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Introductory English Language Quiz 2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word 'pal'?

a)

Friend

b)

Enemy

c)

Teacher

d)

Parent

2.

What is the synonym for 'built-in'?

a)

Detached

b)

Separate

c)

Integrated

d)

External

3.

What are idioms?

a)

Literal phrases

b)

Figurative expressions

c)

Foreign languages

d)

Regional accents

4.

What are accents?

a)

Different languages

b)

Different dialects

c)

Different pronunciations

d)

Different alphabets

5.

Which type of English is used in conversations?

a)

Formal English

b)

Colloquial English

c)

Academic English

d)

Technical English

6.

What is a phrasal verb?

a)

A verb with multiple meanings

b)

A verb combined with an adverb or preposition

c)

A verb with opposite meanings

d)

A verb with figurative meanings

7.

What are collocations?

a)

Words with opposite meanings

b)

Words that go together

c)

Words with similar meanings

d)

Words with figurative meanings

8.

What are idioms?

a)

Words with opposite meanings

b)

Words that go together

c)

Words with similar meanings

d)

Words with figurative meanings

9.

What are antonyms?

a)

Words with opposite meanings

b)

Words that go together

c)

Words with similar meanings

d)

Words with figurative meanings

10.

What does proofreading a piece of writing involve?

a)

Revising the content

b)

Checking for spelling errors

c)

Checking for grammar errors

d)

All of the above

11.

What is a thesaurus?

a)

A book of synonyms

b)

A book of antonyms

c)

A book of idioms

d)

A book of definitions

12.

What is an encyclopedia?

a)

A book of synonyms

b)

A book of antonyms

c)

A book of idioms

d)

A book of information about many subjects

13.

What do dictionaries tell you?

a)

Meanings of words

b)

Origins of words

c)

Pronunciations of words

d)

All of the above

14.

What does it mean when something 'costs dearly'?

a)

It is very expensive

b)

Expensive and has negative consequences

c)

It is free

d)

It has minimal cost

15.

What does it mean when something 'costs nothing'?

a)

It is very expensive

b)

It has negative consequences

c)

It is free

d)

It has minimal cost

16.

What does it mean when something 'costs next to nothing'?

a)

It is almost free.

b)

It is expensive.

c)

It is free

d)

It has minimal cost.

17.

What does it mean to 'go crazy'?

a)

Be mentally unstable.

b)

Be consistent.

c)

Behave in an erractic way.

d)

Be unpredictable.

18.

What does it mean to 'go green'?

a)

Be envious.

b)

Become green.

c)

Adopt environmentally friendly practices.

d)

Go to the garden.

19.

What does it mean to 'go viral'?

a)

To contract a virus.

b)

Become widely popular on Internet and social media.

c)

To have bad reputation.

d)

To cause controversy.

20.

What is the synonym for 'delay' or 'procrastinate'?

a)

put out

b)

put on

c)

put down

d)

put off

21.

What is a synonym for 'forget about the past'?

a)

set aside

b)

put out

c)

put off

d)

set off

22.

What is a synonym for 'to delay

a)

bring forward

b)

put out

c)

send off

d)

put back