Test your knowledge of

English with this quick quiz.

The bird in the picture is

•a peacock•a pelican•a turkey•an ostrich

A peacock

Complete the proverb:

One man's _______ is another man’s poison.

•cigarette•bread•meat•coffee

meat

To be 'down in the mouth' means to be

•tired•depressed•frightened•happy

depressed

The man in the picture is a

•composer•director•conductor•DJ

a conductor

'Excuse me, would you mind if I______ down here?'•seat•sit•sat•sitting

sat

Romeo fell head over ______in love with Juliet.

•heart•ears•feet•heels

heels

The men in the picture____________.•are fighting•are going tofight•have beenfighting•fight

are fighting

Which is the correctquestion tag?

I'm beautiful,________ ?

•aren't I?•am I?•am I not?•isn't it?

aren’t I

The girl's hair is

•wavy•curly•straight•receding

wavy.

Which of the following is a way of speaking?

•giggle•whisper•hum•gaze

whisper

I'd rather______ to the disco than stay at home.

•go•to go•going•will go

go

One day I'd like to _______roundthe world.•travel•trip•voyage•journey

travel

David got married ____a girl he met in Moscow.

•to•with•on•for

to

The man's hobby is

•jogging•fishing•hiking•windsurfing

hiking.

This sea creature is

•a jellyfish•an octopus•a seahorse•a crab

an octopus

Only one of thefollowing sentences is grammatically correct. Which one?•They asked me how long had I

beenwaiting.•My little sister is reading her horoscopeevery day.•He told me he'll be late. •This time tomorrow I'll be swimming inthe Black Sea.

This flower is a•tulip•carnation•cornflower•daffodil

a carnation

This man __________________

•has cycled•cycles•has been cycling•is cycling

has been cycling.

So many men, so many•women•brains •minds•countries

brains.

Shakespeare_______________ 37 plays.

•has written•wrote• had written•was written

had written