snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As brave as a lion. 25. What is the meaning of the idiom, on the same page? A) Thinking alike or understanding something in the same way as others. B) To start over, usually because something has failed. C) To know nearly everything about a topic. D) When real life events seem more unusual or harder to believe than the things people make up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking alike or understanding something in the same way as others. 26. EAT SOMEONES LUNCH A) FINISH SOMEBODY'S FOOD. B) DEFEAT SOMEONE THOROUGHLY. C) STEAL FOOD. D) HAVE A DELICATE MEAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEFEAT SOMEONE THOROUGHLY. 27. Don't play in the rain or else you will fall sick. As the saying goes ..... A) Prevention is better than cure. B) Slow and steady wins the race. C) Learn to walk before you run. D) Practice makes perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevention is better than cure. 28. When I can't make heads or tails out of something, what am I having trouble with? A) Seeing both sides of a coin. B) Making sense of something. C) Understanding someone speaking Japanese. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making sense of something. 29. The early bird catches the worm A) Birds eat a lot of worms when they are hungry. B) Accomplish two tasks by one action. C) Whoever arrives first has the best chance for success. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whoever arrives first has the best chance for success. 30. When in Rome, do as the ..... do. A) People. B) They. C) Romans. D) Italians. 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