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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 invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way






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


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






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






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






6. Practical and realistic






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


8. To put up with something painful or difficult






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






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






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






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






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






14. To catch a person at a time of carelessness






15. Eccentric - unconventional






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


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






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






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


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






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






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


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


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






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






26. To be very angry about something


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






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






29. To keep a promise


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






31. The most important fact in a situation






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


33. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly






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


35. To describe a situation in a particular way






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


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






38. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas






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


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