The ultimate English Jeopardy

regular verbs

100

Say the simple past form of to play

played

I played many video games when I was 15 years old.

200

Say the simple past form of to use

used

I used my key to open the door to the office. 

300

Put the following sentence into simple past:

I am looking for a job.

I was looking for a job.

400

Put the following sentence into simple past:

I want to work at this famous company.

I wanted to work at this famous company.

500

Put the following sentence into simple past:

I want to become rich and help people in need.

I wanted to become rich and help people in need.

irregular verbs

100

Say the simple past form of to eat

ate

I ate lunch in my office because my co-workers did not come to work.

200

Say the simple past form of to find

found

Yesterday I found a job on the internet. 

300

Put the following sentence into simple past: 

I will fly to Japan to do some work and travel.

I flew to Japan to do some work and travel.

400

Put the following sentence into simple past:

I am a very curious person, which is why I want to learn new skills in your company.

I was a very curious person, which is why I wanted to learn new skills in your company.

500

Put the following sentence into simple past:

I do a lot of different activities in my free time. I have many hobbies.

I did a lot of different activities in my free time. I had many hobbies.

reading

100

A young person found a job by searching online and submitting their resume. 

Question: How did the young person find a job?

The young person found a job by searching online and submitting their resume.

200

A young person found a job through networking and impressing the hiring manager at a career fair. 

Question: What could a career fair be?

A career fair is an event where you can talk to different  people to find a new job. 

= die Jobmesse 

300

A young person tried very hard and kept trying, finally getting the job she wanted despite being told no at first.

Question: How do you say "despite" in German?

Obwohl/ trotz

400

Searching high and low, Looking for that special job, The one that makes your heart sing, The one that makes you feel alive.

You try and try, But nothing seems to fit, You wonder if it's out there, This job you won't quit.

But then one day, You come across the door, You open it and step inside, And know this is what you're looking for.

Question: What is the poem about?

The poem is about not giving up on finding the right job for you because it is out there somewhere. But you have to work hard to find it.

500

A student who loves to learn, English is the language they yearn, To speak, to write, to read, With each new lesson, their knowledge will breed. 

Question: What is the poem about?

The poem is about a student who likes learning English.