Idioms and Sayings
Grade 3 - Reading - Challenge Me
What does "on thin ice" mean in this sentence? "After forgetting his homework twice, Diego was on thin ice with his teacher."
- feeling very cold
- standing on a frozen pond
- close to getting in trouble
- doing a great job
Which words in this sentence are an idiom, a saying that is not meant word for word? "After a week of bad luck, losing his library card was the last straw."
- his library card
- After a week of bad luck
- the last straw
Which words in the sentence help you figure out what "on the ball" means? "Our new goalie is really on the ball; she stops every shot."
- on the ball
- she stops every shot
- Our new goalie
If someone took "bit off more than she could chew" word for word, what would they picture?
- took on more than she could handle
- took a bite too big to chew
- chose just the right amount
- ate a big lunch
Which situation fits the saying "back to square one"?
- Ivy finished her story and printed it.
- Ivy drew a square on her paper.
- Ivy moved her game piece to the first square.
- Ivy's computer froze and lost her story, so she had to start writing again.
What does "got cold feet" mean in this sentence? "Lena wanted to jump off the high diving board, but she got cold feet."
- got tired of swimming
- became too nervous to do it
- her feet became cold
- felt brave and jumped
Which words in this sentence are an idiom, a saying that is not meant word for word? "Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened to my bike."
- tell me what happened to my bike
- Stop
- beating around the bush
Which words in the sentence help you figure out what "by the skin of his teeth" means? "Omar caught the bus by the skin of his teeth as the doors closed."
- by the skin of his teeth
- Omar
- as the doors closed
If someone took "break the ice" word for word, what would they picture?
- make everyone cold
- end the camp day
- help people feel comfortable together
- crack a piece of ice
Which situation fits the saying "burning the midnight oil"?
- Dad stayed up late at night to finish writing his report.
- Dad put oil in the car.
- Dad lit a candle during a power outage.
- Dad went to bed right after dinner.