Ms. Butler's 8th Grade ELA Review 5

Idiom Completion

100

Question: Complete the idiom: "He's just one smart ______."

a) apple

b) cookie

c) egg

d) fish

Answer: b) cookie

200

Question: Complete the idiom: "You'll have to ______ up if you want to buy that."

a) pony

b) horse

c) dog

d) cat

Answer: a) pony

300

Question: Complete the idiom: "They've been fighting like ______ and dogs."

a) mice

b) birds

c) cats

d) cows

Answer: c) cats

400

Question: Complete the idiom: "The project was ______ on ice."

a) cooked

b) frozen

c) put

d) thrown

Answer: c) put

500

Question: Complete the idiom: "We went over the details with a fine tooth ______."

a) brush

b) comb

c) pick

d) file

Answer: b) comb