Answers English 2 Sem 2 10013400 BCPS 2025-26 Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase — Unit testQuestion 4

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Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase — Unit test

Question 4 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26

Which sentence contains an idiom?

Answer

A

Four score and seven years ago, we had to use telephones with wires.

B

Lucas approached the speed of light as he raced away from the hornet’s nest.

C

I know that you are having a bad day, but please don’t rain on my parade.

D

Meredith banged on the drums until the last memory of her horrible day faded away.

Explanation

“Rain on my parade” is an idiom meaning to spoil someone’s happiness or plans. In sentence C, the speaker asks someone not to make a bad day worse. The other sentences use words literally or as exaggeration, rather than using a familiar phrase with a figurative meaning.

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