To solve this worksheet, we need to look at the poem and match the idioms (phrases with special meanings) to the pictures and definitions provided at the bottom of the page.
Step 1: Analyze the Poem
The poem lists several common idioms:
1. "tickled pink"
2. "everything except the sink"
3. "all that glitters isn't gold"
4. "left out in the cold"
5. "have cake and eat it too"
6. "bite off more than you can chew"
7. "easy come and easy go"
8. "hold your tongue"
9. "eat crow"
Step 2: Analyze the Questions at the Bottom
There are three specific questions with blanks to fill in, each associated with a picture.
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Question 1 (Left Picture):
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Picture: A boy sitting at a table with a plate full of food. He looks overwhelmed or stuffed.
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Text: "If someone tells you 'you [blank] you will feel like this.'"
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Matching Idiom: Looking at the poem, the phrase about eating is "bite off more than you can chew." This means taking on a task (or food) that is too big for you to handle. The picture shows someone who has taken too much food.
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Answer for blank: bite off more than you can chew
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Question 2 (Middle Picture):
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Picture: A girl shivering, wearing winter clothes, looking cold.
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Text: "If you're feeling [blank], how do you feel?"
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Matching Idiom: The poem mentions being "left out in the cold." This idiom usually means being excluded, but literally, it means feeling cold. The picture clearly depicts someone feeling cold.
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Answer for blank: left out in the cold
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Question 3 (Right Picture):
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Picture: A black bird (a crow) standing on a plate.
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Text: "What does it mean if you have to [blank]?"
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Matching Idiom: The last line of the poem says, "...or you'll eat crow." The picture shows a crow on a dinner plate, which is a literal visual pun for this idiom. "Eat crow" means to admit you were wrong or to suffer humiliation.
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Answer for blank: eat crow
Conclusion:
By matching the context clues in the text and the visual clues in the pictures to the lines in the poem, we can determine the correct phrases for each blank.
Final Answer:
1. bite off more than you can chew
2. left out in the cold
3. eat crow
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of idiom worksheet for kids.
