C1 Esl

Grammar

100

What is the past perfect continuous form of the verb "to study"?
 

(Had been studying)

200

Which of these is a non-defining relative clause?

• A) The woman who lives next door is a doctor.
• B) My brother, who lives in Spain, is visiting next week.
  
  

(B: My brother, who lives in Spain, is visiting next week.)

300

Rewrite this sentence using inversion: "If I had known, I would have helped."

(Had I known, I would have helped.)

400

What’s the difference between “I stopped to smoke” and “I stopped smoking”?

(The first means you stopped what you were doing to have a cigarette; the second means you quit smoking forever.)

500

Correct the mistake: “He suggested me to go to the doctor.”

(He suggested that I go to the doctor.)

Vocabulary

100

What’s a synonym for "exhausted"?

(Tired, drained, fatigued, worn out)

200

What does "ubiquitous" mean?

(Something that appears everywhere)

300

Which word means the opposite of "mitigate"?

• A) Worsen
• B) Improve
• C) Strengthen
  
  

(A: Worsen)

400

Name three words derived from "dict" (meaning "to say" or "to tell").

(Dictate, dictionary, predict, contradict, edict, etc.)

500

"The politician was accused of making a ______ promise that he never intended to keep."

(Hollow, empty, insincere, meaningless)

Trivia

100

What is the capital of Canada?

(Ottawa)

200

Who wrote "1984"?

(George Orwell)

300

Which element has the chemical symbol Au?

(Gold)

400

What is the longest river in the world?

(The Nile or the Amazon, depending on measurement criteria.)

500

In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

(1989)

Idioms

100

What does "hit the nail on the head" mean?

(To be exactly right about something.)

200

What does "barking up the wrong tree" mean?

(Accusing the wrong person or following the wrong idea.)

300

Fill in the blank: "I thought he was arrogant, but after meeting him, I realized I had to eat my ____."

(Words)

400

What does "to burn the midnight oil" mean?

(To work late into the night.)

500

Explain the idiom: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

(Don’t risk everything on one plan or opportunity.)

Pronunciation

100

How do you pronounce the word "epitome"?

(Eh-PIT-oh-mee)

200

Pronounce: "Squirrel"

Correct: SKWIR-uhl

300

Pronounce: "Choir"

(Correct: KWAI-er)

400

Pronounce: "Gnome"

(Correct: Nome, the "g" is silent)

500

Pronounce: "Worcestershire"

(Correct: WUSS-ter-sheer or WUSS-ter-shur)