First Idioms Test 1 - 50

Test 1 - 50 Name: _________ Grade: ____/25 Part 1: Correct these idioms:

1. Cold elbow.

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2. Into the green.

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3. There’s no place like school.

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4. Drive someone out the window.

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5. Eat your sentences.

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6. In the same canoe.

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7. As sad as Gary.

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8. Fair and rectangle.

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9. See the dark.

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10. Back to triangle one.

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11. Fit for fat.

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12. Call it a week.

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Part 2: Take this really boring conversation and make it interesting using idioms. Change the underlined words to idioms you know. You may need to change verb tenses.

Tom:

“This baseball game is taking

Tom:

“This baseball game is ____________.”

long time.

Brad:

“Yes, the teams are ______________”

Brad:

“Yes, the teams are very close.”

Tom:

“The pitcher must be ______ ______

Tom:

“The pitcher must be very tired now.”

Brad:

“I’m sure if they take a break, it’ll be

_______ now.” Brad:

of great help for his arm.” Tom:

“I think the Yankee’s are using very

“I’m sure if they _______ ______, it’ll _____ ______ for his arm.”

Tom:

new bats.”

“I think the Yankee’s are using ______ ______ bats.”

Brad:

“They will be useful.”

Brad:

“They will _______ ___ ______.”

Tom:

“I think the Red Sox are going to win.”

Tom:

“I think the Red Sox are going to win.”

Brad:

“I wouldn’t be very sure about that.”

Brad:

“I wouldn’t ______ _______ on it.”

Tom:

“The Yankees might cheat. Then they

Tom:

“The Yankees might cheat. Then they

would have a surprising win.” Brad:

“That wouldn’t be fair.”

would have an ___ ___ ____ ____ win.” Brad:

“That wouldn’t be _____ ____ ______.”

Ten minutes later.

Ten minutes later.

Tom:

“Well, the game is over.”

Tom:

“Well, the game is over.”

Brad:

“Hmmm. I guess late is better than

Brad:

“Hmmm. I guess ______ ______ _____

not at all.”

_______

Tom:

“Let’s go.”

Tom:

Brad:

“Who is going to tell the bad news to

Brad:

Dad that his favorite team lost?”

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“Let’s _____ _____ _____.” “Who is going to _____ _____ _____ to Dad that his favorite team lost?”