Narrative Tenses
Taureg
Grammar and Tenses
Geography and Science
Idioms and Vocabulary
Brain Teasers
100
Complete: When I ____(come) to school, all my classmates ____ (already arrive)
When I came to school, all my classmates had already arrived
100
This is where the Tuareg people live?
The Sahara Desert (Libya/North Africa)
100
DOUBLE POINTS!
Correct the sentence: "I have seen him yesterday."
What is: I saw him yesterday.
100
These four countries make up the United Kingdom?
What are: the United Kingdom?England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
100
What does the idiom "spill the beans" mean?
To tell a secret
100
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
200
Find a mistake:
When I was coming home, my mom was cooking dinner
When I came home, my mom was cooking dinner
200
They dye their clothes this color and are called this name?
Blue - The Blue Men of the Sahara.
200
Complete the sentence with the correct tense: "It happened ages ago. I ______ (work) in New York at the time."
- Answer: Was working.
What is: Was working.
200
This is the capital of Scotland.
What is Edinburgh?
200
What is the noun form of the adjective "long"?
Length
200
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle (or a pencil)
300
Complete:
While I ____ (drive) to school, I ___ (see) my friend on the street
While I was driving to school, I saw my friend on the street
300
This color is a mix of red and blue (more blue than red)
What is indigo?
300
Change to passive voice: "They have repaired the car."
What is: The car has been repaired.
300
This South American country has the largest land area?
What is Brazil?
300
Define the phrasal verb "get away with."
To escape punishment for something
300
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
400
DOUBLE POINTS!
Complete: My friend ____ (notice) that I ___(change) my hairstyle
My friend noticed that I had changed my hairstyle
400
The desert is a _ _ _ _ (adjective) environment. The temperature is extreme, and there is little vegetation.
What is harsh?
400
Complete the conditional: "If I _____ (know) it was hurricane season, I wouldn't have booked this trip."
What is: Had known.
400
Does this gas get absorbed by plants from the atmosphere?
What is Carbon dioxide (Co2)
400
What does the idiom "driving me up the wall" mean?
To make someone very annoyed or crazy
400
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
500
Complete:
I ___ (walk) around and suddenly ___ (see) a girl, she ____ (cry)
I was walking around and suddenly saw a girl, she was crying
500
This means wide open going on for miles like the desert. _ _ _ t
What is vast?
500
Combine the sentences using a relative clause: "Rugby is a sport. Many people in Britain play it."
What is: Rugby is a sport which/that many people in Britain play.
500
This is the study of plants.
What is Botany?
500
Name four English words that contain "ough" but are pronounced differently.
Examples: though, tough, through, cough
500
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold