{"id":5111,"date":"2015-10-13T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=5111"},"modified":"2016-02-15T20:21:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T01:21:59","slug":"english-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/english-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"English Pop Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image by Alberto G. on Flickr.com.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dear Readers,<\/p>\n

Hi, readers! Hi, readers? Hi…is there anyone out there? We haven\u2019t had a great deal of comments on the blog recently and so we are beginning to wonder if there is anyone out there reading? We thought we\u2019d find out by posting a little quiz and see who is up for the challenge of completing it.\u00a0 We hope to get A LOT of replies! Here goes\u2026<\/p>\n

Part 1: Fill in the blank.<\/strong>
\nChoose the correct word to complete each idiom in the sentences below.
\nNote: All the answers to these questions can be found in previous posts on this blog.<\/p>\n

The time has come for us to either tighten our __________ or find second jobs.
\nHint: clothing idioms<\/a><\/p>\n

Your name rings a __________. Weren\u2019t you in my English class two years ago?
\nHint: musical idioms<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t have a ______________ just because you lost the game.
\nHint: animal idioms<\/a><\/p>\n

You can\u2019t judge a _______________ by its cover.
\nHint: reading idioms<\/a><\/p>\n

James is the black __________ in our family; he is so different from the rest of us.
\nHint: color idioms<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 2: Chose the right verb.<\/strong>
\nChoose the correct conjugation for each of verbs in the following famous quotes.<\/p>\n

Don’t ________ because it’s over, smile because it happened. \u2013Dr. Seuss
\ncry, cries, cried<\/em><\/p>\n

______ the change that you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi
\nTo be, Be, Is<\/em><\/p>\n

If you _________ the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. \u2013Mark Twain
\ntell, telling, will tell<\/em><\/p>\n

Life is like _________ a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving \u2013Albert Einstein
\nride, riding, have ridden<\/em><\/p>\n

Change _______________ if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. \u2013Barak Obama
\nwould not come, will not come, could not come<\/em><\/p>\n

Part 3: Culture of the English-speaking world.<\/strong>
\nChoose the correct answer for each of the prompts.
\nNote: All the answers to these questions can be found in previous posts on this blog.<\/p>\n

The Union Jack<\/a> is found on which of the following flags?
\na) Great Britain, b) British Columbia, Canada, c) New Zealand, d) Hawaii, USA, e) all of these<\/p>\n

The anglosphere<\/a> is:
\na) a ball with both rounded and pointed angles, b) another name for the United States of America, c) all the countries of the world where English is the most prominent language<\/p>\n

\u201cThe District<\/a> \u201cis a nick name for which of the following US cities:
\na) Chicago, b) Los Angeles, c) Baltimore, d) Washington, DC<\/p>\n

Trick-or-treating<\/a> is an activity associated with which of the following holidays<\/a>:
\na) Halloween, b) Easter, c) Christmas, d) 4th of July<\/p>\n

A \u201cchilly bin<\/a>\u201d is an insulated box used for keeping drinks cold. Which of these English speakers is most likely to use this word as part of their national dialect.
\na) Australian, b) Kiwi, c) American, d) Brit<\/p>\n

Last person to send in their answers is a rotten egg!<\/p>\n

To check your answers click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Dear Readers, Hi, readers! Hi, readers? Hi…is there anyone out there? We haven\u2019t had a great deal of comments on the blog recently and so we are beginning to wonder if there is anyone out there reading? We thought we\u2019d find out by posting a little quiz and see who is up for the challenge…<\/p>\n

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