My teacher said that if we can memorize our math facts, next year we'll be "ahead of the game"!
A. Someone who is more likely to succeed
C. Someone who loves board games
B. Someone who is concentrating
The research project took so long to create that we were "working our fingers to the bone".
A. Working really hard
B. To have arthritis
C. To relax
After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.
B. Twin cats
C. An original thought or act.
A. To do the same as another person does.
After the principal heard kids playing in the bathroom, we knew they would be "in hot water".
A. To be in trouble
B. To be given an award
C. To have a warm bath
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".
B. To keep our ears clean
A. To pay attention to everything
C. To tune everything out
Gabe goofed off so much that finally, Mr. Davis said, I'm "keeping an eye on you"!
C. I'm ignoring you
B. I need glasses
A. I'm watching you
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".
B. To hide what you know
C. To run all over the playground
A. To go over new material or learn things
Lily waited until the last minute to do everything. The night before the project was due, she had to "crank out a paper".
C. To do your best writing
B. To tear pieces of paper
A. To quickly write or type a paper
When Ms. Chandra asked Jordan a tough question, he sat quietly. It was like he "drew a blank".
A. To fail to remember.
B. To draw using a white crayon
C. To remember everything clearly
Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".
B. To be hardworking
A. To be enthusiastic
C. To hesitate
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
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 get a high test score
To pass the pilot's exam
When I brought a heavy volcano project to school, I asked Jake to "give me a hand".
To give someone an award
To help someone
To let someone work alone
After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"
B. Something very challenging
C. Something you need to study
A. Something very easy
Even Mr. Russell warned the class that hamsters can bite, Rachel put her finger in the cage. She had "to learn the hard way".
B. To learn from a book
A. To learn from a bad experience
C. To learn from an online course
Our class wasn't sure which kind of carnival book to create. We decided to "brainstorm" together.
A. To think of lots of ideas
B. To be confused
C. To have a headache due to a storm
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
Before practicing the class play, Mr. Perez told us that we needed to learn our lines "by heart".
To dream about your learning.
To study the human heart.
To memorize something
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.
Ms. Green is nice to everyone, but she is extra sweet to Ryan. Everyone knows he is "the teacher's pet".
B. The class pet
A. The teacher's favorite student
C. The teacher's animal at home
When we finished our biography projects, Mrs. Lang said that now we were "armed with skills".
C. Someone who has weapons
B. Someone who lifts weights
A. Someone with helpful experiences
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".
C. A straight "A" student
A. Someone who may not get the best grades but it's enough
B. Someone who is lazy
The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".
To break a book's spine
To damage a book
To open a book to study
Sophie likes to read on a Kindle, but her brother is "old school" and prefers books you can hold.
B. An older student
A. Someone who likes old things better than new things
C. A school from long ago
Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".
Someone who reads in the dark
Someone who loves to read
Someone who hates books
James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.
A. To study hard
C. To be angry
B. To visit the library
When my class couldn't agree on a class pet, Miss Goh said we'd decide by using "a show of hands".
A. To raise your hand to vote.
B. To do sign language
C. To see if your hands are clean.