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13th Friday fun quiz – Test your English vocabulary

By Wil on December 4, 2009

Some people think of thirteen as an unlucky number. I don’t. I hope you won’t either because it’s time to use all your knowledge and luck to take this week’s Friday Fun Quiz!

Have a great weekend, everyone! Stay lucky!

13th Friday Fun Quiz:

'Take off' means:

when an aeroplane leaves the ground
when something becomes popular
to remove an item of clothing
all the above

Which reading method would you use when looking at a timetable to find out when your plane departs?

skimming
scanning
reading for detail
reading for a deeper meaning

To 'send shivers down your spine' means:

to make you feel excited or scared
you need a new coat
your back hurts
your back feels itchy

'The ball is in your court' means:

you caught a tennis ball
something is your responsibility or decision
you need a new squash racquet
you are trying to hide something

'On the ball' means:

good at balancing
cool
stupid
up-to-date and aware of everything that's going on

'Archipelago' means:

a sport using bows and arrows
the family of creatures containing spiders and scorpions
a chain of islands
a title given to royal people

Today’s image is by Brad Bennie.

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1 comment to 13th Friday fun quiz – Test your English vocabulary

Rose Cardoso
December 5, 2009 at 6:51 am
I can’t believe I answered the first one wrong…

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