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What do we call a period of

1 Decade
10 years ?

What do we call a period of

2 Century
100 years ?

What do we call a period of

3 Millennium
1000 years ?

A specialist who repairs

4 leaking water pipes is called Plumber
as ?

What is a painting of person

5 Portrait
head usually called ?

Where would you find an

6 urban area: in a city or in the a city
countryside ?

What do we call it when the

A Solar
7 Moon completely blocks out
Eclipse
the light from the Sun ?

What point of compass is

8 West
directly opposite to East ?

Where do you pay for your

9 purchases at a supermarket Till or checkout
?

What do you call an

apartment that is below Basement
10
ground level: a basement apartment
apartment or a penthouse

What feature do pianos and

11 computers have in common Keyboard
?
 If you are feeling fed up, is it
Negative
12 a positive or negative feeling
feeling
?

What emergency service is

usually called when someone
13 Coastguard
is in trouble at sea :
ambulance or coastguard ?

Name a month that falls

14 May
between April and June ?

What word describes moving

a program or other material
15 Downloading
from a website to your
computer ?

What do we call a picture

16 that a doctor takes to see X-ray
inside your body ?

A famous canal links the

Mediterranean sea with the
17 Suez Canal
Indian Ocean. Is it the
Corinth or the Suez Canal ?

What crime has someone

stealing items from a shop
18 Shop Lifting
committed: shopfitting or
shoplifting ?

If someone is feeling a little

19 ill, they may say they are Weather
feeling “under the ” what ?

Who is the person in charge

20 Referee
of a football match ?

What do we call the last

game in a sporting
21 Finals
competition, which decide
the champion ?
 What is the general term of
22 paintings of the countryside Landscape
or natural views ?

Which of these would

probably be found in an
23 a printer
office : a printer, a blanket or
a nail brush ?

Where would you store meat

24 you wish to keep frozen at Freezer
home ?

What is the most important

document you would have to Drivers
25
show if you wanted to hire a Licence
car ?

Where would you go to work

26 Gym
out on a treadmill ?

What piece of equipment

would you use to go diving in
27 aqualung
the sea, an aqualung or an
aquaplane ?

What piece of equipment

28 would you use for floating on Aquaplane
the sea ?

Where would you most likely

go to buy some flour; a
29 A Supermarket
bakery, a florist or a
supermarket ?

Which hospital department

30 would you go to for an x-ray : Radiology
radiology or cardiology ?

Where would you go to see Art gallery

31
an exhibition of sculpture ? /Museum

Would you measure the

32 volume of bottle water in Litres
liters or Kilos ?
 What’s the joint called where
33 your hand is connected to Wrist
your arm ?

What do you call a system of

government in which people
34 Democracy
vote for the people who will
represent them ?

What do we call the piece of

35 paper that proves you have Receipt
bought the item ?

What do you call the

document that gives details
36 Resume
about your qualifications and
work experience ?

How would you describe an

37 economy based largely on agriculturist
farming ?

What is the study of stars

38 Astronomy
and planets called ?

In business and advertising Public

39
what does PR stand for ? Relations

Which section of a
40 Newspapers gives the editorial
editor’s opinion ?

What instrument would you

41 use to examine very small Microscope
objects or life forms ?

What is a destructive
42 program that spreads from Virus
computer to computer ?

What term is used for

43 Mammals
animals such as humans that
usually give birth to live
 young : mammals or reptiles
?

What is the quickest way of

44 traveling from Hong Kong to by plane
Paris ?

What is the name for the

45 huge natural body that orbits A planet
the sun ?

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46 What can be added to the drink to cool it down on hot day ? Ice

What special document do most people travelling from one country

47 Passport
to another carry ?

What kind of equipment is used to protect motorbike rider’s brain

48 a Helmet
from injury ?

49 What is the last thing to do when baking a cake ? cook it in the oven

Would you go to the pharmacy or surgery to get a prescription

50 a pharmacy
filled after visiting a doctor ?

There are two main way to pay in shop, one by cash and other by
51 Credit Card
?

52 How many days are in a leap year ? 366

To improve their health and fitness, most people either try to do more physical
53
improve their diet or ? exercise

Would it be better to use kilometers or kilograms to measure the

54 Kilometers
distance between two cities ?

The large island just off the coast of mainland Europe is home to
55 The United Kingdom
which country ?

Would it be better to go jogging at noon, or in early morning, if you

56 early morning
wanted to avoid the hottest part of the day?

57 In which century did the automobile manufacture in large scale? 20th Century
58 Name the country located in North America ? United States

Some calendar begins the week on Sunday. What is the other day
59 Monday
which commonly starts as week ?

60 Where would you see the exhibits of dinosaurs ? A Museum

Which country is in the southern hemisphere, Canada or

61 Australia
Australia?

62 In which season people will be least likely to go skiing? In summer

Which of these was last to be explored, Himalayas, the moon or

63 the moon
Australia ?

Would letter or email would be the fastest way to get a message to

64 Email
your professor?

Jane and Peter have 3 children. They are 4, 13 & 15 years old.
65 13 years old
They only have one son, who is their youngest

child. How old is their middle child ?

Which would be better to report the population of a major global

66 Millions
city – hundred, millions or billions

This work is due for submission, one month from 15th June, on
67 15th July
what date it be submitted ?

Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a

68 a psychologist
philosopher or psychologist ?

How would most people travel to work each day, in big cities like by public
69
Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York ? transportation

Would a supermarket, a cafe or bookstore probably have the

70 a supermarket
widest range of products available?

In which room of their home would someone usually wash their

71 in the laundry room
clothes ?

Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would

72 more men
more men or women play professional football?

Which major branch of science deals with classification of human

73 biology
beings ?
 In most university courses there are two ways of being assessed,
74 written assignments
one is orally, the other is through

75 Name the month that falls between September and November ? October

76 Would a town, city or village probably cover the largest area ? a city

Which of these would probably be found in most homes around

77 a bed
the world, a computer, a bed or a tv ?

What does the main difference between the wrist watch and a
78 their relative sizes
clock relate to ?

Which section of the train timetable will tell you, what time the train
79 Departures
leaves ?

What do we call the list of steps, which tell you to put something
80 Instructions
together ?

What do we call the meeting, where an employer ask potential

81 Interview
employee questions about their work experience?

Reception or Check
82 What desk you go to when you first arrive to the hotel ?
in desk

83 What is the job title, someone who designs building Architect

What term is used for the amount you pay to landlord, for living in
84 Rent
his house or apartment?

85 What do we call a first meal of the day ? Breakfast

86 What word is used for someone who watches the sport event ? Spectator

87 What object will you use to climb up to the roof of the house ? Ladder

88 If you don’t feel like eating, what do we say you don’t have ? appetite

89 What do we call the organ in our chest, we need to breath ? Lungs

90 If someone lives in the urban areas, where do they live ? in city

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What does the king or queen wear on their head on official
91 Crown
ceremonies ?

What do we call the book with list of words, with their meanings
92 Dictionary
?

93 What is the source of solar energy ? Sun

When the writer of the book is unknown, what word we use for
94 anonymous
the writer ?

What do we called a company or organisation that gives money

95 Sponsorship
to sports event in exchange of advertising

96 What do we called a study of living things ? biology

97 What a winter, spring, summer and autumn ? Season

What is the collective terms for cows and bulls, specially on the
98 Cattle
farm ?

99 Is something is not expensive, what do we say it is ? Cheap

100 What a people wear, if they can’t see very well ? Glasses or Lens

If something such as fabric or medicine is artificially made, what

101 Synthetic
do we say it is ?

102 What type of food is an apple ? Fruit

103 How many months are in a year ? twelve

104 What is the opposite of East ? West

105 When ice is in the room temperature, what does it become ? Water or liquid

106 Which sweet food is produced by bees ? Honey

107 Where can people go to borrow books ? Library

108 Who serve food in a restaurant ? Waiter or Waitress

109 What is the word in geometry, for shape has three sides ? Triangle
 What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book, that
110 Index
tells you where to find specific information ?

111 What is the word for the place, where rivers start ? Source

Who is the main journalist responsible for producing newspaper

112 Editor
or magazine ?

A business does not want to make a loss ? What does it want to

113 Profit
make ?

114 What is the economic sector that deals with the farming ? Agricultural sector

What do you call a very long essay, that student have to write for
115 Thesis or dissertation
doctor degree ?

116 What is the word for a period of 100 years ? Century

At what ceremony, the students receive their degree or diploma

117 Convocation
at end of their study ?

118 What do we call the date, the piece of work must be finish by ? Deadline or Due date

If telescope is used for far distant object, what instrument is

119 Microscope
employed for minuscule objects ?

A list of events placed in time order, is usually describe as what a chronology / a

120
? timeline

A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the ensuring good

121
most important safety measures for workers at this ventilation

plant – ensuring good ventilation or appropriate footwear ?

What kind of punishment is less severe, an imprisonment or

122 community service
community service ?

123 In a figure of hexagonal, how many sides does it have ? six

124 What key minerals makes sea water different from fresh water ? salt

125 Which is a longest, a decade, a millennium or a century? Millennium

126 How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement ? two

127 What organs do cardiologist specialist in ? Heart

 In the animal kingdom, the purpose of camouflage to attract a
128 to hide
mate, to find food or to hide ?

129 How do we weight butterfly ? I think it is grams

Skin – Baldness &

130 What Dermatology specialized in ?
Hair

132 What is Hematology relates to ? blood test

133 What is Orthopedic relates to ? Joints, Knee, bones

brain injury or mental

134 What is term Neuro-Psych ?
health

Immune related,
135 What is term Immunology?
HIV/AIDS

ENT, Ear – Nose &

136 What is term Otolaryngology?
Throat