Country
Which country has the largest population?
Answer: China
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.
b) I need to buy milk eggs and bread.
c) I need to buy, milk eggs, and bread.
Answer: a) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.
(This sentence correctly uses commas to separate items in a list.)
What can you catch but not throw?
Answer: A cold
What does the idiom "piece of cake" refer to?
Answer: Something that is very easy to do.
Which animal is known as the "King of the Jungle"?
Answer: Lion
Which country is the smallest in the world by area and population?
Answer: Vatican City
Identify the error:
"The book, which was on the table, were missing."
Answer: "were" should be "was" (the subject "book" is singular).
If an electric train is traveling south, which way is the smoke going?
Answer: There is no smoke (electric trains don’t produce smoke).
What does the idiom "costs an arm and a leg" mean?
Answer: Something that is very expensive.
Which bird is known for its ability to mimic sounds, including human speech?
• Answer: Parrot
Which country is the world’s largest producer of diamonds?
Answer: Russia
What is the correct form? "Neither of the options ___ suitable for our needs."
a) are
b) is
Answer: b) is.
A farmer has 10 haystacks in one field and 8 haystacks in another field. If he combines all the haystacks into one big stack, how many haystacks does he have now?
One (he combined them into one big stack).
To stay up late working or studying, especially when it involves hard work.
Answer: to burn the midnight oil"
Which animal has the largest brain relative to its body size?
• Answer: Ant
Which country has a national holiday called "Bastille Day," commemorating a significant event in its history?
• Answer: France
Choose the correct conjunction: "You can go to the party, ___ you finish your homework."**
a) unless
b) if
Answer: b) if
A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long will they last?
One hour (you take the first pill immediately, the second after 30 minutes, and the third after another 30 minutes)
Meaning: To give up or admit defeat, especially after a struggle.
Idiom: "Throw in the towel"
Which bird lays the largest eggs?
Answer: the ostrich
What island nation is located southeast of India and is known for its tea production?
Answer: Sri Lanka
Fill in the blank with the correct form: "The teacher insisted that he _ the assignment by Friday." A) submit
B) submits
C) submitted
Answer: a) submit. (The subjunctive form "submit" is used after verbs of insistence or demand.)
In a family of six members P, Q, R, S, T, and U, there are two married couples. R is a teacher and is married to S. U is the sister of Q and is not married. T is the brother of P. How is P related to R?
Answer: P is R's sibling (since R is married to S, and T is P's brother).
Meaning: To face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage and determination.
Idiom: "Bite the bullet"
What is the only mammal capable of true flight, as opposed to gliding?
Answer: Bat