II Quiz
1. Explain in English ( give definition) for the following idioms and make 1 sentence with each of them.
a. Cut the mustard
b. Elvis has left the building
c. Costs an arm and a leg
d. Hit the nail on the head
e. A hot potato
2. Match the pictures with the names of the following castles:
A. Alwick Castle
B. Athlon Castle
C. Blarney Castle
D. Convy Castle
E. Glamis Castle
F. Inveraray Castle
3. Match the proverbs with their meaning:
a. Don't sell the skin until you have caught the bear
b. Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach.
c. You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom.
d. You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind
e. Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald.
f. In a closed mouth, flies do not enter
1. As my Mom use to say, if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all. Also, if you don't know all
the facts don't comment on a situation. If you don't say anything it will never come back to you.
2. Not taking action, just thinking about something will never see any results.
3. You cannot say one thing and then do another and expect people to just do what you say. Words you say
mean nothing, but doing - setting an example says more.
4. The message - don't spend money you have not got. With credit cards and easy access to credit many of
us spend more money than we make. A good plan is to only spend what you make, WHEN you make it.
5. Funny words but ones that have true wisdom in them. If you want to reach a goal, then you have to take
action - do something to move yourself towards that goal.
6. As we age we gain wisdom and experience. This is a great proverb to use to celebrate and recognize the
benefits of aging.
4. Choose the correct answer:
1. I really don't ____ what happens- I'm sick to death of it all.
A.care
B. matter
2. It doesn't ____ how much it costs- I really want to go.
A. matter
B . mind
3. Who ____ what you think?
A. cares
B.matters
4. - Which abbreviation do you use when you want someone to reply to an invitation?
A. PS
B. RSVP
C.PTO
5. In an email sent to more than one person, use 'Bcc' when you don't want to display the second
address.
A. True
B. False
6. Which is a sandwich?
A. TLC
B. BLT
7. I did it ____ my own.
A. by
B. on
C. at
8. I went there ____ a holiday.
A. in
B.for
C.on
9. He was ____ a hurry.
A. In
B.on
C.to
10. She played with the ____ children.
A. other
B another
C. others
11. My flat's ____ the third floor.
A.in
B.on
C at
12. It's the second turning ____ the left.
A.in
B on
C.by
D.at
13. I walked ______ the street.
A.long
B.along
C by
14. I wish they ____ keep the noise down next door.
A.would
B.could
15. I wish I ____ play the piano.
A. would
B.could
4. Read the article about Mary, Queen of Scots and answer true-false questions.
Mary, Queen of Scots to get first statue
Her life was full of murder and intrigue and she is famous across the globe. But there has never been
a public statue of Mary, Queen of Scots in the country of her birth.
Her life has inspired many film scripts and novels but no public monuments.
She became queen of Scotland when she was six days old but spent most of her childhood in France.
On her return her brief reign resulted only in disastrous marriages, murder and war.
She gave up the throne at the age of 24 and was a prisoner in England for most of the next 20 years
until she executed on the orders of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
Now, more than 400 years after her death, the monarch, whose son, James, became king of Scotland
and England, is finally to have a monument to her erected in Scotland.
The statue will be unveiled later this spring but work is under way at Powderhall foundry in
Edinburgh on a queen who has been notable by her absence.
David Annand is the sculptor working on the statue.
He said: "A wax cast is made of the clay from moulds and then we'll cover this in a fireproof
material and put this into a furnace and burn out the wax.
"There will be a void left where the wax was and then that will be filled with molten bronze."
When it is completed, the bronze statue will be larger than life size at more than 7ft tall.
The campaigners who raised funds - and attention - think a monument to Mary is long overdue.
Margaret Lumsdaine is the president of the Marie Stuart Society which began a campaign two years
ago to have a statue.
Write true or false :
-Mary , Queen of Scots is worldwide known.
-The life of Mary, Queen of Scots was the theme of many films.
-She was a governing for a long time.
-She became a queen when she was 24.
-Mary was born about 400 years ago.
-The statue has been shown this spring.
- The statue of Mary is 7 times bigger than an average man.
-Margaret Lumsdaine is the president of the Marie Stuart Society for 2 years .