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Introduction

This quiz will test your English skills. 

All the questions in this quiz are multiple choice. For each question, you are given five answers labelled A to E. Choose the answer you think is correct and click the button below. Then click the ‘Final Answer’ button. You have 30 seconds to answer each question.

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Question 1
english 1

Why is Marilla Cuthbert ‘distrustful’ of sunshine?

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Question 2
english 2

Which of the following is a synonym for ‘painfully’ as it is used in line 1?

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Question 3
english 3

What types of words are the following?
‘cheerful’ (line 1)  ‘white’ (line 4)  ‘slender’ (line 4)  ‘dancing’ (line 6)

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Question 4
english 4

Choose the best word, or group of words, to complete each line so that the sentence makes sense and is written in correct English. 

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Question 5
english 5

The sentences above may contain one punctuation mistake. Which section of the sentence has a mistake? If there is no mistake, choose E.

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Question 6
english 6

Why are there always people on board the International Space Station?

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Question 7
english 7

Which of the following is an antonym for ‘roughly’ as it is used in line 5?

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Question 8
english 8

In which tense is the following phrase written: ‘It has been continuously circling our planet…’?

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Question 9
english 9

Choose the best word, or group of words, to complete each line so that the sentence makes sense and is written in correct English. 

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Question 10
english 10

The sentences above may contain one spelling mistake. Which section of the sentence has a mistake? If there is no mistake, choose E.

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Question 11
english 11

Which word best describes the atmosphere in the railway carriage?

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Question 12
english 12

What literary technique is used to describe how the stations pass in line 7?

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Question 13
english 13

Which of these two words rhyme?

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Question 14
english 14

Choose the best word, or group of words, to complete each line so that the sentence makes sense and is written in correct English.