Vocabulary
What does "all ears" mean?
Example: What happened last week? I'm all ears.
It means "I'm listening!"
What does "break up" mean?
It was sad when Emma and John broke up.
a. to stop a fight
b. to divide something into smaller pieces
c. to escape from someone
d. to end a relationship
d. to end a relationship
What does "come down with" mean?
I think I might have come down with a cold. I have a headache and a cough.
a. to change your opinion of something
b. to go somewhere with someone
c. to visit a place for a short time
d. to start to suffer from an illness
d. to start to suffer from an illness
Who was the first president of Mongolia?
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
What is your favorite color?
My favorite color is ____ .
What is a synonym for "intellectual?"
a. rude
b. mental
c. prejudice
d. moveable
b. mental
Bonus Points: Can you make a sentence using "intellectual?"
The police ____ the door when no one opened it.
a. broke away
b. broke up
c. broke with
d. broke open
d. broke open
I was cleaning my room and _____ an old photograph of my family.
a. came across
b. came by
c. came along
d. came over
a. came across
How many hearts does an octopus have?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
c. three
What is your mother's name?
My mother's name is ____ .
Her name is ____ .
What does "content" mean?
Example: After a hard day of work, I was content to stay at home and do nothing.
a. favorable, resulting in good
b. scanty, lacking in quality of quantity
c. emptiness, unoccupied position or job
d. satisfied, a state of peaceful happiness
d. satisfied, a state of peaceful happiness
They managed to ____ of prison by digging a tunnel.
a. break into
b. break up
c. break out
d. break open
c. break out
What does "come up with" mean?
Example: I need to come up with a gift idea for my friend's birthday.
a. to meet or find something or something by chance
b. to start to suffer from an illness
c. to think of an idea, plan, or solution
d. to go somewhere with someone
c. to think of an idea, plan, or solution
What is the longest river in the world?
a. the Amazon River
b. the Mississippi River
c. the Nile River
d. the Yellow River
c. the Nile River
Bonus Points: What continent is the Nile River in?
What time did you get up this morning?
I got up at ____ .
Stacy had a full day of work but only received a ___ 2 dollars.
a. mobile
b. contemporary
c. meager
d. vacancy
c. meager
What does "break through" mean?
Example: The sun broke through the clouds.
a. to appear from behind something
b. to force yourself through something
c. to go higher than a certain level
d. to escape from a place or situation
a. to appear from behind something
What does "come around" mean?
Example: My parents didn't want me to go to Japan, but they eventually came around.
a. to go with somewhere with someone
b. to change your opinion of something
c. to visit a place for a short time
d. to think of an idea, plan, or solution
b. to change your opinion of something
What is the capital of Switzerland?
a. Rome
b. Copenhagen
c. Bern
d. Berlin
c. Bern
What is your hobby?
My hobby is _____ .
a. contemporary
b. intellectual
c. bias
d. impolite
a. contemporary
Bonus Points: What does "contemporary" mean?
What does "break into" mean?
I broke into a sweat when I started climbing up the mountain.
a. to become very upset or emotional
b. to enter somewhere by force, illegally
c. to start doing something
d. to leave a group or relationship
c. to start doing something
My sister _____ , and we talked over dinner.
a. came by
b. came over
c. came along
d. came around
b. came over
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
a. Malala Yousafzai
b. Mother Theresa
c. Toni Morrison
d. Marie Curie
d. Marie Curie
Bonus Points: What did she win a Nobel Prize for?
What did you do yesterday?
I _____ yesterday.