Idioms
On the day of the STAAR test, I woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed. I was ready to take the test.
What does "bright eyed and busy tailed" mean?
nervous ----------------------- annoyed
alert --------------------------- sneaky
What is alert?
He learned that the pressure, or weight, of the air around the water changed his experiment.
What is a synonym for weight?
boiled ------------------- amount
pressure ---------------- experiment
What is pressure?
The lion was brave and fearless. What is an antonym of brave?
Bold ------------------ Happy
Scared --------------- Slow
What is Scared?
The camera took pictures in the air. Aerial photos are used by people today. What does "aerial" mean?
first ----------------- camera
pictures ------------- air
What is air?
The deer disappeared into the woods.
What does dis- in disappeared mean?
after ----------------- quickly
reverse of ------------- slightly less
What is the reverse of?
When I left my toys out in the rain, I knew I was going to be in the doghouse.
What does "in the doghouse" mean?
patient ------------------ living with the dog
wet ---------------------- in trouble
What is in trouble?
The man wore a red cloak tied around his neck. It floated behind him in the air.
What is a synonym for cloak?
shoes -------------- mask
hat ----------------- cape
What is cape?
Max and Amy agree that it was their favorite book.
What is an antonym of agree?
Unagree ---------------- Reagree
Disagree --------------- Happy
What is Disagree?
You can buy a stunt kite where you can show off all the kite tricks you know. What does stunt mean in this sentence?
performance ------------ slow down
used for tricks ---------- a stop in development
What is used for tricks?
What is the meaning of the word beautiful?
seeing beauty -------------- less beauty
full of beauty -------------- without beauty
What is full of beauty?
When I asked my mom for new Jordans she said no because money doesn't grow on trees.
What does "money doesn't grow on trees" mean?
not easy to get ---------------- not happy
they don't have trees --------- collect leaves
What is not easy to get?
On Black Friday, people go out to crowded stores eager to get the best deal. This day has become a shopping frenzy. What does frenzy mean?
low prices ---------------- special
buying ------------------- time of excitement
What is time of excitement?
Soon all the animals fled and could not be found again.
What is an antonym for fled?
Ran ------------------- Walked
Stayed --------------- Left
What is Stayed?
Fly your kite when there is a gentle breeze.
What does the word gentle mean?
able to touch -------------- not rude
not rough ----------------- make calm
What is not rough?
Which word uses a word part that means "not"?
closer ---------------- suddenly
recalled -------------- unlucky
What is unlucky?
When someone took Melissa's money, my mom said she would get to the bottom of it and find out what happened. What does "get to the bottom of it" mean?
look on the floor ------------- find an answer
crawl on the floor ----------- jump in a well
What is find an answer?
My brother asked me to loan him ten dollars for the new Marvel comic.
What does "loan" mean in sentence?
bank ----------------- lend
allow ----------------- deposit
What is lend?
The teacher was able to fix my backpack handle.
What is an antonym of fix?
Repair --------------- Set
Break ---------------- Move
What is Break?
Benjamin Franklin performed a test on electricity and lightning.
What does test mean in this sentence?
experiment --------------- electricity
storm -------------------- success
What is experiment?
Which word uses a word part that means "again"?
favorite ---------------- nervous
replay ----------------- unable
What is replay?
After I put my name in the raffle, I crossed my fingers and prayed for good luck.
What does "crossed my fingers" mean?
be calm ---------------- without stopping
be hopeful ------------ be angry
What is be hopeful?
People like to pull off pranks on April Fool's Day.
What is a synonym for pranks?
Punishments -------------- Jokes
Ropes ------------------ Branches
What are Jokes?
She wrote her name on the notebook with a permanent marker to make sure it wouldn't come off.
What is an antonym of permanent?
long lasting ----------------- durable
forever ---------------------- short time
What is short time?
The weather forecast says it might rain on the weekend. What does forecast mean?
tie something ----------------- find a solution
take a photo ------------------ guess what will happen
What is guess what will happen?
What does the suffix -er mean as it is used in the words louder and closer?
more ----------------- near
state of -------------- without
What is more?