1st Term

Grammar tenses

100

Complete: "While I was playing soccer, I ______ (fall) down."

fell

200

Complete with used to: "When I was a child, I ______ (not/like) eating vegetables."

didn't use to like

300

Explain the difference in meaning between:

1-"I have cleaned my room."
2-"I have been cleaning my room all morning."

1- completed action / focus on result
2- ongoing action / focus on duration/process

400

Correct the error in the sentence: "How long are you knowing your best friend?"

_{How long} have you known _{your best friend?}

500

Rewrite this situation into ONE sentence using the Present Perfect Continuous: Situation:

"I started studying at 8:00AM. It is now 11:00AM. and I am still studying."

"I have been studying for 3 hours"

"I have been studying since 8:00AM."

Phrasal verbs & Idioms

100

What phrasal verb means "to rely on someone or trust them"?

count on 

^{eg. "I can always count on you."}

200

Complete the idiom: 

"That new smartphone was great. It ticked _______."

ticked all the boxes

300

What does the expression "to throw myself into an activity" mean?

To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm, energy, or effort.

400

Complete with the correct past tense phrasal verb: "We didn't plan it, but we ________ up watching movies all night."

ended up 

500

Complete the sentence: "While I was cleaning my closet, I ________ (find by chance) some old family photos." 

came across

Adjectives ending with -ed/-ing

100

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective:
"I didn't sleep well last night, so today I feel very ________ (tired / tiring)."

Tired
(because it describes how the person feels)

200

Complete both blanks with the correct forms of the verb BORE:
"The long grammar lecture was very ________, so all the students were ________."

boring - bored

300

Find and correct the mistake:
"The students were interested in the presentation, but they found the instructions very confused."

Incorrect word: confused ❌
Should be confusing (because it describes the instructions, not a feeling).

400

Explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:

1. "I am interested."
2. "I am interesting."

1-_{the person shows} interest in something
2-_{a person who} is interesting

500

create ONE single sentence using BOTH the -ed AND -ing forms of the verb EMBARRASS (or FRIGHTEN) correctly.

• "It was an embarrassing moment, so I felt very embarrassed."
• "The embarrassing video made everyone feel embarrassed."

Make/Do & connectors

100

Say which verb goes with each noun:
MAKE or DO?

___homework
___a mistake

Do homework

Make a mistake

200

Choose the correct connector (ALTHOUGH or DESPITE) to complete the sentence:
"___________ the bad weather, we decided to go for a walk in the park."

Despite

300

Complete with the correct connector (Although or despite):

"______ the heavy rain, they decided to go hiking."

Despite

400

Give TWO examples of expressions with MAKE 

and TWO with DO

MAKE- an effort, a decision, a mistake, a mess...

DO- housework, chores, homework, a favor, sports...

500

Complete with a contrast connector: 

"Parents prefer talking face-to-face, ______ teenagers prefer sending text messages."

whereas / while

Cambridge challenge(Correct errors)

100

Correct the error:

"I am living in this city since 2015"

_I have been living _{in this city since 2015}

200

Correct the error:

"Although having a smartphone, he never answers my calls."

Despite _{having a smartphone....}

_Although he has _{a smartphone...}

300

Correct the error: 

"I was very exhausting after running the 10k race."

_{I was very} exhausted...

400

Correct the error: 

"My sister has been visiting five different countries this month."

_{My sister} has visited _five...

500

Rephrase this sentence starting with "I used to...": 

"In the past, I played video games every day, but I stopped last year." 

I used to play video games every day. 

Fun riddles

100

What has to be broken before you can use it?

an egg

200

I'm tall when I'm young, and short when I'm old. What am I?

A candle

A pencil 

300

It has a head and a tail, but no body. What is it?

a coin 

400

What goes up, but never comes down?

your age 

500

What can you catch, but not throw? 

a cold