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Quiznet

1. Choose a more formal alternative for the words in bold.

Take your umbrella with you - it's raining cats and dogs !

It's very hot

It's raining a little

It will rain soon

It's raining heavily

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.

Jenny loves sports and she's particularly keen .... tennis and athletics

at

on

over

in

3. Sue is lucky because she ..... catches a cold.

rare

hardly

scarcely

rarely

4. In British English we ask for the bill in a restaurant at the end of a meal. What do Americans ask for?

the bill

the receipt

the script

the check

5. What is the correct spelling of the word which means a group of "12"?

dozen

dozzen

doozen

dosen

6. You are writing a formal letter which begins "Dear Sir or Madam". What would you write at the end of the
letter?

Yours faithfully,

Yours sincerely,

Yours,

My best regards

7. Choose the correct answer.
I'm very suspicious of this deal. I can smell .....

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a rabbit

a rose

a rat

a fish

8. This is Nelson's Column. Does it stand

......

on Trafalgar Square

at Trafalgar Square

by Trafalgar Square

in Trafalgar Square

9. What do you call a group of bananas?

a clutch

a strand

a bunch

a bend

10. Who is most likely to swing a club?

a golfer

a tennis player

a basketball player

a cricket player

11. How do you spell the word which means that someone is easily frightened?

cowerd

coward

couerd

cowart

12. You phone the hotel reception and say, "There's no hot water in the bathroom." How would you then ask
for help politely?

Send someone now

Could you see to it, please?

Shall you repair it, please?

Let's fix it, please

13. Fill in the missing word.
To ".....around the bush" is an idiom which means to avoid speaking about something directly.

run

beat

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talk

look

14. Choose the word that does NOT mean the same as the other three words.

exhausted

harassed

weary

worn-out

15. Safe is an adjective, what is its related noun

safely

safer

safety

safeness

16. Which word is spelt correctly?

jewellor

jewller

jeweler

jeweller

17. Choose the correct answer.
Only at night ...... the safety of their cave

bats leave

bats will leave

leave bats

do bats leave

18. Which is the correct word?

Jane's advice helped me pass my exam. It was .......

invaluable

worthless

worth

deserving

19. "Like a fish ... water" is a well-known idiom. If you feel like this, you feel different from everyone else.

in

under

out of

over

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20. Choose the correct answer.
We say the grass is greener on the other side of the fence when we

think someone else's situation is better than our own

cannot make a decision

feel jealous

do something that is not likely to succeed

21. Choose a more formal alternative for the words in bold italics.
If a friend asks "How was the exam?", and you reply, "I blew it", what do you mean?

I passed

It was really easy

I found it difficult

I failed

22. Choose the correct verb:
I can't hear the radio. Can you ... it up, please?

switch

turn

keep

make

23. Choose the correct answer.
My father is the sort of person who calls a spade a spade. This means he ...

says exactly what he thinks

hides his true feelings

likes gardening

gets impatient easily

24. Choose the correct answer.
Mr Bridges never offers to pay for anything as he is extremely tight-...

lipped

fingered

handed

fisted

25. Long is an adjective. What is the related verb?

longing

lengthen

longthen

longering

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26. The word which means two people singing together is:

a duet

a duo

a twosome

a duem

27. What is the opposite of 'resistible'?

unresistible

irresistible

disresistible

inresistible

28. Milk, air and imagination are all... ?

pronouns

adverbs

uncountable nouns

adjectives

29. Jane Austen wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice” But what parts of speech are those words “Pride

” and

“prejudice”? Are they

:

verbs

prepositions

conjunctions

nouns

30 .Choose the correct answer:
Jane is wonderful cook - she often creates a new ... without looking at a cookery book!

food

meal

dish

plate

31. Which word sounds different?

mother

bother

brother

another

32. Choose the correct reply: You didn't come to my party. I was expecting you!

Sorry, something cropped up

Sorry, I couldn't get over it.

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My apologies, something turned out.

Sorry, I wouldn't see you out.

33. My sister has ... my favourite dress.

lent

loaned

borrowed

adopted

34. Choose the correct preposition:
If you take something ... heart, you are very sensitive.

from

at

in

to

35. Choose the correct spelling of this musical instrument.

ciello

chello

cello

cijalo

36. The crowd was so tightly packed that it took....

us hours to get through them

.

us hours to get through it

.

us hours to get through all them

.

us hours to get through with it.

37. What is the opposite of "patient"?

impatient

inpatient

unpatient

dispatient

38. Which of these nouns does not follow the preposition "out of"?

the ordinary

character

the fence

time

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39. Which word sounds different?

hot

knot

taught

what

40. What word do we use to describe a baby goat?

a lamb

a kid

a calf

a foal

41. My sister never listens to anyone: she.. so ..headed.

donkey

bad

pig

light

42. The film was very long and uninteresting, so I was terribly ...

tiring

boring

tiresome

bored

43. A big fuss about a small problem is called a "storm in a ...."

coffee pot

tea cup

jam jar

milk bottle

44. A stand to hold a camera is called .....

a tricycle

a triangle

a triathlon

a tripod

45. Which sentence is correct?

That's the woman who's bag I found.

That's the woman, who's bag I found.

That's the woman whose bag I found.

That's the woman, whose bag I found.

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46. What is the correct spelling of the word for someone who is a leader or ruler?

chief

cheif

cheef

chef

47. Which word has the correct stress? (Stressed syllables are in CAPITALS)

PHOtographer

phoTOGrapher

photogRApher

photograPHER

48. What is a polite response to the following?
Thank you very much!

Me too!

Yours truly!

Of course!

You're welcome!

49. If you tell a secret then you have:-

let the chicken home to roost.

let the dog see the rabbit.

let the cat out of the bag.

let the cart go before the horse.

50. A 'hinge' is part of a(n) ....

book

meal

door

animal

51. This adjective means 'clever', but what is the correct spelling?

intelligent

inteligent

intelligant

inteligant

52. In American English where you walk at the side of the road is called the 'sidewalk'. What do we call this
in British English?

sidewalk

gutter

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pavement

lane

53. Which sentence is correct in written English?

If you have a party he'll come.

When you have a party he'll come.

As you have a party he'll come.

Should you have a party, he'll come.

54. Which verb means to negotiate a price, usually in a market?

to barter

to dispute

to haggle

to quarrel

55. What idiomatically do people who are good gardeners have?

green fingers

cauliflower ears

pigeon toes

dab hands

56. If your work is going in the same, boring direction with nothing new or interesting, you can say that you
are .... .

in a huff

in a track

in a rut

in a loop

57. If you are not moving, you are .... .

stationnary

stationary

stationery

stationnery

58. What is the collective noun for knives, forks, spoons and other eating utensils?

crockery

cutlery

weaponry

eatery

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59. Which sentence is correct?

I wish it would stop raining.

I wish it will stop raining.

I wish it would stop to rain.

I wish it will stop to rain.

60. Which of the following is the most appropriate to say if you did not hear something clearly?

Repeat please.

Sorry, I didn't catch that.

Could you speak better, please?

Excuse me, I'm not hearing you.

61. If you haven't got any money, you are...

broken

broke

smashed

shattered

62. Where would you see the following sign "Pay & Display" ?

in a car park

in a cinema

in a shop

in a restaurant

63. Which of the following is correct. What would you do if...

you will win £1,000,000?

you win £1,000,000?

winning £1,000,000?

you won £1,000,000?

64. Which of the following would you not say in a clothes shop?

A sliced loaf please.

I'm just looking.

Can I try it on?

I'll take it thanks.

65. At the end of the football match, 2-0 was the final...

number

score

points

total

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66. In the sentence "You'd better take an umbrella, it might rain".
'd better

=

would better

did better

had better

could better

67. What do you 'blow' if you lose your temper?

your head.

your roof

your top.

your nose.

68. Which word best completes this sentence?
The fastest way to .... is by plane.

voyage

journey

travel

trip

69. Where two pieces of wood are connected is called a .... .

bolt

padlock

zip

joint

70. Which of the following does not usually have an aisle?

a cinema

an aeroplane

a church

a car

71. In British English you buy medicine in a 'chemist's'. What is this kind of shop called in American English?

a chemist's

a medico

a drugstore

a pharmicon

72 . Which of the following is the most appropriate to say if you want to sit down in a busy place?

Excuse me, is this seat busy?

Excuse me, let me take this seat.

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Excuse me, am I sitting here?

Excuse me, is this seat taken?

73. When he told me he'd passed his driving test I was so surprised. You could have knocked me down with
a(n) ....

bowling ball.

iron bar.

feather.

flower.

74. Which sentence is most natural?

It was a brown, leather, nice bag.

It was a brown, nice, leather bag.

It was a leather, brown, nice bag.

It was a nice, brown, leather bag.

75. My father has grown a beard. At first I didn't like it but now ....

I'm used to it.

I'm use to it.

I'm using to it.

I'm getting use to it.

76. In questions, the verb 'to do' is often used as an:-

auxilliary

auxiliary

auxilliery

auxiliery

77. Which word is different?

huge

enormous

terrific

gigantic

78 . Which is the most natural way to complete the following?
"I love chocolate!"
"Mmmm, ...."

I as well!

so do I!

so am I!

so love I!

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79. An annoying person is sometimes called "a pain in the......"

arm

neck

leg

head

80. Which word is different?

happy

glad

miserable

pleased

81. Which sentence is correct?

Can you borrow me your book?

Can I borrow me your book?

Can I borrow your book?

Can I lend me your book?

82. Which word has the correct stress in British English? (Stressed syllables are in CAPITALS)

ADvertisement

adVERtisement

adverTISEment

advertiseMENT

83. House, flat, hotel are all types of:-

acommodation

accomodation

acomodation

accommodation

84 . What do you say in a shop if you only want to look and not buy?

I'm just browsing

I'm just surfing

I'm just shoplifting

I'm just viewing

85. Which word does NOT go with the word 'snow' to make a new word?

________ white

________ board

________ flake

________ bow

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86. Which word does NOT go with the word 'head' to make a new word?

________ line

________ butt

________ lift

________ case

87. Which word does NOT go with the word 'night' to make a new word?

________ cap

________ owl

________ club

________ trip

88. Which word does NOT go with the word 'hand' to make a new word?

________ step

________ shake

________ writing

________ stand

89. Which word does NOT go with the word 'green' to make a new word?

________ house

________ eye

________ tea

________ back

90. Which word does NOT go with the word 'traffic' to make a new word?

________ lights

________ jam

________ warden

________ rage

91. I was so ______, I couldn't stop yawning.

confused

tired

miserable

excited

92. Which feeling is the odd one out?

cross

angry

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furious

excited

93. We're going on holiday tomorrow, I'm really _________.

exciting

excited

boring

bored

94. I fell asleep in the cinema because the film was so _________.

boring

bored

exciting

excited

95. Which is the odd one out?

astonished

surprised

shocked

ashamed

96. (in a letter) I'm looking forward ___________ you again.

to meet

meet

to meeting

I will meet

97. John ________ some great jeans yesterday.

buyed

bought

bort

boughts

98. Where ___________ last night?

you went

did you go

went you

have you been

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99. He _______ down the stairs and broke his arm.

felt

fell

fall

falled

100. "How many plays __________?" "Over 37"

did Shakespeare write?

wrote Shakespeare

has Shakespeare written?

did Shakespeare wrote?

ODPOWIEDZI

1: 'It's raining cats and dogs' means that it is raining heavily.
2: The answer should have been 'on'. She's particularly keen ON tennis and athletics.
3: However you could use NEVER rather than SCARCELY. The correct answer should have been 'rarely'.
Katherine RARELY catches a cold.
4: At the end of a meal Americans ask for the 'check'.
5: A group of 12 things is called a 'dozen'.
6: This is an informal, rather old fashioned usage. You would really need to know the person you are writing
to. With 'Dear Sir or Madam' you should use 'Yours faithfully'.
7: Although you could say that the deal is a bit 'FISHY'. In other words you are suspicious of it. The correct
answer was that 'To be suspicious' is to smell a rat.
8: Nelson's Column is IN Trafalgar Square.
9: A group of bananas is called a 'bunch' of bananas.
10: A cricket player will swing a bat. It's a golfer who swings a club.

11: The word that means someone who is easily frightened is spelt coward.
12: To ask for help politely you would say, 'Could you see to it, please?'
13: To BEAT around the bush means to avoid speaking about something directly.
14: HARASSED does not mean the same as the other three words.
15: Safety is the related noun to safe.
16: In American English the spelling is JEWELER. Note that in British English the spelling is JEWELLER.
17: Only at night DO BATS LEAVE the safety of their cave.
18: Jane's advice was INVALUABLE.
19: The answer is 'Like a fish OUT OF water'.
20: If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence then we think someone else's situation is better than
our own.

21: 'I blew it' means 'I FAILED'.
22: The answer was 'Can you TURN it up please'.
23: The answer was that he 'says exactly what he thinks'.
24: The answer was 'FISTED', tightfisted.
25: If you have a 'longing' for something it means that you want to have it very much. The answer is
'lengthen'.
26: Two people singing is called a 'duet'.
27: The opposite of 'resistible' is 'irresistible'.
28: Milk, air and imagination are uncountable nouns.
29: 'Pride' and 'prejudice' are nouns.
30: The answer was 'dish'.

31: The answer is BOTHER.
32: The answer is 'Sorry, something cropped up'.

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33: The answer is BORROWED.
34: The answer was TO.
35: The answer was CELLO.
36: The answer was 'hours to get through it'.
37: The answer is 'impatient'.
38: The answer is 'the fence'. If, however, someone SITS ON the fence, it means that they find it hard to
make a decision or voice their opinion about something.
39: The answer is 'taught'. The words hot, knot and what all have a short vowel sound, whereas the word
'taught' has a long vowel sound.
40: A lamb is a young sheep. The answer is 'a kid'.

41: The answer is 'pig'-headed.
42: The answer was 'bored'.
43: 'A storm in a tea cup' is the correct expression.
44: A 'tripod' is a stand to hold a camera.
45: 'That's the woman whose bag I found' is the correct answer. 'Whose' is a possesive relative pronoun and
because it is part of a defining relative clause there is no comma.
46: 'Chief' is the correct spelling.
47: 'phoTOGrapher' is the correct pronunciation.
48: 'You're welcome!' is a correct response.
49: 'To let the cat out of the bag' means to tell a secret.
50: A 'hinge' is part of a door. It's the metal object that connects the door to the door frame.

51: 'Intelligent' is the correct spelling.
52: 'Pavement' is the British English word for 'sidewalk'. A lane is a narrow kind of road, often in the
countryside.
53: 'Should you have a party, he'll come,' is the correct sentence. Remember that you need to have a
comma (,) after the conditional clause!
54: 'To haggle' means to negotiate a price. If you 'dispute' something then you disagree with it.
55: To have green fingers' is an expression for good gardeners.
56: To be 'in a rut' is the correct expression.
57: 'Stationary' is the correct spelling.
58: 'Cutlery' is the correct word. 'Weaponry' is a collective noun for weapons, such as guns and knives.
59: 'I wish it would stop raining' is the correct sentence.
60: 'Sorry, I didn't catch that,' is the most suitable expression.

61: The answer is 'To be broke'. This is a common expression for not having any money.
62: You would see this sign in a car park.
63: The answer is 'you won £1,000,000'.
64: The answer is 'A sliced loaf please'.
65: The answer is 'score'.'
66: The answer is 'had better'. '
67: 'To blow your top' is an expression which means to get very angry.
68: 'Travel' is the correct word.
69: A 'joint' is where two pieces of wood are connected. A 'bolt' is used to lock a door.
70: A car does not have an 'aisle'. The 'aisle' in the cinema is the passageway from front to back between the
seats.

71: A 'drugstore' is the American English equivalent of a 'chemist's.'
72: 'Excuse me, is this seat taken' is the most appropriate expression.
73: 'You could have knocked me down with a feather' is the correct expression.
74: 'Nice, brown, leather' is the most natural order for these adjectives. O. C. M. (opinion, colour, material) is
a way to help remember the order of adjectives.
75: 'I'm used to it' is the correct answer. The verb is 'to be used to something'.
76: 'Auxiliary' is the correct spelling.
77: 'Terrific' is the different word. All the other words are adjectives meaning 'very big'.
78: 'So do I' is the most natural way to complete the sentence.
79: 'A pain in the neck' is an expression used to describe an annoying person.
80: 'Miserable' is different. It means 'unhappy'. The other words have the opposite meaning.

81: 'Can I borrow your book' is the right answer. You borrow something 'from' someone, but you lend
something ' to' someone.
82: AdVERtisement is the correct pronunciation.

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83: The correct speling is 'accommodation'.
84: 'I'm just browsing' is the correct expression. ('To browse' is a verb - the noun, a 'browser' is now also
used as the name for the kind of Internet software you are using to see this page.)
85. A rainbow is a multi-coloured arc in the sky, when there is rain and sun at the same time.
86. The word is 'facelift'. Not 'head lift'. Facelift describes an operation to make a person look younger.
87. A day trip is when you visit somewhere for one day.
88. You can hear footsteps, it's the sound made when walking.
89. If someone hits you in the eye, you get a black eye.
90. If people get angry because they are driving, they suffer from road rage.

91. If you are tired, you might yawn.
92. Cross, angry and furious are similar in meaning.
93. The holiday is exciting, the person feels excited.
94. The film was boring, I felt bored.
95. Astonished, surprised, and shocked have similar meanings.
96. 'I'm looking forward to meeting you again.' is correct.
97. 'Bought' is the irregular past of 'buy'.
98.

Questions in the past with 'did' + infinitive.

99.

'Fell' is the past of 'fall'.

100.

How many plays did he write? Is the correct answer.