The Human Mind
What do you call someone whose mind often starts thinking about unrelated things?
Your mind wanders.
Name two verbs followed by a gerund.
admit, avoid, consider, etc.
This phrasal verb means “to cancel an event.”
Call off.
“We saw them ___ (dance) at the party.” Which form is correct?
dance.
What’s the opposite of “agree” using a prefix?
Disagree.
This word means “to remember something from the past.”
Recall.
“I decided ___ take a break.” Fill in the correct form.
to.
What does “keep up with” someone mean?
Stay at the same level/speed.
What’s the difference: “I saw her dance” vs. “I saw her dancing”?
“Saw her dance” = whole action; “saw her dancing” = part of it.
Which prefix means “too much”? (e.g. ___work)
Over-.
He was doing mental math so quickly—what a _______!
Genius / child prodigy.
True or false: “admit” is followed by an infinitive.
False (admit + gerund).
Which is separable: “call off” or “pass away”? Explain.
“Call off” is separable; “pass away” is not.
Fill the gap: “She encouraged me ___ (study) harder.”
to study.
Make a word with “re-” that means to do again.
Rewrite, redo, replay, etc.
“She has a gift ___ music.” Complete the sentence.
“for”
Which is correct? “He avoided to speak” or “He avoided speaking”?
He avoided speaking.
“She couldn’t _____ the clues, but eventually found the solution.” Fill in the phrasal verb.
Work out.
Which verb is always followed by object + infinitive: “teach” or “suggest”?
Teach (suggest is followed by a gerund or noun).
Which prefix means “between”: pre-, post-, or inter-?
Inter-.
What's the difference between “baffle” and “bewilder”? Give a synonym for each.
Baffle = confuse; bewilder = deeply puzzle or perplex.
Explain the difference in meaning: “I stopped smoking” vs “I stopped to smoke.”
“Stopped smoking” = quit the habit; “Stopped to smoke” = paused another action to smoke.
“When the answer _____ me, I felt silly!” Complete the sentence with the correct phrasal verb.
Hit on.
Correct or incorrect: “He let me to go early.” Explain.
Incorrect – should be “let me go” (bare infinitive).
Create a word with “il-” that means “not legal.”
Illegal.