Idioms And Phrases Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Idioms And Phrases – Quiz 5
1. When you pig out, you?.
A) Spend a lot of money.
B) Eat alot.
C) Give up.
D) Stop talking.
2. We were eating lunch and just out of the blue the fire alarm went off! What does "out of the blue" mean?.
A) To happen suddenly or unexpectedly .
B) To come out of the sky.
C) To come out of the ocean.
D) None of above.
3. I don't see why he bothered with her but then, love is blind.
A) Loving someone makes you unable to see their faults.
B) Pretending to love someone.
4. Yesterday, I _____ but to tell Brittany to _____ a new hobby outside the house because she's missing out on the world. She _____ instead. How sad.
A) Couldn't help it, take up, gave me a cold shoulder.
B) Can't help it, taking up, giving me a cold shoulder.
C) Can't help it, take up, gave me a cold shoulder.
D) None of above.
5. We should not believe what other people say.
A) Blindly.
B) As a hole.
C) In competition with Atty.
D) Stick and walk.
6. Ryan has a major sweet tooth. What does "to have a sweet tooth" mean?.
A) He really loves sweets .
B) He has a cavity.
C) He has a toothache.
D) None of above.
7. What does the idiom "burning the midnight oil" mean?.
A) To work late into the night.
B) To work on a project with a tight deadline.
C) To be very passionate about one's work.
D) To start working early in the morning.
8. He plays the part of a tough cop on TV who really has a heart of gold.
A) Is kind and generous.
B) Is timid or afraid.
C) Is in a difficult situation.
D) None of above.
9. If you are tight fisted, you are _____ .
A) Violent.
B) Short tempered.
C) Frugal.
D) Intelligent.
10. Choose the meaning of the idiom "Piece of cake".
A) Easy to understand and do.
B) A happy news.
C) A small portion or share.
D) To divide something into parts.
11. If someone is as green as grass, this means they are:.
A) Naive .
B) Kind.
C) Rich.
D) None of above.
12. When you're in the pink, you _____ .
A) Are excited.
B) Have a VD.
C) Are in love.
D) Are healthy.
13. To be green with envy means _____ .
A) Not to know anything.
B) To be sad.
C) To be jealous.
D) To be angry.
14. "A hedge between keeps friendship green" means:.
A) Friends do much better when they respect each other's privacy and personal space.
B) Friends usually have the same interests.
C) Friends do much better when they work on gardening projects together.
D) None of above.
15. You can _____ at the night market, but not at a supermarket!.
A) Haggle or bargain.
B) Rip off.
C) Buy for a steal.
D) None of above.
16. They decided to promote Nell to Manager post, do they not know that he is still wet behind the ears.
A) Childlike.
B) Accused of nepotism.
C) Work on others directions.
D) Inexperienced.
17. It's pouring outside, it's _____ !.
A) Raining cats and dogs.
B) Making yourself at home.
C) Missing the boat.
D) Taking a rain check.
18. Put _____ the back burner.
A) On .
B) At.
C) In.
D) None of above.
19. His desire to be a dancer ended up just being _____ .
A) A poker face.
B) An eager beaver.
C) A pie in the sky.
D) An oily tongue.
20. Sunil's rich aunt was such a _____ that she used to give her a pencil on his birthday.
A) Penny pincher.
B) Bigwig.
C) Class clown.
D) Poker face.
21. The punishment for cheating on the exam was just a slap on the wrist, which was not enough to deter the student from doing it agian.
A) A small punishment.
B) A serious punishment.
C) A punishment that involves physical violence.
D) A punishment that is given to the hand.
22. Which of the following means the same to achieve something easily.
A) In like Flynn.
B) Without sweat.
C) With kith and kin.
D) None.
23. Black sheep.
A) An unworthy person in a family or group.
B) A funny man.
C) A costly item.
D) A dark shiny object.
24. Choose the correct idiom to complete the sentence "It's raining cats and dogs outside."|.
A) To be very dry.
B) To be very cold.
C) To be raining heavily.
D) To be very hot.
25. "We should all go green!" most likely means:.
A) We should be concerned about the environment.
B) We should all wear green to a party.
C) We should all celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
D) None of above.