Shades of Meaning
Vocabulary
Writing
Reading Comprehension
Conditionals
100

When one doesn't open their mouth when they speak, they can be said to be _______ing.

muttering

100

What is the word for the location a story happens in?

setting

100

A time phrase used to introduce an idea in a second paragraph (formally)

Initially...

100

In 2010, the planetary defence team at NASA had identified and logged 90 per cent of the asteroids near Earth measuring 1km wide. These 'near-Earth objects', or NEOs, are the size of mountains and include anything within 50 million kilometres of Earth's orbit. With an estimated 50 left to log, NASA says none of the 887 it knows about are a significant danger to the planet.

From the clues in the reading, what is an asteroid? 

Objects in space

100

Complete this conditional sentence correctly:

"If you _____ (be) a professional football player, who _____(you/play) for?"

If you were a professional football player, who would you play for?

200

Bill  ______ed his whole life after hurting his leg in the war.

limp

200

What is the word for a small house (usually in the woods or on a beach)?

hut

200

At the end of a piece of writing, to begin the last paragraph, what phrase would work (formally)

Therefore, Given the information above...

200

What Gabriela was experiencing was a cultural clash in expectations. She was used to a more hierarchical framework where the team leader and manager took control and gave specific instructions on how things were to be done. This more directive management style worked well for her and her team in Brazil but did not transfer well to her new team in Sweden.

From the extract, what is a cultural clash?

a different based on country

200

If our team had scored another goal, we _____(win) the championship.

would have won

300

Captain America did not carry a sword, but did have a special ________ to ward off enemy fire.

sheild

300

What is the word for the plant that has little white "T"s that form a sphere that then blow away? The head then turns yellow and the stems can be eaten.

Dandelion

300

What's a question that could be used at the beginning of an informal email to show a complex verb tense?

"How have you been?"

300

"This report looks at the findings of two large-scale surveys on the mindset of the millennial generation and explores how organisations can strive to address these needs, increase employee engagement and encourage retention."  

What does strive mean?

try

300

If we _____(know) it was David's birthday, we ______________ sent him a card.

had known, would have sent him

400

Babies learn to _______ before they can walk

crawl

400

What is the name of the black substance that comes from the ground, is mined and is used to make heat or electricity? (It is non-renewable)

coal

400

Translate this into informal English.

"Having obtained the necessary permissions to commence the project, contractors will be contacted forthwith."

Because people have said yes to start the thing, builders will be phoned right now.

400

In Britain, the average person spends more than £1,000 on new clothes a year, which is around four per cent of their income. That might not sound like much, but that figure hides two far more worrying trends for society and for the environment. First, a lot of that consumer spending is via credit cards. British people currently owe approximately £670 per adult to credit card companies. That's 66 per cent of the average wardrobe budget. Also, not only are people spending money they don't have, they're using it to buy things they don't need. Britain throws away 300,000 tons of clothing a year, most of which goes into landfill sites. 

What are two things that are hidden by this data?

credit card spending, purchasing unneeded items.

400

What ________(you/buy) if you _____ (have) a credit card?

would you buy, had

500
The Sahara is a ___________(four letter geography word) desert that extends from Morocco all the way to Egypt.

vast

500

What is the word for a creature that is used to represent a team/university/country and often appears on promotional items?

mascot

500

Translate this into formal English

"I don't know and I don't care."

"One is not aware nor interested."

500

Historically, more bridges were made of wood and were much more susceptible to fire. This was particularly true of old-fashioned train bridges, where the spark created by the steel wheels and steel tracks could sometimes cause a bridge to catch fire and burn to the ground.

What does susceptible mean?

receptive to/defenceless against

500

If they _______(eat), they ________(not be) hungry.

had eaten, would not be

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