Test your knowledge of English with this quick quiz.
May 12, 2015
Test your knowledge of
English with this quick quiz.
The bird in the picture is
•a peacock•a pelican•a turkey•an ostrich
A peacock
Complete the proverb:
One man's _______ is another man’s poison.
•cigarette•bread•meat•coffee
meat
To be 'down in the mouth' means to be
•tired•depressed•frightened•happy
depressed
The man in the picture is a
•composer•director•conductor•DJ
a conductor
'Excuse me, would you mind if I______ down here?'•seat•sit•sat•sitting
sat
Romeo fell head over ______in love with Juliet.
•heart•ears•feet•heels
heels
The men in the picture____________.•are fighting•are going tofight•have beenfighting•fight
are fighting
Which is the correctquestion tag?
I'm beautiful,________ ?
•aren't I?•am I?•am I not?•isn't it?
aren’t I
The girl's hair is
•wavy•curly•straight•receding
wavy.
Which of the following is a way of speaking?
•giggle•whisper•hum•gaze
whisper
I'd rather______ to the disco than stay at home.
•go•to go•going•will go
go
One day I'd like to _______roundthe world.•travel•trip•voyage•journey
travel
David got married ____a girl he met in Moscow.
•to•with•on•for
to
The man's hobby is
•jogging•fishing•hiking•windsurfing
hiking.
This sea creature is
•a jellyfish•an octopus•a seahorse•a crab
an octopus
Only one of thefollowing sentences is grammatically correct. Which one?•They asked me how long had I
beenwaiting.•My little sister is reading her horoscopeevery day.•He told me he'll be late. •This time tomorrow I'll be swimming inthe Black Sea.
This flower is a•tulip•carnation•cornflower•daffodil
a carnation
This man __________________
•has cycled•cycles•has been cycling•is cycling
has been cycling.
So many men, so many•women•brains •minds•countries
brains.
Shakespeare_______________ 37 plays.
•has written•wrote• had written•was written
had written