This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idioms Phrases Proverbs – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms Phrases Proverbs Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You must visit that restaurant; the food is really good, and it doesn't cost you an arm and a leg. What does this mean? A) The food is priced right-it's not too expensive. B) The food isn't that good. C) Not a lot of people eat at this restaurant. D) This restaurant has given people food poisoning before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The food is priced right-it's not too expensive. 2. Which sentence contains an idiom? A) He came up with a low of motion. B) The action happens when one object crashes into another. C) When you're on a bumper car ride at an amusement park, things may seem out of hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When you're on a bumper car ride at an amusement park, things may seem out of hand. 3. What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!' A) I'm sad. B) I'm loving. C) I'm happy. D) I'm nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm nervous. 4. What does the phrase, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" mean? A) If you look into someone's eyes, you will see beauty. B) Everyone has eyes that are beautiful. C) Everything you see is beautiful. D) What is "beautiful" is different for each person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What is "beautiful" is different for each person. 5. Which of these is NOT a proverb? A) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. B) Two wrongs don't make a right. C) Every cloud has a silver lining. D) First come, first served. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First come, first served. 6. After spending a week camping in the cold, damp forest, Husna feels good to be back home. As the saying goes ..... A) No man is an island. B) Better late than never. C) There's no place like home. D) The longest way round is the nearest way home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's no place like home. 7. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined proverb or adage.Omar said, "Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Run a little each day, and soon you'll become a good runner." A) If you run slowly, you will win races. B) It is better to run slowly than to win a race. C) Slow workers have the most success. D) Patience and hard word bring success. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patience and hard word bring success. 8. I'm like a fish out of water. A) Fish are always in water. B) Fish in a Tree. C) I am very comfortable. D) I feel uncomfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I feel uncomfortable. 9. Out of line A) To be well-behaved. B) Behaving improperly. C) To be good. D) To be out of place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaving improperly. 10. Which sentence below is a proverb? A) My dad is as old as Moses. B) Slow and steady wins the race. C) Our porch is an slippery as ice. D) He is a hungry bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow and steady wins the race. 11. What does the phrase, "a piece of cake" mean? A) I want a piece of cake. B) Something was really hard. C) I see a piece of cake. D) Something that is really easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something that is really easy. 12. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined proverb.If I want to be a good runner, I have to practice. I know that practice makes perfect! A) Being perfect is important. B) You must practice perfectly. C) You must practive something every day. D) Practicing is the way to get good at something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Practicing is the way to get good at something. 13. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined idiom.Mai is head and shoulders above me at cooking. I suggested that she bake a cake to sell at the auction. A) Much taller than I am. B) Much better than I am. C) Standing above me. D) Faster than I am. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Much better than I am. 14. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined proverb or adage.Then I thought, "If I want to be a good runner, I have to practice. I know that practice makes perfect!" A) Being perfect is important. B) You must practice perfectly. C) You must practice something every day. D) Practicing is the way to get good at something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Practicing is the way to get good at something. 15. In the paragraph that begins, "Justin took a deep breath, " what does the idiom "a far cry" mean? A) Long ago. B) Very different. C) A nice surprise. D) Extremely sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very different. 16. A man is known by the ..... he keeps. A) Food. B) Homework. C) Company. D) Notebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Company. 17. Have your wits about you ..... A) When you think you are witty. B) Be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions. C) The ability to be funny. D) When you are incredibly lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions. 18. My sister eats like a pig! A) Metaphor. B) Neither. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 19. Sara is a bookworm and she likes to go to the library every day. The idiom means ..... A) Someone who like to eat. B) Someone who like reading. C) Someone who like to joke. D) Someone who like sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone who like reading. 20. What is the meaning of the following adage? You can't teach an old dog new tricks. A) It's really hard for older people to learn something new and use it on a daily basis. B) Don't give old people cell phones. C) Be willing to help others that are older than you because sometimes you will need help. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's really hard for older people to learn something new and use it on a daily basis. 21. Haul over the ..... A) Rocks. B) Coals. C) Fire. D) Stones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coals. 22. My father has always stayed in a good health with his habit of eating fruits everyday. As the saying goes ..... A) The old monkey gets the apple. B) One bad apple spoils the bunch. C) Don't upset the apple chart. D) An apple a day, keeps the doctor away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An apple a day, keeps the doctor away. 23. Yi Hui was ..... as she accepted the prize A) See red. B) Grinning from ear to ear. C) Turn green. D) Out of the blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grinning from ear to ear. 24. Joe was very curious about where Sarah was getting all her money from, but all she said was that curiosity killed the cat. What does this mean? A) Joe needs to be careful-being too inquisitive could get him into trouble. B) Joe's cat could die. C) Sarah is going to tell Joe where she gets her money. D) Joe should ask more questions to get to the bottom of this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe needs to be careful-being too inquisitive could get him into trouble. 25. Chose the sentence that has an idiom below. A) I didn't want to force him off it. B) But he would just sit there and cry until he was blue in the face. C) Kyle continued to just sit on his safe little step. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But he would just sit there and cry until he was blue in the face. 26. All work and no ..... A) Running. B) Soup. C) Play. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Play. 27. Know what's what A) You have no idea what is going on. B) You barely understand something. C) Know important facts about a situation. D) The state of confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Know important facts about a situation. 28. The street leading to the bus terminal was as ..... as the grave. A) Bright. B) Silent. C) Long. D) Scary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silent. 29. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined phrase.Ivan and his dad like to fix things. Ivan said, "I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." A) Ivan and his dad have similar interests and abilities. B) Ivan and his dad spend their time together fixing things. C) Ivan and his dad are slowly becoming very similar people. D) Ivan and his dad climb trees to pick and toss down apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ivan and his dad have similar interests and abilities. 30. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined phrase.I was down in the dumps when my new bike broke. A) A person improves by trying a long time. B) Feeling bad. C) Was really happy. D) A lot of money. 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