LEW (Learn English Well)

Welcome to the 1st LEW quiz and we will find out how knowledgeable you are about the English language, LEW history and some ‘unrelated’ English culture. You may use the LEW website and Facebook page but no other websites. The questions will be released every Monday and answers will be given on the Friday of the same week. Give it a go and see how you get on.

 

Can you get all 10 questions correct? 😉

 

1.What is the difference between Fun and Funny when they are used as adjectives?

 

2.Which definition belongs to the idiom ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’?

 

3.Choose the correct letter that fits in the gap. Hugo has been ______ the bus

stop for 20 minutes.

 

A.In

B.On

C.At

D.Of

 

4.Correct the following sentence. Alison needs to stop to eat carbohydrates.

 

5.When and where was the first LEW social walk?

 

6.Which sentence is correct and why? I used to drink tequila. I used to drive on the left because I've lived in Britain a long time.

 

7.What does the phrasal verb ‘Catch up with (somebody/someone)’ mean?

(Hint: Check LEW Weekly’s from last year)

 

8.What are the first names of Queen Elizabeth II grandsons?

 

9.Choose which 2 tenses are used in these sentences?

When I went to Madrid a few years ago, I stayed with a friend of mine. She hadn't been living there very long, but she knew the city very well.

 

A.Past Simple

B.Past Perfect Simple

C.Past Perfect Continuous

D.Past Continuous

 

10.Which destination did students go to on Sunday 3rd March 2019?

 

The answers will be revealed on Friday, so to be sure of having a chance of being the winner, send your answers to me via Facebook (Privately), Whatsapp, Via the website by 'contact' or by email at spdunger@hotmail.com before then.

All the best of luck to you all and remember to do your research regarding some of the answers.

 

Here are the answers to the 1st LEW quiz and thank you to everyone for participating and hopefully enjoying the quiz. Congratulations to Fabio for getting all 10 questions right.

 

LEW Quiz #1

Answers

1. Fun - Activities that are enjoyable or amusing, Funny - Arousing or provoking laughter

2. There is hope that a difficult situation might be coming to an end

3. C - at

4. Not stop + to, stop + ing

5. 14th July 2019 to Coy Pond.

6. Used to + infinitive means something you did before but you don’t do it now. The second used to should be used to + ing as it means something that is done often.

7. Meet someone you know, after not seeing them for a period of time

8. Harry & William

9. A – Past Simple

C – Past Perfect Continuous

10. Canterbury

 

Next week's quiz will take place on Monday 6th April and a prize will be given to the winner. I hope everyone can take part next week.

Enjoy your weekend and stay at home.