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English Language questions with worked answers, organised by unit and lesson. This is a quick preview — practise the full bank under a timer inside TawjihiAI.
Q: Define Collocation.
A: A pair or group of words that are habitually used together to sound natural.
Q: Define Present Perfect Continuous.
A: Used for an action in progress or repeated over a period of time up until now.
Q: Define Past Perfect.
A: Used for an action in the past that was completed before another action or time in the past.
Q: Define Groom.
A: To brush and clean fur.
Q: Define Omnivore.
A: A living being that eats both plants and animals.
Q: Define Rival.
A: A person or group that competes with others.
Q: Define Idiom.
A: A fixed phrase that has a special meaning which is different from the usual meaning of the individual words.
Q: Define Strike up.
A: To start a relationship or a conversation with someone.
Q: Define Hit it off.
A: To have a good relationship with someone immediately after meeting them.
Q: Define Question Tag.
A: A short question added to the end of a statement to invite agreement or confirmation.
Q: Define Echo Question.
A: A short question used to show interest, surprise, or to request more information based on the previous speaker's statement.
Q: Define Auxiliary Verb.
A: A helping verb (e.g., be, do, have, or modals like should/would) used to form the tag or echo.
Q: Define Analytical Essay.
A: A piece of writing that examines a topic in detail and uses researched facts to prove the writer's specific ideas.
Q: Define Topic Sentence.
A: The opening sentence of a paragraph that states the main idea to be explained and supported.
Q: Define Reliable Source.
A: A credible publication or website (e.g., UNIDO, Time magazine) used to provide factual evidence.
Q: Define Dystopia.
A: An imaginary place where life is extremely difficult.
Q: Define Future Perfect Simple.
A: Used for an activity which will be completed by a specific time in the future.
Q: Define Future Continuous.
A: Used for an activity in progress at a specific time in the future.
Q: Define Invertebrates.
A: Animals that do not possess a backbone, representing over 90% of Earth's creatures.
Q: Define Poacher.
A: An individual who illegally catches or kills animals.
Q: Define Critically endangered.
A: A classification for species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Q: Define Indecision.
A: The state of being unable to make a choice between two or more options.
Q: Define Collocation.
A: A pair or group of words that are habitually used together to sound natural.
Q: Define Non-biodegradable.
A: Materials that cannot be broken down by biological processes, causing long-term environmental waste.
Q: Define Rhetorical Devices.
A: Techniques used by a speaker to make language or arguments more persuasive and convincing.
Q: Define Tripling.
A: A rhetorical technique of listing three similar things or points to increase the impact of information.
Q: Define Prop.
A: An object used during a presentation to support the key message and make it more memorable.
Q: Define Be the peacemaker.
A: To help other people resolve an argument.
Q: Define Blow things out of proportion.
A: To react as if what has happened is much worse than it is.
Q: Define Wind somebody up.
A: To say things in order to annoy somebody.
Q: Define Fact.
A: Information based on objective evidence that can be verified or checked.
Q: Define Opinion.
A: An individual's subjective belief or viewpoint, often signaled by words like 'think', 'believe', or 'feel'.
Q: Define Role Model.
A: A person looked up to as an example to be imitated.
Q: Define Fake news.
A: False or misleading information presented as news.
Q: Define Bizarre.
A: Very strange or unusual.
Q: Define Hoax.
A: A humorous or malicious deception.
Q: Define Bias.
A: A tendency to favor one side or opinion, often indicated by exaggerated facts or lack of respect for opposing views.
Q: Define Negative Inversion.
A: A grammatical structure where a negative or restrictive adverbial phrase is placed at the beginning of a sentence, followed by an inverted auxiliary verb and subject.
Q: Define Collocation.
A: A pair or group of words that are habitually used together to convey a specific meaning.
Q: Define Proposition.
A: The side of the debate that supports the motion or statement.
Q: Define Opposition.
A: The side of the debate that challenges or argues against the motion.
Q: Define Rebuttal.
A: The act of presenting counterarguments to challenge the opponent's claims.
Q: Define Supertaster.
A: An individual with a higher density of taste buds, often resulting in a heightened sensitivity to bitter foods.
Q: Define Proprioception.
A: The sense of knowing the position and movement of different body parts.
Q: Define Gerund.
A: The -ing form of a verb functioning as a noun.
Q: Define Active Reading.
A: A technique of making inferences by combining textual clues with background knowledge to understand information not explicitly stated.
Q: Define Gerund.
A: The -ing form of a verb functioning as a noun.
Q: Define Infinitive.
A: The base form of a verb, often preceded by 'to', used to express purpose or specific future/past intentions.
Q: Define thick.
A: Having a large distance between opposite sides; not runny or watery.
Q: Define crunchy.
A: Firm and crisp and making a sharp sound when bitten or crushed.
Q: Define savoury.
A: Belonging to the category of salty or spicy food rather than sweet.
