| Describe in detail what you need | Quiz to include these idioms: Chasing rainbows, All the colours of the rainbow, No spring chicken, Chicken out, Vulture, Culture vulture, On a slippery slope, As slippery as an eel, chasing your tail, running around like a headless chicken. Also include past simple, past continuous and past perfect tense questions where verb is in a bracket and needs to be put into correct tense, include time markers with some of the questions. Provide 8 questions for idioms - one idiom in each question, randomly select 8 of 10 provided. create two separate exercises for tenses - one to have one correct and incorrect answer with / between - correct answer to be either circled or underlined. Second tense exercise, provide verbs in brackets and instruction is to put the verbs in brackets in correct tense Past simple, past continuous or past perfect. 8 questions for idioms, 10 questions for words in brackets and 10 questions for circle/underline exercise |
| How many pages | 2 |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate idiom from the options provided (one idiom in each question).
After years of hard work, she finally realized that she was just __ by dreaming about winning the lottery instead of saving money.
a) Chasing rainbows
b) Culture vulture
c) On a slippery slope
Everyone is looking forward to the festival, as it celebrates __ that represents the diversity of our community.
a) All the colours of the rainbow
b) No spring chicken
c) Chasing your tail
Although he is still quite active, he knows he’s __ and not as sprightly as he used to be.
a) Chicken out
b) No spring chicken
c) As slippery as an eel
She wanted to join the extreme sports club, but she decided to __ at the last minute due to fear of injury.
a) Vulture
b) Chicken out
c) Running around like a headless chicken
When they saw the opportunity to invest, they acted like a __, circling the deal without considering the long-term consequences.
a) Culture vulture
b) Vulture
c) On a slippery slope
You can't just keep __; you need to focus on one task at a time to get things done.
a) Chasing your tail
b) Running around like a headless chicken
c) As slippery as an eel
We should take action before we find ourselves __, where ignoring the problems just makes them worse.
a) On a slippery slope
b) All the colours of the rainbow
c) No spring chicken
His slippery excuses were as __ that I couldn't trust anything he said.
a) As slippery as an eel
b) Chasing rainbows
c) Culture vulture
Complete the sentences by changing the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense: past simple, past continuous, or past perfect.
(She / go) to the party when it suddenly (start) to rain.
She __ to the party when it suddenly __ to rain.
(I / finish) my homework before my friend (call) me.
I __ my homework before my friend __ me.
While they (walk) in the park, they (see) a beautiful bird.
While they __ in the park, they __ a beautiful bird.
(He / study) for his exams when he (realize) he had forgotten his notes.
He __ for his exams when he __ that he had forgotten his notes.
(They / not/ eat) dinner before the guests (arrive).
They __ not __ dinner before the guests __.
(We / listen) to the music when the lights (go) out.
We __ to the music when the lights __ out.
(She / already / finish) her project before the deadline (approach).
She __ already __ her project before the deadline __.
(He / wait) for an hour before he (leave).
He __ for an hour before he __.
Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence. Circle or underline the right answer.
Yesterday, she (go / went) to the store.
She __ to the store.
They (are / were) playing soccer when it started to rain.
They __ playing soccer when it started to rain.
I (have / had) finished my work before lunch yesterday.
I __ finished my work before lunch yesterday.
We (am / were / is) having a great time at the party last Saturday.
We __ having a great time at the party last Saturday.
He (never / has / had) seen such a beautiful sunset before.
He __ seen such a beautiful sunset before.
As they (walk / were walking) to the store, they saw a friend.
As they __ to the store, they saw a friend.
I (had / has) never traveled outside the country until last year.
I __ never traveled outside the country until last year.
They (are / were) working on the project all night.
They __ working on the project all night.
She (was / is) choosing the colors for the painting when it fell.
She __ choosing the colors for the painting when it fell.
The teacher (teach / taught) us last week about the history of art.
The teacher __ us last week about the history of art.
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