Class 9 Idioms and Phrasal Verbs worksheet

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Section A · multiple choice

1. 1.

   What does the idiom “hit the books” mean?

   1. to be upset about something that cannot be changed
   2. to reveal a secret by mistake
   3. someone uncomfortable in a new place
   4. to start studying hard

   Answer

   (d) to start studying hard

2. 2.

   What does the idiom “hit the nail on the head” mean?

   1. to describe exactly what is wrong or right
   2. to pretend not to notice
   3. someone uncomfortable in a new place
   4. in the same difficult situation

   Answer

   (a) to describe exactly what is wrong or right

3. 3.

   What does the idiom “a dime a dozen” mean?

   1. very rarely
   2. to pretend not to notice
   3. very common and of little value
   4. to be upset about something that cannot be changed

   Answer

   (c) very common and of little value

Section B · short answer

1. 4.

   Explain the idiom in each sentence: (a) We are all in the same boat with this tough homework. (b) The match is lost; there is no use crying over spilt milk.

   Answer

   (a) in the same boat: in the same difficult situation (b) cry over spilt milk: to be upset about something that cannot be changed

2. 5.

   Explain the idiom in each sentence: (a) Come on, spill the beans: who won the prize? (b) The youngest grandson is the apple of his grandmother's eye.

   Answer

   (a) spill the beans: to tell people a secret (b) the apple of one's eye: a person someone loves very much

Section C · long answer

1. 6.

   Use each idiom in a sentence of your own: “add fuel to the fire”, “get cold feet”, “see eye to eye”.

   Answer

   Sample: His rude reply only added fuel to the fire. He got cold feet just before the stage performance. The two brothers do not see eye to eye on cricket.

   Any sentence that uses the idiom with its correct meaning.

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