Boston
Conflict Resolution
General
World Geography
Twist my Grammar
100

This 2.5-mile red-brick trail winds through downtown Boston and leads you to 16 historically significant sites related to the American Revolution.

The Freedom Trail

100

If a situation is getting out of hand and becoming more intense, it is starting to do this; to calm it back down, you must do the opposite.

escalate and de-escalate
100

Invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, this device revolutionized global communication.

Telephone

100

Spanning over 5,500 miles across northern Asia, this is the largest country in the world by land area.

Russia

100

She don’t like broccoli.

"Don’t" should be "doesn’t" — "She doesn’t like broccoli."

200

Known as America's oldest public park, this green space in the heart of the city was established in 1634.

Boston Common

200

Rather than being openly hostile, someone who expresses negative feelings in a subtle, indirect, or evasive way is described as this.

Passive-aggressive

200

How long has Amy lived in the US and in what city?

Her whole life in LA

200

Running along the border between Nepal and China, this mountain peak is the highest point above sea level on Earth.

Mt. Everest

200

I have visited Paris last summer.

Use simple past, not present perfect:
"I visited Paris last summer."

300

Located right across the Charles River in Cambridge, these two Ivy-league and prestigious higher education institutions dominate the area's academic life.

Harvard and MIT

300

When mediating a dispute, a mediator might restate a problem in a more constructive or positive light. This technique is known as doing this to the situation.

Reframe

300

This iconic element with the chemical symbol Au and atomic number 79 has been prized for currency and jewelry for thousands of years.

Gold

300

Holding roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen fresh water, this South American river system is the largest river by discharge volume in the world.

Amazon River

300

If I will see him, I will tell him the news

First conditional needs simple present in the if-clause:
"If I see him, I will tell him the news."

400

If a local tells you to order "chowda" and a "lobster roll" at Quincy Market, they are referring to famous local dishes featuring this type of food.

Seafood

400

Speech, actions, or comments intended to deliberately incite anger, outrage, or conflict are described using this adjective.

Inflammatory

400

Often referred to as the "universal donor," this specific blood type can be safely given to patients of almost any blood group in emergency transfusions.

O negative 

Type O

400

Located in North Africa, this desert covers over 3.5 million square miles, making it the largest hot desert in the world.

Sahara Desert

400

Each of the students have submitted their projects.

"Each" is singular, so use singular verb and pronoun:
"Each of the students has submitted his or her project."

500

This historic neighborhood, famous for its narrow cobblestone streets, brick row houses, and gas lamps, is one of Boston's most picturesque and expensive areas.

Beacon Hill

500

To stand firm in your position during a heated debate despite strong pressure or opposition from others is to do this.

To hold one's ground

500

Named after the French word for "castle," this historical fortress and prison in Paris was stormed on July 14, 1789, an event that ignited the French Revolution.

Bastille

500

Situated on two continents separated by the Bosphorus Strait, this historical transcontinental city was formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople.

Istanbul

500

Despite of the heavy rain, neither the players or the coaches were willing to cancel the match.

1. "Despite of" should be "Despite" (or "In spite of").

2. "or" should be "nor" 

"Despite the heavy rain, neither the players nor the coaches were willing to cancel the match.

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