Fun Quizzes > Language Quizzes > Can You Score Over 15 On This 20-Question English Test?

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Let's start off easy. What's a word for the outside front of a building? People can put up fake ones, too.

Facade
Breezeway
Foyer
Galley

You're one class act!

Doh! 🤬

What does the phrase "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" mean?

Show appreciation for a gift.
Don't give a horse as a gift.
Exactly what it says, the horse could bite you.
Horses should be ridden.

That's great!

That was incorrect.

If someone is "long in the tooth," what does that mean?

The person needs to whiten their teeth.
The person's tooth needs to be pulled.
The person is old.
The person needs to see a dentist.

Hooray! 🥳

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Something extremely small is:

Infinitisimal
Infinitecimal
Infinatesimal
Infinitesimal

Great job!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

You're about to go on stage and your friend tells you to "break a leg." What does that mean?

Don't be nervous.
Get hurt onstage.
Say hello to the audience.
Good luck!

Amazing! 👍

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

When you say something is "a piece of cake," what are you saying?

It is someone's birthday.
You are saying you need extra frosting (or money) to do the task.
You're referring to a piece of cake.
You are saying a task is easy.

Thumbs up! 👍

Nope, sorry. 😢

What does "onus" mean?

Proof of residency or status
Unique entity
Burden

Nice going!

That was incorrect.

Taking shortcuts in life is like doing which action?

Keeping your head above water
Dodging a bullet
Crossing the bridge when you get there
Cutting corners

That's right!

Having difficulty with this one?

This plant-eating mammal with horns native to Asia and Africa is called a:

Rhinosaurus
Rhinoceras
Rinosauros
Rhinoceros

Fantastic! 🥳

Not quite.

What does it mean to "bilk" someone?

To swindle them
To compliment their appearance
To imitate them
To recommend their services

Thumbs up! 👍

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

You're at the halfway point of the quiz! Singularity in skill leads one to be which kind of animal?

Cash cow
A loan shark
An elephant in the room
A one-trick pony

Absolutely right! 👍

That was incorrect.

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

Ignore
Pontificate
Abjure
Exonerate

Nice job!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Which expression is most similar in meaning to the phrase "it's not rocket science"?

Teacher Drawing Innovation Rocket On Chalkboard

In the red
In a pickle
It's not brain surgery.
As easy as pie

You're one class act!

Doh! 🤬

When you describe an item which is very expensive, it is said to cost 'an arm and a' what body part?

Liver
Knee
Leg
Eye

You've got it! 🥳

Nope, sorry. 😢

A good example of a situation in which a person might use the proverb, "Two wrongs don't make a right," would be...

When Jill misses Sally after not seeing her for several months.
When Jill has hurt Sally very badly, and Sally wants to retaliate.
When Jill and Sally both miss the same question on the history quiz.
When Jill and Sally foolishly invest all of their money into a financial venture they didn't take the time to research.

Super!

Not quite.