Time to put your thinking cap on! To be completely calm under pressure is to be as cool as a ___.
Asparagus
Cucumber
Broccoli
Red cabbage
"I cleaned all the kitchen while my parents were out." What is wrong with this sentence?
The verb should be "went" instead of "were".
There is nothing wrong.
It should say "at" instead of "out to".
It should say "the whole" instead of "all the".
"Melissa went to the doctor, got her nails done, and shopped for groceries all before noon." What is wrong with this sentence?
There should be a comma after "noon".
The word "she" should go after "and".
There should not be a comma after "done".
There is nothing wrong.
Complete this proverb: Necessity is the ___ of invention.
Judge
Scientist
Keeper
Mother
Complete this idiom: Wear your heart upon your ___.
Find the word that is fake.
Compustion
Confusion
Contusion
Combustion
A token or item that you buy or keep to remember something is called a:
Souvenir
Suvenier
Suveneer
Souvenier
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
There is no difference
A simile is spoken while a metaphor is written
A metaphor is a more elaborate description of a simile
Simile makes a comparison while a metaphor describes equivalence
According to the old proverb, what should be given when it's due?
Revenge
Debit
Credit
Payment
Are you praising or criticizing someone when you "upbraid" them?
What's the name for an overnight campsite, starting with the letter 'B'?
Bitty
Bizarrerie
Bivouac
Bitterender
You're at the halfway point of the quiz! Which of the following is a synonym of "destination"?
Evil
Goal
Comfortable
Skillful
To require or demand is also to:
Necessetate
Necessitate
Nessessitate
Neccesitate
Which word works best in the following sentence? Janet refused to ___ her belief in Santa Claus.
Pontificate
Abjure
Exonerate
Ignore
"They immigrated from Europe and have lived with me ever since." What is wrong with this sentence?
It should say "emigrated" instead of "immigrated".
You can't start a sentence with a pronoun.
There should be a comma after "Europe".
There is nothing wrong.
If you want to excuse yourself and don't want to explain why you need to leave, you can always say that you are going to see a man about what animal?
Dog
Hedgehog
Donkey
Chimpanzee
How would you describe a conversation that completely lacks importance?
Unbiased
Exceptional
Nimble
Inane
"Cyborg" is a combination of the words "cybernetic" and...
Genetic
Organism
Organic
Borg
Which word refers to a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance?
Pallet
Palate
Palette
Pellet
Where might you most likely find a "ramekin" (or "ramequin")?
In a museum
In a forest
In a kitchen
In a workshop
Almost at the end, I promise. What is a synonym for the word "ruse"?
Fact
Hoax
Orthodox
Leader
What word goes into this common saying "There's no such thing as a free ___"?
And here's the final question: what does the idiom "spill the beans" mean?
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