Dog Expressions Activity
Read the following paragraph. Use the context to select the correct answer from the choices below.
I promised my friend I would go to her party, but when the day came, I forgot. Since it was like _________ of summer, my family and I went to the pool instead. While we were at the pool, I brought my library book to read. Unfortunately, it got wet and the edges became _________. When we got home, I was ______ so I took a little nap. The phone woke me up. It was my friend. She called me to say she was furious. She yelled at me and insulted me saying that I ________. I didn’t like what she was saying to me, so I asked her to _________. I tried to apologize, but it seems like I will be ________ until I can make it up to her. Some of my other friends lead a _______ life. All they ever do is fight. In such a ________, I wonder why people aren’t nicer to each other. Even though she yelled because she was upset, I know that she is still a good person. She is _____________. I asked her how the party went. She said she only invited fifteen people, but ________ showed up. I asked her if she wanted to go to the pool with me later. She said she couldn’t because she was _______ after eating so much at the party. The next day I asked her again, but we couldn’t go because it was __________. We settled on meeting for lunch at a nice restaurant.
While we were eating, the ______ of the restaurant stopped by our table to ask us what we thought about the food. I thanked the owner for his hospitality and said “Even though everything is delicious, I can’t eat it all.” He then offered me a _____ so I could finish it at home. Before we left the restaurant, the owner said the food was on the house, so I ended up not having to pay for lunch. My friend turned to me and said, “Well, I guess __________.”
1. I promised my friend I would go to her party, but when the day came, I forgot. Since it was like _________ of summer, my family and I went to the pool instead.
a. a dog eat dog world
b. a cat and dog life
c. the dog days
2. While we were at the pool, I brought my library book to read. Unfortunately, it got wet and the edges became _________.
a. in the dog house
b. dog-eared
c. top dog
3. When we got home, I was ______ so I took a little nap. The phone woke me up.
a. dog tired
b. top dog
c. all bark and no bite
4. It was my friend. She called me to say she was furious. She yelled at me and insulted me saying that I ________.
a. gave a dog a bad name
b. was a dog-eat-dog world
c. was sick as a dog
5. I didn’t like what she was saying to me, so I asked her to _________.
a. bark and no bite
b. call the dogs off
c. top dog
6. I tried to apologize, but it seems like I will be ________ until I can make it up to her.
a. sick as a dog
b. dog tired
c. in the doghouse
7. Some of my other friends lead a _______ life. All they ever do is fight.
a. dog days
b. dog and cat
c. dog-eared
8. In such a ________, I wonder why people aren’t nicer to each other.
a. sick as a dog
b. dog-eat-dog world
c. every man and his dog
9. Even though she yelled because she was upset, I know that she is still a good person. She is _____________.
a. raining cats and dogs
b. in the doghouse
c. all bark and no bite
10. I asked her how the party went. She said she only invited fifteen people, but ________ showed up.
a. every man and his dog
b. top dog
c. dog eat dog
11. I asked her if she wanted to go to the pool with me later. She said she couldn’t because she was _______ after eating so much at the party.
a. dog-eat-dog world
b. dog-eared
c. sick as a dog
12. The next day I asked her again, but we couldn’t go because it was __________. We settled on meeting for lunch at a nice restaurant.
a. every dog has its day
b. raining cats and dogs
c. a dog-eat-dog world
13. While we were eating, the ______ of the restaurant stopped by our table to ask us what we thought about the food.
a. top dog
b. doggy bag
c. dog days
14. I thanked the owner for his hospitality and said “Even though everything is delicious, I can’t eat it all.” He then offered me a _____ so I could finish it at home.
a. dog-eat dog world
b. call off the dogs
c. doggy bag
15. Before we left the restaurant, the owner said the food was on the house, so I ended up not having to pay for lunch. My friend turned to me and said, “Well, I guess __________.”
a. call off the dogs
b. it’s a cat and dog life
c. every dog has its day