"It was so warm a day that I could hardly work." RIGHT OR WRONG?
RIGHT
15
As proficient a speaker as she is, I doubt even she would cope with the Glaswegian accent. RIGHT OR WRONG?
RIGHT
20
"This really is a shoddy piece of work." SHODDY - MEANING?
badly and carelessly made or produced
20
"The atmosphere in the office is rather fraught." What does FRAUGHT mean?
(a) causing extreme worry or anxiety (b) leading to stress (c) conducive to harmony
(a) causing extreme worry or anxiety
15
WHAT'S THE MISSING WORD? Kaufman has been h_ _ _ _d as one of the finest tenors in the operatic world today.
HAILED
25
WHICH IS THE ODD ONE OUT & WHY? howl / snarl / clamp / yelp
CLAMP - the others are sounds (made by canines)
15
What idiom means that people do not yet know the answer to something or have not yet decided if it is good or bad. (legal origin)
THE JURY'S (STILL) OUT.
25
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: He so impressed the interviewing panel that they ........ him up immediately.
SNAPPED
25
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: If the head teacher detects even the slightest ...... of dishonesty in her staff, she sacks them. (clue - smell)
WHIFF
20
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: The economy is stuck in the slow _ _ _ _ and shows little sign of _ _ _ _ _ _.
LANE / GROWTH
25
COMPLETE THE EXPRESSION: If at first you don't .........., try, try, try again.
SUCCEED
10
WHAT'S THE WORD? The joining of two separate companies.
A MERGER
15
WHAT'S THE WORD? To select people to work for an organisation (military origin).
RECRUIT
10
WHAT'S THE WORD? The total number of people employed by a company. (compound noun)
WORKFORCE
15
WORD FORMATION: number > adjective? (=several)
NUMEROUS
5
WORD FORMATION: The rocks appear to be stationary, but in the high winds that whip across this desert landscape, they are in reality moving ........ (PERCEIVE).
