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Ms. Owens told us that good writers observe things carefully. She told us we could write better dialogue if we kept our "ears to the ground".

To pay attention to everything

To keep our ears clean

To tune everything out

When we finished our biography projects, Mrs. Lang said that now we were "armed with skills".

Someone with helpful experiences

Someone who lifts weights

Someone who has weapons

My teacher said that if we can memorize our math facts, next year we'll be "ahead of the game"!

Someone who is more likely to succeed

Someone who is concentrating

Someone who loves board games

The research project took so long to create that we were "working our fingers to the bone".

Working really hard

To have arthritis

To relax

After the principal heard kids playing in the bathroom, we knew they would be "in hot water".

To be in trouble

To be given an award

To have a warm bath

When I brought a heavy volcano project to school, I asked Jake to "give me a hand".

To help someone

To give someone an award

To let someone work alone

Gabe goofed off so much that finally, Mr. Davis said, I'm "keeping an eye on you"!

I'm watching you

I need glasses

I'm ignoring you

Ms. Green is nice to everyone, but she is extra sweet to Ryan. Everyone knows he is "the teacher's pet".

The teacher's favorite student

The class pet

The teacher's animal at home

Lily waited until the last minute to do everything. The night before the project was due, she had to "crank out a paper".

To quickly write or type a paper

To tear pieces of paper

To do your best writing

When my class started to chat, Mrs. Brents told us to pay attention since time was short, but we still had "to cover a lot of ground".

To go over new material or learn things

To hide what you know

To run all over the playground

Our class wasn't sure which kind of carnival book to create. We decided to "brainstorm" together.

To think of lots of ideas

To be confused

To have a headache due to a storm

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 a bad experience

To learn from a book

To learn from an online course

After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.

To do the same as another person does.

Twin cats

An original thought or act.

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.

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

After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"

Something very easy

Something very challenging

Something you need to study

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

James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.

To study hard

To visit the library

To be angry

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

Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".

To be enthusiastic

To be hardworking

To hesitate

My dad had a difficult childhood. He said that everything he knew he learned from the "University of Life".

To learn from experience.

To learn things in college.

To learn from an online course.

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

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 pass the pilot's exam

To know the names of many colors

Before practicing the class play, Mr. Perez told us that we needed to learn our lines "by heart".

To memorize something

To dream about your learning.

To study the human heart.

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

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

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