ESL World Championship

Tense Toss

100

Student A: What do you do on Saturdays? 

Student B: I _______ tennis. 

A. played

B. play

C. is play

D. have played

200

When do you _____ breakfast? 

a. eat

b. ate

c. eats

d. have eaten

300

What movie ________ last Friday night? 

a. did you saw

b. were you seen

c. did you see

d. have you seen

400

I _____________ to Spain. 

a. have never went 

b. did never go

c. have never gone

500

I ________________ Mt. Rainier about 10 times. 

a. have hiked

b. have been hiking

c. did hiked

d. was hiked

Part of Speech Pool

100

"Angry" is a _______________. 

a. noun

b. verb

c. adjective

d. adverb

200

What part of speech is spend in the sentence, "I like to spend time in the mountains." 

a. adjective

b. verb

c. noun

d. adverb

300

We should not ________ the environment. 

a. pollution

b. pollute

c. polluted

d. pollutated

400

The _____ of public schools began in the U.S. in the 19th century. 

a. establish

b. establishment

c. established

d. establishity

500

To be ________ in business requires hard work and _________. 

a. successful/persistence

b. success/persist

c. successive/persistence

d. successful/persistent

Punctuate THIS!

100

I went to the store I bought some bread

a. I went to the store. I bought some bread. 

b. I went to the store, I bought some bread. 

c. I went to the store I bought some bread. 

200

I traveled to Egypt with my family and I saw an amazing structure called a pyramid

a. I traveled to Egypt with my family, and I saw an amazing structure called a pyramid. 

b. I traveled to Egypt with my family. And, I saw an amazing structure called a pyramid. 

c. I traveled to Egypt with my family and, I saw an amazing structure called a pyramid. 

300

I have to move to California because I got a job there 

a. I have to move to California, because I got a job there. 

b. I have to move to California because, I got a job there. 

c. I have to move to California because I got a job there. 

400

Correct the sentence and punctuate it:

Although I am tired but I will go to work anyway 

a. Although I am tired, so I will go to work anyway.

b. Although I am tired, but I will go to work anyway.

c. Although I am tired so I will go to work anyway. 

d. Although I am tired, I will go to work anyway. 

500

Correct the sentence and punctuate it

Because I went to the beach so I got sunburned 

a. Because I went to the beach, I got sunburned. 

b. Because I went to the beach, so I got sunburned. 

c. Because I went to the beach since I got sunburned. 

US Culture and History

100

What holiday do we celebrate in November? 

Thanksgiving

200

What holiday involves children "trick or treating" and is celebrated in October? 

Halloween

300

What is the Capitol of the U.S. Government? 

Washington D.C. 

400

The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all but which of these rights? Freedom to....

a. practice your religion

b. say what you want

c. write what you want

d. smoke what you want

e. gather in groups of people peaceably

500

Under the 4th Amendment, police cannot enter your house without_______

a. your permission or a signed warrant from a judge

b. your parents being present

c. your mother-in-law's permission

d. singing a good song first

General Knowledge

100

Time ________ is the ability to plan your time well. 

a. management

b. control

c. travel

200

The population of the U.S. is about ____________

a. 330 million penguins

b. 330 million people

c. 3 million pineapples

d. 30 million people

300

Which of these is NOT a natural resource?

a. the sun

b. velcro

c. water

d. wind

400

If the genotype contains our DNA, what is the phenotype? 

a. an unexplained phenomenon like UFOs

b. a drug we should not take

c. how our genes are expressed, like what hair color we have

500

The American Revolutionary War was fought primarily because the colonists wanted________? 

a. lower taxes

b. the right to be represented in the British government

c. higher taxes on tea and other things like stamps