Vocabulary
However or despite the fact that
a)Thought
b)Throughout
c) Threw
d) None of the above
d) None of the above
The correct answer is: Though
What is the name of the mathematical operation performed in this example: 2 + 2 = 4?
a) Addition
b) Plus
c) Summarize
d) Sum
a) Addition ✅
Correct! This is the name of the operation of combining numbers.
b) Plus ❌
“Plus” is just the symbol or word used in the operation, not the name of the operation itself.
c) Summarize ❌
“Summarize” means to give a brief description; it has nothing to do with math.
d) Sum ❌
“Sum” is the result of the operation, not the operation itself.
Complete the following excerpt from Taylor Swift’s song:
“Standing by the window, watching all the time
If you could see that I had been ______ when you were gone
Trying to hold back all the tears I cried alone.”
a) waiting
b) wait
c) waited
d) waits
a) waiting ✅
Correct! The full line is:
“If you could see that I had been waiting when you were gone.”
“Had been waiting” is past perfect continuous, showing an action that was happening over a period of time before another past action (“when you were gone”).
b) wait ❌
Incorrect. “Wait” is the base form and does not fit the structure had been + verb-ing.
c) waited ❌
Incorrect. “Waited” is simple past and does not convey the ongoing nature of the action.
d) waits ❌
Incorrect. “Waits” is present simple, which is grammatically incorrect in this context.
✅ Correct Answer: a) waiting
What is the past participle of the verb “to eat”?
a) Ate
b) Eaten
c) Eating
d) Eats
Options:
a) Ate ❌
Incorrect. “Ate” is the simple past, not the past participle.
b) Eaten ✅
Correct! Eaten is the past participle of “to eat.”
c) Eating ❌
Incorrect. “Eating” is the gerund or present participle form.
d) Eats ❌
Incorrect. “Eats” is the third person singular present form.
Correct Answer: b) Eaten ✅
Besides English, which other language is spoken in Ireland?
a) Scottish
b) Welsh
c) Gaelic
d) Breton
c) Gaelic
Vocabulary Week 28
From the beginning to the end
a)From the get-go
b)From square one
c)The whole time
d) From scratch
c)The whole time
What is the name of the operation used in this example: 5 − 3 = 2?
a) Minus
b) Subtraction
c) Difference
d) None of the above
a) Minus ❌
“Minus” is just the symbol or word used in subtraction, not the name of the operation itself.
b) Subtraction ✅
Correct! Subtraction is the name of the operation of taking one number away from another.
c) Difference ❌
“Difference” is the result of the subtraction, not the operation.
d) None of the above ❌
Incorrect, because Subtraction is listed as option b.
Correct Answer: b) Subtraction ✅
Complete the following lyrics
I can buy myself flowers, write my name in the sand, talk to myself for _ _ _ _ _ , say things you don’t understand, I can take myself dancing, and I can hold my own hand,
hours
What is the past participle of the verb “to write”?
a) Wrote
b) Writed
c) Written
d) Wrotten
Options:
a) Wrote ❌
Incorrect. “Wrote” is the simple past form.
b) Writed ❌
Incorrect. “Write” is an irregular verb, so it doesn’t take “-ed.”
c) Written ✅
Correct! “Written” is the past participle of “to write.”
d) Wrotten ❌
Incorrect. This form doesn’t exist in English.
Correct Answer: c) Written ✅
When is Ireland’s National Day, also known as St. Patrick’s Day?
a) February 14
b) March 17
c) April 1
d) May 5
b) March 17
Vocabulary week 19
Feeling oppressed
a) Ditzy
b) Melancholic
c) Aristocratic
d) None of the above
d) None of the above
The correct answer is: suffocating
If "addition" is the noun, which of the following is the correct verb?
a) Sum
b) Plus
c) Summarize
d) Add
a) Sum ❌
“Sum” is a noun referring to the result of adding numbers, not the verb.
b) Plus ❌
“Plus” is a symbol or word used in the operation, not a verb.
c) Summarize ❌
“Summarize” means to give a brief description; it is unrelated to the mathematical operation.
d) Add ✅
Correct! Add is the verb form of the noun “addition.”
Correct Answer: d) Add ✅
Read the following excerpt from a Roxette song carefully and complete the lyrics:
“It must have ______, but it’s over now, and I’m trying to survive without you.”
a) been love
b) is love
c) loves
d) was loving
a) been love ✅
Correct! The phrase “must have been love” uses past perfect (must + have + past participle) to indicate that the love existed in the past but is now over.
b) is love ❌
Incorrect. This is present tense, which doesn’t match the past context implied by “must have.”
c) loves ❌
Incorrect. “Loves” is present simple and does not fit the grammatical structure or meaning of the song.
d) was loving ❌
Incorrect. “Was loving” is past continuous, which suggests an ongoing action in the past, but the song conveys a completed past event, not a continuous one.
✅ Correct Answer: a) been love
Choose the correct sentence in past perfect:
a) I ate breakfast before I went to work
b) I have eaten breakfast before I went to work
c) I had eaten breakfast before I went to work
d) I eat breakfast before I went to work
Options:
a) I ate breakfast before I went to work ❌
Incorrect. This is simple past, not past perfect.
b) I have eaten breakfast before I went to work ❌
Incorrect. This uses present perfect, which doesn’t match the past context.
c) I had eaten breakfast before I went to work ✅
Correct! This is past perfect: had + past participle (eaten), used to show one past action happening before another.
d) I eat breakfast before I went to work ❌
Incorrect. The tenses are inconsistent — “eat” (present) and “went” (past) don’t agree.
Correct Answer: c) I had eaten breakfast before I went to work ✅
What is the name given to the conflicts between Northern Ireland and Ireland?
a) The Irish Revolution
b) The Green Wars
c) The Troubles
d) The Celtic Conflict
d) The Issues
c) The Troubles
During an entire period:
a) Throughout
b) Although
c) Thorough
b) Thoroughfare
a) Throughout
Which of the following correctly represents this division: 20 ÷ 4?
a) Divide 4 into 20
b) Divide 20 in 4
c) Divide 4 between 20
d) Divide 20 by 4
Options:
a) Divide 4 into 20 ❌
Incorrect. While it sounds plausible, the standard English phrasing is “Divide 20 by 4.”
b) Divide 20 in 4 ❌
Incorrect. “In” is not the correct preposition for division in English.
c) Divide 4 between 20 ❌
Incorrect. “Between” is not used in division expressions.
d) Divide 20 by 4 ✅
Correct! The proper English expression for the operation 20 ÷ 4 is “Divide 20 by 4.”
Correct Answer: d) Divide 20 by 4 ✅
Complete the lyrics the following excerpt from the Ozzy Osbourne song :
“Times have changed and times are strange
Here I come, but I ain't the same
Mama, I'm coming home
Time's gone by, it seems to be
You could have ______ a better friend to me.”
a) be
b) been
c) being
d) was
Options and Explanations:
a) be ❌
Incorrect. “Be” is the base form of the verb and does not fit the modal past perfect structure (could have + past participle).
b) been ✅
Correct! The phrase “could have been” uses a modal past perfect, expressing that being a better friend was possible in the past but did not happen.
c) being ❌
Incorrect. “Being” is the gerund form of the verb and cannot follow could have in this structure.
d) was ❌
Incorrect. “Was” is the simple past form of the verb “to be” and does not fit the modal past perfect construction.
✅ Correct Answer: b) been
Which sentence correctly uses a gerund?
a) I enjoy reading books every evening
b) I enjoy read books every evening
c) I enjoy to read books every evening
d) I enjoy reads books every evening
Options:
a) I enjoy reading books every evening ✅
Correct! “Reading” is a gerund (verb + -ing) used as the object of the verb enjoy, which always takes a gerund after it.
b) I enjoy read books every evening ❌
Incorrect. The base form “read” cannot follow enjoy; it must be a gerund (reading).
c) I enjoy to read books every evening ❌
Incorrect. After enjoy, we never use the infinitive (“to read”); we use a gerund instead.
d) I enjoy reads books every evening ❌
Incorrect. “Reads” is a conjugated form (third person singular), which doesn’t fit grammatically after enjoy.
✅ Correct Answer: a) I enjoy reading books every evening
What used to stand in the place where the Spire of Dublin is now located?
a) A medieval castle
b) A clock tower
c) Nelson’s Pillar
d) A cathedral
c) Nelson’s Pillar
Before the Spire of Dublin was built, the site was home to Nelson’s Pillar, a large monument dedicated to British Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Vocab Week 2
To look like or be similar to
a) To seek
b) To resemble
c) To debunk
d) None of above
b)To resemble
Which of the following correctly represents this operation: 2³ = 8?
a) Raise 3 to the 2nd power
b) Raise 2 to the 3rd power
c) Raise 2 by 3rd power
d) Raise 3 in the 2 power
a) Raise 3 to the 2nd power ❌
Incorrect. This would represent 3², which equals 9, not 8.
b) Raise 2 to the 3rd power ✅
Correct! This is the proper way to express 2³ = 8 in English.
c) Raise 2 by 3rd power ❌
Incorrect. The preposition “by” is not standard for expressing exponents in English.
d) Raise 3 in the 2 power ❌
Incorrect. This is grammatically and mathematically wrong; it does not correctly describe the exponent.
Correct Answer: b) Raise 2 to the 3rd power ✅
Which of the following artists does not belong to the “27 Club”?
a) Freddie Mercury
b) Jim Morrison
c) Jimi Hendrix
d) Janis Joplin
e) Kurt Cobain
a) Freddie Mercury (He died at the age of 45)
Which sentence correctly uses reported speech?
a) She said that she is tired
b) She says that she was tired
c) She say that she is tired
d) She said that she was tired
Options:
a) I enjoy reading books every evening ✅
Correct! “Reading” is a gerund (verb + -ing) used as the object of the verb enjoy, which always takes a gerund after it.
b) I enjoy read books every evening ❌
Incorrect. The base form “read” cannot follow enjoy; it must be a gerund (reading).
c) I enjoy to read books every evening ❌
Incorrect. After enjoy, we never use the infinitive (“to read”); we use a gerund instead.
d) I enjoy reads books every evening ❌
Incorrect. “Reads” is a conjugated form (third person singular), which doesn’t fit grammatically after enjoy.
✅ Correct Answer: a) I enjoy reading books every evening
When did Ireland gain its independence from England?
a) 1916
b) 1922
c) 1937
d) 1949
b) 1922
Ireland gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1922 after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921. This treaty ended the Irish War of Independence and created the Irish Free State, which was a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth. Later, in 1949, Ireland officially became a republic and completely separated from the British Commonwealth.