Grammar -- Pronouns
My brother always talks to ________ when he’s studying.
A) himself
B) him
C) hisself
A) himself
Choose the correct answer.
I tried to call Lisa, but she ________ a shower.
A) took
B) was taking
C) had taken
B) was taking
Choose the correct answer.
Could you ________ me the truth?
A) say
B) speak
C) tell
D) talk
C) tell
The noun for HAPPY is ...
Happiness
Take 100 points from the team in first place (or 2nd place if you're in first place).
Yaay
Sarah and I email ________ almost every day.
A) ourselves
B) each other
C) themselves
B) each other
Choose the correct answer.
By the time the movie started, we ________ our popcorn.
A) were finishing
B) had finished
C) have finished
B) had finished
Choose the correct answer.
I spent three weeks in Italy and ________ a little Italian.
A) picked up
B) got by
C) put up
A) picked up
The noun for DISAPPOINT is ...
Disappointment
Get 400 points and continue your turn (unless this is third question).
Yaay
________ say that drinking enough water is important for your health.
A) One
B) You
C) They
C) They
Which sentence is correct?
A) When we were kids we would go camping every summer.
B) When we were kids we would live in Philadelphia
C) Both are correct.
D) Neither is correct.
A) Every summer we would go camping.
What does brush up on mean?
A) Forget something
B) Improve a skill you already have
C) Learn something for the first time
B) Improve a skill you already have
The noun for KIND is...
Kindness
Lose 600 points and choose a team to give them to.
Wah Wah
If someone forgets ________ password, they should reset it immediately.
A) his
B) her
C) their
C) their
Choose the correct answer.
While my brother ________ TV, I finished my homework.
A) watched
B) was watching
C) would watch
B) was watching
Which idiom means “I can’t remember it right now, but I probably will soon.”
A) I can't get my head around it.
B) I have to brush up on it.
C) It’s on the tip of my tongue.
C) It’s on the tip of my tongue.
The noun for FRUSTRATE is...
Frustration
Sorry. No points and your turn is over.
Wah Wah
Which sentence is correct?
A) We painted the room by ourselves.
B) We painted the room ourselves.
C) Both are correct.
D) Neither is correct.
C) Both are correct.
Complete the sentence.
When I was a child, I ________ play soccer every Saturday.
A) use to
B) used to
C) would to
B) used to
I’m sorry, I can’t ________ right now. I’m in a meeting.
A) say
B) tell
C) talk
C) talk
The noun for GENEROUS is...
Generosity
Every other team except you gets 500 points.
Wah Wah
Emma put the backpack next to ________ on the floor.
A) herself
B) her
B) her
Which sentence is NOT correct?
A) My grandfather used to smoke.
B) My grandfather would smoke after dinner every night.
C) My grandfather would have blue eyes.
D) My grandfather had blue eyes when he was young.
C) My grandfather would have blue eyes.
What does "get by" mean?
A) Pass an exam
B) Manage with what you have
C) Travel somewhere quickly
B) Manage with what you have
The noun for BELIEVE is...
Belief
Get 600 points AND choose another team to lose 600 points.
Yaay (and Wah Wah to the other team)
Which sentence is correct?
A) One should always brush your teeth twice a day.
B) You should always brush one’s teeth twice a day.
C) One should always brush one’s teeth twice a day.
D) All of them are incorrect
C) One should always brush one’s teeth twice a day.
Choose the correct answer.
By the time the ambulance arrived, the firefighters ________ everyone out of the building.
A) did rescued
B) were rescuing
C) had rescued
C) had rescued
Choose the correct idiom.
A) I’m going to speak my tongue during the meeting.
B) I’m going to speak my mind during the meeting.
C) I’m going to tell my mind during the meeting.
B) I’m going to speak my mind during the meeting.
The noun for DEAD is...
Death
Give the last place team 700 points (if you're in last place you get 700 points from the team of your choice).
Yaay? Wah Wah?
Which is incorrect?
A) We really enjoyed ourselves.
B) They blamed themselves for the accident.
C) Alex put his suitcase above himself on the train.
D) She made the cake herself.
C) Alex put his suitcase above himself on the train.
Put the events in the correct order.
“When the police arrived, the thief had already escaped.”
A) Police arrived → thief escaped
B) Thief escaped → police arrived
C) They happened at the same time.
D) There’s not enough information.
B) Thief escaped → police arrived
Choose the correct sentence.
A) She told she was tired.
B) She said me she was tired.
C) She told me she was tired.
C) She told me she was tired.
The noun for POSSIBLE is...
Possibility
In 15 seconds, name all the students in this class or lose 800 points (you get the points if you do it before the buzzer goes off.
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Which sentence is correct?
A) Maria and Carlos don’t understand themselves anymore.
B) Maria and Carlos don’t understand each other anymore.
C) Maria and Carlos don’t understand theirselves anymore.
B) Maria and Carlos don’t understand each other anymore.
Which sentence is correct?
A) I had opened the door and then I saw my friend.
B) I opened the door and had seen my friend.
C) I opened the door and saw my friend.
D) I was opening the door and had seen my friend.
C) I opened the door and saw my friend.
Choose the correct answer.
Your pronunciation is so good that you could almost ________.
A) get by
B) pass for a local
C) pick up the language
B) pass for a local
The noun for METAPHORICAL is...
Metaphor
Every team rolls the dice and the highest number gets 900 points and the lowest number loses 900 points.
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Which sentence is correct?
A) Everybody should ask himself if they’re ready.
B) Everybody should ask themselves if they’re ready.
C) Everybody should ask one if they’re ready.
B) Everybody should ask themselves if they’re ready.
Choose the correct sentence.
A) When I woke up, my brother read a book.
B) When I woke up, my brother had read a book.
C) When I woke up, my brother was reading a book.
D) When I woke up, my brother would read a book.
C) When I woke up, my brother was reading a book.
Choose the formal word from each pair (all three must be correct to get points).
Ask / Request
Error / Mistake
Respond / Answer
Request
Error
Respond
The nouns for
TEMPT
CURIOUS
LOSS
All three must be correct.
Temptation
Curiosity
Lose
Every team BUT YOURS loses 1000 points and you get 1000.
Yaay (and Wah Wah to the other teams)