{"id":21790,"date":"2026-05-27T02:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/choose-the-correct-phrase-for-stand-in-line\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T03:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:06:32","slug":"choose-the-correct-phrase-for-stand-in-line","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/choose-the-correct-phrase-for-stand-in-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose the Correct Phrase for Standing in Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which idiom or phrase means <strong>to wait in an orderly row for your turn<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quiz-options\">\n<li>go to the classroom<\/li>\n<li>stand in line<\/li>\n<li>sit side by side<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[2931,2923,2924,2932,3117],"subject":[3116],"education_level":[1893],"class_list":["post-21790","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-classroom-english","topic-context-clues","topic-daily-english","topic-daily-phrases","topic-lines-and-turn-taking","subject-idioms-phrases","education_level-grade-5"],"mcq_note":"<p><strong>Stand in line<\/strong> is the correct answer because it means to wait in an orderly row with other people until it is your turn.<\/p><p>This phrase is common in American English at school, in stores, at bus stops, and at ticket counters. It teaches both the action and the idea of waiting politely.<\/p><p><strong>Examples:<\/strong> <em>Please stand in line before entering the classroom.<\/em> <em>We had to stand in line for twenty minutes to buy tickets.<\/em><\/p><p>The other choices are incorrect because <strong>go to the classroom<\/strong> means to move to a room, and <strong>sit side by side<\/strong> means to sit next to another person, not to wait in a row.<\/p>","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"go to the classroom"},{"right":"yes","answer":"stand in line"},{"right":"no","answer":"sit side by side"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":3116,"title":"Idioms &amp; Phrases","slug":"idioms-phrases"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":2931,"title":"Classroom English","slug":"classroom-english"},{"id":2923,"title":"Context Clues","slug":"context-clues"},{"id":2924,"title":"Daily English","slug":"daily-english"},{"id":2932,"title":"Daily Phrases","slug":"daily-phrases"},{"id":3117,"title":"Lines and Turn-Taking","slug":"lines-and-turn-taking"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/21790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=21790"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=21790"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=21790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}