About English
How many native speakers of English are there?
A. 350 million
B. 430 million
A. 350 million
1. Irony
2. Ironi
3. Irrne
1. Irony
The act or technique of ascribing human attributes to nonhuman or inanimate things.
Example: "The sun smiled down on us"
A. personification
B. mood
A. personification
A person in the story
A. character
B. narrator
A. character
What country is Mr. Andre from?
A. New Zealand
B. China
C. Australia
C . Australia
Britain was a strong colonial power during which centuries?
A. 17th and 18th
B. 18th and 19th
B. 18th and 19th
1. Narrater
2. Narrator
3. Nariter
2. Narrator
A figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as".
Example: "The clouds sped by in the wind like sailboats".
A. simile
B. evidence
A. simile
An author’s feeling or attitude toward the subject and audience.
A. main idea
B. tone
B. tone
What is the capital city of Australia?
A. Sydney
B. Canberra
C. Shanghai
B. Canberra
English is used as the official language in which two international organisations?
United Nations & European Union
1. Ideam
2. Idiom
3. Ideom
2. Idiom
A phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing.
Example: "Her words are pearls."
metaphor
The person telling the story.
narrator
How many letters are there in the alphabet?
A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
B. 26
How much land did Britain control at the beginning of the 20th century?
One quarter 1/4
1. Dialogue
2. Dialoge
3. Dialog
1. Dialogue
A phrase that cannot be understood by understanding the meanings of each of its words.
Example: The phrase "fall out", meaning "to have a disagreement".
idiom
Where and when the play takes place.
Which word in English has the most definitions?
set
What's the difference between American and British English?
Some words and expressions
1. Metafor
2. Metaphor
3. Metafour
2. Metaphor
Contrast that is usually interesting or surprising between what one would normally expect.
Example: A fire station burns down.
irony
The central point of a passage or text; also called the central idea.
main idea
Who is the king of the United Kingdom?
A. William II
B. Richard IV
C. Charles III
C. Charles III