1. General knowledge quiz.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Which planet is the fifth from the sun?
How many legs does a butterfly have?
Who developed the theory of relativity?
Who invented the radio?
What is the biggest state in the USA?
2. Who are they?
1____________
2____________and_____________
3_________________
3. Fill in the gaps with the given words.
endangered
taste mercy court died let jail
Killing and Eating a Bald Eagle
A guy is arrested and brought into 1____________for killing and eating a Bald Eagle. The judge sternly
rebukes him for doing this to an2_____________species and sentences him to a 3____________
term. The guy pleads with the judge for 4___________saying, “Please, your honour! I was starving and
I just had to get something to eat or I would have 5__________so I killed and ate the Bald eagle!” the
judge takes pity on him and says, “Well, under the circumstances, I will 6_______ you go free. By the
way, what did the bald Eagle 7__________like?” the guy replies, “Oh, I’d say it tasted a lot like the
Northern Spotted Owl.”
4. Fill in the gaps with ONE suitable word.
FOOD MILES
Recent years have seen an increased interest 1______the freshness of what we eat, and also where the
food was actually grown. This is because ecologists have pointed out that the distance the food
2________travelled to arrive in the supermarket or greengrocer’s has an important influence
3_______the environment. The term ‘food miles’ is used to measure the distance the food ‘travels’ until
it reaches the dining table. Research that has been carried out4_______environmental groups has
found that the environmental cost of food transport is more 5______ € 15 million a year!!!
5. Errors. Find the grammar mistakes in the sentences below, and then correct them.
E.g. I didn’t hear nothing. nothing---I didn’t hear anything
1 If he had known it earlier, he would has called you.
2 I haven’t eaten snails already.
3 Some woman dye their hair.
4 While the children was climbing the mountain I was having a rest.
5 I very like tea.
6. SMG. Some More Grammar. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
Dear Anne,
I 1_____(write) to you from Italy. I 2______(be) on holiday since Monday. We 3_________
(stay) in a beautiful hotel in Venice. There are so many things to do here. We 4______(try) hard not to
miss anything. I’ve just 5____(buy) a wonderful present for you. I hope you’ll like it. See you next week.
Love, Kate
7. Fun-time. Match the questions and answers to make British jokes. Mind you! British sense of humour sometimes hurts.
1 What has four legs and an arm?
A Finding half a worm.
2 What’s worse than finding a worm in the apple you’re eating?
B Sir.
3 How do you catch a runaway dog?
C “Vrooom..vroooom…vroom”
4 What do you call a cat with a gun?
D A happy pitbull!!!
5 What does a snail do on a tortoise’s back?
E Hide behind a tree and make a noise like a
bone.
8. Proverbs. Match the phrases to make English proverbs, and then translate them into Hungarian.
1 Absence makes
2 A bird in the hand
3 A friend in need
4 All’s well
5 As you make your bed
A is worth two in the bush.
B is a friend indeed.
C the heart go fonder.
D so must you lie in it.
E that ends well.
9. Idioms. Fill in the gaps with the suitable colour. Translate the idioms into Hungarian.
1 I sometimes tell ____________ lies.
2 She has ___________ fingers.
3 He is the ___________sheep of the family.
4 I didn’t know about it, so it was out of the ___________.
5 When he realised his car was stolen, he saw___________.
10. Crosswords.
1
2 3 4
2
3
Across
1 a vehicle
2 a piece of land, territory
3 not imitation
4 to say things
Down
1 it is drawn by a horse
2 a region of the earth’s surface
3 genuine
4 to speak / to give information
4
11. Word search. Find 13 countries in the heart. The first letters are given.
1C
2D
3E
4F
5G
6H
7I
8N
9P
10 S
11 S
12 S
13 T
12.Puzzle.
Three married couples live in Bridge Street. They are Mr and Mrs East, Mr and Mrs West, and Mr and Mrs North.
The wives are called Mary, Anne and Joan. Their husbands are called Arthur, John and Martin, but not, of course,
in that order. No husband and wife have first names that begin with the same letter. Mrs East and Joan are close
friends, but Mrs West doesn’t like either Mary or Joan. The name of Joan’s husband is Martin. Fill in the table:
Surnames:
East
North
West
Wife’s name:
1
2
3
Husband’s name:
4
5
6
13. Riddle.
If you feed it, it will live. If you give it water, it will die. What is it?
14. Abbreviations. What words do the letters stand for?
E.g. TGIF: Thank Goodness It’s Friday
1 NE1
2 LOL
3 4U
4 BTW
5 PTO
15. Animals. Find the hidden animal in the sentences (it’s hiding between the words!!).
1 Close the door at once.
2 That will be a real help.
3 She came late every day.
4 He came to America today.
5 Eric owes me ten cents.
16. Do you know these CITIES?
E.g. V_ _ _ CITY
speed
1 S_ _ _ _ _ CITY
2 E_ _ _ _ _ _CITY
3 C_ _ _ _ CITY
4 F_ _ _ _ CITY
5 P_ _ _ _ CITY
VELOCITY
plainness
generates power
ability to hold or contain
bliss, happiness
advertising or information about someone in the newspaper
17. The quotation of the week. Who said this wise phrase or sentence? Give the name of the person and translate the
sentence into (nice) Hungarian. ”Believe you can and you're halfway there.”
18. Song. The following lines are taken from a popular song. Continue the lyrics with the last line of the chorus.
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
_________________________
19. In 4 steps. Reach the given word from the original word in 4 steps. In each step you might change one letter.
E.g. CHAT-----BOOM
FATE
CHAT
COAT
BOAT
BOOT
1.
2.
3.
BOOM
4.
MARS
20. Word chain. Find the common word.
E.g. PRIMARY..BAG---PRIMARY school BAG, because primary school= általános suli, schoolbag=isk. táska
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
LAMP…………OFFICE
BEDSIDE…….CLOTH
MARTIAL……..FILM
HONEY………..LIGHT
COOKERY…….SHOP
21. Guess the word. Give the defined word. It can be an object, a person, a place, anything.
1. The first headmaster of our school:
2. A large wild animal of the cat family, the king of the animals:
3. The home built by birds for their eggs:
4. English city which is famous for its Tom Tower, its university and its University Press:
5. A fast, long and thin vehicle which takes passengers (or goods) in carriages on metal lines:
22. The longer the better. Find English words beginning with the given letters and ending in the given letter.
E.g.
Haird
O
Write as many letters (between the given letters) as you can.
Economica
L
Leve
L
Lucrativ
E
Ostric
H
S
A
I
N
T
T
N
I (or Y)
A
S
23. Poem. Read the poem and answer the questions below in English. Give short answers.
The Tiger by William Blake
TIGER, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
1. What do you think the TIGER symbolizes?
2. What do you think the LAMB symbolizes?
3. Who is HE in verse 5?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?
What the hammer? What the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?
Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
24. Poem. Write a poem with the given letters. Use them to begin the lines.
E.g.
H
Have you ever written a poem?
E
Ever? Ever tried them?
L
Let’s try it together:
L
“Lola loves summer
O
Or just Abdul, the camel?”
S_____________
A_____________
I_____________
N_____________
T_____________
25. Article. Write a newspaper mini-article in 60-80 words with the given title. It can be funny=
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