People

PEOPLE For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer. 1. Mr Bridges never offers to pay for anything as he is tight-________. a. lipped b. fingered c. handed d. fisted 2. My sister never listens to anyone, she’s so ________ headed. a. donkey b. bad c. pig d. light 3. Someone who does not like to change their mind, even when they are wrong can be called ‘stubborn as a ________’. a. horse b. donkey c. mule d. ox 4. If you think someone is crazy, you can say they are ‘As mad as a ________’. a. March hare b. January rabbit c. September cat d. June elephant 5. If someone can't hear, you can say ‘He's as deaf as a ________’. a. tree b. bus stop c. flagpole d. post 6. If you are kind and generous, people say ‘You have a heart of ________’. a. silver b. diamonds c. gold d. sunshine 7. Someone who hates working is lazy or a lazy ________. a. legs b. bones c. head b. arms 8. If you don’t like spending money, you are mean. Which is opposite? a. tight-fisted b. a penny-pincher c. stingy d. a spendthrift 9. Which of the following is connected with being young? a. a pensioner b. a toddler c. about to retire d. over the hill 10. He’s always in trouble with the police, his family are ashamed, he’s the ________ ________ of the family. a. yellow parrot b. red herring c. grey dog d. black sheep 11. Which adjective describes someone who is happy one moment and upset and angry a moment later? a. obstinate b. bigheaded c. naive d. moody 12. Which adjective describes someone’s character and not appearance? a. two-faced b. curly haired c. sun-tanned d. blue-eyed