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Duplicate of English LiU + US general knowledge
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#grammar #english #Language in Use #Wordformation #Editing #Spelling #Wordorder
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Spelling: What's right?
luxuriosely
luxouriously
luxuriosly
luxuriously
2
Spelling: What's right?
improvement
emprovment
improvment
emprovement
3
How many states are there in the US?
53
48
52
50
4
Word formation: Which word does not exist?
journalism
journalist
journaliable
journalistic
5
Word Formation: Which word does not exist?
insurprisingly
surprised
surprise
unsurprisingly
6
Spelling: What's right?
yealousy
jealosy
jellousy
jealousy
7
Word Formation: Which word does not exist?
uncomfortable
discomfort
comfort
incomfortabel
8
Which means "to change or make a difference to"?
effect
afect
efect
affect
9
Which is not a prefix?
dis
re
en
ism
10
Which president freed the slaves?
George Washington
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
11
One word too many: Most people seem to believe that having a suntan makes you to look better.
look
makes
the first "to"
the second "to"
12
Spelling: What's right?
asisstance
assistance
assisstance
13
What do Americans celebrate on July 4th?
Flag Day
Thanksgiving
Independence Day
Boxing Day
14
Which is not a suffix?
de
ic
able
ive
15
In which year was the independence from England declared?
1918
1867
1616
1776
16
Spelling: What's right?
disexpensive
unexpensive
nonexpensive
inexpensive
17
Correct: The Atacama Desert is one of the most driest places on Earth.
NO
YES
18
Word Formation: Which word does not exist?
scholar
scholastic
scholarious
scholarship
19
Word Formation: Which word does not exist?
knowledge
knowledgeable
unknowledgeable
knowledgeability
20
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620?
Mayflower
Honeymoon
HMS Belfast
Sunflower
21
One word too many: In some places, there must has been no rain for hundreds of years.
no
must
has
been
22
Who started the bus boycott on 1st December 1955?
Rosa Parks
John F Kennedy
Malcolm X.
Martin Luther King
23
Fill in: I ..1.. ..2.., that's why I ..3.. good grades.
worked - hard - got
worked - hardly - got
had worked - hard - had got
had worked - hard - got
24
Which means "completely; on the whole
altogether
all together
all to gether
alltogether
25
Which one does not fit? Table-Tennis is so popular ... it is so easy to learn.
while
because
since
as
26
Watching Football is thrilling, but it's even ... thrilling to play it.
most
very
really
more
27
What's the noun?
advice
advise
28
My cat is not only the fattest cat in the world but also the ...
agilest.
most lazy.
most agile.
laziest.
29
One word missing: Kite-surfing is the fastest-growing watersport ... the world.
of
on
in
at
30
Who were the last 5 presidents of the USA?
Trump-Obama-Clinton-G.W. Bush-G.H.W. Bush
Trump-Obama-G.W. Bush-G.H.W. Bush-Clinton
Trump-Obama-G.W. Bush-Clinton-G.H.W. Bush
Trump-G.W.Bush-Obama-G.H.W.Bush-Clinton
31
Match the states with their capitals: Nevada, California, Texas, Massachusetts
Sacramento - Denver - Austin - Boston
Denver - Sacramento - Austin - Boston
Denver - Austin - Sacramento- Boston
Austin - Boston - Denver - Sacramento
