English Language Quiz

Try as he might, he only has a __________ of beating the big guy in my school.

• fat chance

• narrow squeak

• sticky end

• cleft stick

It seems ______ that everyone would benefit from a better scientific education.

• axiomatic

• pragmatic

• chromatic

• enigmatic

John first dabbled ______ buying old maps for his collection.

• on

• in

• at

• for

If power goes out, you're pretty __________.

• in a vacuum

• in abeyance

• up and running

• up the creek

Tourists ______ when large numbers of middle class people ______ to join the more wealthy aristocratic travellers.

• have originated / have begun

• had originated / began

• could have originated / have begun

• originated / began

Gustav Klimt posed models on a bed so that their ______ bodies could suggest floating, a motif that's very important in his art.

• flagging

• listless

• languorous

• phlegmatic

She was tempted to __________, hardly able to believe he'd carry out his threat.

• stick his neck out

• call his bluff

• hedge his bets

• dig his heels in

Jenny decided to draw a line ______ her recent breakup and move on.

• at

• under

• over

• with

Jimmy asked Lily about her favorite celebrity. Jimmy: "You don't like Taylor Swift, do you?" Lily: "__________"

• No, I don't

• Yes

• Yes, I don't

• A & B are correct

Such unspecified fears are ones capitalized on by monster movies, by ______ Hollywood productions with psycho killers, loony aliens or grossly exaggerated natural disasters.

• flat-footed

• lowbrow

• shamefaced

• slow-witted