Idiom Quizzes Based on Stories from American History

Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008

These quizzes, which are given in the form of gapped dialogs, are based on Myrtis Mixon's Stories from American History and test students' knowledge of some common English idioms.

Features:

• 9 idiom quizzes related to American history: Juan Ponce de Leon, Pocahontas, the Witches of Salem, Dolley Madison, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Johnny Comes Marching Home Again, the Chinese Strike Against the Railroad, the Arrest of Susan B. Anthony, the Roosevelts

• Answers provided instantly, along with explanations of correct idioms

Site URL: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jfowler/idiomchoices.html

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