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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 loves to read
    Someone who hates books
    Someone who reads in the dark
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  • The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".
    To break a book's spine
    To open a book to study
    To damage a book
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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 do your best in math
    To count how many people there are
    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 dream about your learning.
    To memorize something
    To study the human heart.
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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 know the names of many colors
    To pass the pilot's exam
    To get a high test score
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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 things in college.
    To learn from an online course.
    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".
    To be hardworking
    To be enthusiastic
    To hesitate
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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".
    A straight "A" student
    Someone who may not get the best grades but tries really har
    Someone who is lazy
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  • James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.
    To visit the library
    To study hard
    To be angry
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  • When Ms. Chandra asked Jordan a tough question, he sat quietly. It was like he "drew a blank".
    To fail to remember.
    To draw using a white crayon
    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!"
    Something you need to study
    Something very easy
    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.
    An older student
    A school from long ago
    Someone who likes old things better than new things
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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".
    To raise your hand to vote.
    To see if your hands are clean.
    To do sign language
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  • After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.
    An original thought or act.
    Twin cats
    To do the same as another person does.
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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".
    To learn from an online course
    To learn from a bad experience
    To learn from a book
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