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100

If I ________enough money, I'd travel the world.

What is "had"?

100

In "Harrison Bergeron", what are the devices people wear to make everyone "equal".

What are handicaps?

100

Replace the word in italics with a stronger synonym.


The movie was good.

Answer:  excellent, outstanding, fantastic, entertaining, impressive.......


100

This country is both the largest and spans 11 time zones.

Answer:  What is Russia?

100

What tense is this? (You must be VERY SPECIFIC.)

I´ve already finished my homework.

What is Present Perfect Simple?

200

Correct the mistakes:

There is less students in this class this year.

What is "There are fewer students in this class this year?"

200

In the Veldt, what is the name of the room that creates the children´s imagined worlds?

What is the nursery?

200

Say this sentence in a different way:


I´m very hungry.

Answer:  I´m starving or I´m famished.


200

This U.S. president appears on the one-dollar bill.

Answer:  Who is George Washington?

200

Translate this sentence:

Ich freue mich darauf, dich wiederzusehen.


I´m looking forward to seeing you again.

300

Change this sentence into the passive.


Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar.

What is:  Julius Caesar was written by Shakespeare.

300

This is the fictional Alabama town where the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird" takes place.

What is Maycomb?

300

In one word, describe someone who has a lot to say about everything.

Answer:  Talkative, chatty...

300

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

What is Au?

300

At this time tomorrow, I´ll be flying to Abu Dhabi.

What is future continuous?

400

Choose the correct verb tense:

When we arrived at the cinema, the film ________

a) started

b) has started

c) had started

d) was starting

C) had started

400

Which pig in Animal Farm writes poetry in praise of Napoleon?

Who is Minimus?

400

Tell me another word for "very funny".

Answer:  hilarious

400

How many hearts does an octopus have?

What is 3?

400

Translate the following sentence:

Sie ist ein sehr sensibler Mensch.

Answer:  She is a very sensitive person.

500

Find and correct all the mistakes:


By next June, I will live in Pakistan since 2 years.

Answer:  By next June, I will have lived in Pakistan for five years.

500

In Julius Caesar, when the augurers cut open a sacrificial animal to search for omens, they find that it´s missing this organ.

Answer:  What is a heart?

500

Replace TWO weak words to make the sentence better.


The book was good and interesting.

Answer:  The book was captivating and though-provoking.

500

This is the only country in the world with a non-rectangular flag.

Answer:  What is Nepal?

500

Which tense is different?

1) I have lived here for ten years.

2) She has finished her homework.

3) They have gone home.

4) We had lived there for ten years.

Answer: Number 4 (It is in past perfect.)

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