Time to put your thinking cap on! To be completely calm under pressure is to be as cool as a ___.

Asparagus
Broccoli
Red cabbage
Cucumber

Perfect! 👊

Doh! 🤬

"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".

Fantastic! 🥳

Not quite.

What is "beriberi"?

A member of an African tribe
A tropical disease caused by vitamin B deficiency
A shrub with bright red berries
A dialect of the Bantu language

You're one class act!

Not quite right. 😢

"Melissa went to the doctor, got her nails done, and shopped for groceries all before noon." What is wrong with this sentence?

The word "she" should go after "and".
There should be a comma after "noon".
There should not be a comma after "done".
There is nothing wrong.

Nice job!

Doh! 🤬

Complete this proverb: Necessity is the ___ of invention.

Scientist
Keeper
Judge
Mother

Hooray! 🥳

Not quite.

Complete this idiom: Wear your heart upon your ___.

Knee
Teeth
Feet
Sleeve

Sensational!

That was incorrect.

Find the word that is fake.

Confusion
Compustion
Combustion
Contusion

Was that too easy for you?

Doh! 🤬

A token or item that you buy or keep to remember something is called a:

Suvenier
Souvenir
Souvenier
Suveneer

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

That was incorrect.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

A simile is spoken while a metaphor is written
There is no difference
A metaphor is a more elaborate description of a simile
Simile makes a comparison while a metaphor describes equivalence

Magnificent!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

According to the old proverb, what should be given when it's due?

Debit
Credit
Revenge
Payment

Super!

Nope, sorry. 😢

Are you praising or criticizing someone when you "upbraid" them?

Criticizing
Praising

Spot on! 🥳

Not quite.

What's the name for an overnight campsite, starting with the letter 'B'?

Bitterender
Bitty
Bivouac
Bizarrerie

Great!

That was incorrect.

You're at the halfway point of the quiz! Which of the following is a synonym of "destination"?

Skillful
Comfortable
Evil
Goal

Woohoo! 🥳

That was incorrect.

To require or demand is also to:

Necessetate
Neccesitate
Nessessitate
Necessitate

Right on! 👊

Not quite right. 😢

Which word works best in the following sentence? Janet refused to ___ her belief in Santa Claus.

Ignore
Pontificate
Abjure
Exonerate

Excellent!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

"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.

Nice job!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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?

Chimpanzee
Dog
Hedgehog
Donkey

Superb!

Not quite.

How would you describe a conversation that completely lacks importance?

Inane
Nimble
Exceptional
Unbiased

Good work!

Not quite.

"Cyborg" is a combination of the words "cybernetic" and...

Genetic
Organic
Borg
Organism

Nice!

Having difficulty with this one?

Which word refers to a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance?

Palate
Pellet
Palette
Pallet

Sensational!

Not quite.

Where might you most likely find a "ramekin" (or "ramequin")?

In a kitchen
In a forest
In a workshop
In a museum

Bravo!

Having difficulty with this one?

Almost at the end, I promise. What is a synonym for the word "ruse"?

Orthodox
Leader
Fact
Hoax

That's right!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

What word goes into this common saying "There's no such thing as a free ___"?

Gift
Time
Lunch
Meal

Impressive! 👍

Nope, sorry. 😢

And here's the final question: what does the idiom "spill the beans" mean?

Give away a secret
Worry about something that you can't change
Make a mess
Clean up

Sweet!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Time to put your thinking cap on! To be completely calm under pressure is to be as cool as a ___.

"I cleaned all the kitchen while my parents were out." What is wrong with this sentence?

What is "beriberi"?

"Melissa went to the doctor, got her nails done, and shopped for groceries all before noon." What is wrong with this sentence?

Complete this proverb: Necessity is the ___ of invention.

Complete this idiom: Wear your heart upon your ___.

Find the word that is fake.

A token or item that you buy or keep to remember something is called a:

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

According to the old proverb, what should be given when it's due?

Are you praising or criticizing someone when you "upbraid" them?

What's the name for an overnight campsite, starting with the letter 'B'?

You're at the halfway point of the quiz! Which of the following is a synonym of "destination"?

To require or demand is also to:

Which word works best in the following sentence? Janet refused to ___ her belief in Santa Claus.

"They immigrated from Europe and have lived with me ever since." What is wrong with this sentence?

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?

How would you describe a conversation that completely lacks importance?

"Cyborg" is a combination of the words "cybernetic" and...

Which word refers to a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance?

Where might you most likely find a "ramekin" (or "ramequin")?

Almost at the end, I promise. What is a synonym for the word "ruse"?

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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