GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
What annual celebration offers the biggest number of flowers?
VALENTINE'S DAY.
Rewrite this conversation in the correct order:
A - Very well, thanks. Let’s get down to business, shall we?
B - I’m fine, thanks. How are you?
C - Hello again! How are you getting on?
D - Yes, all right.
Answer
C - Hello again! How are you getting on?
B - I’m fine, thanks. How are you?
A - Very well, thanks. Let’s get down to business, shall we?
D - Yes, all right.
Find out the right tense and verb form.
Her favorite TV show ..... (start) at 7pm on Tuesdays.
Answer:
The tense is the Present Simple.
Her favorite TV show starts at 7pm on Tuesdays.
Answer the following personal questions in ten minute time.
1. What's your name?
2. How old are you?
3. Are you married or single?
4. What's your dream job?
5. What's your dressing style?
Responses:
1. I'm ......
2. I'm ......
3. I'm .....
4. I'd like to become a Chef.
5. I like to dress casual.
Making requests
How do you say the following in English?
1. Puis-je emprunter votre cahier s'il vous plait?
2. Bien sûr que oui!
Answer:
1. Could I borrow your notebook, please?
2. Yes, of course!
How many continents are there in the world?
There are seven (07) continents in the world now: Africa, Asia, Australia, Antartica, Europe, North America and South America.
Translate the following in into English:
Hotesse;
Poste de contrôle;
Place côté allée;
Place côté fenêtre.
Answer:
Stewardess;
Information desk;
Aisle seat
Window seat
What are the ten (10) modal verbs of the English language?
Answer:
They are: Can/could; may/might; must; ought to; shall; should; will and would.
Talking about likes and dislikes: 01 minute
1. What kind of people do like?
2. What are your favorite food and drink?
3. What's your favorite color?
4. What's your favorite place to go?
5. What's your favorite time of the year?
Answer:
1. I like honest people.
2. My favorite food and drink are Toh and ginger juice.
3. My favorite colors are black and white.
4. I enjoy going to my village.
5. I love the rainy season.
Making requests:
How do you say the following in English?
1. Peux-tu me faire une faveur?
2. Veux-tu me donner un coup de main s'il te plait?
3. Puis-je avoir un peu d'argent, Papa?
4. Pouvez-vous me prêter votre voiture pour ce weekend?
Answer:
1. Can you do me a favor?
2. Will you give me a hand, please?
3. Dad, can I have a bit of money?
4. Could you lend me your car for this weekend, please?
Name three (03) countries where English is the mother tongue of the population.
England, USA and Australia.
Translate these business words and phrases into English:
1. Rendez-vous d'affaires;
2. Dîner d'affaires;
3. Réunion d'affaires;
4. Plan d'affaires;
5. Partenaire d'affaires;
6. Voyage d'affaires
7. Faire une réservation de chambre d'hôtel;
Answer:
1. Business appointment;
2. Business dinner;
3. Business meeting;
4. Business plan;
5. Business partner
6. Business trip;
7. To book a hotel room;
Find out the tense of each of the sentences below:
1. I am learning English these days.
2. Dad and Mum came back from the pilgrimage just yesterday.
3. He has been practicing English for quite a long time.
Answer:
1. The present continuous
2. The past simple
3. The present perfect continuous
Talking about free time:
1. Name the top three (03) of your free time activities.
2. What benefits do you get by doing them?
Personal Response.
Thanking and Responding to thanks:
Say in English,
1. Merci pour tout.
2. Je n'oublierai jamais ce soutien (support) de votre part.
3. Que ferais-je sans votre aide?
4. Il n'y a pas de quoi.
5. C'est si peu de chose, nous sommes entre amis après tout!
6. C'était un plaisir.
Answer:
1. Thanks for everything.
2. I'll never forget this support from you.
3. What would I do without your help?
4. Don't mention it.
5. It's so little thing, we're among friends after all!
6. It was my pleasure.
What are the three (03) most celebrated feast in the muslim world today?
Ramadan, Tabaski and Mawlid.
Find out two synonyms of "Company".
Answer:
- Enterprise
- Firm
How do you build the following tenses in the affirmative and interrogative form:
1. The past perfect
- affirmative
- interrogative
2. The future perfect
- affirmative
- interrogative
Answer:
1. The past perfect:
- affirmative: S + HAD + P.P. + (O)
- interrogative: HAD + S + P.P. + (O)?
2. The future perfect:
- afirmative: S + WILL HAVE + P.P. + (O)
- interrogative: WILL + S + HAVE + P.P. + (O)?
Talking about Family and Friends:
1. How many people are there in your family?
2. Who are they for you?
3. Who's your best friend?
4. Why is he/she your best friend?
5. How often do meet with each other?
Personal answers.
1. There are 10 people in my family
2. They are my parents, brothers and sisters
3. My best friend's name is ....
4. He/She's my best friend because he/she is trustworthy, caring and hard-working.
5. My friend and I meet almost every day.
4.
5.
What are the two commonest colors in the world?
Black and white.
Stress
Match answers to the questions:
1. What are three harmful effects of stress?
2. What are three causes of stress?
3. What are some other causes of stress?
4. What are some other effects of stress?
a. unemployment, finances, arguments
b. too much work, rushing, deadlines
c. depression, loneliness, hospital
d. depression, loneliness, anxiety
Answer:
1= c
2 = b
3 = a
4 = d
Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
1. Look! Jane ............ (sing) again. She often ........... (sing)
this song.
2. My father ......... (have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls ........... (not / talk) now. All of them
........ (watch) a film.
4. ......... you ......... (like) watching TV?
5. He usually .......... (go) to work at 9:00 o’clock, but this morning he .......... (leave) home late.
Responses:
1. Look! Jane is singing again. She often sings
this song.
2. My father has a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls are not talking now. All of them are watching a film.
4. Do you like watching TV?
5. He usually goes to work at 9:00 o’clock, but this morning he is leaving home late.
What are your top three (03) funs
Personal Response: