Calle: "Want to do a bungee jump?"

Kavya: "Not for all the tea in China".

Hannah: It's over. Our game's up!

Paul: "Let's cross that bridge when we come to it".

Harvey: "We've just got to bite the bullet, man!" I mean...

b) To endure something unpleasant

Fatmanur: Guess which countries’ flags are combined to create the Union Jack?

Awa: England, Scotland, and Ireland

Which of these is a compound sentence?

"Aparna is playing the violin, and Victoria is sailing."

“He is taller than me, but I think he is faster.”

Jenna: Let me tell you about the trip I went on.

"I had never been to Paris before."

Milani: Want to perform a traditional British Christmas Day activity with me?

Oskar: Great! let's pull Christmas crackers at the dinner table.

Noam: "I mean, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place." I mean...

I have two difficult choices to make.

Mrs Bosko: Thank you, for helping me carry these bags, Jan.

"No problem! I’m happy to help."

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?

Shelin invited Annika, Erik, and Olivia to her birthday party

Which is a simple sentence?

Alma and Sabina sprinted round Slingan.

Erik: "Surely, the teachers won't set us anything new, now...."

Leo: "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."

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1
Calle: "Want to do a bungee jump?"
Kavya: "You've hit the nail on the head."
Kavya: "I'm walking on air."
Kavya: "Break a leg!"
Kavya: "Not for all the tea in China".
2
Hannah: It's over. Our game's up!
Paul: "Let's cross that bridge when we come to it".
Paul: "Spill the beans. I'm hungry."
Paul: "She's the apple of my eye."
Paul: "I'm head over heels!"
3
An ornithologist studies birds. True or False?
False
True
4
Harvey: "We've just got to bite the bullet, man!" I mean...
a) To eat something quickly
c) To hurt someone’s feelings
b) To endure something unpleasant
d) To run out of patience
5
Queena: "I want to be a Lexicographer because..."
"pastry tastes so good."
"...human culture is so interesting."
"I'm fascinated by medicine."
"...I love words!"
6
Fatmanur: Guess which countries’ flags are combined to create the Union Jack?
Awa: England, Scotland, and Ireland
Awa: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Awe: England, Scotland, and Wales
Awa: England, Ireland, and Wales
7
Josef: Hurry! Mrs Larsson's English lesson is in half an hour, and I wouldn't miss it for all the ________.
love of God.
world.
moon.
tea in China.
8
Which of these is a compound sentence?
"Utsavi is baking whilst Ellie is playing video games."
"Elle doing her homework makes her feel good."
"Aparna is playing the violin, and Victoria is sailing."
"Vicky is doing her homework."
9
Which is correct?
“He’s more tall than me, but I thinks him is faster.”
“He taller than me, but I think him is faster.”
“Him is taller than me, but I think he is fastest.”
“He is taller than me, but I think he is faster.”
10
Elaine: "Go on! Spill the beans." I mean...
To reveal a secret
To confuse someone
To admit to a mistake
To cause an accident
11
Jenna: Let me tell you about the trip I went on.
"I had never been to Paris before."
"I have been to Paris never before."
"I has never been to Paris before."
"I never been to Paris before."
12
Milani: Want to perform a traditional British Christmas Day activity with me?
Oskar: Shall we decorate a Christmas piñata?
Oskar: Great! Lets's eat bubble and squeak on Christmas Day.
Oskar: Great! let's pull Christmas crackers at the dinner table.
Oskar: Yes please! I want to sing "Jingle Bells" in every house.
13
Noam: "I mean, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place." I mean...
Hard candy is the best.
I love excavations!
I have two difficult choices to make.
I'm finally admitting defeat.
14
Mrs Bosko: Thank you, for helping me carry these bags, Jan.
Jan: "It’s okay, I didn’t really help that much."
Jan "Why didn’t you do it yourself?"
"No problem! I’m happy to help."
"I did it, but only because you owed me."
15
Param: "As my Mum always says, 'What's done in the ________ will always come to ___________'."
dark light
tent shimmer
cinema shine
morning reveal
16
Mikaella: Guess which author is the odd one out.
Charlotte Brontë
Charles Dickens
Mark Twain
William Shakespeare
17
Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
Shelin invited Annika, Erik, and Olivia to her birthday party
"Emma bought apples oranges, and bananas."
"Utsavi took her cat, Sashi to the vet."
"Khushbu, and Noah, went go karting after school."
18
Emma K: "I have a match tonight, followed by a test tomorrow, so that means burning the midnight oil." I mean...
attending a seance.
going in search go the Northern Lights.
going to a rave.
staying up late.
19
Khushi: Let's go to Spain! Meet me ...
at the airport.
on the airport.
the airport.
in the airport.
20
Jiri: "I've always had a ______ spot for classic cars."
secret
soft
sweet
silly
21
Mr Bergström: "We arrived ___ the museum at 10 AM."
to
in
at
on
22
1. Who studies stars and planets?
a) Astrophysicist
b) Palaeontologist
d) Chemist
c) Veterinarian
23
Which is a simple sentence?
Awa posted online, and Veer received a notification.
Since Heidi went to the library, Olivia stayed in the classroom.
Alma and Sabina sprinted round Slingan.
Going to the art room, Scarlet decided she needed her sketchbook.
24
Erik: "Surely, the teachers won't set us anything new, now...."
Leo: "Actions speak louder than words."
Leo: "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
Leo: " A penny saved is a penny earned."
Leo: "You can't judge a book by its cover."
25
Omar: "Hey, what does a myrmecologist study?"
Stina: "Birds."
Jacob: "Ants!"
Lauren: "Physical phenomena."
Freja: "Skin"

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