Idiomatic Phrases Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Idiomatic Phrases – Quiz 2
1. What did their mother compare Carlos to?.
A) A morning star.
B) A rooster.
C) A nightingale.
D) A vampire.
2. Everyone in the office knew about her illness; bad news _____ fast.
A) Spreads.
B) Travels.
3. A) Have you heard? Carlo's buying a house.B) Yes, he told me a while ago that he and Liza were thinking of settling down.
A) Choosing a permanent home.
B) Buying a bigger house.
4. Why did Ana think they would be late again?.
A) Their parents were not ready.
B) Estela was taking too long to get ready.
C) They had to finish their homework.
D) Ana was not feeling well.
5. Everything became clear.
A) Let the cat out of the bag.
B) Take a rain check.
C) Once in a blue moon.
D) The elephant in the room.
6. Once every hundred years.
A) Once in a blue moon.
B) Take a rain check.
C) An elephant in the room.
D) A snowball effect.
7. Find the synonym of the italic words:Learning how to play a guitar was very easy to do, I think I can master it in a short time.
A) Child's play.
B) To run in the family.
C) To follow in someone's footsteps.
D) Like a kid in a candy store.
8. I'm sorry, she's _____ at the moment. Please, call her later.
A) Tied up .
B) Tied up with.
C) Tied down.
D) None of above.
9. To go with the flow.
A) Snowed under.
B) Go with the flow.
C) Go cold turkey.
D) Cut to the chase.
10. Straight to the point.
A) Cut to the chase.
B) Cold turkey.
C) Up in the air.
D) On the ball.
11. A) I think we need to move to a bigger office.B) I agree. We've run out of space here!.
A) We've used it all.
B) We don't need more.
12. Get rid of.
A) To hang in there.
B) To give smn the benefit of doubt.
C) Get sth out of your system.
D) Make the long story short.
13. Throw sharply.
A) Up in the air.
B) To go cold turkey.
C) Throw someonr under the bus.
D) Ring a bell.
14. A:How far do you live? B:I live _____ .
A) Miles from anywhere.
B) To run out of space.
C) Like the back of my hand.
D) None of above.
15. 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.
16. The crazier the idea is, the _____ is to try.
A) Most fun.
B) More fun.
17. What was Ana's reaction when Estela compared her to a morning person?.
A) She was surprised.
B) She was happy.
C) She was indifferent.
D) She was offended.
18. On the seventh sky.
A) Run like the wind.
B) On cloud nine.
C) Cut to the chase.
D) Snowed under.
19. Here.
A) Around here.
B) Around there.
C) Around us.
D) None of above.
20. I've really enjoyed my visit. If you ever come to Now York, _____ me a line so I can return the hospitality.
A) Send.
B) Drop.
21. 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.
22. She had that man's name on the tip of her _____ , but she couldn't remember it.
A) Mouth.
B) Tongue.
23. Chain reaction effect.
A) A snowball effect.
B) It takes two to tango.
C) On cloud nine.
D) Run like the wind.
24. 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.
25. Why did Ana find it strange that Estela didn't respond to her?.
A) Estela was upset with Ana.
B) Estela never misses an opportunity to talk.
C) Estela was still sleeping.
D) Estela was busy preparing breakfast.