What is the difference between these sentences:
1) I used to go to bed late.
2) I'm used to going to bed late.
'used to' refers to a repeated or continuous past action that no longer exists.
'to be used to' means to be accustomed to something
100
How did the "Rain Man" read books quickly?
He read the left page with his left eye and right page with his right eye. H read two pages at the same time.
100
How many states are in the USA?
50
100
The Detroit Pistons play what kind of sport?
Basketball
200
What kind of crime involves stealing?
Burglary.
200
Complete the sentence with either simple past, past continuous, or past perfect.
"Over the years, the Rain Man __________ (develop) a great talent for music, mental calculation, and drawing."
developed
200
What sorts of problems to people write to advice columns about? Give two examples.
What country is biggest banana producer (not exporter) in the world?
India.
300
A criminal who steals from you on the bus or a busy place in town.
A pick-pocket
300
What are the past tenses of these three sentences?
1) I went to the zoo.
2) I was studying all night.
3) I had seen the movie last week.
1) simple past
2) past continuous
3) past perfect
300
What is the summary from "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time" about?
The killing of a dog.
300
Name 10 states.
Answers vary.
300
When a chameleon looks at itself in the mirror, what color is it?
Good answer!
400
Laurence Kim Peek, or "Rain Man", is one of these.
What is a "savant"?
400
Identify the phrasal verbs in these sentences:
1) My car ran out of gas so I had to walk home.
2) I don't understand that word, so I have to look it up in the dictionary
1) ran out of
2) look it up
400
In the summary "The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time," what syndrome does the main character Chris have?
Asperger's syndrome
400
What important document, signed in 1776, declares Independence of the US colonies from Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
400
Who is the highest paid musician of 2013?
Madonna, 125 million, according to Forbes.
500
Alvin Andrews organized a program to keep at-risk children from joining ________.
What are "gangs"
500
Put this phrase into the future passive:
"They will all speak five languages by the end of the year."
Five languages will be spoken by the end of the year.
500
Alvin Andrews started a program to keep at-risk youth out of gangs. What activities (name two) does the program do with the kids?
Mentors meet with the kids to play sports, go to museums, or just hang out.
500
Barack Obama is the ____th President of the USA.
44th
500
Name the movie this quote comes from: "It's a funny world we live in. Speaking of which, do you know how I got these scars?"