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Pick the correct interpretation of Call off.

  • to cancel something
  • to have a friendly relationship with someone
  • disorganized or scattered everywhere
  • the hidden or implied meaning
Correct answer(s):
  • to cancel something

Choose the meaning that fits Call on.

  • to mean or suggest indirectly
  • someone who criticizes without practical experience
  • to ask someone to speak, answer, visit, or act
  • impossible to obtain or too difficult to achieve
Correct answer(s):
  • to ask someone to speak, answer, visit, or act

What is the correct sense of Cut a long story short?

  • a person cannot easily change their true character
  • to withdraw from a promise or agreement
  • to tell only the main points
  • to reveal, publish, or make something noticeable
Correct answer(s):
  • to tell only the main points

Which choice best matches the idiomatic use of Be all ears?

  • to tell only the main points
  • to make progress or become successful
  • to listen with full attention
  • to make sense or be logically correct
Correct answer(s):
  • to listen with full attention

Which option shows the proper meaning of A slip of the tongue?

  • an accidental mistake in speaking
  • to overcome a barrier or make important progress
  • to show or treat something as well as it deserves
  • to have a friendly relationship with someone
Correct answer(s):
  • an accidental mistake in speaking

Which simple meaning fits By the book?

  • without rules
  • in a storybook only
  • by guessing
  • exactly according to rules
Correct answer(s):
  • exactly according to rules

What is the correct meaning of Draw attention to?

  • to make people notice something
  • to hide something
  • to draw a picture only
  • to forget the main point
Correct answer(s):
  • to make people notice something

Which answer shows the correct meaning of Word of mouth?

  • a written law
  • a silent sign
  • a secret code
  • information shared by people talking
Correct answer(s):
  • information shared by people talking

When you see A change of heart in a sentence, what does it mean?

  • a change in feelings or opinion
  • a medical operation
  • a loud argument
  • a fixed rule
Correct answer(s):
  • a change in feelings or opinion

Which simple meaning fits A question of time?

  • something expected to happen sooner or later
  • a math question only
  • something very unlikely
  • a question without an answer
Correct answer(s):
  • something expected to happen sooner or later

A Grade 7 student reads At heart. What does it mean?

  • in the chest only
  • on the surface
  • in true nature or feelings
  • in a book
Correct answer(s):
  • in true nature or feelings

Which option is closest in meaning to Set your heart on?

  • to dislike something
  • to forget a goal
  • to want something very much
  • to draw a heart
Correct answer(s):
  • to want something very much

Which answer correctly explains Take into account?

  • to forget a detail
  • to open a bank account
  • to count loudly
  • to consider something
Correct answer(s):
  • to consider something

Choose the correct meaning of To tell the truth.

  • used before guessing
  • used to hide facts
  • used to change the topic
  • used before speaking honestly
Correct answer(s):
  • used before speaking honestly

How should we understand Win someone’s heart?

  • to defeat someone unfairly
  • to gain someone’s love or admiration
  • to hurt someone’s feelings
  • to lose a friend
Correct answer(s):
  • to gain someone's love or admiration

How should we understand Keep your word?

  • to write a word neatly
  • to forget a promise
  • to speak quietly
  • to do what you promised
Correct answer(s):
  • to do what you promised

In Grade 7 English, what does Mind your own business mean?

  • to not interfere in someone else’s matters
  • to start a shop
  • to ask for help politely
  • to share a secret
Correct answer(s):
  • to not interfere in someone else's matters

Which simple meaning fits Have a heart of gold?

  • to be very kind and generous
  • to be very rich
  • to be made of metal
  • to be careless
Correct answer(s):
  • to be very kind and generous

Which meaning would a teacher expect for Break the news?

  • to tear a newspaper
  • to tell someone important information
  • to hide a message
  • to stop a story
Correct answer(s):
  • to tell someone important information

Which meaning best matches Catch someone’s attention?

  • to make someone notice something
  • to make someone sleep
  • to ignore someone
  • to lose an object
Correct answer(s):
  • to make someone notice something