15 questions
1) My mom went shopping for a purse, but at the mall, purses are an arm and a leg. What does "an arm and a leg" mean?
cost a lot of money
made out of leather
really cool
2) I wanted to go to the park, but my brother and I could not see eye to eye. What does "see eye to eye" mean?
fight about it
stare at each other
agree with each other
3) Mrs. Smith was feeling under the weather and had to get a sub for her class. What does "under the weather" mean?
feeling sick
feeling sad
feeling tired
4) My brother was upset when his bike broke, but dad says it will be a piece of cake to fix. What does "piece of cake" mean?
sweet
easy
hard
5) Hold your horses! We will leave when everyone is ready. What does "hold your horses" mean?
pack up
hurry up
be patient
6) My teacher said we would go over the questions after we finish the worksheet. What does "go over" mean?
jump over the top of
turn the worksheet in
review the answers
7) She screamed at the top of her lungs. What does "scream at the top of her lungs" mean?
she screamed really loudly
she used the top part of her lungs to scream
her lungs burst
8) Ryan has a major sweet tooth. What does "to have a sweet tooth" mean?
he has a cavity
he has a toothache
he really loves sweets
9) You are talking a hundred miles a minute! What does "talking a hundred miles a minute" mean?
being really confused
talking really fast
talking very slow
10) I only get to visit my grandparents once in a blue moon. What does "once in a blue moon" mean?
once in a while
whenever I want
all the time
11) The teacher said, "I need you to be all ears." What does "to be all ears" mean?
to listen very carefully
to not listen
when you have more than one earring
12) She was mad and gave her friend the cold shoulder. What does "giving someone the cold shoulder" mean?
throwing ice or snow on someone's shoulder
to take away their sweater
to ignore or be unfriendly
13) My mom said, "Don't start off on the wrong foot today!" What does "to start off on the wrong foot" mean?
to mess up on a dance step
to put your shoes on the wrong feet
to begin with a bad start
14) My best friend said, "Why are you feeling blue today?" What does "feeling blue" mean?
You colored your hair blue.
You are being very silly.
You are feeling sad.
15) We were eating lunch and just out of the blue the fire alarm went off! What does "out of the blue" mean?
to come out of the sky
to come out of the ocean
to happen suddenly or unexpectedly