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Questions: 20 | Attempts: 656 | Last updated: Oct 6, 2020
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Sample QuestionYou are going to read a newspaper article about a museum in New York. For questions 1 - 7, choose the answer A, B, C or D which you think fits best according to the text. _________________________________________________________________________ For the art, turn left at the dance floor It is Saturday night at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, a large important-looking nineteenth-century building. Since six o'clock, entry to the museum has been free of charge. People are shouting in the galleries, but the guards, who seem to be unusually relaxed, take no notice. On the ground floor, in the galleries devoted to African art, children are playing hide-and-seek while their parents sip beer from plastic cups. Some teenage girls wonder by, leaving a trail of perfume, and head through the sculpture exhibition to a temporary dance floor where a DJ is playing reggae music. Watching the scene is Bryan, a young teacher from a local school. What brings him out tonight? 'I'm here for the reggae, of course,' he says. ' When I heard they were playing that I thought, " I have to be there", and obviously a lot of people feel the same way.' Besides the DJ, the museum has laid on gallery talks, a Martin Scorsese film, a puppet show and a samba band. The Brooklyn Museum of Art wasn't always so trendy. For decades, it put on excellent exhibitions that few come to see. Guidebooks described the enormous building as ' an undiscovered treat'. Had it been over in the city's fashionable Upper East Side, of course, the museum would have been packing them in. Even when they put on dull exhibitions, New York's top museums can count on a steady stream of visitors - mostly tourists. But Brooklyn, one of the New York's toughest districts, isn't on the standard tourist route. When the museum was built, it was a wealthy suburb, but these days the surrounding streets are home to recent immigrants, mostly poor folk from the Caribbean. Two years ago, in an effort to revive itself, the museum appointed a new director, Arnold Lehman, who was born in Brooklyn. Lehman was convinced that the museum should forget about trying to attract visitors from the other side of town and try to appeal instead to people from the surrounding area. ' The neighbourhood's changed,' he explains, ' but this is where the museum is, and we can't - and won't - pretend we're somewhere else.' The free evening events, called 'First Saturdays', are Lehman's way of reaching out to people. They are certainly popular: the crush of visitors has forced the museum to move the dance floor from the entrance hall to the car park. Lehman is delighted with the result: 'It's remarkable to hear people say, "I live four blocks away, and I've never been in this building before". The great thing for me is when you see teenage boys looking at art in the galleries without being handcuffed to their parents,' he says. What's more, the annual number of visitors to the museum has roughly doubled, from 250.000 to half a million since the scheme was introduced. Similar institutions across the country are now calling, wanting to know how much it costs 'to throw a good party'. The answer, incidentally, is about $ 25,000 per event. 'And worth every dime,' says Lehman. Tonight, a woman called Akesha, who seems to vindicate the new direction the museum has taken, is standing on the edge of the dance floor. Akesha walked to the museum from her home, but hasn't been here since primary school, when a teacher organized a trip to see an exhibition. ' The free concert is why I came,' she admits, 'but I must come back and look round the museum.' Others who come to dance find their way into the galleries almost by accident - like Jean-Michel, who lost his friends in the crush of dancers and thought he might as well take a look at the art. The real achievement of First Saturdays is, therefore, both more significant and more profound than the increased visitor numbers suggest. Most people visit art museums because they want to have a special 'artistic' experience. The Brooklyn Museum of Art has introduced thousands of people to the idea that museum-going can be a perfectly ordinary part of their lives. ____________________________________________________________________ What has attracted the man called Bryan to the museum this evening?
This is a review quiz on English literary terms and vocabulary. One of the ways in which you can learn a language is by knowing how to name things. If you are a fresh English student and need some practice in naming shops and...
Questions: 22 | Attempts: 630 | Last updated: Jan 14, 2021
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Sample Question"That crazy cat can't keep coming here" is an example of:
We ask questions using "how many" with countable nouns.
- mangoes - bottles - cars - books - people - jobs - children - classes - brothers - sisters -
We ask questions using "how much" with uncountable...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 533 | Last updated: Apr 29, 2019
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Sample Question1 There isn’t any milk in the fridge. ________________ milk do we need for the recipe?
When a writer puts down their work on paper, they aim to get some reactions from the reader or the viewer, and this is mostly achieved through the use of different literary terms. Are you a 10th grader and have just covered some...
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 524 | Last updated: May 30, 2019
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Sample QuestionImagery
This quiz includes the following topics:
Present simple and present continuous.
Past simple, past continuous and past perfect.
Future forms: going to, present continuous, will/shall.
You'll also find some...
Questions: 39 | Attempts: 524 | Last updated: Aug 24, 2020
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Sample QuestionWe .. the beach on Saturday. Would you like to come?
Can you identify the Root Word in this English quiz? A lot of words can be formed through a few letters, and these are known as the root words. In the quiz below, you will be expected to test how well you can identify root words...
Questions: 9 | Attempts: 512 | Last updated: Sep 27, 2019
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Sample QuestionFALL/FALS
Most of the British idioms in this quiz are mainly heard in the UK, but a few are also used internationally.
Each expression ("A" to "N") has to be used only ONCE.
When asked to enter your ID,...
Questions: 14 | Attempts: 506 | Last updated: Apr 29, 2019
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Sample Question1. Lose control, suddenly become very angry and agitated. Sort of a tantrum.
As you can see, it's an English Poetry quiz and most writers use their social context, life experiences, and gender in their work and this is no different from what we can see from the poems written by Emily Dickson and Walt...
Questions: 31 | Attempts: 496 | Last updated: Oct 28, 2020
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Sample QuestionIn Emily Dickinson's "Wild NIghts--Wild Nights!" what does she probably mean by the lines, "Done with the Compass/ Done with the Chart?"
Over the past week, we have been able to cover much on the three common types of sentences, and these are the simple, compound, and complex sentences. These three types are differentiated by the number of clauses used either...
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 472 | Last updated: May 30, 2019
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Sample QuestionDoes a clause have a verb and a subject?
When you take it upon yourself to convey your thoughts to words, there is something that you need to keep in mind, and this includes the flow and how it looks to a reader. Below is a quiz on how to write the paper 1 in IB English...
Questions: 16 | Attempts: 434 | Last updated: May 30, 2019
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Sample QuestionWhy would you want to focus as much on presentation/structure as the actual content when you're writing your English paper 1?
This quiz includes the following topics:
Must, have to, should (obligation)
Must, might, can't (deduction)
Can, could, be able to (ability and possibility)
Also you'll find some vocabulary questions...
Questions: 37 | Attempts: 426 | Last updated: Apr 29, 2019
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Sample QuestionHurry up! The managers' meeting is going to start in 10 minutes. We ... be late.
Are you looking for the English Learning Trivia Test below is perfect for you, not only does it test your hat will help you perfect your language skills? If you said yes, then you are in luck as it is specifically designed to...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 423 | Last updated: Sep 23, 2019
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Sample QuestionHe is a very kind gentleman, _________?
Questions: 26 | Attempts: 417 | Last updated: Apr 29, 2019
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Sample QuestionWilliam Wordsworth is known as the poet of___________
Questions: 40 | Attempts: 407 | Last updated: Jan 14, 2021
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Sample QuestionOk. See you ___ Sunday!
This Fun quiz has been made to test your knowledge about the name of shops, institutions and places where you frequently visit. But, sometimes you often don't remember the name of a particular place or shop. Take...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 382 | Last updated: Jun 23, 2019
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Sample QuestionWhere can you buy bread?
This is a literature quiz on poetry, short and old stories. One way in which we get to improve our language skills is through the reading of poetry, short stories, and some old stories. How big are you on reading stories? Have...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 369 | Last updated: Jan 14, 2021
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Sample QuestionWhich poet wrote "God's Grandeur"?
#لجنة_الهندسة الميكانيكية
#ال�ريق_الاكاديمي
#وعزمنا...
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 354 | Last updated: Mar 28, 2018
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Sample QuestionMacedonia A) The country of Macedonia, whose official name is the Republic of Macedonia, is located in Southern Europe, near Greece. There are about 2 million people living in this relatively new country. It declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1993. B )The name “Macedonia” comes from an ancient Greek word which meant “tall”. This could have referred to either the land of Macedonia, which has many mountains, or it could have referred to what the Macedonian people looked like (they may have been tall). Therefore, the name “Macedonia” might have meant “highlanders” or “tall people”. C )Macedonia has a long and interesting history. In ancient times, Alexander the Great who was born in Macedonia in 323 BC, created the largest Empire the world had ever seen. Later, the Romans created a province called Macedonia in 146 BC. During the medieval period , from about 500 to 1400, different rulers came and went and the land was controlled by different kings. After that time, the area came under Ottoman rule. This would last for another 500 years, until World War I. From WWI to the present day, the history of Macedonia has been complicated. Borders and rulers changed many times. It was only until 1991 that stability came and the modern country emerged. D )The population of Macedonia is diverse and there are several different groups of people living there. The largest group of people, at about 64% of the population, are the Macedonians. The next largest group, making up about 25% of the population, are the Albanians. After these two largest groups there are several other small groups such as Turks (2.8%), Roma (2.66%), Serbs (1.7%) as well as a few other groups. Map of Europe, showing Macedonia E )There are several languages spoken in Macedonia. The most widely spoken is Macedonian. Other languages include Albanian, Turkish, Romani and Aromanian. Although Macedonia is the official language, in places where at least 20% of the people speak another language, that language is used for official purposes, such as in the courts. F) Things are improving in Macedonia. Over the last ten years its economy has grown steadily. It has a vibrant culture and the people are hard-working. This shows that although Macedonia may have had a difficult past, its future looks bright. Q1: what is paragraph c about ?
This quiz includes the following topics:
Present perfect and past simple.
Present perfect continuous.
Comparatives and superlatives.
You will also find some vocabulary questions on money, phrasal verbs, strong...
Questions: 38 | Attempts: 344 | Last updated: Apr 29, 2019
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Sample QuestionMy fiancée and me ... had a joint checking account for two years now.
Welcome to "Translation Quiz: Polish to English" test. If Polish is your first language and you are planning on heading to a land where the English language is the prime one, then one thing you need when you are taking...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 334 | Last updated: Dec 18, 2020
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Sample QuestionHow to say "polar" in English?
Welcome to the Random English Trivia Quiz. It is the kind of quiz you take if you doubt just how smart you are when it comes to the English, and this includes knowing the meaning of some words, writing grammatically correct...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 306 | Last updated: Sep 27, 2019
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Sample QuestionOn our way to Kyoto, we had to stop at a gasoline station because of a _________.
This test is to analyse your English Proficiency. You have to answer 25 multiple choice questions and 2 essays. Your score should be 60% and above to qualify in this test. If you qualify this test, you will be called for an...
Questions: 27 | Attempts: 282 | Last updated: Oct 7, 2014
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Sample QuestionWhat ____________________ when i called?
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Whose wave power is it?
Construction of the world's biggest wave-energy...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 275 | Last updated: Feb 12, 2013
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Sample QuestionQUESTION 1 Whose wave power is it? Construction of the world's biggest wave-energy installation is (0) _going_ ahead off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England. More than twenty-one million pounds' (1)______ of funding has been agreed for what is (2) ______ as Wave Hub, a giant electrical terminal on the seabed ten miles off the coast. Wave Hub will allow a number of different wave-energy devices operating in the area to transmit the energy they generate along a high-voltage undersea cable, back to shore. Once it is in (3) ______ operation, Wave Hub is (4) ____ to support the largest concentration of wave-energy machines anywhere in the world. It will also mark an enormous (5) _____ forward in the development of wave power, which has tended to (6) ____ behind its cousin in the other main (7) ____ of renewable energy technology: wind power and solar power. But surfers in the southwest have (8) ____ concerns about the project. Cornwall is Britain's principal surfing region (9) _____ of the size of the Atlantic rollers hitting the beachers there, and surfers are concerned that the energy taken from the waves may (10) _____ in a reduction of as much as eleven percent in the height of those waves when they (11) ____ the shore. But an independent study reported this week that any effect on wave height will probably be much less than the surfers had (12) ______ .
For effective communication to take place, one needs to ensure that the message is clear and presented in a way that the receiver understands. One can either use the verbal, nonverbal, or visual ways of communicating....
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 271 | Last updated: May 8, 2020
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Sample QuestionA person capable of listening to anything said and possibly in what demand he hears is a -------------------------
The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant is an interesting read in which we got to read in the past month, and it’s a story that shows us how every decision always has an outcome. This quiz will test your comprehension of the...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 264 | Last updated: Jan 14, 2021
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Sample QuestionIndecision means
Business writing is an informative and instructional design which includes memorandums, reports, proposals, emails, and other forms of writing used in organizations to interact with audiences. A person should know how to...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 262 | Last updated: Jun 29, 2019
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Sample QuestionWhile it is not easy to write effectively, the task will be less difficult if you ______ well.
