GRAMMAR
WILD CARD
VOCABULARY
WILD CARD
GENERAL ENGLISH
100

He is sitting ___ the chair.

  • A) in

  • B) on

  • C) at

He is sitting ON the chair. 

100

What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

Avocado

100

What is the word for the doctor of animals?

Veterinarian 

100

What language family does English belong to?

Germanic

100

What are synonyms of happy?

Joyful, Glad, Cheerful, Delighted, Content, Pleased, Jubilant, Overjoyed





200

She ___ to the gym every morning.

  • A) go

  • B) goes

  • C) going

She GOES to the gym every morning. 

200

What is the difference between PAIR and PEAR?

PAIR: Two of something

PEAR: A type of fruit

200

They made such a mess! They _______ shop windows, threw rocks at police and _______fire to cars.

They made much a mess! They SMASHED shop windows, threw rocks at police and SET fire to cars.

200

What is the smallest continent in the world?

Australia

200

What kind of word is quickly?

Adverb

300

The sun was burning hot and I got really sunburned because I was forgetting/had forgotten to put any sunscreen on. 

The sun was burning hot and I got really sunburned because I HAD FORGOTTEN to put any sunscreen on. 

300

How many syllables are in the word “beautiful”?

THREE

300

Which word fits into the following sentences: 

A tree _______ fell on my car during the storm.

We have decided to ________ into cosmetics.

A ________ of mathematics.  


1. Root   2. Leaf    3. Branch    4. Stem 
300

What is the name of the punctuation mark (,) used to separate items in a list?

Comma

300

Food prices have gone up so/such quickly.

Food prices have gone up SO quickly. 

400

Put these in order from the most CERTAIN to IMPOSSIBLE. 

May, can't, will, could, might, must

400

What did the ocean say to the beach?
 

Nothing, it just waved. 

400

The first two targets are to end poverty/the poor (defined as living on less than $2/day) and to make hunger/hungry a thing of the past. 

The first two targets are to end POVERTY (defined as living on less than $2/day) and to end HUNGER a thing of the past. 

400
  • Why did the tomato turn red?

Because it saw the salad dressing. 

400

Fill the gap with the correct past modal

You _________left the concert early last night, they came back on stage for another set!


You SHOULDN'T HAVE left the concert early last night, they came back on stage for another set! 

500

Which sentence uses the correct modal + perfect construction?

A) She must have went to the store.
B) She must have gone to the store.

She must have GONE to the store. 

500

What is the longest English word without a vowel?

RHYTHM

500

What does REHABILITATION mean?

The process of restoring someone to health, normal life, or good condition after illness, injury, or a difficult situation.

500

Which English playwriter contributed more than 1,700 words to the English language?

William Shakespeare

500

Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb tense for a situation that started in the past and continues to the present:

A) I lived in Spain for five years.
B) I have lived in Spain for five years.
C) I was living in Spain for five years.
D) I am living in Spain for five years.

B) I have lived in Spain for five years. 

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