Expressions with YOU Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests comprehension of common English expressions that include the word YOU.

Read each sentence and choose the answer with the closest meaning to the words in italics.

1. When I asked her if she liked dancing, she said, "You bet!"

yes, I do
sometimes
no, not much
a) yes, I do b) sometimes c) no, not much

2. Jerry waved and said "See you."

hello
goodbye
welcome
a) hello b) goodbye c) welcome

3. My kids didn't want to go camping, so I said, "It'll be great. You'll see."

you'll see for yourselves
you'll see great things
you'll see camping
a) you'll see for yourselves b) you'll see great things c) you'll see camping

4. All those corrupt politicians should be in jail if you ask me.

in my imagination
in my opinion
in my world
a) in my imagination b) in my opinion c) in my world

5. It's been raining all week, but you never know. Tomorrow might be sunny.

it's not well-known
it's not unknown
it's unpredictable
a) it's not well-known b) it's not unknown c) it's unpredictable

6. Would you care for a cup of tea?

would you make
would you like
would you prefer
a) would you make b) would you like c) would you prefer

7. I thought I'd get that job, but you can't win them all, I guess.

you can't always succeed
you can't beat everyone
you can fail every time
a) you can't always succeed b) you can't beat everyone c) you can fail every time

8. When I said I was working as well as studying, he said, "You have your work cut out for you, don't you?"

have a difficult task
have a clear-cut task
have an impossible task
a) have a difficult task b) have a clear-cut task c) have an impossible task

9. Kate said, "It's so beautiful here," and Harry said, "You can say that again!"

you can repeat that
I agree completely
you always say that
a) you can repeat that b) I agree completely c) you always say that

10. As she handed me the coffee, the waitress said, "Here you are."

you're sitting here
I'll put this here
this is for you
a) you're sitting here b) I'll put this here c) this is for you

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Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.