'Mixed Idioms Quiz' Quiz

This is a intermediate-level quiz containing 10 true/false questions from our 'idioms' quiz category. Simply answer all questions and press the 'Grade Me' button to see your score. This exercise is also available as a printable worksheet.

Mixed Idioms Quiz

Exercise Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - Someone who is as cool as a cucumber doesn't get upset or worried.
Q2 - If you'd do something at the drop of a hat, you would need to think things over carefully before deciding.
Q3 - If something takes donkey's years, it won't take very long.
Q4 - If something has gone down the pan, it has failed.
Q5 - If you take to something like a duck takes to water, you have a natural talent for it.
Q6 - If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem directly.
Q7 - If you talk out of your hat, you talk nonsense.
Q8 - If someone tells you to keep your hair on, they want you to show more emotion.
Q9 - If you go Dutch when paying a bill, one person pays for everything.
Q10 - If you work like a dog, you work very hard indeed.

Printable Worksheet

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - Someone who is as cool as a cucumber doesn't get upset or worried.
 
True
 
False
Q2 - If you'd do something at the drop of a hat, you would need to think things over carefully before deciding.
 
True
 
False
Q3 - If something takes donkey's years, it won't take very long.
 
True
 
False
Q4 - If something has gone down the pan, it has failed.
 
True
 
False
Q5 - If you take to something like a duck takes to water, you have a natural talent for it.
 
True
 
False
Q6 - If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem directly.
 
True
 
False
Q7 - If you talk out of your hat, you talk nonsense.
 
True
 
False
Q8 - If someone tells you to keep your hair on, they want you to show more emotion.
 
True
 
False
Q9 - If you go Dutch when paying a bill, one person pays for everything.
 
True
 
False
Q10 - If you work like a dog, you work very hard indeed.
 
True
 
False

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