Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
It hasn't taken Sam long to learn Spanish.
PICKED Sam has picked down Spanish very quickly Sam has picked off Spanish very quickly Sam has picked up Spanish very quickly Sam has picked in Spanish very quickly.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
I can't wait to see the sights in London.
FORWARD I am forwarding to see the sights in London. I am looking forward to seeing the sights in London. I am looking forward to see the sights in London. I am having forward to see the sights in London.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
We must take as much advantage as possible of any opportunity to speak English.
MOST We have to sit the most of any opportunity to speak English. We have to let the most of any opportunity to speak English. We have to do the most of any opportunity to speak English. We have to make the most of any opportunity to speak English.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
We are noticing a rise in the cost of living again.
APPEARS The cost of living appears to be rising again. The cost of living appears to rise again. The cost of living appears to have rised again. none of the above.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
Will your neighbours look after your dog when you go away?
TAKE Do you know if your neighbours will take advantage of your dog when you go away? Do you know if your neighbours will take care of your dog when you go away? none of the above Do you know if your neighbours will take after your dog when you go away?.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
This new dining table is bigger than the one we had before.
NOT none of the above The dining table we had before was not big as this new one. The dining table we had before were not as big as this new one. The dining table we had before was not as big as this new one.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
The family always spent their holidays climbing in the mountains
USED The family's holidays got used to be spent climbing in the mountains. The family's holidays were used to be spent climbing in the mountains. The family's holidays used to be spent climbing in the mountains. The family's holidays use to be spent climbing in the mountains.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
I think it's time the children went to bed now.
HAD I think the children had to have gone to bed now. I think the children had gone to bed now. I think the children had better go to bed now. I think the children had been to go to bed now.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
I'm not going to tolerate this untidiness any longer.
UP I have no intention of putting up with this untidiness any longer I have no intention of sitting down with this untidiness any longer I have no intention of letting up with this untidiness any longer I have no intention of taking up with this untidiness any longer.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
Could you speak English when you were younger?
ABLE When you were younger, were you able to speak English? When you were younger, you were able to speak English? When you were younger, was you able to speak English? When you were younger, have you been able to speak English?.
In Modern English, grammatical relations are signaled by word order and prepositions. This means that this language is Analogical None of the above Analytic Synthetic.
In Old English, grammatical relations were predominantly signaled by endings on nouns and verbs. This means that this language was: Synthetic Analytic Analogical none of the above.
During the Middle English period, from which two languages were many words borrowed? Urdu and Iroquoian none of the above Celtic and Old Norse Latin and French.
Which one of the following texts was composed during the Old English period? Othello The Canterbury Tales none of the above Beowulf.
What is another name for Old English? none of the above Celtic Middle English Anglo-Saxon.
Which of the following Old English works documents the early history of England? Boethius none of the above Boewulf The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Varieties typical for social groups are called: none of the above Jargons Sociolects Dialects.
When, according to most scholars, did English start to become a global Language? During the reign of Henry VIII Immediately after the Norman Conquest At the end of the 16th century, with the start of the colonisation of the West Indian and North American Colonies In 1858, when Britain took over formal rule of India.
Which of the below is NOT a subvariety of US English spoken by a distinct ethnic/social Group? Cockney African American Vernacular English Tex Mex Pennsylvania Dutch.
What does the acronym ESL stand for? English as a Spoken Language English as a Second Language English as a Scientific Language English for Students of Literature.
Which of the below is NOT generally considered to be a danger of having a global language? The death of lesser spoken languages A growth of Bilingualism Cultural and linguistic imperialism Complacency about learning other languages.
Who were the original speakers of English? The Angles, Saxons and Vikings The Angles, Saxons and Celts The Angles, Celts and Jutes The Angles, Saxons and Jutes.
In which language family do the ultimate origins of the English language lie? North American Indo-European Latin none of the above.
The change from synthetic to analytic is a major development in the history of English. What is one of its main manifestations? Grammatical functions are expressed by word order and prepositions rather than endings Grammaticalization has become dominant The expression of thought is now more analytical The expression of thought is now more analytical.
Which of the varieties of English below is the oldest? US English Australian English West Indian English Hiberno-English.
What is meant by the abbreviation RP? Rest in Peace Received Pronunciation Receive a Prize none of the above.
Over one billion people worldwide are currently learning English: We cannot state such specific data False It depends on context True.
When is the first attended usage of the phrase “inkhorn term” dated? 1543 1700 1925 1850.
Did the printing press also serve to standardize English? none of the above It depends on the historical period we investigate YES NO.
The Great Vowel Shift only affected vowels of the following kind: Long High Short Low.
It is often maintained that English is used as a lingua franca? What does that mean? A lingua franca is a language that is used as a means of communication between people who are not familiar with each other’s native language. A lingua franca is NOT a language that is used as a means of communication between people who are not familiar with each other’s native language. none of the above A lingua franca is a language that is used as a means of communication between people who are native speakers of that langiage.
Standard English emerged in this century: 17th 20th 16th 15th.
The Norman Invasion happened in this year(AD): 1010 1066 1262 874.
According to you, which of the following words does NOT derive from French/Latin: Ghost Consideration Spirit Reflection.
One of the following statements about Early Modern English morphology is false: Agreement on verbs almost disappears Pronominal forms change none of the above Prepositions are inflected.
bed/bad is a dipthong a minimal pair none of the above a rounded sound.
A position slightly further back than alveolar, with the tip of the tongue bent or ‘curled’ backwards, is called retroflex none of the above uvular glottal.
If the change is brought about by pressures which are internal to the linguistic system, the change is exogenous endogenous introgenous none of the above.
In the USA, the compound washcloth corresponds to the British flannel fennel channel none of the above.
The UK is part of the outer circle none of the above expanding circle inner circle.
The understanding of linguistic differentiation is studied by phonetics sociolinguistics pragmatics morphology.
People need English for secondary education, politics, law, business. This is true for countries belonging to none of the above outer circle expanding circle inner circle.
The varieties of English, especially those with official status, are often referred to as: Middle Englishes None of the above Old Englishes New Englishes.
How is Kachru’s model defined? mouse model square model none of the above circle model.
The various allophones constitute the phonemic inventory phonetic output none of the above phonemic output.
India is part of the expanding circle outer circle none of the above inner circle.
According to you, Italy is part of the outer circle expanding circle inner circle none of the above.
ELF stands for none of the above English as a Lingua Franca English as a Foreign Language English as a First Language.
Who proposed an American Standard in 1789? Webster Halliday Wordsworth Austin.
SLA stands for English as a Lingua Franca none of the above English as a Foreign Language second language acquisition.
According to Graddol (1997), first-language speakers are 375 million 500 million 750 million none of the above.
EFL stands for none of the above Second Language Acquisition English as a Lingua Franca English as a Foreign Language.
Most people have English as first language. This is true for the countries of outer circle inner circle none of the above expanding circle.
TRAVELED is the BE spelling AE spelling none of the above IrE spelling.
People need English for communication in business, politics, education. This is true for countries belonging to none of the above outer circle expanding circle inner circle.
An intralingual process where a new word is created by adding affixes to an old one is named derivation clipping hypocorism acronym.
"The man as was driving the car" is a typical ......... feature of BE nonstandard grammar none of the above extrastandard grammar standard grammar.
Double or multiple negation (I couldn’t find none nowhere) is a .......... feature of BE none of the above nonstandard standard extrastandard.
Scots as a spoken language was used by the rural population and the working classes True it depends on context None of the above False.
Borrowings such as clan, galore ‘in abundance’ have been introduced by None of the above Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Walter Scott Sir Winston Churchill.
The voiceless ending is a historically based Scots feature. "selt" stands for bent sent None of the above sold.
The distinctiveness of Scottish English derived from the influence of other languages, especially Gaelic, Norwegian and Spanish Gaelic, Norwegian, and French German, Japanese, and Italian None of the above.
British "courgette" comes from Spanish German French Italian.
‘A pile of stones that marks the top of a mountain or some other special place’ is in Gaelic book none of the above cairn sporran.
‘A small furry bag that hangs in front of a man’s kilt as part of traditional Scottish dress’ is in Gaelic cairn sporran boko none of the above.
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