5 Sept Quiz on Idioms, Grammar, and Spelling

What does the idiom "Beat the clock" mean?

• To run very fast

• To finish something before time runs out

• To break a clock

• To stop the clock from working

If something happens "In the nick of time," it happens:

• Too late

• Just before it’s too late

• Exactly at noon

• A long time ago

"Around the clock" means:

• All day and all night

• Only in the morning

• Only in the afternoon

• Before the clock strikes midnight

When we say "Time flies," it means:

• Time is flying in the air

• Time passes very quickly

• Time is slow

• Clocks are moving fast

The idiom "Ahead of one’s time" means:

• Being in the future

• Being more advanced than others

• Traveling to the future

• Running faster than others

"Better late than never" means:

• It’s better to never arrive

• It’s better to arrive late than not at all

• It's better to always be early

• It's bad to be late

The phrase "Time is money" suggests:

• You can buy time

• Time is more important than money

• Wasting time is like losing money

• Money controls time

Choose the correct affirmative sentence:

• He don’t like football.

• He likes football.

• He liking football.

• He doesn’t likes football.

Which is the correct negative sentence?

• She likes not the cake.

• She doesn’t like the cake.

• She like not the cake.

• She don’t like the cake.

Form an interrogative sentence:

• Does she likes the cake?

• Is she like the cake?

• Does she like the cake?

• Do she like the cake?