Reading Comprehension
Future Tensing
Dictionary Meanings
Spelling Bee (hyphenless)
Vocabulary, but not easy
100
Which actor(s) had slightly negative comments about green screen acting?
Donal Thoms-Cappello and John Bigham
100
The company ______________ (launch) a new product line on October 1st. They've already sent out press releases.
is launching
100
to judge the value or character of someone or something
rate (v.)
100
oulftmare
formulate
100
This _____________ sculpture most likely dated back to the ancient times, but no one knew its origins.
mysterious (adj.)
200
____________ is the technique of compositing or layering two images together based on color hues.
Chroma Keying
200
Look, the baby is really sleepy. He ______________ (fall) asleep any minute now.
is going to fall
200
an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with
norm (n.)
200
ruddentou
turned out
200
different from what is usual or expected in behaviour, ideas, methods
unorthodox (adj.)
300
Which idiom does the author use to describe something very easy and simple to do?
A piece of cake
300
Excuse me, ______________ (you/show) me the way to the bus station?
will you show
300
to get or obtain something
acquire (v.)
300
dnwgnniawri
award-winning
300
The deep-sea diver had to cut the old fishing net away from the sunken statue because the synthetic threads had begun to __________________ the delicate structure, wrapping it tightly in a messy, restrictive knot.
Entangle (v.)
400
Find a word in paragraph 2 that means 'see-through'
transparent
400
The phone is ringing. Don't worry, I ______________ (answer) it.
will answer
400
to build something or put together different parts to form something whole
construct (v.)
400
gteudncngie
cutting-edge
400
Provide a definition for the following word: picturesque
(especially of a place) attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way
500
Aside from contrasting sharply with human skin tones, what makes Green the chosen colour for green screens?
Digital cameras detect bright green more accurately than other colours.
500
The bus _____________ (arrive) at 10:00am tomorrow.
arrives
500
very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted
conspicuous (adj.)
500
sacho
chaos (n.)
500
The philosophical seminar was incredibly __________________; the speaker's arguments about free will were so deep that they caused everyone in the audience to seriously reconsider their beliefs and think for hours afterward.
thought-provoking