English Language Tests, Intermediate level
ESL/EFL Test #283 [color=blue]“English Slang Idioms (5)”, question 2
I obviously still don’t understand the concepts we’ve been discussing in class. Every time I answer the teacher’s questions, she says “Close, but no ….”
(a) cigar
(b) coupon
(c) prize
(d) purpose
English Language Tests, Intermediate level
ESL/EFL Test #283 [color=blue]“English Slang Idioms (5)”, answer 2
I obviously still don’t understand the concepts we’ve been discussing in class. Every time I answer the teacher’s questions, she says “Close, but no cigar.”
Correct answer: (a) cigar
Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
I obviously still don’t understand the concepts we’ve been discussing in class. Every time I answer the teacher’s questions, she says “Close, but no prize.”
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Why “no cigar”, please?