Idiom
Fill in the blank: “She ___ about her holiday for hours and never stopped.”
Rabbited on.
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Where was Benjamin Franklin from?
A) England
B) France
C) USA
D) Italy
C) USA
Which idiom means someone talks too much?
Rabbit on.
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
Who said this?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) Coco Chanel
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Socrates
A) Benjamin Franklin
Which is a US state?
A) London
B) Texas
C) Paris
D) Rome
B) Texas
Which idiom means a machine or thing stops working?
Break down.
“Learn continually. There’s always one more thing to learn.”
Who said this?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) Coco Chanel
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Thomas Edison
C) Leonardo da Vinci
Give one fact about Coco Chanel’s life.
A) She was born in France and became a fashion designer
B) She invented the typewriter
C) She discovered penicillin
D) She was a famous singer
A) She was born in France and became a fashion designer
Which idiom means something is clear or fact?
Answer: No doubt.
“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.”
Who said this?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) Coco Chanel
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Albert Einstein
B) Coco Chanel
What does “avoid” mean?
A) To stay away from something.
B) To move closer.
C) To agree with something.
D) To repeat something.
A) To stay away from something
What does “Rabbit on” mean?
Answer: Talk a lot about something.
Example: “He keeps rabbiting on about his favorite game.”
“forget, I, tell, and, me, teach, remember, involve, me, and, learn, I”
Answer: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
What does “invisible” mean?
A) Not seen or cannot be seen
B) Easy to see
C) Hard to touch
D) Small but visible
A) Not seen or cannot be seen
What does “Break down” mean?
Answer: Stop working or fall apart.
Example: “The car broke down on the road.”
Rearrange these words:
“continually, learn, always, there’s, one, thing, more, to, learn”
Answer: “Learn continually. There’s always one more thing to learn.”
Who is on the 100-dollar bill?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Benjamin Franklin
D. Benjamin Franklin
A teacher is criticized by many students at once for a mistake. Which idiom fits this situation?
Answer: Under fire
Rearrange these words to make the quote:
“hardest / the / conflict / the / greatest / the / triumph /
Answer: “The hardest the conflict, the greater the triumph.”
Who was George Washington?
A. First President of the USA
B. Writer of famous books
C. A Mexican hero
D. Famous scientist
A. First President of the USA