Advanced Idioms Test 6 7ESL Courses

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Question 1 of 12

1. Question
IDIOMS – CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY

Choose the correct answer (A, B, C and D).

1. “behind the times” means …
- A. someone who stands by you when things are going well
- B. not aware of or using the latest ideas or techniques
- C. someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place
- D. a person of great kindness, reliability or honesty
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2. “a jack of all trades” means …
- A. someone who has skill in many different areas
- B. to not be the right type of person for something
- C. someone who refuses to try anything new
- D. someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat
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Question 3 of 12

3. Question
3. “a fair weather friend” means …
- A. stay apart from other people
- B. someone who refuses to try anything new
- C. someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat
- D. someone who stands by you when things are going well
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4. “a rolling stone” means …
- A. someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place
- B. stay apart from other people
- C. a person of great kindness, reliability or honesty
- D. useless personnel or material
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5. “keep oneself to oneself” means …
- A. useless personnel or material
- B. someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat
- C. stay apart from other people
- D. someone who refuses to try anything new
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Question 6 of 12

6. Question
6. “the salt of the earth” means …
- A. a person of great kindness, reliability or honesty
- B. someone who stands by you when things are going well
- C. not aware of or using the latest ideas or techniques
- D. to not be the right type of person for something
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7. “dead wood” means …
- A. stay apart from other people
- B. someone who refuses to try anything new
- C. useless personnel or material
- D. someone who has skill in many different areas
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Question 8 of 12

8. Question
8. “a sitting duck” means …
- A. someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat
- B. to not be the right type of person for something
- C. someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place
- D. someone who has skill in many different areas
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Question 9 of 12

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9. “a stick-in-the-mud” means …
- A. to not be the right type of person for something
- B. a person of great kindness, reliability or honesty
- C. someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place
- D. someone who refuses to try anything new
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Question 10 of 12

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10. “not be cut out for sth” means …
- A. someone who refuses to try anything new
- B. to not be the right type of person for something
- C. a person of great kindness, reliability or honesty
- D. someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place
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Question 11 of 12

11. Question
IDIOMS – COMPARING

Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.
- 1) as different as c _ _ _ _ and cheese
  
  2) to be in a l _ _ _ _ _ of one’s own
  
  3) not fit to _ _ l _ a candle
  
  4) to _ _ _ r a striking resemblance
  
  5) to be on the same w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  
  6) there is a _ o _ _ _ of difference between
  
  7) to be a chip off the old _ _ _ k
  
  8) to be head and s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ above
  
  9) not to be a _ _ _ _ h on something
  
  10) to p _ _ _ into significance
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Question 12 of 12

12. Question
IDIOMS – CLOTHES

Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

seams | socks | cap | shoestring | trousers | glove | boot | hat | shirt | collar
- 1) Hannah may give the impression that she wears the but it’s Michael who makes the final decisions.
  
  2) I can always depend on my brother. Any time I need help, he’s there at the drop of a .
  
  3) Since the hotel was bursting at the I spent the holiday at my uncle’s cottage.
  
  4) We sometimes disagree with each other, and we both get a little hot under the .
  
  5) Last month she crashed her car, then she lost her job and now to it all her husband has left her!
  
  6) I’ve worked hand in with Gina for years, so at this point we’re familiar with each other’s strengths.
  
  7) If we don’t pull our up and actually start working, then it could happen to us as well.
  
  8) George was given the after just seven days of filming and replaced by Joseph Harrison.
  
  9) We were living on a all the time he was enjoying himself down there.
  
  10) It would have gone smoothly if you had been able to keep your on instead of trying to get in early.
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English Idioms (C1-C2)

Advanced Idioms Test 6

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1. Question

IDIOMS – CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY

Choose the correct answer (A, B, C and D).

1. “behind the times” means …

2. Question

2. “a jack of all trades” means …

3. Question

3. “a fair weather friend” means …

4. Question

4. “a rolling stone” means …

5. Question

5. “keep oneself to oneself” means …

6. Question

6. “the salt of the earth” means …

7. Question

7. “dead wood” means …

8. Question

8. “a sitting duck” means …

9. Question

9. “a stick-in-the-mud” means …

10. Question

10. “not be cut out for sth” means …

11. Question

IDIOMS – COMPARING

Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.

1) as different as c _ _ _ _ and cheese

2) to be in a l _ _ _ _ _ of one’s own

3) not fit to _ _ l _ a candle

4) to _ _ _ r a striking resemblance

5) to be on the same w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6) there is a _ o _ _ _ of difference between

7) to be a chip off the old _ _ _ k

8) to be head and s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ above

9) not to be a _ _ _ _ h on something

10) to p _ _ _ into significance

12. Question

IDIOMS – CLOTHES

Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

seams | socks | cap | shoestring | trousers | glove | boot | hat | shirt | collar

1) Hannah may give the impression that she wears the but it’s Michael who makes the final decisions.

2) I can always depend on my brother. Any time I need help, he’s there at the drop of a .

3) Since the hotel was bursting at the I spent the holiday at my uncle’s cottage.

4) We sometimes disagree with each other, and we both get a little hot under the .

5) Last month she crashed her car, then she lost her job and now to it all her husband has left her!

6) I’ve worked hand in with Gina for years, so at this point we’re familiar with each other’s strengths.

7) If we don’t pull our up and actually start working, then it could happen to us as well.

8) George was given the after just seven days of filming and replaced by Joseph Harrison.

9) We were living on a all the time he was enjoying himself down there.

10) It would have gone smoothly if you had been able to keep your on instead of trying to get in early.