WorksheetsHumanit.as - Conversation Station Quiz - 3rd Dec 2020
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 11mins
When someone dies, people go into...
morning
mooring
mourning
crying
Which of these means "to suddenly go/fall into" (often used for water)
plug
plunge
expunge
plop
Which of these participle forms has an extra syllable due to having "ed" on the end?
kicked
plunged
slipped
wanted
Which of these is/are similar in meaning to "amid"?
among
beside
amongst
in the midst of
amidst
Which of these best defines the word "aloof"?
Prone to getting angry.
Someone that doesn't create close relationships with others.
Somebody that disrespects other people.
A person that tends to avoid arguments.
What meaning does the suffix "ward" / "wards" usually give to a word?
direction
movement/change
speed
informality
"Pejorative" means that something expresses contempt or disapproval, but which of the following words is/are more common to express the same idea?
disparaging
vituperative
derogatory
slighting
How would you say "¡Qué susto me ha dado!" in English?
What a susto!
What a surprise!
It/That made me jump!
That was scary!
That nearly gave me a heart attack!
"Fled" is the past and participle of the verb "flee", but what does it mean?
to betray/commit treason
to jump like a flea
to run away/escape
to break into
Which of these could have a similar meaning to "high-flying"?
Fast
Unobtainable
Successful
Lazy
"to break out" means...
stop
start
swim
attack
escape
What can you see in this image?
Two boats and their wakes
Two ships and their sleeps
Two boats and their turbans
Two ships without crews
"to learn the ropes" means to get a basic idea of how things work, for instance in a new job. How do you say "to teach someone the basics"?
to demonstrate someone the ropes
to show someone the ropes
to teach someone the ropes
to give someone the ropes
