Year of the Rabbit

1. If you are like a rabbit in the headlights, you __________.
a) enjoy being the centre of attention
b) are too scared to speak or move
c) are naturally strong at sports
d) have very large ears
2. What do you call a baby rabbit in English?
a) A kit
b) A kitten
c) A pup
d) A puppy
3. Rabbits that are kept as pets often live in a structure called a _______.
a) hatch
b) box
c) hutch
d) cart
4. If you ‘pulled a rabbit from a hat’, what have you done?
a) You have persuaded someone to do a worthwhile task.
b) You have achieved or produced something difficult and unexpected.
c) You have removed an obstacle that was holding you back.
d) You have removed a hare or rabbit from your hat.
5. “Whenever I speak to my friend Peter on the phone he rabbits on for ages. He _________.”
a) talks so loudly
b) has such a high-pitched voice
c) never stops talking
d) is very quiet
6. “I’m always smiling whatever happens. I guess I’m just a __________. ”
a) happy rabbit
b) happy hare
c) happy horse
d) happy bunny

ANSWERS:
1. If you are like a rabbit in the headlights, you __________.
a) enjoy being the centre of attention – Wrong. If you are like a rabbit in the headlights it
means the opposite of enjoying being the centre of attention.
b) are too scared to speak or move – Correct. This phrase means you are too scared to
speak or move.
c) are naturally strong at sports – This phrase has nothing to do with sports.
d) have very large ears – Rabbits have large ears, but this phrase doesn’t describe ears.
2. What do you call a baby rabbit in English?
a) A kit – Correct. Baby rabbits are called kits.
b) A kitten – A kitten is a baby cat.
c) A pup – The word pup is short for puppy, which is a baby dog.
d) A puppy – A puppy is a baby dog.
3. Rabbits that are kept as pets often live in a structure called a _______.
a) hatch – A hatch is a kind of small door.
b) box – This is not the name we give to what pet rabbits live in.
c) hutch – Correct. A hutch is a home designed for pet rabbits.
d) cart – A cart is a container pulled by farm animals or vehicles.
4. If you ‘pulled a rabbit from a hat’, what have you done?
a) You have persuaded someone to do a worthwhile task – This is not what the phrase
means.
b) You have achieved or produced something difficult and unexpected – Well done.
That’s the correct meaning.
c) You have removed an obstacle that was holding you back – This is not what the phrase
means.
d) You have removed a hare or rabbit from your hat – It could mean that, but this phrase also
has a special meaning. Hint: if you pulled a rabbit from your hat, would people be
surprised or not?

5. “Whenever I speak to my friend Peter on the phone he rabbits on for ages. He _________.”
a) talks so loudly – This is not what ‘rabbit on’ means.
b) has such a high-pitched voice – This is not what ‘rabbit on’ means.
c) never stops talking – Correct. To rabbit on means to speak endlessly.
d) is very quiet – This is not what ‘rabbit on’ means.
6. “I’m always smiling whatever happens. I guess I’m just a __________. ”
a) happy rabbit – This is not an idiomatic expression in English.
b) happy hare – This is not an idiomatic expression in English.
c) happy horse – This is not an idiomatic expression in English.
d) happy bunny – Correct. If you are a happy bunny you are a happy, positive person.

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