English Challenge Beat The Clock 1472 You are on the clock There are 20 questions. Remember the passing grade is 80% English Challenge 1 / 20 Books that are intended for information on specific matters are __________ books. fiction reference periodicals non-fiction 2 / 20 What does an author do? Misspell deliberately Neglect to edit Write the story Illustration 3 / 20 Which of these words has a different vowel sound? made seed weed feed 4 / 20 Which of the following sentence is correct? I read the tale of two tales. I read the tale of two tails. I read the tail of two tales. I read the tail of two tails. 5 / 20 What is the past tense for the word 'put'? put putting puts putted 6 / 20 Which prefix gives the opposite meaning of the word regular? un um ir dis 7 / 20 "Where ________ you been?" asked the teacher. have were is has 8 / 20 "I will go to my aunt for the holidays," said James. In reported speech this would be: James said that ...... he can go to his aunt for the holidays. he could go to his aunt for the holidays. he will go to his aunt for the holidays. he would go to his aunt for the holidays. 9 / 20 It has been five years _________ Pate visited Rakiraki. but although since as 10 / 20 Which one of these four phrases is correct? A group of soap. A school of fish. A herd of birds. A flock of cattle. 11 / 20 Which word is spelt incorrectly? writing receive blackbored environment 12 / 20 Miriama cannot swim__ Complete the sentence above using the correct punctuation. ? , . ! 13 / 20 You are welcome to stay at my home ________ you are in town. for unless when because 14 / 20 A/an _____________ is an action. It is a doing word. Every sentence must have one of these. adverb adjective verb noun 15 / 20 calm ('kahm):adj. quiet; free from excitement. He was angry but he left the room calmly. (of weather) not windy. (of water) smooth, still, a calm sea.*Extract from Modern English Junior Dictionary - 1987 The word 'kahm in brackets beside the word calm indicates the meaning parts of speech tense pronounciation 16 / 20 The correct order of the following words as they will appear in the dictionary is 1. abject 2. abjure 3. aberration 4. abrogate 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 4 2 1 3 4 4 1 2 3 17 / 20 Which part of the book is pictured here? cover spine content title page 18 / 20 Choose the correct suffix for the word 'match' in order to give the word its plural form. -ies -es -us -s 19 / 20 The shops near our home sell expensive goods. ___________ need to reduce their prices. Their They It Crept 20 / 20 Which word is spelt correctly? accomodation accommodation acomodation accommodashon Your score isThe average score is 60%Please spread the word. Share the Challenge with your Friends! LinkedIn Facebook 0% Restart Anonymous feedback Thank you for your review! Your Friend, Sami Send feedback