This document contains a 30 question quiz for students in classes 7 and 8 as part of an International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest. The quiz covers topics like vocabulary, grammar, idioms, and word usage. The questions range from 3 to 5 points each and include tasks like matching words to definitions, completing sentences, identifying missing letters in words, and choosing the correct answer to fill in blanks.
This document contains a 30 question quiz for students in classes 7 and 8 as part of an International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest. The quiz covers topics like vocabulary, grammar, idioms, and word usage. The questions range from 3 to 5 points each and include tasks like matching words to definitions, completing sentences, identifying missing letters in words, and choosing the correct answer to fill in blanks.
This document contains a 30 question quiz for students in classes 7 and 8 as part of an International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest. The quiz covers topics like vocabulary, grammar, idioms, and word usage. The questions range from 3 to 5 points each and include tasks like matching words to definitions, completing sentences, identifying missing letters in words, and choosing the correct answer to fill in blanks.
This document contains a 30 question quiz for students in classes 7 and 8 as part of an International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest. The quiz covers topics like vocabulary, grammar, idioms, and word usage. The questions range from 3 to 5 points each and include tasks like matching words to definitions, completing sentences, identifying missing letters in words, and choosing the correct answer to fill in blanks.
3- Point Questions 1.To take care of means: A) to look back B) to look after C) to look in D) to look into E) to look up to
2. She was dressed with fine furs and jewels.
3. If an equilateral triangle has two sides both measuring 4cm, what will be the length of the third side? A) 8 cm B) 2 cm C) 6 cm D) 1 cm E) 4 cm
4. Why did you that book home without asking me? A) remove B) take C) get D) touch E) receive
5. I asked my friend to me 10 pounds. A) borrow B) withdraw C) lend D) take E) allow
6. Hes worked for that company last May.
7. Match the two columns: 1. brown a. eyes 2. tanned b. build 3. attractive c. appearance 4. wavy d. face 5. slender e. hair
A) 1b/2c/3e/4a/5d B) 1a/2d/3c/4e/5b C) 1a/2b/3c/4d/5e D) 1b/2e/3c/4d/5a E) 1c/2b/3a/4e/5d
8. Shes going on holiday for a fortnight means that she will be away for . A) four nights B) four weeks C) forty days D) four days E) two weeks
9. Complete the sentence: If you were a true friend, you me a hand with this difficult assignment. A) would give B) gave C) would given D) had given E) will give
A) expensive B) more expensive C) expensively D) most expensive E) less expensive A) from B) by C) during D) since E) ago INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO LINGUISTIC CONTEST 2013 Time Allowed: 60 minutes Level Cadet (Class 7 & 8) Page 2 of 3
10. Which word sounds the same as hare? A) hire B) heir C) hear D) hair E) here
4- Point Questions 11. Im a bit short money. Could I borrow 20 pounds, please? A) off B) from C) of D) in E)by
12. The earth around the sun. 13. Complete the idiom: as quiet as a A) beaver B) mole C) mouse D) rat E) rodent
14. Ryan: Would you like to go to the concert with me? Adam: Thanks, but Im not really classical music. A) for B) into C) upon D) with E) to
15. I reached the airport in the very nick of time and made my flight. What does the phrase in italics mean? A) before my time B) very early C) just in time D) very late E) at noon
16. She always keeps her promises. She is a very person. A) sensible B) quick-tempered C) practical D) sociable E) reliable
17. Please move the table. Its . 18. Complete the following quote: Genius is one percent inspiration and . (Thomas A. Edison) A) ninety-nine percent perspiration B) a whole lot of work C) ninety-nine percent genetic D) the rest depends on where you went to school E) fifty-fifty work and leisure
19. During the Stone Age, people dwelt in caves. Dwelt means . A) drew pictures B) grew C) hunted D) lived E) made wells
20. Williams parents died when he was a baby so he was up by his grandparents. A) revolves B) is revolving C) will revolve D) was revolving E) would revolve A) by the way B) in away C) on the way D) in the way E) in this way A) brought B) raised C) reared D) grown E) set INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO LINGUISTIC CONTEST 2013 Time Allowed: 60 minutes Level Cadet (Class 7 & 8) Page 3 of 3
5- Point Questions 21.To bully your schoolmates means to . A) encourage them B) appreciate their humour C) intimidate them D) admire and follow them E) make them laugh
22. I know you like hiking, but unfortunately its not my cup of . A) milk B) tea C) porcelain D) coffee E) wine
23. The two teams decided to a coin to see who would go first. A) toss B) take C) dive D) seize E) grab
24. We used to have Sunday picnics in a park.
25. There can be no that the Internet is the most important invention ever. A) purpose B) reason C) ambiguity D) aim E) doubt
26. A good way to to know the countryside is on horseback. A) have B) want C) get D) need E) go
27. Choose the missing letters from the following word: _I_SATISF_ED A) D, Z, I B) M, S, I C) M, S, Y D) D, S, I E) D, S, Y
28. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: I prefer reading newspapers reading the news online. A) to B) by C) instead D) than E) for
29. A horse can be:
30. Complete the saying: One good deserves another. A) push B) switch C) inclination D) twist E) turn
A) close B) nearby C) near D) next E) next to A) read B) ridden C) road D) rode E) reloaded
