Grammar
Adverb is to Verb as Adjective is to ________
NOUN
"Be careful! Your life is at _________!"
* warning
* stone
* stake
* caution
"stake"
(to be "at stake" means to be in danger)
Potatoes are:
* vegetables
* tubers
* grain
* fruit
tubers (aka, roots)
What do we call a tornado at sea?
*waterspout
*fountain
*torpedo
*hurricane
*waterspout
What is the average global life-expectancy rate:
1. 55-60 years
2. 60-65 years
3. 65-70 years
4. 70-75 years
4. 70-75 years
73 years
I __________ (watch) TV when, suddenly, the alarm clock started ringing.
"was watching"
Use "amn't" in a sentence:
(highly informal)
Earth's rotation is _________ (speed):
* Slowing
* Quickening
* Maintaining
Earth's rotation is slowing!
This means that, on average, the length of a day increases by around 1.8 seconds per century. 600 million years ago a day lasted just 21 hours.
Complete the phrase:
"Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning. Red skies at night, sailors __________."
delight
English is to "Good Morning!" as Spanish is to ___________!
*Sabaho!
*Buen Día!
*Buenas Noches!
*Buen Día!
"I really enjoy talking with you!"
What is the grammatical name for the word in bold?
[hint: not 'noun' or 'verb']
gerund
Reword the following sentences only enough to include 'ain't':
"He does not have a car."
"Don't you need a car, too?"
"He ain't have a car."
"Ain't you need a car, too?"
ain't is a negative inflection for am, is, are, has, and have in informal English. In some dialects, it is also used for do, does, and did.
Phagocytosis is the process of:
*food being digested quickly
*your brain eating itself
*germs living on your skin
*cells mutating
*your brain eating itself
Phagocytosis is when cells envelop and consume smaller cells or molecules to remove them from the system. Don’t worry! Phagocytosis isn't harmful, but actually helps preserve your grey matter.
In the imperial system, how many feet in a yard?
3 feet = 1 yard
(or 91.44 cm = 0.9144 meters)
Choose the correct order from lowest rank to highest rank:
1. Sophomore, Junior, Freshman, Senior
2. Junior, Senior, Freshman, Sophomore
3. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
4. Freshman, Senior, Junior, Sophomore
3. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
I almost fell over a pile of books that were _________ on the floor.
- layed
- lying
- laying
- lieing
lying
Pronounce: ubiquitous
(you have ONE try only)
/yo͞oˈbikwədəs/
What is/are the world's tallest mountain(s):
*Mount Everest
*Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
*K2
*Qasioun Mountains (Damascus)
*Mauna Kea and Mauna
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the twin volcanoes, are taller than Mount Everest due to 4.2km of their heights being submerged underwater. The twin volcanoes measure a staggering 10.2km in total, compared to Everest’s paltry 4.6km.
What is the Ozone?
*A geographical border between countries
*A protective layer in our solar system
*An area in the ocean floor
*An area on Mount Everest
*A protective layer in our solar system
The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
Mom/Dad is to __________ family
as Aunt/Uncle is to extended family.
1. close
2. tight-knit
3. soon
4. immediate
4. immediate
I was told to ___a___ the book down. Then, I was told to ___b___ down, also.
1. lay, lie
2. lie, lay
3. lie, lie
4. lay, lay
1. lay, lie
Pronounce: Quintessentially
(you have ONE try only)
/ˌkwin(t)əˈsen(t)SH(ə)l/
Arachnid is the scientific name for:
*Ants
*Caterpillars
*Spiders
*Cockroaches
*Spiders
If unopened and stored properly, order the foods from (1) expires soonest, to (4) expires latest:
*vinegar
*honey
*dried pasta
*table salt
1. dried pasta (2-3 years)
2. vinegar (3-5 years +)
3/4. table salt & honey (indefinitely!)
_______ are more likely to live longer than ________ because___________________.
1. men; women; men are healthier
2. women; men; men take bigger risks
3. men; women; men are smarter
4. women; men; men are less smart
3. neither - both life expectancies are equal
2. women; men; men take bigger risks