Lexical Quiz
It’s crucial for students to learn ___ thinking skills at school.
critical
___ we been told the correct time, we’d have got here earlier.
HAD we been told...
If I __________ (not / spend) a fortune going shopping last month, I would have more spending money today.
If I HADN'T SPENT a fortune going shopping last month, I would have more spending money today.
Higher education can help you break out of this herd mentality, think ______ __ __ and innovate completely brand new solutions.
outside the box
There’s a(n) ___ of truth in the complaint, but the seriousness of it has been exaggerated.
element
___ for our conversation yesterday, I’d have missed the programme.
A Without
B Unless
C Not
D But
NOT for our conversation
He __________ (communicate) easily with the locals today if he’d worked harder in his Italian class.
He 'D COMMUNICATE easily with the locals today if he’d worked harder in his Italian class.
A f______ imagination and applied critical thinking are both required for a good scientist to make significant discoveries.
fertile imagination
To say that no one likes the new building is a ___ statement, as I know several people who do.
sweeping
If Jamie ___ on holiday, he’d have led the meeting yesterday.
WEREN'T
If you checked your emails more regularly, you __________ (realise) that the meeting was at 1.30 p.m.
If you checked your emails more regularly, you 'D HAVE REALISED that the meeting was at 1.30 p.m.
Nobody becomes an Olympic champion by accident - in sport, ___ ________ won't get far without steely dedication.
raw talent
Getting such poor results in her end of year exams really ___ Sophie’s confidence.
knocked
If we ___ the other route, we wouldn’t be sitting in this traffic jam now.
A could take
B should take
C had taken
D were to take
HAD TAKEN
If I’d finished the book last night, I __________ (be) able to say more at the book club this afternoon.
If I’d finished the book last night, I 'D BE able to say more at the book club this afternoon.
My coworker and I had been working on the key project for a year, and ___ __ ___ _____ , just a day before the defense, he announced that he was quitting .
out of the blue
No one came forward so I ___ the initiative and set out my ideas for the trip.
took
If you ___ the teacher, I’m sure she’d help.
WERE TO
We __________ (not / travel) in the wrong direction right now if you’d set the satnav correctly before we left.
We WOULDN'T BE TRAVELLING in the wrong direction right now if you’d set the satnav correctly before we left.
Finnish education system based on cultivating pupils' -______ _______ rather than their weak spots.
innate talent