What does the expression, "let the cat out of the bag", mean?
to reveal a secret
400
What are a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter worth in the USA?
1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents
400
Complete the sentences using FOR or SINCE. 1: I've had this laptop __________ three months. 2: They've lived in Ottawa _________ 2012.
1. for (a period of time)
2. since (an exact time when something began)
400
1. I _______ to Chicago for the first time two years ago. (went/have gone) 2. Claire and I _________ friends. We really like each other now. (have become/became)
1. went ( simple past = a specific time)
2. have become (present perfect = undefined time in the past, still relevant today)
400
Say this large number out loud: 234,549,777,208. Then turn it into an ordinal number.
Michelle was born in Charlevoix but spent her entire childhood in Chicago. Charlevoix is her _____________ and Chicago is her _____________.
birthplace, hometown.
500
Explain the roles of a film PRODUCER and a film DIRECTOR.
A producer controls the preparation of a movie and gets the money for production together. //
A director is the person who tells the actors how to act in front of the camera.
500
Answer using YET or ALREADY. 1. He's _________ directed four movies, and he's only 30. 2. The mechanic hasn't fixed her car _____.
1. already (used in affirmative sentences)
2. yet (used at the end of questions and negative sentences)
500
Explain what happens in Steven Spielberg's film, Jurassic Park. Give at least four details.
Example: A man builds a dinosaur park, some visitors go to the island, a man turns off the electricity, the dinosaurs escape and kill people, a small dinosaur spits poison into the eyes of the scientist who stole eggs, the children hide from velociraptors, the visitors escape on a helicopter.