GRAMMAR
What is the past simple of 'catch'?
CAUGHT
Give THREE letters that rhyme with the letter 'T'
B, C, D, E, G, P, V, Z
Spell the word:
JEWELRY/JEWELLERY
"We have to go home soon so we can hit the hay."
A) play baseball
B) relax
C) go to sleep
D) play in the hay
C) GO TO SLEEP
From which flower is the vanilla flavour derived?
A) Jasmine
B) Orchids
C) Hydrangeas
D) Sunflowers
B) ORCHIDS
Monday mornings can make me feel _____ miserable.
A) bitterly
B) extremely
C) ridiculously
D) utterly
D) UTTERLY
What is a synonym for 'meticulous'?
A) Haphazard
B) Careless
C) Thorough
D) Inadvertent
C) THOROUGH
The income that a government or company receives regularly
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REVENUE
A bird in the hand is worth two in the _____.
A) sky
B) tree
C) cage
D) bush
D) BUSH
From 1933 to 1945, which country maintained an official state of emergency?
A) France
B) Britain
C) Russia
D) Germany
D) GERMANY
The song ______ very quickly and reached the top charts within a week.
A) caught in
B) caught on
C) came up
D) came on
B) CAUGHT ON
The dynamic changes 'perpetually'. Which word means the opposite?
A) Constantly
B) Transiently
C) Eternally
D) Endlessly
B) TRANSIENTLY
Unscramble the word:
B C O R N A S O M I I E N S
CARBON EMISSION
Replace the text with the correct idiom:
The world today is facing an unpleasant situation because of the pandemic disease.
A) swallowing a bitter pill
B) harps on the same string
C) like a fish out of water
D) thrown out of gear
A) SWALLOWING A BITTER PILL
Pink Ladies and Granny Smiths are what types of fruit?
A) Apples
B) Dragonfruit
C) Watermelon
D) Strawberries
A) APPLES
Which sentence expresses this meaning? 'You didn't pass the exams. You are not a doctor.'
A) If I pass the exams, I'll be a doctor.
B) If I had passed the exams, I'd be a doctor.
C) If I had passed the exams, I'd been a doctor.
D) If I hadn't passed the exams, I wouldn't be a doctor.
B) If I had passed the exams, I'd be a doctor.
His ____ excuses invariably exasperated the manager.
A) robust
B) frail
C) loaded
D) feeble
D) FEEBLE
The state of being free from the control or power of another.
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SOVEREIGNTY
"I'm sorry, but I can't help you with your project. I'm already __________."
A) burning the candle at both ends
B) a diamond in the rough
C) cutting corners
D) spreading myself too thin
D) SPREADING MYSELF TOO THIN
What character have both Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch played?
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SHERLOCK HOLMES
_______ the report when Alan came in.
A) Scarcely had he finished
B) He scarcely had finished
C) He had scarcely finished
D) He had finished scarcely
A) Scarcely had he finished
Which word is defined as:
Free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
A) Acquitted
B) Mitigated
C) Liberated
D) Attributed
A) ACQUITTED
Spell the word:
NON-HIERARCHICAL
When the manager heard the news, it __________ to her entire strategy.
A) went over like a lead balloon
B) fell through the cracks
C) put the cat among the pigeons
D) hit the nail on the head
C) PUT THE CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS
What is the rarest and most expensive spice in the world by weight?
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SAFFRON