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.
Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".
Someone who hates books
Someone who reads in the dark
Someone who loves to read
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
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
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 use a lot of kleenex
To do your best in math
Gabe goofed off so much that finally, Mr. Davis said, I'm "keeping an eye on you"!
I'm watching you
I'm ignoring you
I need glasses
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
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
A straight "A" student
Someone who is lazy
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
My teacher said that if we can memorize our math facts, next year we'll be "ahead of the game"!
Someone who is concentrating
Someone who loves board games
Someone who is more likely to succeed
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
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
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 hide what you know
To go over new material or learn things
To run all over the playground
Before practicing the class play, Mr. Perez told us that we needed to learn our lines "by heart".
To study the human heart.
To memorize something
To dream about your learning.
After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"
Something very easy
Something you need to study
Something very challenging
Our class wasn't sure which kind of carnival book to create. We decided to "brainstorm" together.
To have a headache due to a storm
To be confused
To think of lots of ideas
When my class couldn't agree on a class pet, Miss Goh said we'd decide by using "a show of hands".
To do sign language
To raise your hand to vote.
To see if your hands are clean.
When we finished our biography projects, Mrs. Lang said that now we were "armed with skills".
Someone who has weapons
Someone with helpful experiences
Someone who lifts weights
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.
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 book
To learn from a bad experience
To learn from an online course
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 teacher's animal at home
The class pet
The research project took so long to create that we were "working our fingers to the bone".
Working really hard
To relax
To have arthritis
After the principal heard kids playing in the bathroom, we knew they would be "in hot water".
To have a warm bath
To be in trouble
To be given an award
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
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
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
A school from long ago
An older student
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