Here's the first question: Some expressions can be quite colorful. Can you complete this one? It's a case of "the pot calling the kettle ___".
Which word is spelled correctly?
Recieve
Receve
Receive
Riceve
"Everything but the kitchen sink" is a common phrase. What does it mean?
What is a synonym for the word "laziness"?
Sunny
Shimmery
Sloth
Skillfullness
What's NOT a synonym for "lazy"?
Cathartic
Indolent
Lackadaisical
Remiss
What is another word for thespian?
Actor
Bartender
Tour guide
Waiter
Complete the proverb: In the land of the blind, the ___-eyed man is king.
What is a synonym for the word "tart"?
Which two words are NOT antonyms?
Hard and easy
Scorching and freezing
Time and tide
Tall and short
The act of 'foraging' has been made unnecessary by technology and social development. What would you be doing if you were to forage?
Walking
Building
Washing
Scrounging
There are various situations in which you might add a dash of some of these to a recipe, but which is the most likely word to be combined with 'a shot of'?
You're at the halfway point! "Emoticon" is a combination of the words "emotion" and...
Icon
Lexicon
Iconic
Silicon
Complete this expression: ___ licking good.
Rick considered the information too "tangential" to include in his report. What does tangential mean?
Contentious
Contrary
Controversial
Irrelevant
Which is NOT a synonym for "beautiful"?
Resplendent
Austere
Sumptuous
Pulchritudinous
Paparchy refers to the rule by the...?
True or false: A palindrome can only occur in words.
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrectly used word?
I am authorised to enter this room.
Sally is always cautious around fire.
The criteria for university entry is very tough.
The fugitive had been on the run for two months.
What's NOT a synonym for "witty"?
Salubrious
Facetious
Jocular
Scintillating
Almost at the end! Which of the following is the true synonym to the word "evoke"?
Implicit
Solicit
Elicit
Illicit
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrectly used word?
To excess the internet, press 'enter'.
The family managed to escape from the wreckage.
The malingerer was lazing around.
It was ultimately her decision.
Finally, complete this idiom: Hoist with your own ___.
Mistake
Selfishness
Petard
Jack
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You got 16 out of 22!
You are a language admirer! You definitely have a lot of English knowledge, but you’re not a scholar just yet. With a little studying, you’ll be up in the all-star student zone in no time.
18 outta 22