IDIOMS
Match the definition to the idiom.
Someone who lies around and barely moves.
a. dead weight
b. couch potato
c. pie in the sky
b. couch potato
Identify the part of speech of the word in bold.
Namitha is not coming today.
a. noun
b. adjective
c. conjunction
a. noun
What is the purpose of repetition?
a. to emphasize a point or establish rhythm
b. to create a sense of urgency in the narrative
c. to introduce new characters and plot lines
a. to emphasize a point or establish rhythm
This is meat from a young cow.
a. veal
b. beef
c. venison
a. veal
What is the colloquial name for a New Zealander?
a. Squaw
b. Kiwi
c. Chadwick
b. Kiwi
Match the definition to the idiom.
Waiting until a situation becomes clear or stable after a period of confusion or turmoil.
a. butterflies in the stomach
b. can't hold a candle to
c. let the dust settle
c. let the dust settle
Identify the part of speech of the word in bold.
He is my brother.
a. preposition
b. adverb
c. pronoun
c. pronoun
What is the act of lending a human quality, emotion or ambition to a non-human object or being?
a. Anthropomorphism
b. An Allusion
c. Anachronism
a. Anthropomorphism
Which adjective best describes pastry which isn't sweet?
a. savoury
b. bitter
c. mild
a. savoury
What would you be studying if you saw arches, whorls and loops?
a. anatomy
b. astronomy
c. fingerprints
c. Fingerprints
Match the definition to the idiom.
Starting over from the beginning.
a. back to the drawing board
b. beat around the bush
c. bend over backwards
a. back to the drawing board
Identify the part of speech of the word in bold.
Oh! That is really sad.
a. conjunction
b. interjection
c. preposition
b. interjection
Repetition of initial consonant sound
a. alliteration
b. personification
c. assonance
a. alliteration
In American English, this vegetable is known as eggplant.
a. courgette
b. aubergine
c. turnip
b. aubergine
What does Volkswagen, the popular German car, mean in English?
a. a moving vehicle
b. people's car
c. house on wheels
b. People's car
Match the definition to the idiom.
Just barely.
a. by the skin of your teeth
b. chip on your shoulder
c. Devil's advocate.
a. by the skin of your teeth
Identify the part of speech of the word in bold.
The clothes did not dry as it was raining all night.
a. conjunction
b. preposition
c. interjection
a. conjunction
Euphemism is
a. nicely phrasing unpleasant information
b. a word having more than one possible meaning
c. a question raised and answered by the
author/speaker
a. nicely phrasing unpleasant information
Which of the following would you NOT associate with a bird?
a. talons
b. beak
c. a mane
c. a mane
What does the Latin word 'circa' mean when preceding a date?
a. around
b. nearby
c. next to
a. Around
Match the definition to the idiom.
Don’t discard something good while trying to get rid of something bad.
a. Drop in the bucket
b. Fish out of water.
c. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
c. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
Identify the part of speech of the word in bold.
She is coming with me.
a. interjection
b. preposition
c. conjunction
c. conjunction
Oxymoron is
a. a figurative expression
b. a a form of understatement
c. the use of two contradictory terms to describe one thing
c. the use of two contradictory terms to describe one thing
The layer of tissue covering the body of a mollusk or other invertebrate is known as its
a. mantle
b. skin
c. hide
a. mantle
Leo the Lion was the mascot for which film studio?
a. Universal
b. Warner Bros
c. MGM
c. MGM