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The Great Preposition Mystery
Chapter One Vocabulary Quiz
This quiz is based on
Chapter One of The Great Preposition Mystery
by Lin Lougheed.
Instructions:
Click the answer button to see the correct answer.
What is the British English word for an apartment?
Answer
A flat
Which USA states does Arizona border on?
Answer
California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico
What do you do when you bend your head slightly forward and raise it quickly usually as a sign of greeting or agreement?
Answer
Nod
What is another way to say Judgement Day?
Answer
Doomsday
Which part of your body do you use when you reach out for something?
Answer
The hand/arm
What do we call the joint of the arm between the wrist and the shoulder?
Answer
The elbow
Which 6-letter word means careful management of one's money?
Answer
thrift
Which phrasal verb from "Sara Arrives" means to tease?
Answer
To pick on
How can you say "to catch a draft" in another way, by changing one word in the phrase?
Answer
To catch a cold
On Halloween children in the USA walk from house to house and shout "Trick or ___!". What is the missing word?
Answer
Treat
What material is the lightweight sheet that Sara puts over her sleeping daughter most likely to be made of?
Answer
Cotton
It is known that it is impolite in the USA to stare openly at people. What do you keep wide open when you stare at somebody?
Answer
Your eyes
An heir is a person who inherits another's property or title upon the other's death. What is the word for a female heir?
Answer
An heiress
What are the British English words for a subway?
Answer
An underground; a tube; a metro
What vehicles are there in the subway?
Answer
Trains
What do we call somebody who is eager to learn, to know, and to be informed?
Answer
Curious
When somebody leaves by train or bus at 6:00, we say that 6:00 is his departure time. What do we call the time when the train or bus arrives?
Answer
The arrival time
Which part of the body do sleeves cover?
Answer
The arms
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(C) 2000 Violeta K. Tsoneva
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