ENG1101 Quiz from group 2

Find the mistake: “To read their biographies is always exhilaration, not only because they beat the system, but because their system was better than the one that they beat.”

• to read

• exhilaration

• not only

• because

What is the meaning of the word "unorthodox"?

• different from what is usual or expected in behavior, ideas, methods

• a person who you think is strange and who makes you uncomfortable

• not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

• showing no intelligence or imagination

What is the correct pronunciation of the word "condemn"?

• kənˈdam

• kənˈdem

• kʌnˈdem

• kenˈdem

In the sentence: “There is a dawning realization that we cannot continue to deplete the planet.”

“Drawing” belongs to what category?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Fill in the blank: I'll really be __ the creek if I don't get paid this week.

• up

• at

• in

• on

Which is not the meaning of the word "maverick"?

• An unbranded range animal

• Showing independence in thoughts or actions

• A person who often behaving differently from the expected or usual way

• Not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

Succeed, Success, Successful

• noun, verb, adj

• verb, noun, adj

• noun, noun, adj

• adj, noun, adj

 Which word means “to become enraptured”?

• fink

• fall

• swoon

• win

Find the mistake: “This could mean, as their elders might say, that they are just plumb lazy, secure in the comforts of an afluent state.”

• mean

• that

• secure

• afluent

What is the meaning of the word "treason"?

• helping your country’s enemies or attempting to illegally remove its government

• the crime of helping your country’s enemies or attempting to illegally remove its government

• one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter

• the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation