Test 1 - 50

Name: _________

Grade: ____/25

Part 1:
Correct these idioms:

1. Cold elbow. ______________________________________

2. Into the green. ______________________________________
3. There’s no place like school. ______________________________________
4. Drive someone out the window. ______________________________________
5. Eat your sentences. ______________________________________
6. In the same canoe. ______________________________________
7. As sad as Gary. ______________________________________
8. Fair and rectangle. ______________________________________
9. See the dark. ______________________________________
10. Back to triangle one. ______________________________________
11. Fit for fat. ______________________________________
12. Call it a week. ______________________________________

Part 2:
Take this really boring conversation and make it interesting using idioms. Change the underlined words
to idioms you know. You may need to change verb tenses.

Tom: “This baseball game is taking Tom: “This baseball game is ____________.”
long time. Brad: “Yes, the teams are ______________”
Brad: “Yes, the teams are very close.” Tom: “The pitcher must be ______ ______
Tom: “The pitcher must be very tired now.” _______ now.”
Brad: “I’m sure if they take a break, it’ll be Brad: “I’m sure if they _______ ______, it’ll
of great help for his arm.” _____ ______ for his arm.”
Tom: “I think the Yankee’s are using very Tom: “I think the Yankee’s are
new bats.” using ______ ______ bats.”
Brad: “They will be useful.” Brad: “They will _______ ___ ______.”
Tom: “I think the Red Sox are going to win.” Tom: “I think the Red Sox are going to win.”
Brad: “I wouldn’t be very sure about that.” Brad: “I wouldn’t ______ _______ on it.”
Tom: “The Yankees might cheat. Then they Tom: “The Yankees might cheat. Then they
 would have a surprising win.” would have an ___ ___ ____ ____ win.”
Brad: “That wouldn’t be fair.” Brad: “That wouldn’t be _____ ____ ______.”

Ten minutes later. Ten minutes later.

Tom: “Well, the game is over.” Tom: “Well, the game is over.”
Brad: “Hmmm. I guess late is better than Brad: “Hmmm. I guess ______ ______ _____
not at all.” _______
Tom: “Let’s go.” Tom: “Let’s _____ _____ _____.”
Brad: “Who is going to tell the bad news to Brad: “Who is going to _____ _____ _____ to
Dad that his favorite team lost?” Dad that his favorite team lost?”

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