Vocabulary
What does the word event mean?
Something that happens
What does the present simple represent?
An action that is happening in the present or that happens generally.
Name three play written by the renowned William Shakespeare
Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet; Macbeth; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hamlet; Othello; Twelfth Night; Taming of the Shrew; King Lear; Julius Caesar; Merry Wives of Windsor; etc.
Who is the current ruler of Great Britain?
Queen Elizabeth the Second
What does the slang term "LOL" stand for?
Laugh out loud
What is the meaning of the word coordinate?
To organize and connect people so they can work together
Give 5 examples(sentences) with double comparatives
These include:
The more, the less, the better, the richer, the healthier, etc. One example is:
The more we use bikes, the better for the environment
Name 6 classic English literature novels
Gulliver's Travels, A Wrinkle in Time, Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ivanhoe, Anne of Green Gables, Oliver Twist, The Three Musketeers, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, A Tale of Two Cities, Little Women, Peter Pan, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden, Pollyanna, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, The Little Prince, The Hobbit, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, Charlotte's Web, Hatchet, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, etc.
Can you name 5 American pop stars?
Jennifer Lopez, Anne-Marie, Beyonce, Charlie Puth, Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, etc.
State 9 different transitional words that may be used in essays
There are a lot!(;
State the frequency adverbs
Always, Annually, Constantly, Daily, Eventually, Ever, Frequently, Generally, Hourly, Infrequently, Later, Monthly, Never, Next, Nightly, Normally, Now, Occasionally, Often, Quarterly, Rarely, Regularly, Sometimes, Soon, Then, Today, Tonight, Weekly, Yearly, Yesterday, Yet
How does the 3rd conditional start?
With if+past perfect
Who is the author of the popular book series "Harry Potter?"
J.K. Rowling(you should know this Muqaddas)
Who is on the one dollar bill?
The first president of the USA, George Washington
How many years are there in a millennium?
One thousand years.
State 15 synonyms for the word "Bad"
evil, immoral, wicked, corrupt, sinful, depraved, rotten, contaminated, spoiled, tainted, harmful, injurious, unfavorable, defective, inferior, imperfect, substandard, faulty, improper, inappropriate, unsuitable, disagreeable, unpleasant, cross, nasty, unfriendly, irascible, horrible, atrocious, outrageous, scandalous, infamous, wrong, noxious, sinister, putrid, snide, deplorable, dismal, gross, heinous, nefarious, base, obnoxious, detestable, despicable, contemptible, foul, rank, ghastly, execrable
What is a metaphor? Can you give some examples?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
What is the most famous book from award-winning author Lois Lowry? Can you name the prize it won?
The Giver, which won the Newbery Medal
(It's a great book if you ever plan to actually read it Dilnoza)
Name 6 countries where English is spoken as an official language?
America, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, etc.
Whose quote is "Everybody is a genius. If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid." What does it mean?
Albert Einstein.
What does the word analogy mean?
A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
What are the 12 verb tenses?
Present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future, future continuous, future perfect, future past continuous,
What type of book genre is dystopian?
It is a genre in which the story takes place in a different universe, where everything is totally different from our world, and it's usually a bad place.
What holiday is celebrated on the 3rd Thursday of November in America? Give some information about it.
Thanksgiving
What is a portmanteau? Give a few examples.
*Hint: Brexit is a portmanteau
A portmanteau is a linguistic, phonetic blend of two or more words to form a new word. Examples include Brexit(Britain+exit), turducken(turkey+duck+chicken), romcom(romantic+comedy), infomercial(information+commercial), brunch(breakfast+lunch)