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Before a school play, a teacher says, break a leg. What does the teacher mean?

  • Run very fast
  • Be careful with your leg
  • Good luck
Correct answer(s):
  • Good luck

If someone lets the cat out of the bag, what do they do?

  • They feed a pet
  • They clean a bag
  • They tell a secret
Correct answer(s):
  • They tell a secret

When a parent says hold your horses, what should a child do?

  • Sing louder
  • Wait and be patient
  • Finish eating
Correct answer(s):
  • Wait and be patient

Rima stayed home because she was under the weather. How did Rima feel?

  • Sick or unwell
  • Very angry
  • Ready to travel
Correct answer(s):
  • Sick or unwell

Choose the best idiom or phrase to complete the sentence:
You finished your homework after dinner; __________.

  • ask for a chance
  • go to the museum
  • better late than never
Correct answer(s):
  • better late than never

Which option is a common classroom phrase about reading words so others can hear them?

  • write silently
  • read aloud
  • work in pairs
Correct answer(s):
  • read aloud

Which sentence uses write neatly correctly?

  • During group work, we should write neatly.
  • The teacher asked us to write under the bed.
  • I ate a sandwich to write neatly in the sky.
Correct answer(s):
  • During group work, we should write neatly.

Which idiom or phrase means to say words in a way that is easy to hear and understand?

  • ask for a ticket
  • tell your name
  • speak clearly
Correct answer(s):
  • speak clearly

In classroom English, what does the phrase work together mean?

  • to explain the meaning
  • to cooperate with others
  • to give the final answer
Correct answer(s):
  • to cooperate with others

In classroom English, what does the phrase listen carefully mean?

  • to pay close attention while listening
  • to keep quiet all day
  • to act in a calm way
Correct answer(s):
  • to pay close attention while listening

What does the idiom or phrase a piece of cake mean?

  • to stop sleeping
  • something very easy
  • to request help
Correct answer(s):
  • something very easy

What does the idiom or phrase try again mean?

  • to sit next to someone
  • to ask for permission
  • to make another attempt
Correct answer(s):
  • to make another attempt

Which idiom or phrase means to wait in an orderly row for your turn?

  • go to the classroom
  • stand in line
  • sit side by side
Correct answer(s):
  • stand in line

In the sentence, what does around the clock mean?
The department store is open around the clock.

  • early in the morning
  • day and night
  • at different times
  • throughout the afternoon
Correct answer(s):
  • day and night

In the sentence, what does all ears mean?
The students were all ears when the speaker started talking about the changes in the exam.

  • attentive
  • restless
  • silent
  • smiling
Correct answer(s):
  • attentive

In the sentence, what does eat like a horse mean?
Despite the doctor’s advice, he still eats like a horse.

  • eats a lot of food
  • eats slowly
  • swallows food without chewing
  • does not like to eat
Correct answer(s):
  • eats a lot of food

In the sentence, what does in no time mean?
He will come in no time.

  • very soon
  • never in the future
  • not in the future
  • not ever
Correct answer(s):
  • very soon

What does the idiom or phrase a round dozen mean?

  • a little more than a dozen
  • about a dozen
  • a full dozen
  • a little less than a dozen
Correct answer(s):
  • a full dozen