Permission, Obligation & Necessity
Verbs of the Senses
Prepositions & Phrasal Verbs
Prefixes
Trivia Questions (with a twist)
100

Easy one. True or False: Must not and Don't have to mean the same thing.

False

100

Which set of verbs are action verbs?

A. Listen, Look, Touch

B. Hear, See, Feel

A. Listen, Look, Touch

100

Turn left ____ the corner.

A. in

B. on

C. at

C. at

100

Give me the correct prefix to make the word negative.

_____possible

IM

100

How many states are there in the United States?

50

Lose triple points if you got it wrong.

200

Is this sentence correct or incorrect:

May you lend me a pen please?

Incorrect

200

Is this sentence correct or incorrect?

Please don't see in the closet; your birthday present is in there.

Incorrect.

Please don't LOOK in the closet; your birthday present is in there.

200

I go _____ school every day.

A. to

B. in

C. at

A. to

200

If something doesn't make sense, it is ___coherent.

IN

200

At what temperature does seawater freeze?

-2 C

If you got it right you get 200 points but you must pick another player to take them from.

300

I ________ ________ studied harder for the test. I failed badly.

Should have (I'll except ought to have, but NOT ought have)

300

Choose THE BEST answer.

You _________ awful. What's wrong with your voice?

A. Look

B. Sound

C. Seem

B. Sound

300

On the way to Texas, we flew ______ The Grand Canyon.

A. through

B. by

C. over

C. over

300

This prefix means many.

MULTI

300

What side of the brain deals with language?

No steal for this question.

Left


If you are incorrect everyone else gets 300 points and you lose 300 points.

400

Which is the most correct and strongest way to say this sentence?

You _____ spill that spaghetti on the white rug or your mother will really be angry.

A. Shouldn't

B. Mustn't

C. Had better not

C. Had better not

400

True or false:

She seemed as if she was going to cry AND She seemed as though she was going to cry are both correct and they mean the same thing.

True

400

I took my ID _____ of my wallet to show the bouncer at the club.

Out

400

True or False: The prefix OUT can mean greater, further and outside.

True

400

Michael Jackson almost bought Marvel Comics because he wanted to play one of their superheroes in a movie. Which superhero did he want to play?

Spiderman

Double points if you answered correctly.

500

There are more than ten modals and phrases (not counting negatives) used to express obligation, permission and necessity. Name 5 of them.

Can, must, should, ought to, had better, may, allowed to, supposed to, meant to, need to, be able to, be permitted to

500

There are two ways we can use SEEING as a verb that mean something different than seeing with your eyes. Explain one of them.

Dating someone 

or

Meeting someone for coffee, dinner, etc.

500

You get ___ a car and ____ a bus

IN and ON

500

The book taught you that Ill-treated means to be treated badly, but I told you in American English we use a different prefix. What is it?

MIS (Mistreat)

500

Which country has the highest density of Heavy Metal Rock bands?

A. Sweden

B. Denmark

C. Finland

C. Finland

If correct, you get enough points to put you in the lead (so either 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, etc)

If incorrect, you lose enough points to put you in last place (so either 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, etc)

600

Give me THE BEST answer for this sentence:

_________ I wear a suit to the wedding, or is it casual?

A. Ought

B. Do

C. Should

C. Should

600

True or false:

I listened to Beyonce's new album and I was listening to Beyonce's new album mean the same thing.

False

the first means you listened to the whole thing and the second implies you were probably interrupted before you finished

600

This phrasal verb is one way of telling people to not to be so loud.

______ your voice _______

Keep .... down

600

Which of these prefixes can be used with the word COOK. (There may be more than one answer)

A. Over

B. Mis

C. Un

D. Under

A. Over - Yes Don't overcook it

B. Mis - No

C. Un - Yes This is uncooked

D. Under - Yes This is undercooked

600

Smartphone users touch their phone ______ times a day.

A. 1,478

B. 2,617

C. 4,295

B. 2,617

If correct, you get double points or enough points to put you above 0 if you have a negative score.

If incorrect, you lose double points.

700

Choose THE BEST answer.

You _________ pay cash here because they don't take credit cards.

A. Need to

B. Don't need to

C. Can

A. Need to

700

Which sentence is incorrect?

A. She seems angry.

B. She seems to be angry.

C. She seems as if angry

C. She seems as if angry

700

I don't know the answer to your problem now, but I'll _______ ______ it and get back to you.

A. Look into

B. Look up

C. Look on

A. Look into

700

This prefix is usually used with words that start with the letter P.

IM

700

In this chapter we read about the trivia TV show called QI. What does QI stand for?

Quite Interesting

If you answer correctly, you get 700 points and everyone else loses 700. 

If incorrect, you lose 700 and everyone else gets 700.

800

True or false: 

You can park here, You're allowed to park here and You're permitted to park here are all correct but mean different things.

False. They all mean the same thing.

800

True or false: All of these phrasal verbs with LOOK are correct:

Look(s) at, look(s) of, look(s) as if, look(s) as though

False. Look of is incorrect.

800

I'm my own boss. I don't have to _________ ____ anyone. This phrasal verb mean you can make all your own decisions.

A. Work with

B. Talk to

C. Answer to


C. Answer to

800

True or false: Uneasy means difficult.

False

800

You can make concrete stronger by adding this to it.

A. Milk

B. Carrots

C. Glue

B. Carrots

Correct: Double points for you and pick a team/player to lose double points.

Incorrect: Lose double points and pick a team/player to get double points.

900

Choose THE BEST answer.

You ________ be careful walking on that road. Many people have been hit by cars there.

A. Can

B. Must

C. Ought to

C. Ought to

The sentence is a warning rather than an obligation.

900

Is this sentence correct or incorrect?

I've been hearing good things about the new Marvel movie. Let's go see it.

Correct

900

The recipe ______ ______ 3 cups of flour, but I only have two. This phrasal verb means that to make the recipe you need 3 cups of flour.

A. Says to

B. Calls for

C. Folds in

B. Calls for

900

Which prefix means between? We use it with the words STATE, NATIONAL and CONTINENTAL

INTER

900

Donald Trump was the first president in 168 years to not have one of these.

A. Brain

B. Pet

C. College degree

B. Pet

Correct: You and everyone get 900 points

Incorrect: You and everyone lose 900 points

1000

To use should or ought to in the PAST TENSE, you need to add HAVE + _________________

The past participle

1000

What are the five verbs of the senses?

Hear, see, smell, taste, feel.

1000

I don't want to stand out from the crowd. I want to ________ _____. This phrasal verb means to be the same as everyone else and not be noticed.

A. Blend in

B. Blend to

C. Blend at

A. Blend in

1000

If two people or animals can get along peacefully, we say they can ___exist.

CO

1000

An Apple iPhone contains more than _____ of the elements in the periodic table.

A. 10%

B. 25%

C. 50%

D. 75%

E. 90%

C. 50%

IF you answered:

A. Lose 1000 points

B. Lose 2000 points

C. Win 2000 points

D. Win/Lose 0 points

E. Lose 2000 points