Josh's Warm-up 6

Idioms

100

Come to the point leave out all unnecessary details focus on the major point

Cut to the chase

200

• To understand that something is not completely true or right
• Not take something too seriously
• Accept, but with some reservations or skepticism
• Don’t exactly believe something

Take it with a grain of salt

300

• Return to where one started from
• Back to the beginning
• Return to the starting point, start all over again
• Start again from the beginning because previous attempt failed

Back to square one

400

• Undecided about something
• Uncertain or unresolved, often because other matters have to be decided first
• Not yet settled or finalized

Up in the air

500

• Do all in one’s power (usually to achieve something or accommodate somebody)
• Make every effort to do something, especially to help someone
• Work very hard to accomplish something for someone
• Make a special effort to please someone

Bend over backwards

Grammar

100

She always (A-drink) coffee (B-preposition) she is reading (C-article) New York Times.

She always DRINKS coffee WHILE she is reading THE New York Times.

200

I (A-never be) to (B-article) Eiffel Tower but I (C-be) to Paris.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN to THE Eiffel Tower but I HAVE BEEN to Paris.

300

(A-article) boys (B-play) cards when they were (C-preposition) the train.

THE boys PLAYED cards when they were ON the train.

400

(A-Preposition) the break, we talked about (B-Have) (C-article) party.

DURING the break, we talked about HAVING A party.

500

I've wanted (A-call) you but I (B-Be) too busy (C-find) the time.

I've wanted TO CALL you but I HAVE BEEN too busy TO FIND the time.

Listening

100

Idiom

See eye to eye

200

Grammar

(Find the mistake)

Every other day, she TAKES the bus to school but today she drove.

300

Numbers

Three hours

(27/7=3)

400

Trivia

Lift or raise

500

General

Friday

(Monday+2=Wed., Wed+10=Friday)

Numbers

100

The number of days in a year minus three weeks.

Three hundred forty-four days

(365-21=344)

200

How many minutes are in a class that starts at seven thirty and ends at nine thirty?

One hundred twenty minutes

(2 hours, 60 minutes per hour=60+60=120)

300

How many months are in fourteen years?

One hundred sixty-eight

(14*12=168)

400

If I drive sixty miles per hour, how long will it take me to drive thirty-seven miles?

Thirty-seven minutes

(60 mph/60 minutes in an hour, 1 mph per minute=37 miles)

500

You bought dinner for you and four friends. Each dinner cost 17 dollars. You want to leave a 20% tip. How much is the bill with the tip?

One hundred two dollars

(5 dinners*$17=85, 20% of 85=17, 85+17=102)

Trivia

100

An object made of glass that produces light when it is supplied with electricity

Light Bulb

200

A drink that is made by using the dried leaves of another kind of plant

Tea

300

A long piece of cloth that is worn by men around the neck and under a collar with a knot at the top

Necktie

400

A piece of cloth that hangs down from above a window and can be used to cover the window

curtain

500

A strap in a vehicle that holds a person tightly to keep them safe if there is an accident

Seat belt