ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONTEST
Sponsored by:
FOX
2005
International English FOX competition
EAGLES
Secondary school, grades 11 & 12. The duration of the competition is 75 minutes.
The answers must reflect the competitors own work and during the competition, no help is allowed.
Good Luck!
3 point questions
1. You ..... take the bus, I'll drive you to school.
A) have to
B) needn't
C) should
D) mustn't
2. Peter Sellers, ..... played in 'The Pink Panther', is my favourite actor.
A) that
B) which
C) who
D) one
C) frightening
D) forgotten
3. I had the most ..... experience last night.
A) furious
B) frightened
4. I never have time to read more than the newspaper .... .
A) articles
B) headlines
C) section
D) paragraphs
B) "Bow, bow!"
C) "Dot, dot!"
D) "Tut, tut!"
5. ………….
"Bless you!"
A) "Ouchee!"
6. "I'll never do that again, ........!"
"Was it really that bad?"
A) to my surprise
B) that's more like that
C) that's for sure
D) and again
7. Jim is abbreviation of .... .
A) John
B) James
C) Jack
D) Jeremy
8. CIA means:
A) Central Information Agency
B) Community of Independent Associations
C) Central Intelligence Agency
D) Control of International Attacks
9. In Frankenstein, the first victim of Frankenstein's creature was:
A) Ernest
B) Alphonse
C) William
D) Henry
10. In Frankenstein, when Victor Frankenstein saw the human being he had created he felt:
A) happy
B) surprised
C) lost
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D) horrified
4 point questions
11. You .... if you don't want to miss the beginning of the ceremony!
A) would rather hurry B) will hurry
C) had better hurry
D) shouldn't hurry
12. By next June Tim ..... enough money to buy a new car.
A) is saving up
B) will be saving up
C) will have saved up D) saves up
13. How many adjectives describing a person can you find in the diagram?
A) 10
A
S
S
H
O
R
T
Y
U
T
T
L
O
H
L
Y
S
H
O
O
I
G
P
G
K
O
C
V
U
M
M
N
I
N
K
F
A
T
U
O
N
O
Y
G
G
E
L
R
N
X
N
I
A
L
P
T
Y
R
E
D
N
E
L
S
B) 11
C) 12
D) 13
14. At the end of the hour, our teacher told us that we could .... the test if we hadn’t finished yet.
A) carry on with
B) carry out
C) get away with
D) get on with
15. "Do you know anybody who would be good for the job?"
"Yes, actually, I ..... ."
A) have someone in mind
B) know someone in charge
C) see what you mean
D) I can know
16. "Cindy, I'm afraid I can't make it to the dance tonight."
A) "That's OK, I'll make it for you."
B) "Oh, that's a shame."
C) "OK. Let me know."
D) "Why do you say so?"
17. How does the British national anthem begin?
A) God save our gracious Queen
B) God save the Queen
C) Long live our noble Queen
D) Long to reign over us
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18. The part of the Union Jack presented in the picture is called ..... cross.
A) St George's
B) St Andrew's
C) St Richard's
D) St Patrick's
19. In Frankenstein, Frankenstein's creature had:
A) full lips, yellow eyes, black hair
B) full lips, black eyes, black hair
C) thin lips, black eyes, fair hair
D) thin lips, yellow eyes, black hair
20. In Frankenstein, Elizabeth did not want to marry Victor Frankenstein because:
A) she thought he was in love with someone else.
B) he had created a monster.
C) he had a secret he did not want to reveal.
D) he preferred studying and travelling.
5 point questions
21. No one is answering the phone, they ..... out.
A) can't have gone
B) could go
C) must have gone
D) were going
22. Sandra is a very social person, ..... her boyfriend.
A) like is
B) as
C) as is
D) so does
C) innocent
D) famous
23. Not all journalists have ..... information.
A) embarrassed
B) reliable
24. There are ..... herbs among the following names:
ROSEMARY
MARJORY
SAGE
MEGAN
DRAKE
PHYLLIS
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
25. "............................"
"Well, there are some ways to know if your pet is OK or not. First ..."
A) Is there something wrong with my cat?
B) How can you tell if a cat isn't feeling well?
C) How is your cat?
D) Is your cat OK?
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D) 7
26. "Hey, Martha, are you OK?"
"Not really. This morning I woke up with a terrible headache, and, ..... , I left my bag in the taxi
on my way to work!"
A) let's face it
B) telling you
C) to make matters worse
D) by the way
27. Which is the odd one out?
A) Ohio
B) Pennsylvania
C) New Jersey
D) Oklahoma City
28.
For a really good night’s entertainment why not go along and
see Brian Holme's latest film ‘The Spy’? Though, I found
Leticia Grant’s performance disappointing and the special
effects could have been improved on, the storyline and the
plot more than made up for it and Fred Caulie was brilliant
in his role.
A) The film was disappointing.
B) The special effects were wonderful.
C) The film was enjoyable.
D) The film was brilliant.
29. In Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster killed people out of ...... .
A) panic
B) frustration
C) boredom
D) carelessness
30. In Frankenstein, the first time that Robert Walton's ship was surrounded by ice and fog was
on:
A) March 28th
B) August 5th
C) December 11th
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D) September 12th