Stage 8
Yes-No Quiz
Yes - 1) Is this actually the first question?Yes - 2) Is there any difference between "to sail" and "to row"?
No - 3) Can a small child be trusted with a gun?Yes - 4) If you were charged three pounds for something you bought in a shop and you gave the shopkeeper a five-pound note, would your change be two pounds?
No - 5) Is this sentence correct - "When he will go to England, he will pay your aunt a visit"?
Yes - 6) Can we sometimes use the word "idle" in place of "lazy"?
No - 7) Is the answer to this question right? - "Must you go to see him tomorrow?" - "No, I mustn't"* No - 8) Is it usual for people to *** at thirsty?Yes - 9) Can we split wood with an axe?* Yes - 10) Where you *** of what you were doing yesterday? Yes - 11) Does "so far" mean "until now"?
No - 12) Does "so as" mean "etc."?
No - 13) Do people dress as they please for formal occasions?
No - 14) "S-h-i-p" am I spelling the word "sheep"?
Yes - 15) Is there any difference in meaning between "I used to sleep" and "I am used to sleeping"
No - 16) Is the past of "bind" - "bounded"?
No - 17) Is "sensitive" the opposite of "stupid"?
No - 18) Is it correct to say "The honestly is the best policy"?
Yes - 19) Is it correct to say "Milk is good for the body"?
Yes - 20) Is it correct to say "The horses in that field are very strong-looking"No - 21) Do we pack our suit-cases when we arrive home after a holiday?
No - 22) Do people get angry when they are amused?
Yes - 23) Is there any difference between a "yard" and a "courtyard"?
No - 24) Do we hit a hammer on the had with a nail when fixing up a picture?
Yes - 25) Is it correct to say "He doesn't dare"?
Yes - 26) Does the Thames flow through London?
Yes - 27) Is there any difference in meaning between these two sentences? - "He sent me the books, so I did not need to write to him" and "He sent me the books, so I need not have written to him"?
Yes - 28) Is there any difference in the meaning of "need" when used as a normal verb and when used as a defective verb?
No - 29) Does everyone do their fair share of the work in the world?
No - 30) Is a spoilt child one who is well disciplined?Yes - 31) Is "would" more polite than "will"?
No - 32) Is a "moving event" something that moves from one place to another?Yes - 33) Are you attending to what I am saying?No - 34) Is this sentence right? - He will ought to go there tomorrow"* No - 35) Does everybody's *** always suit them?Yes - 36) Is this sentence correct? - "They worked hard, but could not finish the job in time"
No - 37) Does this sentence - "I am to go and see the boss" - mean that, if I wish, I can go and see the boss whenever I want so, and if I do not wish to, it does not matter?
Yes - 38) Would one attract attention by walking down the main street of a city without shoes and socks on?Yes - 39) Is this exclamation correct? - "What books these are!"No - 40) Is it correct to say "as European"?
Vocabulary test
1) Envelope2) To look forward to3) Chance4) Due to5) Mostly6) Argue7) Discuss8) Quarrel9) Powder10) Furnish11) Human being12) Seize13) Rush14) Fox15) Wages16) Steady17) Leaf18) Loaf19) Shelf20) Deck21) Climb22) Search23) Support24) Declare25) Raise26) Advise27) Knowledge28) Rail29) Employ30) Drum31) Cry32) Harbour33) Masculine34) Waiter35) Landlord36) Widow37) Nephew38) To Land39) Loyal40) Spread
DictationHe rode the bicycle so badly that he kept falling of it. Of course, if you join the army, you will be expected to fight with guns, so you had better decide now, because later, you will not be able to change your mind. The temperature rose slowly and then suddenly fell. The speaker was very glad when his speech was over, as he had been feeling a little sick recently. The wind had made a large hole in the roof, which was not easy to repair. The report stated that they had caught the enemy off guard.
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