Idioms & Expressions
This idiom means “to finally understand something after a long time.”
“the light bulb goes on” / “it clicks”?
A word meaning “not clear or not specific.”
vague
This country is famous for fjords and the Northern Lights.
Norway
Choose the correct sentence:
A) He suggested me to go.
B) He suggested that I go.
B) He suggested that I go.
What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water?
A map.
This is the only U.S. state that grows coffee commercially.
Hawaii
This animal can sleep for up to three years if food is scarce.
snail
If someone “spills the beans,” what do they do?
They reveal a secret.
A word meaning “to strongly criticize someone publicly.”
condemn
This city has a famous opera house shaped like white sails.
Sydney
“If I ___ earlier, I wouldn’t be late now.”
A) left
B) had left
B) had left
A man pushes his car to a hotel and loses all his money. What is he doing?
Playing Monopoly.
This state touches more states than any other.
Tennessee or Missouri
This everyday object was originally invented to help people eat hot potatoes.
fork
This idiom means “to make a situation worse by reacting emotionally.”
add fuel to the fire
word meaning “to reduce the seriousness of something.”
mitigate
This country has no official capital city, even though its government meets in Bern.
Switzerland
Which sentence uses a reduced relative clause?
A) The man who is standing there is my uncle.
B) The man standing there is my uncle.
B) The man standing there is my uncle.
You see a boat full of people, but there isn’t a single person on board. How?
They are all married
This is the only U.S. state whose northern border is a straight line for its entire length.
Utah
This planet in our solar system has a day longer than its year.
Venus
If a plan is “up in the air,” what does that mean?
It is uncertain / not decided.
A word meaning “to support something without saying it directly.”
imply
This African country has 11 official languages and three capital cities.
South Africa
Choose the correct modal meaning deduction:
“She must ___ home; her lights are off.”
A) be
B) have been
A) be
A woman has five daughters. Each daughter has one brother. How many children does she have?
Six — the same brother.
This state has the longest coastline in the United States — longer than all other states combined.
Alaska
This common fruit is actually a berry, but strawberries are not.
banana
This idiom means “to accept something difficult or unpleasant because you must.”
bite the bullet
A word meaning “to examine something very carefully, especially for errors.”
scrutinize
This Asian country is known as “The Land of the Rising Sun.”
Japan
Identify the error:
“She’s married with a doctor.”
Answer:
“married to a doctor.”
A man dies on his 25th birthday but lives to be 100. How?
He was born on February 29 (Leap Day).
This state is the only one that has a tropical rainforest, a desert, and tundra all within its borders.
Alaska
This word changes meaning depending on capitalization:
Polish (from Poland)
polish (to make something shiny) What is this linguistic phenomenon called?
heteronym