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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 be very angry about something


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






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






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






5. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue






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






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






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


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






10. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly






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






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


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






16. To describe a situation in a particular way






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






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






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


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






21. To put up with something painful or difficult






22. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas






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


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






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






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






27. To keep a promise


28. Practical and realistic






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






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






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


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






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


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


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


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


37. To catch a person at a time of carelessness






38. Eccentric - unconventional






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


40. The most important fact in a situation