Idioms
MISC
English Language
Pronunciation
Your Teacher
100
Which situation best illustrates the idiom "up in the air" ?
A. The committee announces a detailed schedule for the conference, confirming speakers, venues, and deadlines months in advance.
B. Due to ongoing budget discussions and changing priorities, the final decision about whether the company will expand abroad has not yet been made.
C. After reviewing all the evidence, the jury reaches a unanimous verdict within a few hours.
D. A scientist proposes a bold new theory, fully supported by experimental data and widely accepted by the academic community.
B. Due to ongoing budget discussions and changing priorities, the final decision about whether the company will expand abroad has not yet been made.
100
C) 20
100
According to EC English, how many people speak English as a first or foreign language?
A) 1 Billion people
B) 1.5 Billion people
C) 2 Billion people
D) 2.5 Billion people
B) 1.5 Billion people
100
Pronounce the following words and give their definition:
Wind (noun)
Wind (verb)
Noun: le vent
Verb: serpenter/zigzaguer
100
Throughout the semester, Cameron would frequently drink out of a water bottle,what color was it?
A) White
B) Red
C) Black
D) Orange
D) Orange
200
Which situation best illustrates this expression 'to not see eye to eye' ?
A. After a brief misunderstanding, two friends clarify their intentions and quickly reach a mutual agreement.
B. A manager explains a new policy to the team, who unanimously approve it without raising any concerns.
C. A couple negotiates household responsibilities and eventually agrees on a fair division of tasks.
D. Two researchers hold opposing theoretical perspectives and, despite multiple discussions, remain unconvinced by each other’s arguments.
D. Two researchers hold opposing theoretical perspectives and, despite multiple discussions, remain unconvinced by each other’s arguments.
200
The great city of Besançon is the birthplace of what famous French author?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Simone de Beauvoir
C) Albert Camus
D) George Sand
A) Victor Hugo
200
How many letters does the longest word in the English language have?
A) 45
B) 50
C) 35
D) 55
A) 45
The word is: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
It appears in the Oxford English Dictionary and is actually an invented word, said to refer to a type of lung disease caused by the inhalation of ash and sand dust, mostly associated with volcanic ash.
200
What are heteronyms? Give an example.
Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently and have different meanings. This often depends on if it is a noun or verb or even adjective.
Ex: Object (noun) vs Object (verb)
200
True or False: Cameron studied math for his first two years of university before changing his major to French and International Relations.
True!
300
Give the definition of the following idiom and use it in a sentence:
To twist somone's arm
To convince someone to do something that he or she does not want to do.
Ex: My boss thought the budget was a little high, so I had to twist his arm to get him to agree to it.
300
Which Caribbean island is famous for its beach that is so close to the airport runway that beach goers can get blown away by airplane engines?
A) Bahamas
B) St. Lucia
C) St. Martin
D) Jamaica
C) St. Martin
300
What do you call the plastic material at the end of a shoelace?
A) An aglet
B) A giblette
C) A quip
D) A cap (for shoes)
A) An aglet
300
Pronounce each word correctly in the following sentence:
“Though I thought I’d travel through the tunnel, the thorough guide insisted I move thoroughly and carefully throughout the trip.”
N/A
300
What is Cameron's favorite European clothing store?
A) Zara
B) Jules
C) Pull and Bear
D) H & M
B) Jules
400
Give the definition of the following idiom and use it in a sentence:
To touch base
To make contact with someone./ To check in with someone/To update someone/To keep someone in the loop.
Ex: I haven't seen my friend in a few days, we need to call and touch base about the birthday party.
400
What does a camel store in its hump?
A) Water
B) Fat
C) Blood
D) Nothing, the humps are hollow
B) Fat
400
If you are very adventurous, you might like this activity called 'spelunking'; what is it?
A) Running and up down dangerous mountain trails.
B) Exploring caves.
C) Exploring abandoned houses.
D) Learning about wild animal species in the forest.
B) Exploring caves.
400
Read the following tongue twister and pronounce each word correctly:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
N/A
400
How old is your teacher?
A) 25
B) 27
C) 28
D) 29
E) 30
D) 29
500
Create a short story with a begninning middle and end that uses the following idioms:
-Bummer
-Stick out like a sore thumb
-Beat a dead horse with a stick
-Convoluted
To dominate a particular market OR to buy a lot of something
Ex: Amazon more or less corners the online retailing market.
I bought a lot of Daims, I cornered the market on them.
500
When was Efrei founded and how many alumni does the school have?
A) 1936/15,000
B) 1936/16,000
C) 1935/17,000
D) 1935/18,000
E) 1934/ 19,000
B) 1936/16,000
500
Which word does NOT have two differrent definitions that are contradictory?
A) Left
B) Strike
C) Buckle
D) Sprint
D) Sprint
500
Read this poem with no mistakes:
Dearest creature in creation. Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse. Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. I will keep you Suzy, busy. Tear in eye, your dress will tear. Oh hear my prayer. Just compare heart, beard, and heard...
N/A
500
How tall is your teacher?
A) 1m88
B) 1m90
C) 1m92
D) 1m94
C) 1m92