English-Zone.Com
...the BEST English-Learner's site on the 'Net!
              
 
Animal Idioms - Exercise 3
Guess the appropriate idioms...
Read the sentence, then choose the appropriate idiom.

1. A man tried to sell me a radio for a very low price. 
I thought that he might be dishonest, so I said no.
A)A little bird told me.
B)It seemed a little fishy to me.
C)It's dog-eat-dog world.
D)He's a scaredy-cat.


2. My sister got really angry at me when I borrowed her sweater!
A)She's raining cats and dogs.
B)It seems a little fishy to me.
C)A little bird told me.
D)She had a cow.


3. Jack lost his job because he couldn't learn how to use computer programs. 
A new person has his job now.
A)A little bird told me.
B)It's dog-eat-dog world.
C)He's a scaredy-cat.
D)It's raining cats and dogs.


4. It is raining very hard today.
A)A little bird told me.
B)It seems a little fishy to me.
C)He had a cow.
D)It's raining cats and dogs.


5. My friends knew that it was my birthday, but I didn't tell them!
A)A little bird told them.
B)It seems a little fishy to me.
C)He's a scaredy-cat.
D)It's raining cats and dogs.


6. Jason is very afraid of snakes.
A)A little bird told me.
B)He's a scaredy-cat.
C)He had a cow.
D)It's raining cats and dogs.


7) I don't like when it rains and rains and rains...
A)It's raining cats and dogs.
B)A little bird told me.
C)He's a scaredy-cat.
D)It's a dog-eat-dog world.


8) I thought the salesman was dishonest and I felt suspicious of him.
A)It's raining cats and dogs.
B)He seemed a little fishy to me. 
C)He's a scaredy-cat.
D)A little bird told me.


9) Only the strongest will survive.
A)It seems a little fishy to me. 
B)He's a scaredy-cat.
C)It's a dog-eat-dog world.
D)A little bird told me.


10) My father was really upset when I came home late.
A)He's a scaredy-cat.
B)It's raining cats and dogs.
C)A little bird told me.
D)He had a cow.


You havecorrect answers out 10

Previous Page -English-Zone.Com Main Page-

 Grammar | Verbs | Idioms | Vocabulary | Spelling | Reading | Writing | Conversation | Teacher Zone | Language Humor | Jokes | Holidays | Fun | Links
Copyright (C) 1995-2004 by Kaye Mastin Mallory