This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idioms Phrases Proverbs – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms Phrases Proverbs Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You can find something good in every bad situation. A) Every cloud has a silver lining. B) Actions speak louder than words. C) There's no such thing as a free lunch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every cloud has a silver lining. 2. You have butterflies in your stomach. A) You feel very nervous. B) To do something very well, you need to practice and practice. C) A job is easier and goes more quickly if a lot of people help. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You feel very nervous. 3. Not have a ..... A) Leg to stand on. B) Care in the world. C) An option. D) An answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leg to stand on. 4. As cold as A) Ice. B) A July day. C) A fresh baked cake. D) A desert summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice. 5. You're barking up the wrong tree A) You are asking the wrong person. B) Trees have bark on them. C) To tell your dog to stop barking. D) Accomplish two tasks with one action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are asking the wrong person. 6. The two of us had the same idea at the same time. Well, great minds think alike! A) Two people have the same idea. B) Two people have identical minds. C) Two people are talking at the same time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two people have the same idea. 7. What is the correct meaning of the proverb in the following passage:Eve just insulted the girl who was teaching her how to ice-skate. That's biting the hand that feeds you. A) Turn against someone who helps you. B) Getting upset over something insignificant. C) Something good getting topped by something better. D) Eating food when you aren't supposed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn against someone who helps you. 8. Katie is a bookworm. A) Metaphor. B) Neither. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 9. When the teacher was angry his voice was as ..... as the thunder. A) Loud. B) Scary. C) Fierce. D) Quick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loud. 10. Complete the passage below with the correct idiom:Deandra didn't go to school because she was sick. Deandra A) Hit the books. B) Cut her teacher some slack. C) Was a walking encyclopedia. D) Was under the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was under the weather. 11. I had difficulties in my studies but with Annuar's taking the time to coach me my result has improved tremendously. He is indeed a good example of ..... A) A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. B) A drowning man will clutch at straw. C) A friend in need is a friend indeed. D) A penny saved is a penny earned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A friend in need is a friend indeed. 12. There's no use crying over ..... milk. A) Old. B) Spilt. C) Yummy. D) Gross. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spilt. 13. What does the idiom "a piece of cake" mean? For example:That test was a piece of cake! A) Part of a cake. B) Something that is easy. C) To cut a cake. D) To eat part of a cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that is easy. 14. What word is missing in the idiom/proverbLet the out of the bag A) Cat. B) Dog. C) Mouse. D) Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cat. 15. What does the phrase, "actions speak louder than words" mean? A) You should do things loudly that way people hear you. B) You should yell what you want really loudly. C) What you do is more important than what you say. D) You should say what you want so people listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What you do is more important than what you say. 16. When the little girl dances, she is as ..... as a swan. A) Agile. B) Generous. C) Graceful. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graceful. 17. If a lot of people all copy each other and do the same thing, you can use a metaphor and say that they are ..... A) Goats. B) Sheep. C) Cows. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sheep. 18. What does "don't judge a book by its cover" mean? A) Choose a new book. B) Don't choose a book because you don't like the color of it. C) You shouldn't judge a situation by how it looks like on the outside. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You shouldn't judge a situation by how it looks like on the outside. 19. I tried to apologize to my friend but have not heard back from them. The ball is in their court. What does this mean? A) You like to play sports with your friend. B) You got in an argument over sports. C) It is up to your friend to take the next step to fix your friendship. D) You need to do something to fix your friendship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is up to your friend to take the next step to fix your friendship. 20. Which sentence from the passage contains a proverb? A) I took him to the deeper end of the pool. B) My dad always says, "Patience is a virtue.". C) Kyle choked on his tears and immediately stopped crying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dad always says, "Patience is a virtue.". 21. Things that are offered for free always have a hidden cost A) A picture is worth a thousand words. B) Birds of a feather flock together. C) There's no such thing as a free lunch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's no such thing as a free lunch. 22. He is as strong as ..... A) An ox. B) A deer. C) A tiger. D) An ostrich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ox. 23. Birds of a ..... flock together. A) Clique. B) Group. C) Wing. D) Feather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feather. 24. What is the word missing in the idiom/proverbWhat's done can't be A) Did. B) Already done. C) Do. D) Undone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undone. 25. What does "I made my bed, now I had to lie in it" mean? A) My room is a mess and I have to clean it and making my bed is the fastest way to clean my room. B) I did something bad, now I must accept the consequences of my actions. C) I hate making my bed, but my mom makes me do it and I have do it before I go to sleep. D) None of above. 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