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School Idioms Context Clues

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    Idioms with context clues with multiple choice answers
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  • Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".
    Someone who reads in the dark
    Someone who hates books
    Someone who loves to read
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  • The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".
    To open a book to study
    To damage a book
    To break a book's spine
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  • On the field trip, Mrs. Williams had to "count noses" over and over to make sure no one was lost.
    To count how many people there are
    To do your best in math
    To use a lot of kleenex
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  • Before practicing the class play, Mr. Perez told us that we needed to learn our lines "by heart".
    To memorize something
    To study the human heart.
    To dream about your learning.
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  • Keisha wanted to do well on the spelling test. She knew that if she "passed with flying colors", she might make the spelling bee team.
    To get a high test score
    To know the names of many colors
    To pass the pilot's exam
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  • Anthony was too tired to go to school. He decided to pretend he was sick, so he could "play hooky".
    To play a new game
    To skip school
    To go fishing
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  • My dad had a difficult childhood. He said that everything he knew he learned from the "University of Life".
    To learn from an online course.
    To learn things in college.
    To learn from experience.
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  • Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".
    C. To hesitate
    A. To be enthusiastic
    B. To be hardworking
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  • Kasey studied each day but never was able to get top scores. Her parents were still proud and told her she got an "A for effort".
    B. Someone who is lazy
    A. Someone who may not get the best grades but it's enough
    C. A straight "A" student
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  • James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.
    C. To be angry
    B. To visit the library
    A. To study hard
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  • When Ms. Chandra asked Jordan a tough question, he sat quietly. It was like he "drew a blank".
    B. To draw using a white crayon
    A. To fail to remember.
    C. To remember everything clearly
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  • After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"
    C. Something you need to study
    A. Something very easy
    B. Something very challenging
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  • Sophie likes to read on a Kindle, but her brother is "old school" and prefers books you can hold.
    A. Someone who likes old things better than new things
    C. A school from long ago
    B. An older student
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  • When my class couldn't agree on a class pet, Miss Goh said we'd decide by using "a show of hands".
    B. To do sign language
    C. To see if your hands are clean.
    A. To raise your hand to vote.
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  • After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.
    B. Twin cats
    A. To do the same as another person does.
    C. An original thought or act.
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  • Even Mr. Russell warned the class that hamsters can bite, Rachel put her finger in the cage. She had "to learn the hard way".
    C. To learn from an online course
    B. To learn from a book
    A. To learn from a bad experience
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