College English Quiz

Which sentence best shows the correct use of an idiom?

• He kicked the can across the room.

• She let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.

• The bag was too heavy to carry.

• I saw a cat hiding in her bag.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

• Environmment

• Enviroment

• Environment

• Enviornment

Which of the following words contains a silent letter?

• Know

• Sing

• Blue

• Want

In a story, which of these should be introduced first?

• Climax

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Setting

Which sentence uses a correct inference?

• I smell smoke, so something must be burning.

• I love fire because it smells nice.

• Smoke is always blue.

• Fire is fun to play with.

Choose the sentence with proper punctuation for speech:

• Sarah said “Let’s go to the park”.

• “Let’s go to the park”, Sarah said.

• “Let’s go to the park.” said Sarah.

• Sarah said, “let’s go to the park.”

What is the correct abbreviation for “Governor”?

• Gov.

• Gvr.

• Govr.

• Gv.

Which is a troublesome pair of words?

• Two / Too

• Cat / Dog

• Book / Pen

• Fast / Slow

What does the idiom “under the weather” mean?

• Caught in a storm

• Feeling unwell

• Sitting outside

• Wearing a jacket

What part of speech is the word “peculiar” in the sentence: “That’s a peculiar habit.”

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb