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100

Come to the point leave out all unnecessary details focus on the major point

Cut to the chase

100

She always (A-drink) coffee (B-preposition) she is reading (C-article) New York Times.

She always DRINKS coffee WHILE she is reading THE New York Times.

100

Idiom

See eye to eye

100

The number of days in a year minus three weeks.

Three hundred forty-four days

(365-21=344)

100

An object made of glass that produces light when it is supplied with electricity

Light Bulb

200
  • To understand that something is not completely true or right
  • Not take something too seriously
  • Accept, but with some reservations or skepticism
  • Don’t exactly believe something

Take it with a grain of salt

200

I (A-never be) to (B-article) Eiffel Tower but I (C-be) to Paris.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN to THE Eiffel Tower but I HAVE BEEN to Paris.

200

Grammar

(Find the mistake)

Every other day, she TAKES the bus to school but today she drove.

200

How many minutes are in a class that starts at seven thirty and ends at nine thirty?

One hundred twenty minutes

(2 hours, 60 minutes per hour=60+60=120)

200

A drink that is made by using the dried leaves of another kind of plant

Tea

300
  • Return to where one started from
  • Back to the beginning
  • Return to the starting point, start all over again
  • Start again from the beginning because previous attempt failed

Back to square one

300

(A-article) boys (B-play) cards when they were (C-preposition) the train.

THE boys PLAYED cards when they were ON the train.

300

Numbers

Three hours

(27/7=3)

300

How many months are in fourteen years?

One hundred sixty-eight

(14*12=168)

300

A long piece of cloth that is worn by men around the neck and under a collar with a knot at the top

Necktie

400
  • Undecided about something
  • Uncertain or unresolved, often because other matters have to be decided first
  • Not yet settled or finalized

Up in the air

400

(A-Preposition) the break, we talked about (B-Have) (C-article) party.

DURING the break, we talked about HAVING A party.

400

Trivia

Lift or raise

400

If I drive sixty miles per hour, how long will it take me to drive thirty-seven miles?

Thirty-seven minutes

(60 mph/60 minutes in an hour, 1 mph per minute=37 miles)

400

A piece of cloth that hangs down from above a window and can be used to cover the window

curtain

500
  • Do all in one’s power (usually to achieve something or accommodate somebody)
  • Make every effort to do something, especially to help someone
  • Work very hard to accomplish something for someone
  • Make a special effort to please someone

Bend over backwards

500

I've wanted (A-call) you but I (B-Be) too busy (C-find) the time.

I've wanted TO CALL you but I HAVE BEEN too busy TO FIND the time.

500

General

Friday

(Monday+2=Wed., Wed+10=Friday)

500

You bought dinner for you and four friends. Each dinner cost 17 dollars. You want to leave a 20% tip. How much is the bill with the tip?

One hundred two dollars

(5 dinners*$17=85, 20% of 85=17, 85+17=102)

500

A strap in a vehicle that holds a person tightly to keep them safe if there is an accident

Seat belt