If someone decides to opt out of a challenge, what have they decided?

To choose differently than what they had already chosen.

"People tend to shop for ethical goods when others are looking". Choose the closest meaning.

People are more likely to shop ethically when others watch.

What does it mean if you put "your environmentally friendly face on display"?

You like to demonstrate your care for the environment.

"People are shunning refugees" - choose the sentence below which most closely resembles this.

People are making a conscious effort to ignore refugees.

If you have to put something on display what might it suggest about you behind closed doors?

You want to be seen to care about an issue.

What is an inference?

A conclusion reached by combining evidence and reasoning.

Which synonyms is closest in meaning to "welcome to my neighbourhood?"

Welcome to my neck of the woods.

Who is acting most hypocritically in the situations below?

A politican who promises to make change just to get elected.

Who is going green in the situations below?

A woman who is changing her car for an electric car.

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1
If you (and you shouldn't) shun someone, what have you done to them?
Hit them.
Broken their heart.
Punched them.
Ignored them bitterly.
2
How many customers per day do fast food restaurants serve in America?
50 million.
1.2 million.
35 million.
750,000.
3
What does the verb "to opt" mean?
To demand.
To provide.
To answer.
To choose.
4
If you are at sea, what has happened to you? (idiom).
You are lost.
You are abandoned.
You are confused.
You are hungry.
5
If someone decides to opt out of a challenge, what have they decided?
To make a choice based on fear.
To continue with the challenge anyway.
To return to their original decision of not doing it.
To choose differently than what they had already chosen.
6
If you are asked to look for explicit meaning in a text, what are you looking for?
Hidden ideas.
Subtle messages.
That which is suggested.
That which is obvious.
7
Choose the definition which is closest in meaning to the word 'hypocritical'.
Acting with alternative motives.
Acting openly.
Acting with integrity.
Acting with pretence.
8
Someone who is unselfish and cares tirelessly for the well-being of other people can also be...
An altruistic person.
A sentimentalist.
An old soul.
An egotistical person.
9
"People tend to shop for ethical goods when others are looking". Choose the closest meaning.
People will buy ethical goods when others are watching.
People will buy ethical goods regardless.
People are not influenced by people either way.
People are more likely to shop ethically when others watch.
10
People who go green are often portrayed mockingly by the media as...
Tree huggers.
Grass suckers.
Trees hippies.
Grass enthusiasts.
11
What does it mean if you put "your environmentally friendly face on display"?
You dress up like an aspect of the environment.
You like to demonstrate your care for the environment.
You paint your face like a tree.
You like to show people you care about the environment.
12
"People are shunning refugees" - choose the sentence below which most closely resembles this.
People are paying less though still some attention.
There is no attention being paid to refugees.
People are making a conscious effort to ignore refugees.
Overall people are paying attention.
13
If you express an unpopular opinion about something or someone, you may be described as...
A voice in the wilderness.
A man standing tall.
A chancer.
A long shooter.
14
"Marley was dead, to begin with". Which sentence is not an example of inferencing?
Marley is a key character in the story.
There is something important about the way Marley died.
Marley is dead.
It is important to the story that Marley is dead.
15
If you have to put something on display what might it suggest about you behind closed doors?
You act the same in public and in private.
You want to be seen to care about an issue.
Perhaps you are uncertain of your position on the issue.
You care more about the issue in private.
16
How many hamburgers do McDonalds sell per second?
Eighty eight.
Seventy.
Fifty.
Seventy five
17
What is an inference?
A conclusion reached by combining evidence and reasoning.
A conclusion based solely on reasoning alone.
A conclusion based entirely on evidence.
A conclusion not based in evidence.
18
"Marley was dead, to begin with". Choose the example of explicit meaning below.
We think that Marley is dead.
Marley has died recently.
Marley has been dead for a while now.
Marley is dead.
19
Combining a life of satisfying work and being able to travel would really be the best of both..
Worlds.
Reigns
Zones.
Realms
20
If something is a passing fashion , what does it suggest about the time that it will be around?
It will last fairly long.
It will not be successful.
It will run its course.
It will be over quickly.
21
"After getting a 9.5 in the exam, Bill thinks he is the bees knees". What does Bill think?
He was lucky to get away with a 9.5.
He should study more.
The exam was easy.
He is the best...ever.
22
Which synonyms is closest in meaning to "welcome to my neighbourhood?"
Welcome to my neck of the woods.
Welcome to my hull of the ship.
Welcome to the ship deck.
Welcome to my neck of the forest.
23
If someone is "down to earth", how else might you describe them?
Romantic.
Kind and light-heartened.
Funny and resourceful.
Without pretensions.
24
What phrasal verb can mean the same as "to infer?"
To read onto.
To read into.
To read on.
To read over.
25
Which idiom is suggesting you hurry up?
Don't dance on the branches.
Don't beat around the bush.
Don't back away from the tree.
Don't hang off the tree.
26
Which one of the following words is not a synonym for 'hypocritical'.
Smog
Sanctimonious
Pious
Smug
27
Search for implicit meaning in a text means you are searching for what?
Hidden messages.
Dialogue.
Obvious ideas.
Conclusions.
28
Who is acting most hypocritically in the situations below?
A politican who promises to make change just to get elected.
A politican who attempts to change facilities.
A politican who never promised anything in the first place.
A politican who promises to change facilities and attempts.
29
Who is going green in the situations below?
A woman who is changing her car for an electric car.
A student who is listening to classical music.
A man who is buying a gym membership.
Two children who are watering plants.
30
I do go out and socialise but it is genuinely once in a blue...
Room.
Sunset.
Moon.
Field.

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Questions 30

Answers

1
If you (and you shouldn't) shun someone, what have you done to them?
Hit them.
Broken their heart.
Punched them.
Ignored them bitterly.
2
How many customers per day do fast food restaurants serve in America?
50 million.
1.2 million.
35 million.
750,000.
3
What does the verb "to opt" mean?
To demand.
To provide.
To answer.
To choose.
4
If you are at sea, what has happened to you? (idiom).
You are lost.
You are abandoned.
You are confused.
You are hungry.
5
If someone decides to opt out of a challenge, what have they decided?
To make a choice based on fear.
To continue with the challenge anyway.
To return to their original decision of not doing it.
To choose differently than what they had already chosen.
6
If you are asked to look for explicit meaning in a text, what are you looking for?
Hidden ideas.
Subtle messages.
That which is suggested.
That which is obvious.
7
Choose the definition which is closest in meaning to the word 'hypocritical'.
Acting with alternative motives.
Acting openly.
Acting with integrity.
Acting with pretence.
8
Someone who is unselfish and cares tirelessly for the well-being of other people can also be...
An altruistic person.
A sentimentalist.
An old soul.
An egotistical person.
9
"People tend to shop for ethical goods when others are looking". Choose the closest meaning.
People will buy ethical goods when others are watching.
People will buy ethical goods regardless.
People are not influenced by people either way.
People are more likely to shop ethically when others watch.
10
People who go green are often portrayed mockingly by the media as...
Tree huggers.
Grass suckers.
Trees hippies.
Grass enthusiasts.
11
What does it mean if you put "your environmentally friendly face on display"?
You dress up like an aspect of the environment.
You like to demonstrate your care for the environment.
You paint your face like a tree.
You like to show people you care about the environment.
12
"People are shunning refugees" - choose the sentence below which most closely resembles this.
People are paying less though still some attention.
There is no attention being paid to refugees.
People are making a conscious effort to ignore refugees.
Overall people are paying attention.
13
If you express an unpopular opinion about something or someone, you may be described as...
A voice in the wilderness.
A man standing tall.
A chancer.
A long shooter.
14
"Marley was dead, to begin with". Which sentence is not an example of inferencing?
Marley is a key character in the story.
There is something important about the way Marley died.
Marley is dead.
It is important to the story that Marley is dead.
15
If you have to put something on display what might it suggest about you behind closed doors?
You act the same in public and in private.
You want to be seen to care about an issue.
Perhaps you are uncertain of your position on the issue.
You care more about the issue in private.
16
How many hamburgers do McDonalds sell per second?
Eighty eight.
Seventy.
Fifty.
Seventy five
17
What is an inference?
A conclusion reached by combining evidence and reasoning.
A conclusion based solely on reasoning alone.
A conclusion based entirely on evidence.
A conclusion not based in evidence.
18
"Marley was dead, to begin with". Choose the example of explicit meaning below.
We think that Marley is dead.
Marley has died recently.
Marley has been dead for a while now.
Marley is dead.
19
Combining a life of satisfying work and being able to travel would really be the best of both..
Worlds.
Reigns
Zones.
Realms
20
If something is a passing fashion , what does it suggest about the time that it will be around?
It will last fairly long.
It will not be successful.
It will run its course.
It will be over quickly.
21
"After getting a 9.5 in the exam, Bill thinks he is the bees knees". What does Bill think?
He was lucky to get away with a 9.5.
He should study more.
The exam was easy.
He is the best...ever.
22
Which synonyms is closest in meaning to "welcome to my neighbourhood?"
Welcome to my neck of the woods.
Welcome to my hull of the ship.
Welcome to the ship deck.
Welcome to my neck of the forest.
23
If someone is "down to earth", how else might you describe them?
Romantic.
Kind and light-heartened.
Funny and resourceful.
Without pretensions.
24
What phrasal verb can mean the same as "to infer?"
To read onto.
To read into.
To read on.
To read over.
25
Which idiom is suggesting you hurry up?
Don't dance on the branches.
Don't beat around the bush.
Don't back away from the tree.
Don't hang off the tree.
26
Which one of the following words is not a synonym for 'hypocritical'.
Smog
Sanctimonious
Pious
Smug
27
Search for implicit meaning in a text means you are searching for what?
Hidden messages.
Dialogue.
Obvious ideas.
Conclusions.
28
Who is acting most hypocritically in the situations below?
A politican who promises to make change just to get elected.
A politican who attempts to change facilities.
A politican who never promised anything in the first place.
A politican who promises to change facilities and attempts.
29
Who is going green in the situations below?
A woman who is changing her car for an electric car.
A student who is listening to classical music.
A man who is buying a gym membership.
Two children who are watering plants.
30
I do go out and socialise but it is genuinely once in a blue...
Room.
Sunset.
Moon.
Field.