Exam recap 1
Reading pt.1
A. Mainly
B. Deeply
C. Highly
D. Widely
A range of health and emotional problems has long been ________ recognised
D: Widely (WIDELY RECOGNISED)
True or false: "Jingle Bells" was always a Christmas song
False - The now-classic holiday tune "Jingle Bells" was written in the mid-19th century by James Pierpont while he experienced a bout of homesickness while living in Savannah, GA. Though debated, some believe it was originally written for the Thanksgiving program at his father's church.
Adapt the word to fit the gap
Impress
So try to make a good ______ on everyone
Impression
What common farm animal doesn’t have teeth on their upper jaw?
Goats and Sheep
What colour are black boxes on airplanes?
Orange
A. Get
B. Pull
C. Take
D. Go
A study of university students showed that owning a pet helped them ______ over the break-up of a relationship.
A: Get (GET OVER)
What Bing Cosby song is the best-selling single ever?
White Christmas
Adapt the word to fit the gap
Friend
Strike and appropriate balance between formality and ______.
Friendliness
Where is a shrimp’s heart located in its body?
Head
The average person does what thirteen times a day?
Laughs
Fill the gap
65 per cent can't _______ bothered having breakfast
Be (BE BOTHERED)
What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck?
A: Tattle
B: Wattle
C: Gaffle
B: Wattle
Adapt the word to fit the gap
Judge
Bear in mind that people tend to make a ________ about someone they have met within a few minutes.
How long is an elephant pregnant with its calf before it gives birth?
22 months
What was Gandhi’s profession?
(clue: you usually wear a suit to do this job)
Lawyer
Fill the gap
Eating regular meals, it seems, is very _____ one of the average student's top priorities.
Rarely/seldom
Donald Trump makes a cameo appearance in which Christmas film?
Home Alone 2
Pt.4
Use 2-5 words so 2nd sentence has similar meaning to the 1st sentence.
The flying time to Singapore is six hours
Fly
It ____________ to singapore
takes six hours to fly
What is the cross between a donkey and a zebra known as?
Zeedonk
Which famous English rock star said, “I’ve no problem with drugs – only policemen”?
Keith Richards
Adapt the word to fit the gap
Despair
There's nothing worse than ________ trying to find the right place as the time for it to begin rapidly approaches.
Desperately
Guess the year - When did Coca-Cola start featuring Santa in their ads?
(clue - it's a long time ago!)
1931
Pt.4
Use 2-5 words so 2nd sentence has similar meaning to the 1st sentence.
Even though we played badly we won the match.
Spite
We won the match ___________ badly.
in spite of (our) playing badly
Which animal is known to survive being frozen?
Nomophobia
Fear of being without your mobile phone