This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As much as A) As. B) As much as. C) As much as. D) So many like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As much as. 2. To feel like, want A) To need. B) Be afraid of. C) To have good luck. D) Want to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Want to. 3. It's usually safe to invest in a ..... chip company. A) Golden. B) Blue. C) White. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue. 4. Are type of informal language that have meaning different from the meaning of the words in the expression A) Idioms. B) Idiomatic expressions. C) Idiom. D) Idiomatic expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiomatic expressions. 5. Which expression matches with the following definition:'unpleasant facts or opinions about you that someone tells you' A) To be home and dry. B) Take home. C) Home truths. D) Home from home. E) Be at home with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Home truths. 6. Ben's grandmother gave him two hundred dollars as a gift. However, he promptly lost the money by betting on a sports game. A) A penny saved is a penny earned. B) Go Dutch. C) A fool and his money are soon parted. D) Nest egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fool and his money are soon parted. 7. Find the meaning of the expression"as soon as possible" . A) As fast as possible. B) As soon as possible. C) As soon as possible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as possible. 8. What's the meaning of "fall behind" ? A) Not move as quickly as; lag behind. B) In no way; not at all. C) Cause to happen. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not move as quickly as; lag behind. 9. Cream of the top A) The best. B) A very intelligent person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best. 10. Ewan Gregory does not mind how much resistance he causes; he like "sailing against the wind" . A) Being popular. B) Interfering. C) Overcoming the opposition. D) Opposing the popular view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opposing the popular view. 11. To those students whose scores are not so good, please consider hitting the books so hard next time. A) The students need to take another test. B) The students need to ask their classmates to help them. C) The students need to fix the books on the shelf next time. D) The students need to study more. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students need to study more. 12. "Hang in there" is ..... A) To continue doing something in a determined way, despite difficulties. B) To stop doing something in a determined way, because of difficulties. C) To continue doing something in a determined way. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To continue doing something in a determined way, despite difficulties. 13. I got the ..... from Anna at the party. I guess she's still annoyed with me. A) . blessing in disguise. B) Cold shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold shoulder. 14. Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn't been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner. A) Bobby was just about to stop playing ball. B) Bobby didn't even want to play ball to begin with. C) Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time. 15. John was on edge because of the upcoming job interview. How does John feel? A) Excited. B) Frightened. C) Nervous. D) Disappointed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 16. That sound is driving me up the wall! A) Making me scared. B) Making me annoyed. C) Making me relaxed. D) Making me nauseous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making me annoyed. 17. The teacher asked us to talk about the ..... of industrial development. A) Brainstorm. B) Cold. C) Pros and cons. D) Piece of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pros and cons. 18. The Lions are not as good as the Red Wings. A) The Lions are not as good as the Red Wings. B) The Lions aren't as good as the Red Wings. C) The Lions are not as good as the Red Wings. D) The Lions are not as good as the Red Wings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Lions are not as good as the Red Wings. 19. Io go downtown by bicycle A) I go to the center by bicycle. B) I go downtown by bicycle. C) I go to the center by bicycle. D) I go downtown by bicycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I go downtown by bicycle. 20. His kids probably don't know that ..... seeing how much he pampers them with expensive toys and gifts. A) Money doesn't grow on trees. B) Nest egg. C) Go Dutch. D) Live from hand to mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money doesn't grow on trees. 21. We are about to have lunch A) We're going for lunch. B) We are about to have lunch. C) I'll have lunch. D) We do the lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are about to have lunch. 22. What is a scar? A) Bruise. B) Medicine. C) Scar. D) Operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scar. 23. Reveal a secret. A) Choose the correct sentence:. B) The Merlion has a fish' head and a lion's body. C) Fish and The Merlion has body a lions head a. D) Body head a a fish and The has Merlion lions. E) The body a and Merlion a head fish lions has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Merlion has a fish' head and a lion's body. 24. We'll graduate next month. I need to get in shape for the pictorial. I want to look good in there because it will be hanged on our wall. A) Someone needs to study and graduate on time. B) Someone needs to choose the correct frame for the picture. C) Someone needs to be physically fit. D) Someone needs to wait for a month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone needs to be physically fit. 25. Our neighbor's singing too loud in the Karaoke is driving us up to the wall. A) Crazy. B) Singing sweetly. C) Very annoyed. D) Emotional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very annoyed. 26. Face the fact that you hold a big responsibility being the eldest in the family. A) Take it or leave it. B) Accept reality. C) Distributed. D) Died. E) Lives; works harmoniously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept reality. 27. To be hot A) To be hot. B) To be cold. C) To be thirsty. D) To be chocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be hot. 28. Which expression can be used for the sentence below: "What you said just made her feel worse than before." A) Go back to the salt mines. B) Have something hung up and salted. C) Salt of the earth. D) Rub salt in a wound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rub salt in a wound. 29. Juan Carlo decide "to keep his peace" until he finished examining the situation. A) Not to talk. B) To be forthright. C) To be relaxed. D) To be reserved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to talk. 30. Have a heart-to-heart talk A) To discuss something openly and honestly. B) To hurt or make someone feel very sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To discuss something openly and honestly. Next →Related QuizzesIdiomatic Expressions Quiz 2Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 3Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 4Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 5Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 6Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 7Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 8Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 9Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 10Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books