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All about English trivia
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Where You Live
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College should be free for everyone.
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She didn't become a famous ........ until her 17th book was published. NOVEL
Novelist
100
He doesn't have enough money to buy the computer.
too
The computer _______________ to buy.
is too expensive for him
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Education
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100
Roughly what proportion of the world's population is fluent or competent in English?
(a) one person in 1,000
(b) one in a 100
(c) one in 10
(d) one in four
(d)
200
Daily Life
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Studying a second language should be compulsory.
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What a beautiful vase! That's the .......... present I've ever had. LOVE
loveliest
200
We have been waiting here since half past ten.
for
We have been waiting ____________ one hour.
here for
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200
The environment
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200
Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?
(a) England
(b) United States
(c) China
(d) India
(e) Australia
(d) English is spoken by upwards of 350 million people in urban areas of India.
300
The Future
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There are more advantages than disadvantages in studying online.
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300
There are many different ways to .......... areas of English Grammar. CLASS
Classify
300
I could never have passed that exam without your help.
you
I could never have passed that exam ______________ me.
if you hadn't helped
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300
Housing
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300
In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 35
(d) 50
(e) 75
(e) The director of editorial projects for the "Oxford English Dictionary," Penny Silva, says that "English has official or special status in at least 75 countries (with a combined population of two billion people)."
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Travel and Holidays
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Homework should be banned.
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400
He waited ........... for the train to arrive at the station. PATIENT
impatiently
400
I was made responsible for foreign sales.
charge
They put ________________ foreign sales.
me in charge of
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400
Travel
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400
The English language is conventionally divided into three historical periods. In which of these periods did William Shakespeare write his plays?
(a) Old English
(b) Middle English
(c) Modern English
(c) The period of Modern English extends from the 1500s to the present day. Shakespeare wrote his plays between 1590 and 1613.
500
Entertainment
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Social media has improved human communication.
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The recipe says you only need to add two .......... of salt. SPOON
Spoonfuls
500
I think Jean really likes Simon.
keen
Jean ___________ Simon.
is really keen on
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500
Science and Technology
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500
An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a name. An eponym is a word derived from the proper name of a person or place. What term is used for a word that's derived from the same root as another word?
(a) retronym
(b) oronym
(c) paronym
(d) exonym
(c) A word derived from the same root as another word is a paronym
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Family and Friends
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Video games cause violence and should be banned.
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600
He told her that he was .......... in love with her giraffe. TRUE
truly
600
Many people think Steve stole the money.
believed
Steve _______________ the money.
is believed to have stolen
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600
Culture
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600
Which one of the following observations applies to the word typewriter?
(a) It's the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
(b) It's a palindrome.
(c) It appeared in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language—several decades before the invention of the first typing machine.
(d) It's the only word in English that doesn't rhyme with any other word.
(e) It can be typed using only the top row of keys on a standard keyboard.
(e) It can be typed using only the top row of keys on a standard keyboard.