Queen's College Open Days 2023 Eng Asso English Showdown

Q1

According to the board passages, when did Internet slang first appear?

• 1980s

• 1990s

• 2000s

• 2010s

Q2

Fill in the blank: “Most university students ______ on campus in their first year.”

• lives

• are living

• live

• has lived

Q3

Fill in the blank: “While everybody was working on the project, you ______ all day!”

• were slacking off

• was slacking off

• has been slacking off

• sluck off

Q4

Fill in the blank: “The efficiency of our operation was severely ______ .

• effected

• halted

• impaired

Q5

Which of the following is NOT a correct usage of “#YOLO”?

• Going skydiving. Hope my parachute works! #YOLO

• Caught a poisonous snake. One bad move and my whole body goes numb, but YOLO I guess.

• I’m pregnant! So excited to become a mother finally! YOLO!

• We ordered pretty nearly every appetizer and every entrée. YOLO

Q6

What is the adjective form of “ambition”?

• Ambitionful

• Ambitionous

• Ambitionable

• Ambitious

Q7

Fill in the blank: “It’s an amazing idea, but it’s highly ______ that they will agree with you.”

• likely

• unprobably

• unlikely

• improbably

Q8

Fill in the blank: “Our teachers don’t ______ us  to use our mobile phones in class.”

• allow

• forbid

• let

• prohibit

Q9

Which of the following is the CORRECT choice of the word for the blank?

“Gustavo was tremendously ______ by his obnoxiously bothersome niece.”

• vexed

• annoyed

• infuriated

• pleased

Q10

How does the word “meme” describe itself?

• It pretends to be someone talking.

• It spreads very quickly.

• It controls people.

• It is funny and relatable.