# Idioms and sayings

> Grade 4: common idioms (raining cats and dogs, piece of cake), literal vs real meaning, proverbs, choose the meaning.

Source: https://olyclass.com/library/language-g4-idioms-en/

- Subject: Reading & writing
- Level: Grade 4
- Practice: 16
- Play it free on one screen (projector, TV or whiteboard): https://olyclass.com/library?play=language-g4-idioms-en
- Copy and edit it: https://olyclass.com/library?copy=language-g4-idioms-en
- Games it plays well in: [Claw Machine](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/claw-machine/), [Lucky Drop](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/lucky-drop/), [Mini Golf](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/mini-golf/), [Ladder Climb](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/ladder-climb/)

## Questions

1. What does "It's raining cats and dogs" mean? (It is raining a little / It is raining very hard / Pets are falling from the sky / The rain has just stopped)
   Answer: It is raining very hard
2. If a test is "a piece of cake", what is it? (Very easy / Very hard / Very long / Very sweet)
   Answer: Very easy
3. What does "break the ice" mean at a new class party? (Leave the party early / Smash frozen water / Start a friendly talk / Tell a loud joke)
   Answer: Start a friendly talk
4. Someone who is "under the weather" is feeling what? (A bit ill / Very angry / Very cold outside / Very happy)
   Answer: A bit ill
5. "Let the cat out of the bag" literally means to open a bag so a cat can leave.
   Answer: True
6. Which sentence uses "hit the books" with its real meaning? (I hit the books off the shelf with a stick. / I must hit the books to prepare for my exam. / She hit the books with a hammer. / The books hit the floor with a bang.)
   Answer: I must hit the books to prepare for my exam.
7. The idiom "spill the beans" really means to tell a secret.
   Answer: True
8. What does "hold your horses" tell you to do?
   Answer: Wait / be patient
9. Which proverb means you should not judge by looks alone? (A stitch in time saves nine / Actions speak louder than words / Don't judge a book by its cover / Practice makes perfect)
   Answer: Don't judge a book by its cover
10. "Practice makes perfect" means that… (doing something often makes you better / perfect people never practise / practice is not needed / you should stop when it is hard)
   Answer: doing something often makes you better
11. The proverb "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" is only about farm birds.
   Answer: False
12. "A stitch in time saves nine" teaches us to… (always count to nine / fix small problems early / sew more clothes / wait until a problem grows)
   Answer: fix small problems early
13. Finish the proverb: "The early bird catches the ..."
   Answer: worm
14. "Actions speak louder than words" means what you do matters… (less than what you say / more than what you say / only at school / only when you shout)
   Answer: more than what you say
15. Choose the meaning of "costs an arm and a leg". (Hurts your body / Is very cheap / Is very expensive / Takes a long time)
   Answer: Is very expensive
16. In your own words, what does "once in a blue moon" mean?
   Answer: Very rarely