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In Grade 6 English, what does In a nutshell mean?

  • inside a small shell
  • with many long stories
  • in a few words
Correct answer(s):
  • in a few words

What does the idiom or phrase Add fuel to the fire mean?

  • to stop an argument
  • to cook dinner
  • to make a bad situation worse
Correct answer(s):
  • to make a bad situation worse

Which meaning best matches Barking up the wrong tree?

  • to climb a tall tree
  • to look for an answer in the wrong place
  • to speak very softly
Correct answer(s):
  • to look for an answer in the wrong place

Choose the correct meaning of Bite off more than you can chew.

  • to try to do more than you can manage
  • to eat too slowly
  • to help at the right time
Correct answer(s):
  • to try to do more than you can manage

In everyday English, what does Break the ice mean?

  • to break a glass cup
  • to finish a race
  • to make people feel relaxed and ready to talk
Correct answer(s):
  • to make people feel relaxed and ready to talk

Which option explains Bring to light?

  • to turn off a lamp
  • to make something known or clear
  • to hide the truth
Correct answer(s):
  • to make something known or clear

What is meant by By the way?

  • used to add a new point to a conversation
  • used to end a fight
  • used to count money
Correct answer(s):
  • used to add a new point to a conversation

A Grade 6 student reads Call it a day. What does it mean?

  • to name a holiday
  • to begin a race
  • to stop working for the day
Correct answer(s):
  • to stop working for the day

Which choice gives the best meaning of Cut corners?

  • to draw a square carefully
  • to do something in an easy but careless way
  • to share food fairly
Correct answer(s):
  • to do something in an easy but careless way

What does someone mean by saying Easier said than done?

  • something is already finished
  • something is too noisy
  • something is easy to talk about but hard to do
Correct answer(s):
  • something is easy to talk about but hard to do

What is the best meaning for Get cold feet?

  • to become nervous or afraid before doing something
  • to feel very hot
  • to fall asleep
Correct answer(s):
  • to become nervous or afraid before doing something

Which option is closest in meaning to Get out of hand?

  • to become very clean
  • to become smaller
  • to become difficult to control
Correct answer(s):
  • to become difficult to control

When you see Go the extra mile in a sentence, what does it mean?

  • to walk only one step
  • to make more effort than expected
  • to stop helping
Correct answer(s):
  • to make more effort than expected

Which answer correctly explains Calm down?

  • to become louder
  • to become less upset or excited
  • to run faster
Correct answer(s):
  • to become less upset or excited

Which simple meaning fits Open up?

  • to close something tightly
  • to forget a lesson
  • to open something fully
Correct answer(s):
  • to open something fully

A student reads the phrase In front of. What does it mean?

  • behind something
  • before or ahead of something
  • inside something
Correct answer(s):
  • before or ahead of something