AN ENGLISH QUIZ AN ENGLISH QUIZ ANSWERS Grade VIth

I Choose the right word, expression or sentence. ________________________________________ 1) Which of the following can you NOT watch? a) TV b) a picture c) children playing d) a football game ) I knew he was joking when he ___________ at me. a) winked b) blinked c) stared d) frowned ) David Beckham was sent off ____________ the second half of the match. a) during b) for c) while d) ago

4) 5) 4) When my mother was cross, she used to___________ her arms. a) clench b) shrug c) tap d) fold ) Phil & June are so lucky! They went skiing again ___Christmas. a) - b) on c) at d) in ) Which of the following is NOT correct? a) a bunch of flowers b) a bunch of grapes c) a bunch of bananas d) a bunch of eggs ) What’s the correct order, from the smallest to the biggest number? a) one or two, a few, several, loads b) a few, loads, several, one or two c) one or two, several, loads, a few d) one or two, a few, loads, several

8) He’s so rich, he’s a ___________millionaire. a) multi b) post c) super d) over ) Which of the following is NOT correct? Breakfast is served from 7 ________ 11. a) to b) as far as c) till d) until ) Which of the following adjectives ‘doesn’t go’ ? It tastes _____________. a) delicious b) salty c) bitter d) furious ) My car is very ___________, it uses very little petrol. a) economic b) economical c) economist d) economy

12) Which is NOT correct? She looks like ___________. a) happy b) Madonna c) me d) a singer ) Lots of verbs have the same past and past participle (win, won, won). Which of the following doesn’t? a) tell b) meet c) choose d) find ) Which is the odd one out?(Think about the past forms.) a) cut b) put c) let d) get ) At school, children have to learn lots of English vocabulary by ___________. a) mind b) brain c) heart d) memory ) Be careful! You ___________ break the joystick. a) ‘re going to b) will c) ‘re breaking d) is going to

17) 17) If you spend too much time thinking about things you would like to do, you ‘have your head in the __________’. a) clouds b) sky c) stars d) moon ) The Eiffel Tower is the most famous __________ in Paris. a) ruin b) church c) temple d) landmark ) There are __________ apples left in the bowl. a) a few b) a little c) lots d) any ) We decided to travel by sea, so we took the __________. a) lorry b) coach c) ferry d) tram ) I ___________ probably go for a walk later. a) am going to b) - c) can d) will

22) Which of the following uses of ‘make’ is NOT correct? a) How many mistakes did you make on the test? b) Excuse me. I’m just going to make a quick phone call. c) Making money was always the most important thing to him. d) Did you make your homework last night? ) Which of the following uses of ‘do’ with types of housework is NOT correct? a) I hate doing the ironing, it’s so time-consuming. b) I love staying in hotels when someone does your bed in the morning. c) Who enjoys doing the washing-up? I don’t! d) She has someone to do the cleaning – what a luxury! ) Can you see all those clothes? They’re our ___________! a) children b) childrens’ c) children’s d) childrens

II Choose the right idiom to complete each sentence. ______________________________________ a) out of date b) keep your nose clean c) keep my fingers crossed ______________________________________ 1) Tomorrow is the big competition. I’ll _____c)_______ for you ) Look at her dress! It’s so____a)______! ) If you don’t ____b)________this time, you’ll be in big trouble!

a) to face the music b) to find fault with c) to keep up with d)beating around the bush _______________________________________ 4) Why do you try ____b)________everything I do? ) Stop _____d)_________and tell me directly why you’re so angry ) Molly broke her father’s favourite chair. Now he’s home from work and she’ll have____a)_________ ) It‘s so hard ___c)_______teenage clothing fashions these days because they change so often.

III Match the idiom and its explanation. III Match the idiom and its explanation. ___________________________________________ 1) back to square one - e 2) under the weather - c 3) a blessing in disguise -a 4) all in the same boat - b 5) cost an arm and a leg -d a) something good that is not recognized at first b) everyone is facing the same challenges c) feeling unwell or sick d) expensive e) having to start all over again