CSC REVIEWER IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION AND CORRECT GRAMMAR /SPELLING

“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” – Proverbs 16:3

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#1. A pretty penny means _____________.

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#2. Come out of your shell means _____________.

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#3. Derring-do means _________.

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#4. Hot water means ___________.

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#5. Keep abreast means __________.

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#6. There are times when you must decide and "take the bull by the horns."

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#7. He "leads a dog's life" really because his freedom is always curtailed.

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#8. No-one ever mentions him because he's regarded as the "black sheep of the family."

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#9. I shouldn't go outside without a raincoat because "it's raining cats and dogs."

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#10. You shouldn't sign there I think he's about "to make a monkey out of you."

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#11. She had to buy a ________ of shoes to match her dress.

A pair is a set of two things; a pear is a fruit; and
to pare is to peel.

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#12. The ________ of the school asked all faculty members to attend a meeting.

A principal is the head of a school; a principle is a
belief or rule of conduct

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#13. The ________ of the perfume was intoxicating.

A scent is a smell; sent is the past tense of send;
and cent is a coin

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#14. The room was completely ________ of furniture.

Bare means devoid of; a bear is an animal.

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#15. ________ only four o’clock in the afternoon.

It’s is the contraction for it is; its is a possessive
pronoun.

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#16. Creativity is ________ best asset

Your is a possessive pronoun; you’re is a
contraction for you are.

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#17. The ________ in the mountains was peaceful and still.

The air is the atmosphere enveloping the earth; an
heir is a person who inherits the estate of another.

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#18. Take the ________ to the second floor.

The stairs are a flight of steps; stares are very
intent gazes.

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#19. She boarded a ________ to San Francisco last night.

A plane is a winged vehicle; plain means open or
clear.

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#20. He had a reputation for being very ___and self-centered.

If someone is vain, he or she is excessively
prideful; a weather vane is a moveable device that
rotates to show the direction of the wind; a vein is a narrow channel, like a blood vein or the vein in a leaf.

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