Idioms and old sayings
Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
Ari reads: "The math quiz was a piece of cake." What does a piece of cake mean?
- over quickly
- very hard
- very easy
- a sweet treat
Bo reads: "Kira felt under the weather and stayed home." What does under the weather mean?
- full of energy
- out in the rain
- in a bad mood
- a little sick
Kira reads: "Before the test, Jun hit the books." What does hit the books mean?
- tapped on the books
- studied hard
- read for fun
- put the books away
What does the adage "Practice makes perfect" mean, Jun?
- one try is enough to do it well
- working with others makes a job easier
- doing something often makes you better at it
- practice is for people who are already perfect
Is "break the ice" an idiom or an adage, Noah?
- Neither: it means to crack ice
- An adage: a saying about winter
- An adage: an old saying with advice
- An idiom: a phrase with a special meaning
Is "Better late than never" an idiom or an adage, Pia?
- An idiom: a phrase with a special meaning
- Neither: it is about being on time
- An idiom: a phrase about clocks
- An adage: an old saying with advice
Is "spill the beans" an idiom or an adage, Ren?
- An idiom: a phrase with a special meaning
- An adage: an old saying with advice
- Neither: it means to drop food
- An adage: a saying about cooking
On the fence. Intended meaning: ? Tala reads: "Ren was on the fence about joining the club." What is the intended meaning?
- Ren could not decide
- Ren sat on a fence
- Ren was worried about trouble
- Ren had decided to join
Called it a day. Intended meaning: ? Zee reads: "Our talk was going nowhere, so we called it a day." What is the intended meaning?
- we started over
- we stopped for now
- we named the day
- we kept going through the night
In hot water. Intended meaning: ? Esme reads: "Milo was in hot water for being late again." What is the intended meaning?
- Milo was in a hot bath
- Milo was praised
- Milo was in trouble
- Milo was very busy