English Explodes!

English Explodes!

Welcome!

Get ready to have loads of fun teasing your brains!

Bring your A game!

You'll be tested on a variety of language aspects.

GOOD LUCK!

Part 1: Grammar!

These rules help you rule the language!

Let's see how much you can remember!

Multiple Choice

Currently, I __________ a research to look into air pollution in our town.

• does

• do

• did

• am doing

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We___________ that we had to hand in our homework on Tuesday.

• were told

• told

• had told

• were telling

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Would you mind____________ the window, please?

• to open

• open

• opening

• I open

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I_________________English since I started attending kindergarten, but I'm still trying to figure out the many grammar rules.

• will be learning

• am learning

• have been learning

• learn

Multiple Choice

Computers are said to be __________for the development of mankind.

• here today, gone tomorrow

• here and there

• here to stay

• neither here nor there

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

Multiple Choice

Tom's party has been _________________ (cancelled) as there has been a family emergency. He told us to apologise on his behalf.

• put off

• taken off

• called off

• given away

Multiple Choice

If you decide to visit me, let me know before hand and I'll ________________________.(provide accommodation)

• call on you

• put you up

• knock you out

• put aside

Multiple Choice

I'm so sorry. I wish I could _____ what I said to you. I didn't mean the hurtful things I said when I was blinded by anger.

• give back

• come across

• make up

• take back

Multiple Choice

She is always _____________. Everything she says is a lie, so please don't trust her.

• making things up

• taking it back

• going up

• make it up

Multiple Choice

I need it to keep water in.

• compass

• cap

• flask

• torch

Multiple Choice

You’re walking too fast. I can’t _____________ with you.

• keep up

• keep back

• keep down

• keeo from

Multiple Choice

Sorry I’m late.The car ____________

• broke in

• broke down

• broke out

• broke away

Multiple Choice

Please make _____ your mind as we need to leave.

• over

• up

• around

Multiple Choice

The police let him get ____ with only a $10 ticket

• out

• away

• around

Part 2: Idioms and Proverbs

Sometimes things aren't what they seem. You have to read between the lines!

Multiple Choice

If someone has money to burn, they are very poor indeed.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Look before you leap.

• Think before you act.
• Look and then jump.
• Jumping is good exercise
• Looking is important

Multiple Choice

Where there's a will, there's a way.

• Boys named Will know the way
• There's always a way to find Will.
• It's hard to find Will.
• If you are determined enough, you can find a way to do anything.

Multiple Choice

My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here.

• become sad

• become worried

• become angry

• beome happy

Multiple Choice

You will get into hot water when going out for no particular reason.

• get into trouble

• stay safe

• fall into disuse

• remain calm

Multiple Choice

Someone who works and functions well late at night is a night ____.

• eagle

• owl

• swallow

• sparrow

Multiple Choice

If you sense that something is wrong or suspicious, you smell a ____.

• mouse

• rat

• dog

• fish

Multiple Choice

"When in Rome, ...," said Ali to Randy, in an attempt to get him to try the local delicacies.

• visit the amphitheatre

• do as the Romans do

• live life Rome-size

• speak Italian

Multiple Choice

When something doesn't happen very often, it happens once in a _______ moon.

• red

• blue

• yellow

• white

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct idiom:

"You have 6 brothers? ____________"

• It's a rip-off!

• You're pulling my leg!

• You name it.

• You're in the red.

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We can't afford to spend our money impulsively. We need to save money for a…...day. If we don't, we may not be able to get through any emergencies we may face.

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It's no use …...around the bush. He doesn't understand hints. You need to tell him exactly what you think about the plan!

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There's nothing we can't accomplish if we put our minds to it. As the saying goes, .......makes perfect.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning for the proverb used in the sentence below.

I promised to run every day, but that was easier said than done.

• easily said

• easily done

• easier to talk about than to do

• easier to run than to promise

Multiple Choice

If you cut corners when doing something,

• you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort

• you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards

• you do it straightaway

Multiple Choice

If you take something with a pinch of salt,

• you don't completely believe something because you think it's probably not true

• you like your food to be salty

• you think something might bring you bad luck

Multiple Choice

Tiffany didn’t realize that her boss was standing right behind her while she was complaining about him to a friend. She really ________________________________________________________.

• pulled his leg

• put her foot in her mouth

• flexed her muscles

Multiple Choice

I felt like a____________________________________________ the first time I did yoga. I thought I was so clumsy!

• bull in a china shop

• hill of beans

• piece of cake

Multiple Choice

A. I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your party. I think I have the flu.

B. Well, if you do, it’s a (an)_________________________________ . Everyone who came got food poisoning.

• acquired taste

• blessing in disguise

• pain in the neck

Tickle your brain!

These questions are meant to blow your mind!

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What is Singapore's national food?

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What is Singapore's national flower?

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Where was the first modern Olympics held ? Name the city and country.

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In what city did Starbucks first open its store in 1971?

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Which country produces the most coffee ?

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If you dug a hole through the centre of the earth starting from Wellington in New Zealand, which European country would you end up in?

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What is the collective noun for a group of unicorns?

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Where was the fortune cookie invented?

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What is the cross between a donkey and a zebra known as?

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Try to guess the answer to this riddle:

" I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?"

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Try to guess the answer to this riddle:

"What question can you never answer yes to?"

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Try to guess the answer to this riddle:

"I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?"

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Try to guess the answer to this riddle:

"What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?"

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Try to guess the answer to this riddle:

"The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?"

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Try to guess the answer to this riddle:

"What has to be broken before you use it?"

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Try to guess the answer to this riddle:

"What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?"