TBH, Most People Can’t Score Over 19 on This 25-Question English Test — Let’s See If You Can Do It

What does "restive" mean?

• Comfortable

• Leftover

• Fidgety

To make someone happy or elated means to:

• Exhilirate

• Exhillirate

• Exhillarate

• Exhilarate

"Open a can of ___." What should go in the blank of this phrase?

• Soup

• Worms

• Sardines

• Beans

How would you describe a conversation that completely lacks importance?

• Unbiased

• Inane

• Nimble

• Exceptional

In the common saying, where might a clumsy bull cause chaos?

• Ceramic shop

• Madrid

• Bakery

• China shop

When you've reached "the end of your rope," which specific place can you also land on?

• Back to the wall

• At wit's end

• In the same boat

• On the stump

To require or demand is also to:

• Neccesitate

• Nessessitate

• Necessitate

• Necessetate

Which of these sentences correctly uses "surreptitious"?

• Gavin used a surreptitious excuse to leave work early because he had a job interview.

• Jerry's surreptitious efforts have earned him a lot of praise.

• Tom threw a surreptitious party for his wife.

• Marvin's surreptitious nature made him a lot of friends.

What does it mean to "bilk" someone?

• To recommend their services

• To compliment their appearance

• To imitate them

• To swindle them

According to the proverb, a stitch in time saves how many?

• Nine

• Seven

• Ten

• Twelve

What words are missing from the expression "Don't ___ the ___ unless you can walk the walk"?

• Talk

• Bike

• Gawk

• Trek

An oddity or peculiarity can also be seen as an:

• Idiosincrasy

• Idiosyncrasy

• Idiosyncracy

• Idioseencracy

Which of these results in indecision?

• Asleep at the wheel

• Putting the pedal to the metal

• Looking out for number one

• The jury is still out.

Which of these is an example of a hyperbole?

• Shine bright like a diamond

• I waited a million hours for you to arrive

• I'm feeling blue

• The cat meowed

Words that sound alike but have different meanings are called:

• Homophones

• Homonyms

• Holograms

• Hoponoids

If you get caught up in "minutia," what are you dealing with?

• Rain

• Gossip

• A traffic jam

• Small details

What does "onus" mean?

• Unique entity

• Proof of residency or status

• Burden

"An ___ and a ___." What should be in the blanks in this common expression?

• Octopus and tentacle

• Elephant and trainer

• Oxen and yoke

• Arm and leg

Someone might use the proverb, "Never judge a book by its cover," in response to someone else who said...

• "Her nickname may be 'Nutmeg,' but Susan actually hates the taste of the spice."

• "Jane was really mean to me the other day."

• "I know people say, 'It takes two to tango,' but I swear, the fight was all Tammy's fault!"

• "Mary's clothes are really expensive. She must be really snobby."

Everyone left Beth alone because she was in a "fractious" mood. What was Beth like?

• Contemplative

• Depressed

• Introspective

• Annoyed

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

• Please fill the cats' food bowl—Tiger and Fluffy won't stop meowing at me!

• Please pick up some banana's at the grocery store.

• Who's cell phone is on the table here?

A moral sense of right and wrong is a:

• Concience

• Conscience

• Consounse

• Concionce

Which of these words means "essential" or "required"?

• Nesessary

• Necessary

• Nessecary

Being a "bundle of nerves" mean you're harboring what?

• Pins and needles

• A dark horse

• Butterflies in your stomach

• All of these

What's a "rainmaker"?

• C) A person who plays drums in a band

• Both A and B

• A) Someone who tries to cause rain to fall, by rituals or scientific techniques

• B) A person who generates income for a business or organization