Language Nerd
Which word is a preposition?
a. ago b. amid c. likewise d. vice versa
b. amid
What's the title of the third book in the Harry Potter series?
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
On an airplane, there are window seats and ________ seats.
aisle
ELF stands for ____________
a. English as a Language of Foreigners
b. English Language Fluency
c. English as a Lingua Franca
c. English as a Lingua Franca
Which word does not contain a schwa /ə/ sound?
a. admin b. attempt c. machine d. bazaar
a. admin
Which word rhymes with 'sleigh'?
a. slight b. slave c. sloe d. slay e.slough
d. Slay
In Greek-Roman mythology, who is the ruler of the sea?
Poseidon
Which is a food franchise?
a. IKEA b. Panda Express c. Abercrombie d. FedEx
b. Panda Express
What is the maximum score on IELTS test scale?
a. 120 b. 900 c. C1 d. 9
d. 9
TOEIC stands for...
a. Test of English in Independent Countries
b. Test of English for Industrial Competence
c. Test of English for International Communication
d. Test of English for International Competency
c. Test of English for International Communication
a. I just shot John Lennon.
b. The boy looked at a dog with one eye.
c. He shot the the professor inadvertently.
Which book is this quote from; “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” ?
Animal Farm
Which is NOT part of an aircraft?
a. cabin b. cockpit c. carousel d. overhead compartment
c. carousel
British English uses 'crisps' while American English uses ___________.
'chips'
Complete the sentence:
“I think my grandson doesn’t loves me anymore, he comes to see me only once in a __________moon.”
blue
He was caught between a rock and a _________ place.
Which is not a type of poem?
a. sonnet b. hyperbole c. ode d. limerick
b. hyperbole
When a hotel staff says "Breakfast is complimentary", it means breakfast is ____________.
Free
'Ebonics' refers to English that is spoken by _______.
a. Africans b. Singaporeans
c. Australians d. African Americans
d. African Americans
Which pseudonym belongs to a female writer?
a. George Elliot b. Percy Bysshe Shelley
c. George Orwell d. J.R.R. Tolkein
a. George Elliot
a. unfathomable b. personify
c. inadvertently d. dishearten
The work of Stephen King can be compared to that of which writer?
a. Earnest Hemingway b. F.Scott Fitzgerald
c. Jane Austen d. Edgar Allan Poe
e. J.R.R. Tolkein
d. Edgar Allan Poe
Which is a wholesale business?
a. Uniqlo b. IKEA c. Home Pro d. Makro
d. Makro
____________ is an ethnic slur in American English which refers to a black person who behaves like a white person.
Oreo
(Kids, never EVER use this word to call anyone!)
'per capita income' means the average income of _____________.
a. people in capital cities b. each person
c. the capitalists d. a stock market
b. each person