Fill in the blanks.
1The boy obviously was not listening and ............... when the teacher asked him a question.
Wrong!
"Drew a blank" means could not remember or think of an answer.
2It is a difficult situation to be in; if you want to get out of it, you have to put on your ............... .
Wrong!
"Thinking cap" means a serious effort to think carefully about a problem.
3I was confused; I could not ............... what I was supposed to do.
Wrong!
"Figure out" means understand or solve something.
4I ..............., but I could not find a solution to my problem.
Wrong!
"Racked my brain" means thought very hard to remember or solve something.
5If you are a bookworm, you are likely to spend your time in the ............... .
Wrong!
"Library" is the place a bookworm is most likely to spend a lot of time.
6When he was at university, he was the ...............; it is surprising that he is now a teacher.
Wrong!
"Class clown" means a student who often jokes and tries to make classmates laugh.
7She passed the exam with ............... and made her parents proud.
Wrong!
"Flying colors" means very successfully.
8He chose to major in his favorite subject; needless to say, he ............... the course.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Breezed through" and "sailed through" both mean completed something easily and successfully.
9It was a difficult test; still, he managed to ............... .
Wrong!
"Ace it" means do very well on a test or task.
10If you are an ............... student, you will not use cheat sheets.
Wrong!
"Honest" describes a student who would not cheat.
11I got only 15 out of 50; I have never ............... a test like that.
Wrong!
"Bombed" means failed or did very badly on a test.
12I thought the test was going to be a ..............., but it was pretty difficult.
Wrong!
"Cakewalk" means something very easy to do.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The boy obviously was not listening and drew a blank when the teacher asked him a question.
- It is a difficult situation to be in; if you want to get out of it, you have to put on your thinking cap .
- I was confused; I could not figure out what I was supposed to do.
- I racked my brain, but I could not find a solution to my problem.
- If you are a bookworm, you are likely to spend your time in the library .
- When he was at university, he was the class clown; it is surprising that he is now a teacher.
- She passed the exam with flying colors and made her parents proud.
- He chose to major in his favorite subject; needless to say, he breezed through / sailed through the course.
- It was a difficult test; still, he managed to ace it .
- If you are an honest student, you will not use cheat sheets.
- I got only 15 out of 50; I have never bombed a test like that.
- I thought the test was going to be a cakewalk, but it was pretty difficult.
