Primary 4 English Studies Flashcards: Grammar and Vocabulary: Vocabulary (Common Idioms)

Question 1

The idiom 'a piece of cake' means something is ________.

Accepted Answer

very easy

Question 2

To 'hit the nail on the head' means to say exactly what is ________.

Accepted Answer

correct

Question 3

To 'spill the beans' means to reveal a ________.

Accepted Answer

secret

Question 4

To 'break the ice' means to make people feel more ________.

Accepted Answer

comfortable

Question 5

To be 'under the weather' means to feel ________.

Accepted Answer

ill

Question 6

To 'lend a hand' means to ________ someone.

Accepted Answer

help

Question 7

To 'keep an eye on' a bag means to ________ it carefully.

Accepted Answer

watch

Question 8

To 'once in a blue moon' means very ________.

Accepted Answer

rarely

Question 9

To 'cost an arm and a leg' means to be very ________.

Accepted Answer

expensive

Question 10

To 'be all ears' means to listen ________.

Accepted Answer

carefully

Question 11

Complete the idiom: 'Do not cry over spilt ________.'

Accepted Answer

milk

Question 12

Complete the idiom: 'Better late than ________.'

Accepted Answer

never

Question 13

If the test was a piece of cake, it was ________.

Accepted Answer

easy

Question 14

If Kemi let the cat out of the bag, she revealed the ________.

Accepted Answer

secret

Question 15

If Musa is under the weather, he should probably ________.

Accepted Answer

rest

Question 16

Which sentence uses an idiom correctly: 'The puzzle was a piece of cake', 'I ate a piece of test', 'The weather stood under me', or 'The beans told a secret'?

Accepted Answer

The puzzle was a piece of cake

Question 17

Which expression does NOT mean 'help': lend a hand, assist, support, or spill the beans?

Accepted Answer

spill the beans

Question 18

An idiom has a meaning that is different from the ________ meanings of its words.

Accepted Answer

literal

Question 19

The main reason for learning idioms is to understand ________ expressions in speech and writing.

Accepted Answer

figurative

Question 20

Complete the sentence with an idiom: 'Ada practises daily, so winning the race was ________.'

Accepted Answer

a piece of cake

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