Video Quiz: Idioms (slang - english learning - formación de personal


IdiomsOnline version Guess the idiom by Margie Natalia Suarez Martinez 1 Oops! You were supposed to keep the surprise party a secret, but you accidentally told the birthday girl everything. You just... a Let the cat out of the bag b Put the dog in the box c Took the cat for a walk d Kept the secret in the bag 2 Your friend says he will do his homework on a Friday night, but you know he never does. You think: "That will happen... a When birds swim b When pigs fly c When cows jump d When fish walk 3 Look at him! He hasn't moved from the sofa in five hours, he's eating snacks and just watching cartoons. He is being... a A sofa tomato b A chair potato c A couch potato d A lazy onion 4 You look out the window and you can't even see the street because the storm is so heavy. You shout: "Wow!... a It's raining birds and fish b It's raining cats and dogs c It's raining cows and horses d It's raining lions and tigers 5 It's cold outside, but you are wrapped in your favorite warm blanket on the sofa. You feel... a As snug as a bug in a rug b As quiet as a mouse in a house c As warm as a bee in a tree d As happy as a cat on a mat 6 Sarah cannot stop talking about recycling. Every minute, every hour, it's the only thing on her mind. She has... Select one or more answers a A fly in her hair b A spider on her hat c A bird in her hand d A bee in her bonnet 7 You are yelling at your brother because you think he ate your chocolate, but it was actually your dad. You are... a Climbing the wrong mountain b Looking under the wrong bed c Barking up the wrong tree d Running down the wrong street 8 You are running to the park, but your mom says: "Wait! Don't be in such a hurry, let's think first." She says: a Stop your cars b Park your bikes c Hold your horses d Watch your steps 9 Imagine a very clumsy person walking into a store full of expensive, fragile glass vases. That person is... a A cow in a flower shop b A bull in a china shop c An elephant in a glass house d A goat in a kitchen 10 You have a big project tomorrow. You need to organize your notes, find your pens, and prepare your speech. You need to... a Get your birds in a cage b Get your chickens in a coop c Get your ducks in a row d Get your cats in a line 11 You try to say "Good morning," but your voice sounds strange and scratchy because your throat hurts. You have... a A bird in your chest b A fly in your mouth c A snake in your neck d A frog in your throat 12 It's your turn to speak in front of the whole school. Your heart is beating fast and your tummy feels funny. You have... a Bees in the chest b Ants in the pants c Butterflies in the stomach d Spiders in the head 13 The little boy started crying loudly because he didn't get a candy, but as soon as his mom looked away, he started smiling. He was crying... a Crocodile tears b Snake tears c Shark tears d Lizard tears 14 I didn't want to buy the new iPhone, but my friend kept telling me how cool it was until I started wanting it. He... a Put a fly in my eye b Put a bug in my ear c Put a bee in my mind d Put a worm in my hand 15 There are only 5 minutes before the party starts! You are running around the kitchen, dropping things and not finishing anything. You are... a Running like a crazy rabbit b Running like a fast cheetah c Running like a headless chicken d Running like a tired dog

1

Oops! You were supposed to keep the surprise party a secret, but you accidentally told the birthday girl everything. You just...

a

Let the cat out of the bag

b

Put the dog in the box

c

Took the cat for a walk

d

Kept the secret in the bag

2

Your friend says he will do his homework on a Friday night, but you know he never does. You think: "That will happen...

a

When birds swim

b

When pigs fly

c

When cows jump

d

When fish walk

3

Look at him! He hasn't moved from the sofa in five hours, he's eating snacks and just watching cartoons. He is being...

a

A sofa tomato

b

A chair potato

c

A couch potato

d

A lazy onion

4

You look out the window and you can't even see the street because the storm is so heavy. You shout: "Wow!...

a

It's raining birds and fish

b

It's raining cats and dogs

c

It's raining cows and horses

d

It's raining lions and tigers

5

It's cold outside, but you are wrapped in your favorite warm blanket on the sofa. You feel...

a

As snug as a bug in a rug

b

As quiet as a mouse in a house

c

As warm as a bee in a tree

d

As happy as a cat on a mat

6

Sarah cannot stop talking about recycling. Every minute, every hour, it's the only thing on her mind. She has...

Select one or more answers

a

A fly in her hair

b

A spider on her hat

c

A bird in her hand

d

A bee in her bonnet

7

You are yelling at your brother because you think he ate your chocolate, but it was actually your dad. You are...

a

Climbing the wrong mountain

b

Looking under the wrong bed

c

Barking up the wrong tree

d

Running down the wrong street

8

You are running to the park, but your mom says: "Wait! Don't be in such a hurry, let's think first." She says:

a

Stop your cars

b

Park your bikes

c

Hold your horses

d

Watch your steps

9

Imagine a very clumsy person walking into a store full of expensive, fragile glass vases. That person is...

a

A cow in a flower shop

b

A bull in a china shop

c

An elephant in a glass house

d

A goat in a kitchen

10

You have a big project tomorrow. You need to organize your notes, find your pens, and prepare your speech. You need to...

a

Get your birds in a cage

b

Get your chickens in a coop

c

Get your ducks in a row

d

Get your cats in a line

11

You try to say "Good morning," but your voice sounds strange and scratchy because your throat hurts. You have...

a

A bird in your chest

b

A fly in your mouth

c

A snake in your neck

d

A frog in your throat

12

It's your turn to speak in front of the whole school. Your heart is beating fast and your tummy feels funny. You have...

a

Bees in the chest

b

Ants in the pants

c

Butterflies in the stomach

d

Spiders in the head

13

The little boy started crying loudly because he didn't get a candy, but as soon as his mom looked away, he started smiling. He was crying...

a

Crocodile tears

b

Snake tears

c

Shark tears

d

Lizard tears

14

I didn't want to buy the new iPhone, but my friend kept telling me how cool it was until I started wanting it. He...

a

Put a fly in my eye

b

Put a bug in my ear

c

Put a bee in my mind

d

Put a worm in my hand

15

There are only 5 minutes before the party starts! You are running around the kitchen, dropping things and not finishing anything. You are...

a

Running like a crazy rabbit

b

Running like a fast cheetah

c

Running like a headless chicken

d

Running like a tired dog

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Oops! You were supposed to keep the surprise party a secret, but you accidentally told the birthday girl everything. You just...

Your friend says he will do his homework on a Friday night, but you know he never does. You think: "That will happen...

Look at him! He hasn't moved from the sofa in five hours, he's eating snacks and just watching cartoons. He is being...

You look out the window and you can't even see the street because the storm is so heavy. You shout: "Wow!...

It's cold outside, but you are wrapped in your favorite warm blanket on the sofa. You feel...

Sarah cannot stop talking about recycling. Every minute, every hour, it's the only thing on her mind. She has...

Select one or more answers

You are yelling at your brother because you think he ate your chocolate, but it was actually your dad. You are...

You are running to the park, but your mom says: "Wait! Don't be in such a hurry, let's think first." She says:

Imagine a very clumsy person walking into a store full of expensive, fragile glass vases. That person is...

You have a big project tomorrow. You need to organize your notes, find your pens, and prepare your speech. You need to...

You try to say "Good morning," but your voice sounds strange and scratchy because your throat hurts. You have...

It's your turn to speak in front of the whole school. Your heart is beating fast and your tummy feels funny. You have...

The little boy started crying loudly because he didn't get a candy, but as soon as his mom looked away, he started smiling. He was crying...

I didn't want to buy the new iPhone, but my friend kept telling me how cool it was until I started wanting it. He...

There are only 5 minutes before the party starts! You are running around the kitchen, dropping things and not finishing anything. You are...

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