Work & Career Vocabulary
Gerund vs. Infinitive
Talking about the future
Reading Strategies
Conversation & Speaking Skills
Random
100
What do we call the fixed amount of money paid to an employee every month or year?
Salary
100
Complete the sentence with the correct form of buy: "I went to the store ______ some milk."
to buy (infinitive of purpose)
100
Complete the sentence correctly: "When he ______ (finish) his training, he will start his new job."
finishes
100
What does the acronym EEPI!!!! stand for when discussing author's purpose?
*EEPI is copyrighted by Ms. Harrison
What is Explain, Entertain, Persuade, Inform?
100
If a classmate says, "I bought a new pair of shoes yesterday," give an example of an open-ended follow-up question.
Where did you buy them?
What colour are they?
How much did they cost?
(W questions)
100
What food never goes bad?
Honey! (the oldest honey is 5,500 years old...and you could still eat it).
200
This verb means to leave your job permanently because you have reached an older age.
Retire
200
Complete the sentence with the correct form of fly: "Are you afraid of ______?"
flying (verb-ing after preposition)
200
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) When I will graduate, I will travel.
B) When I graduate, I will travel.
What is B? (Never use 'will' directly after time conjunctions like 'when')
200
Before reading a whole article, what strategies should you use to make a prediction about its contents? Name two.
Reading the title, subheadings, and scanning pictures/small print.
200
What are filler words, and should you use them?
um, ah, like...
NO
200
How many teeth does an adult human normally have? [closest answer wins]
32
300
What is the term for working for yourself?
Self-employed
300
Correct the grammar error in this sentence: "I look forward to hear from you soon."
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
(Gerund after the prepisition 'to' in phrasal verbs)
300
Fill in the blank using the correct tense: Lorna will make herself ill unless she ______ (get) more rest.
What is gets? (Present simple after 'unless')
300
Name two clues that show an author's purpose is to inform.
Facts, statistics, numbers, quotes, or research.
300
What is a run-on sentence, and what is one way to fix it?
A sentence that keeps going and going and going.
Fix it with a full stop or and/but/so.
300
This country is considered the happiest in the world - perhaps because it is home to Santa Claus and saunas.
Finland.
400
Name two formal synonyms for the word "job".
Vocation, occupation, profession, [career]
400
Complete the sentence with the correct form of make: "Be careful not ______ a noise when you come home."
to make
400
What is the future form of "to be"?
going to
400
What is an efficient reading strategy to quickly get the main idea of each paragraph in a longer text?
What is reading the first sentence (and last sentence) of each paragraph?
400
What is the main difference between an open-ended question and a closed-ended question?
An open-ended question lets you explain things, but a closed question can only be answered with yes/no.
400
Which (not human) ocean mamal wears other animals as hats?
Orca whales (also known as killer whales). According to the BBC, orcas wear dead fish as hats after playing catch with them, and no one knows why.
500
If you work extra hours past your normal schedule, what are you doing?
overtime
500
What kind of word is "waking" in this sentence? Waking up late during the holidays makes me feel good.
Gerund
500
be + verb + ing is what future structure?
_________ ___________ (2 words)
Example: "I am meeting my doctor tomorrow"
Present Continuou
500
Should you read the questions before or after reading the passage, and why?
Before, because it helps guide your focus and improves overall understanding on the first read-through.
500
How many minutes will you need to speak for (with your partner) in your upcoming speaking assessment, and how many credits will you get?
4 minutes
5 credits
500
Which slow-moving land animal can hold its breath longer than a dolphin?
A sloth! They can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes, while a dolphin must surface after 10.