Rearrange the words to make complete

sentences.
1. is / band / a / tonight / playing / there / jazz
Answer: There is a jazz band playing tonight.

2. channel / DNB / news / best / is / the

Answer: DNB is the best news channel.
3. album / their / new / you / have / heard / ?
Answer: Have you heard their new album?

4. favorite / of / lots / posters / have / I / singer / of / my

Answer: I have lots of posters of my favorite singer.

5. can / Ormoc City / in / culture / of / lots / you / living /

Experience
Answer: You can experience lots of culture living in Ormoc
City
Match the following idioms to the left with its
figurative meanings to the right.
Idioms Figurative Meanings
a. Give me a hand * Be quiet
b. Zip your lip. * Don’t make a plan.
c. Keep an eye out. * Help me
d. Have egg on your face * Look and see
e. Play it by ear * Feel embarrassed or silly
Brad comes into the house
soaked all over, because it was
raining cats and dogs outside

idiomatic expression
I’ve spent years writing this book, and now
I’ve been told to write it over again,
so it’s back to square one.

Next choose from the choices which has a meaning close

to the identified context
clue.
a. to end it b. to go back to beginning
Read each statement carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer

1. Jen was planning a surprise party for Elena. Friends were told
about the time and place for the party. “don’t spill the beans to
Elena,” said Jen to the girls.”

a. Don’t tell Elena about the party.

b. Don’t drop the jar of beans on the way to the party.
c. Bring beans to the surprise teacher
2. Courtney was sad. She had lost her favorite bracelet.
Her best friend was going away for the entire summer.
She had just found out that she was going to summer
school. As a result, Courtney felt down in the dumps.

a. Sad
b. Bringing the garbage to the end of the driveway
c. excited
3. Jodi’s grandmother spent months knitting a sweater
for Jodi. When Jodi took a look at it, she really disliked
the colors. She couldn’t tell her grandmother that, so she
told a little white lie instead.

a. huge, made-up story

b. truth
c. lie that is told to avoid hurting someone’s feelings
4. My brother is always calling “help, help, there’s a ghost
in my room. “When I get to his room, he’s hiding behind
the door to just scare me. Why does he cry wolf so
much?

a. a brother needs help

b. the brother sees a ghost
c. the brother warns something scary that is not
happening
5. He was on the carpet for not finishing his
assignment.

a. He is in trouble.
b. He is in the carpet.
c. He did not finish his assignment
Scratch the Surface
Priscilla wants to become a doctor. She finished her first year
of college, had studied hard, and had learned a lot. However,
she knows she has barely scratched the surface. She knows
she will have to study a lot more for many
more years before she can actually practice medicine.

What does the idiom scratch the surface mean?

understand,
Salt of the Earth
Peter is salt of the earth. He always does the king
thing and helps those in need.

What does the idiom salt of the Earth mean?

the most worthy of people; a very good or
worthy person.
Bring home the beacon
John was so excited. He just got an incredible offer.
Now he could really bring home the beacon

What does the idiom bring home the beacon mean?

To be successful.
Infer the meaning of the idiomatic expression using context
clues. Write in your paper the correct answer for each question
below.

1. Whenever anything goes wrong, Ted gets very upset, while

his friend John rolls with the
punches.
What can you infer about John from this sentence?
(a) John gets into a lot of fights.
(b) John is ten years old.
© John usually takes things as they come.
2. Cassie can’t keep a secret. Whenever there is a
surprise birthday party for someone, she
always seems to spill the beans.
What can you infer about Cassie from this passage?

(a) Cassie is clumsy and if always knock over the cake.

(b) Cassie’s friends are planning a birthday party for her.
(c) Cassie often tells or reveals secrets.
3. Eric is really two-faced. He says nice things about you
when you’re together but always
disses you when you’re not around.
What can you infer about Eric?

(a) No one likes Eric.

(b) Eric is phony.
© Eric is clumsy.
4. Whenever it’s time for recess, Juan always jumps
the gun. He runs to the door before the
bell rings.

What can you infer about Juan?

(a) He often does things before he should.
(b) He jumps up and down when it’s time for recess.
(c) He doesn’t like school.
5. Brittany is feeling down in the dumps. She got to
school late. She got a bad grade on a math
test, and her best friend is mad at her.
What can you infer about Brittany today?

(a) She watches a lot of television.

(b) She doesn’t like math.
(c) She is sad and unhappy.