Correct the error
WHOM did you talk to on the phone last weekend.
It's important that everyone ____ here on time tomorrow.
A) are
B) be
C) is coming
D) do come
E) are arriving
B) Be
What does it mean to "hit the sack"?
A) To lose one's temper.
B) To eat a heavy meal.
C) To go to sleep.
D) To get hurt.
E) To get in a physical fight.
C) To go to sleep.
"I'm gonna hit the sack. Got a long day tomorrow"
Which of the following authors wrote the novel Pride & Prejudice?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Fyodor Dostoyevsky
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) Jane Austen
E) George Orwell
Jane Austen
What is the difference between a suffix and a prefix and can you give an example of both?
Suffixes are attached to the end of a word (e.g. surprisingly)
The knight raised his sword and prepared to defend his thrown against the invaders.
Throne*
Correct the mistake:
She would not have told her if she would have known that she would get so upset.
What does it mean to "take a rain check"?
A) To discuss a pressing issue.
B) To take necessary precautions so as to avoid a negative outcome.
C) To prepare for something unexpected.
D) To postpone plans to a later date.
E) To win the lottery.
D) To postpone plans to a later date.
Which word below is NOT used to refer to a group of animals?
A) A school
B) A brisket
C) A pride
D) A pod
E) A murder
B) A brisket
(A school of fish, a pride of lions, a pod of dolphins, a murder of crows)
How do you read this number?
13,854,691,039
Thirteen billion, eight hundred and fifty four million, six hundred and ninety one thousand, thirty nine.
We actually ate really good at the restaurant. I think I'm going to give it five stars on Yelp.
We actually ate really well at the restaurant. I think I'm going to give it five stars on yelp.
Turn the following sentence from the active voice into passive voice:
"Trevor Noah wrote the book in 2011".
The book was written by Trevor Noah in 2011.
What is the expression "catch 22" used to signify?
A) A task that takes a long time to complete.
B) A dilemma or difficult situation.
C) An idea that is contradictory.
D) A baseless or unjustified opinion.
E) A game of cat and mouse.
B) A dilemma or difficult situation.
"It's a catch 22 situation... You're doomed no matter what you do!"
Which of the following is NOT a metaphor?
A) Her eyes lit up like two burning suns.
B) The classroom was a zoo.
C) His mind is a sponge that soaks up everything he reads.
D) The world is a stage and we are merely players.
E) My father had a heart of stone.
A) Her eyes lit up like two burning suns (simile).
Which of the following sentences uses punctuation incorrectly?
A) I told him to stay in the car, but he didn't listen to me, and now we've gotten a fine because of it.
B) Inflation rates are at an all-time high right now, however, they are expected to level off by the end of the year.
C) It's important to pack well before a hike in the mountains: you do not want to get caught unprepared!
D) To make a long story short—and avoid boring you to death—I'll simply say this: we ended up not going because the flight was cancelled.
Inflation rates are at an all-time high right now. However, they are expected to level off by the end of the year.
She said she will call me once she finished her homework.
She said she WOULD call me once she finished her homework.
Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a direct object?
A) He slept for several hours uninterrupted.
B) They stole the car.
C) She just sat there and ate the apple.
D) Do it!
E) I want to read a book.
He slept for several hours without moving.
What does the expression "A chip off the old block" used to mean?
A) A task that takes a long time to complete.
B) A problem no one is able to solve.
C) A person who is perseverant or hardworking.
D) A child who resembles their parent.
E) A cliché or stereotype that is overused.
D) A child who resembles their parent.
"He's a chip off the old block, this one..."
What do the following words have in common?
A) Sword
B) Thumb
C) Indict
D) Salmon
E) Knead
They all have a silent letter.
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A) Beaurocracy
B) Definately
C) Reccomend
D) Pronounciation
E) Millennium
Millennium
If less people used disposable water bottles, there would be less plastic in landfills.
If fewer people used disposable water bottles, there would be less plastic in landfills.
Each of the students in the class ______ their own project for the science fair.
A) are preparing
B) is preparing
C) have been preparing
D) have not been preparing
E) do not prepare
B) is preparing
What does the expression "a dime a dozen" mean?
A) Something that is very rare.
B) Something that is easy to find and not valuable.
C) Something that is very cheap.
D) Something that is very expensive.
E) Something that is sold in sets of twelve units.
B) Something easy to find and not valuable.
"Plastic toys like these are a dime a dozen"
Which of the following words do NOT have an irregular plural?
A) Thesis
B) Aircraft
C) Louse
D) Nucleus
E) Bias
E) Bias > biases.
Name two of the following symbols by name:
A) &
B) ~
C) '
& Ampersand
~ Tilde
' Apostrophe