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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 break a book's spine
    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 use a lot of kleenex
    To count how many people there are
    To do your best in math
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  • Before practicing the class play, Mr. Perez told us that we needed to learn our lines "by heart".
    To study the human heart.
    To dream about your learning.
    To memorize something
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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 skip school
    To go fishing
    To play a new game
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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 enthusiastic
    To hesitate
    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".
    Someone who may not get the best grades but tries really har
    Someone who is lazy
    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.
    To visit the library
    To be angry
    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".
    To remember everything clearly
    To fail to remember.
    To draw using a white crayon
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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.
    Someone who likes old things better than new things
    An older student
    A school from long ago
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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 do sign language
    To see if your hands are clean.
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  • After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.
    Twin cats
    To do the same as another person does.
    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".
    To learn from an online course
    To learn from a book
    To learn from a bad experience
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