Vocabulary
Communication
American Movies
Begins with a T
Grammar & Phrasal Verbs
100

no longer relevant or fashionable

outdated

100

This popular social media site has a little blue bird in it's logo

twitter

100

This movie takes place in 1993, in a theme park that is filled with dinosaurs.

Jurassic Park

100

Something a dog wags

tail
100

To stop a connection abruptly

a. speed up

b. cut off

c. edit out

d. scribble down

b. cut off

200

not showing (or without any) human emotion

impersonal

200

Which of the following is a type of non-verbal communication?

A. Letter 

B. Body language

C. Telephone calls 

D. Email

B. Body language

200

Which book (and movie) involves a scarecrow, a tin man, a lion, a little girl from Kansas, and a witch?

a. The Witches of Eastwick

b. The Wizard of Oz

c. Mean Girls

D. Pans Labyrinth

b. The Wizard of Oz

200

An app used to find a date

tinder

200

I had hastily ______________ the name of the company on a piece of paper and even I couldn't read my handwriting.

a. faxed out

b. scribbled down

c. called up

d. switched over

b. scribbled down

300

easy use, do, or go to

convenient

300

What does it mean to surf the web?

A. to log into the internet

B. to browse or go from page to page looking for nothing in particular

C. to throw your laptop into the ocean and use it as a surfboard

D. to log off the internet

B. to browse or go from page to page looking for nothing in particular

300

Which of the following is NOT somebody who works on a movie set?

a. best boy

b. gaffer

c. best man

c. best man

300

Most people mistake this for a vegetable. However, it has seeds, so it is actually a fruit!

tomato

300

In comparative structures, when there are 1-2 syllables, we add "ER," when there are 2 or more syllables we add __________.

More (to the beginning of the sentence)


EX.

tallER

smartER

More practical

More understating 

400

the online world of computer networks

cyberspace

400

Before 2007, the word "hashtag" didn't exist, but the symbol for it (#) was called this.

a. the pound sign

b. the star sign

c. the square sign

d. the luck sign 

a. the pound sign

400

In The Lord of The Rings, what is the race of Frodo Baggins?

a. wizard

b. hobbit

c. elf

d. dwarf

b. hobbit

400

a giant hairy spider

tarantula

400

Thanks for the invitation, I'm sure it ______ ______ fun. 

(future)

will be

500

non-stop, without interruption 

continuous 

500

How much did the original iphone cost?

a. $50

b. $100

c. $600

d. $900

c. $600

500

Which of the following is NOT a Steven Spielberg film?

a. E.T.

b. Schindler's List

c. Waterworld

c. Waterworld

500

Even though a clock may tell this, this can still exist without a clock.

time

500

Will you please drive us to the airport next week? We _____ to Italy Saturday.

(future)

fly