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ENGLISH QUIZ
12 years ago
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Think you're good enough to RP with the best of 'em? Let's see! Answer these questions, and I'll send you a note to tell you how you did. If you don't want to answer them here, you can always send me a note, too.
1) Providence is the _____ of Rhode Island.
a) capital
b) capitol
2) If I'd known there _____ a circus in town, I _____ gone.
a) is, would have
b) is, would of
c) was, would have
d) was, would of
3) Its _____ was not lost on the crowd.
a) affect
b) effect
4) Between the two of us, we can _____ some real progress.
a) affect
b) effect
5) His cruelty didn't _____ me in the least.
a) fase
b) faze
c) phase
d) phaze
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?
a) Aluminium
b) Aluminum
c) Both are correct
7) _____, I'll just do it myself.
a) Never mind
b) Nevermind
8) 12 _____ is also known as Midnight.
a) A.M.
b) AM
c) a.m.
d) am
e) pee emm
9) A trimester is _____ months.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms?
a) Scuba, snafu.
b) Scuba, fuck.
c) Scuba, laser.
d) Snafu, fuck.
e) Snafu, laser.
f) Fuck, laser.
And yeah, English is a flexible and ever-changing language. If you want to say 'libary' and 'nucular,' that's fine, and I'm not here to tell you that you're wrong. You won't win any Pulitzers, though.
Edit: Aaaaand turns out I would've gotten a 9/10 on my own quiz. English is such a horrible language...
1) Providence is the _____ of Rhode Island.
a) capital
b) capitol
2) If I'd known there _____ a circus in town, I _____ gone.
a) is, would have
b) is, would of
c) was, would have
d) was, would of
3) Its _____ was not lost on the crowd.
a) affect
b) effect
4) Between the two of us, we can _____ some real progress.
a) affect
b) effect
5) His cruelty didn't _____ me in the least.
a) fase
b) faze
c) phase
d) phaze
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?
a) Aluminium
b) Aluminum
c) Both are correct
7) _____, I'll just do it myself.
a) Never mind
b) Nevermind
8) 12 _____ is also known as Midnight.
a) A.M.
b) AM
c) a.m.
d) am
e) pee emm
9) A trimester is _____ months.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms?
a) Scuba, snafu.
b) Scuba, fuck.
c) Scuba, laser.
d) Snafu, fuck.
e) Snafu, laser.
f) Fuck, laser.
And yeah, English is a flexible and ever-changing language. If you want to say 'libary' and 'nucular,' that's fine, and I'm not here to tell you that you're wrong. You won't win any Pulitzers, though.
Edit: Aaaaand turns out I would've gotten a 9/10 on my own quiz. English is such a horrible language...
a) capital
2) If I'd known there _____ a circus in town, I _____ gone.
c) was, would have
3) Its _____ was not lost on the crowd.
b) effect
4) Between the two of us, we can _____ some real progress.
a) affect
5) His cruelty didn't _____ me in the least.
c) phase
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?
c) Both are correct
7) _____, I'll just do it myself.
a) Never mind
8) 12 _____ is also known as Midnight.
a) A.M.
9) A trimester is _____ months.
a) 3
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms?
d) Snafu, fuck.
a
2)
c
3)
b
4)
b
5)
b
6)
c
7)
a
8)
a
9)
a
10)
d
How did I do?
a) capital
2) If I'd known there _____ a circus in town, I _____ gone.
c) was, would have
3) Its _____ was not lost on the crowd.
a) affect
4) Between the two of us, we can _____ some real progress.
b) effect
5) His cruelty didn't _____ me in the least.
c) phase
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?
a) Aluminium
7) _____, I'll just do it myself.
b) Nevermind
8) 12 _____ is also known as Midnight.
b) AM
9) A trimester is _____ months.
a) 3
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms?
What's an acronym? XD
How did I do?
:p
2) If I'd known there was a circus in town, I would have gone.
3) Its effect was not lost on the crowd.
4) Between the two of us, we can affect some real progress.
5) His cruelty didn't phase me in the least.
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?
c) Both are correct.
7) Nevermind, I'll just do it myself.
8) 12 A.M. is also known as Midnight.
9) A trimester is 3 months.
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms?
a) Scuba, snafu.
A) affected
B) effected
At least I was nice and didn't have a question with the noun form of 'affect.'
a) capital
2) If I'd known there _____ a circus in town, I _____ gone.
c) was, would have
3) Its _____ was not lost on the crowd.
b) effect
4) Between the two of us, we can _____ some real progress.
a) affect
5) His cruelty didn't _____ me in the least.
b) faze
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?
c) Both are correct
(It's a regional thing, as far as I'm aware. I hear 'aluminium' here in the UK, and 'aluminum' from the US)
7) _____, I'll just do it myself.
a) Never mind
8) 12 _____ is also known as Midnight.
a) A.M.
9) A trimester is _____ months.
a) 3
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms?
d) Snafu, fuck.
a) capital
2) If I'd known there _____ a circus in town, I _____ gone.
c) was, would have
3) Its _____ was not lost on the crowd.
b) effect
4) Between the two of us, we can _____ some real progress.
a) affect
5) His cruelty didn't _____ me in the least.
b) faze
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?
c) Both are correct
7) _____, I'll just do it myself.
b) Nevermind
8) 12 _____ is also known as Midnight.
a) A.M.
9) A trimester is _____ months.
a) 3
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms?
d) Snafu, fuck.
a) capital
2) If I'd known there _____ a circus in town, I _____ gone.
c) was, would have
3) Its _____ was not lost on the crowd.
b) effect
4) Between the two of us, we can _____ some real progress.
a) affect
5) His cruelty didn't _____ me in the least.
b) faze
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?
a) Aluminium (IUPAC says so.)
7) _____, I'll just do it myself.
a) Never mind
8) 12 _____ is also known as Midnight.
a) A.M.
9) A trimester is _____ months.
a) 3
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms?
d) Snafu, fuck.
1:a
2:c
3:b
4:a
5:b
6:c (since it evidently varies by country, like color/colour)
7:a
8:c
9:a
10:d (though really fuck is the only one that's not really an acronym; Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, and Situation Normal: All Fucked Up)
1) Providence is the capital of Rhode Island.
2) If I'd known there was a circus in town, I would have gone.
3) Its effect was not lost on the crowd.
4) Between the two of us, we can affect some real progress.
5) His cruelty didn't faze me in the least.
6) Some people call it Aluminum, some people call it Aluminium. Which is correct?Both are correct
7) Never mind, I'll just do it myself.
8) 12 A.M. is also known as Midnight.
9) A trimester is 3 months.
10) Scuba, snafu, fuck, laser. Which two did not begin as acronyms? ........Snafu, F-bomb... Sorry, I never was a big fan of bad words... There over used too much in my honesty...