English Language Quiz

Which idiom means: someone who is willing to listen to your problems and give you sympathy, emotional support, and encouragement?

• a shoulder to cry on

• cry your eyes out

• it's no laughing matter

• burst into tears

Complete the sentence with an appropriate verb form. At nine o'clock yesterday morning we ______ for the bus.

• Were waiting

• Wait

• Waiting

• Was waiting

Complete the sentence with an appropriate verb form. When I looked round the door, the baby ______ quietly.

• Was sleeping

• Sleep

• Is sleeping

• Were sleeping

Complete the sentence with appropriate words. Here's my report. _____ it at last.

• I've finished

• I finish

• I finished

• I'm finished

Complete the sentence with an appropriate word. I've _____ made some coffee. It's in the kitchen.

• Just

• Ever

• Never

• Yet

Complete the sentence with an appropriate verb. Robert _____ ill for three weeks. He's still in hospital.

• Has been

• Had been

• Is

• Was

A snow storm with very strong winds is called ________.

• blizzard

• drought

• hail

• thunder

Which idiom means: to deliberately ignore something that you know should not be happening?

• turn a blind eye to something

• cry your eyes out

• it's no laughing matter

• burst into tears

Complete the sentence with an appropriate word. Someone suggested ______ for a walk.

• Going

• Go

• Of going

• To go

Complete the sentence with appropriate words. ______ a party next Saturday. We've sent out the invitations.

• We are having

• We had

• We was have

• We'll have