International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest: Time Allowed: 60 Minutes

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INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO LINGUISTIC CONTEST

Time Allowed: 60 minutes

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.


A) expensive B) more expensive C) expensively
D) most expensive E) less expensive

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. He’s worked for that company …………… last May.


A) from B) by C) during
D) since E) ago

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. “She’s 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

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INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO LINGUISTIC CONTEST
Time Allowed: 60 minutes

10. Which word sounds the same as “hare”?


A) hire B) heir C) hear D) hair E) here

4- Point Questions

11. I’m 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.


A) revolves B) is revolving C) will revolve
D) was revolving E) would revolve

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 I’m 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. It’s …………… .


A) by the way B) in away C) on the way
D) in the way E) in this way

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

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Time Allowed: 60 minutes

20. William’s parents died when he was a baby so he was ……………


up by his grandparents.
A) brought B) raised C) reared
D) grown E) set

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 it’s 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.


A) close B) nearby C) near D) next
E) next to

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:


A) read B) ridden C) road D) rode
E) reloaded

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Time Allowed: 60 minutes

30. Complete the saying:


One good …………… deserves another.
A) push B) switch C) inclination D) twist E) turn

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