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Subjects : english, trivia
Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue






2. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant






3. To describe a situation in a particular way






4. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives






5. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem






6. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly






7. Practical and realistic






8. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition






9. This is what I think. I may not be correct. You should solicit additional opinions.


10. To tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them


11. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before






12. Having something that is not satisfactory is better than having nothing at all.


13. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry






14. Be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days. People sometimes say this to comfort somebody who's having problems.






15. Something that you say which means it is possible to do anything if you are very determined to do it


16. To keep a promise


17. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally






18. You should try to understand someone before criticizing them.


19. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas






20. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something






21. To catch a person at a time of carelessness






22. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.






23. The most important fact in a situation






24. To waste one's time in a hopeless enterprise


25. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one






26. Eccentric - unconventional






27. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen






28. To respond with anger or impatience to someone's question or comment


29. To be very angry about something


30. To destroy all possible ways of going back to a situation


31. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence






32. A free choice in which only one option is offered; a choice between taking the option or not; 'take it or leave it'


33. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening






34. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them






35. To risk losing everything by putting all your efforts or all your money into one plan or one course of action


36. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way






37. To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong


38. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.






39. To want to do something and to be able to do it






40. To put up with something painful or difficult