word formation
idioms
open cloze
vocabulary
grammar
100

Cassie always thinks outside the box. She is very ________ (CREATE)

CREATIVE

100

If you know something very well , you ___________

know the ropes

know sth backward and forward

100

When a student returns after being ill, they have to catch ___ with the rest of the class.

up

100

Our area suffers from a lot of ______ crime, such as shoplifting.

petty / little / small

petty

100

Until recently, we did our homework in a notebook, so I'm still getting used to do it all on a tablet.

CORRECT OR INCORRECT? WHY?

INCORRECT

getting used to DOING it

200

One free-time activity that brings ______ and enjoyment to thousands of young people is cosplay (PLEASE)

PLEASURE

200

Use 2 idioms to paraphrase the ideas in the text 

Last week I had a birthday party. First , My friends and I ate in a restaurant, then we went clubbing. it was such a great fun! We did enjoy ourselves! Me and my besties.

had a whale of a time/ painted town red


partners in crime( + 100 if you guess it)

200

We'd said we'd go to the cinema, but instead we ended ___ just staying in.

up

200

A police officer came to our school to talk about crime ____________and what we should be doing to stay safe. 

prevention

200

At the age of 11 they used to draw and play the piano beautifully.

CORRECT OR INCORRECT? WHY?

CORRECT


300

________ we got our umbrellas in case of rain. (FORTUNE). So we didn't get wet.

FORTUNATELY

300

Name 3 idioms which mean  "cost too much"

cost a fortune

cost an arm and a leg

daylight robbery

300

The teacher was very angry because ____ of his students had done their homework

none

300

There's nothing wrong ____ using a dictionary if you don't know the meaning of a word. I always look ____ the words to clarify the meanings.



with

up

300

I'm studying graphic design for six months now.

CORRECT OR INCORRECT? WHY?

INCORRECT

I HAVE BEEN STUDYING

400

Although many people didn't know about the _____ of this activity, among gamers it is increasing in popularity. (EXIST)

The ________ stood looking at the floor whiletheverdict was being announced. (ACCUSE)

existence

accused

400

Which idiom means " hardly ever"?

Make a sentence about your teacher, using this idiom. If your guess is correct, you get the points.

once in a blue moon

400

It took me about two years to _____ used to speaking French in public.

It's high _____ we started our  lesson!


get

time

400

This person has successfully completed a course at university. ______

This person studies at the university ______


graduate

under graduate

400

1. I will complete all the tasks ny this time tomorrow

CORRECT OR INCORRECT?

2. In march 2023 Nikky will have worked in Britannia for 7 years.

CORRECT OR INCORRECT?

incorrect

will have complited

incorrect

will have been working 

500

When a friend recently told me about forest schools, I looked at him in ______ . ‘What on earth is a forest school?’ I asked him. (BELIEVE)

It turns out that there are a number of forest schools around the world but they are ____ new in the UK.(RELATE)


disbelief

relatively

500

paraphrase using 3 idioms

Our team should work very well together. So, think thoroughly what else can we do to raise our income?

Aren't you fed up with working for such little money?

well-oiled machine

put on your thinking caps

for peanuts

500

The more you practice, _____ better your English will get!

I’ll give you the new crime rate figures as ______ as you promise not to publish them just yet.

Can anything deter criminals ______ committing their crimes?

the

long

from

500

Did you know that his last movie was a complete _____ and lost a lot of money?

Avatar was definitely ___________ success. It made a whale of money.

flop

box office

500

We ________ (not be) in Germany long when I _______(realise) my spoken German wasn't as good as I ________ (think).

hadn't been / realised / had thought or thought

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