THE BIG CHALLENGE 2013
LEVEL 2
1. Jack and Jenny ...... at home.
A. am
B. is
C. are
D. it
The correct answer is C.
Jack and Jenny are at home.
2. This ...... my sister.
A. am
B. is
C. are
D. her
The correct answer is B.
This is my sister.
3...... is my schoolbag?
A. Where
B. How
C. Who
D. He
The correct answer is A.
Where is my schoolbag?
4. “...... live in Dover?” “No, I don’t. I live in Bristol.”
A. Is it
B. Are you
C. Where is
D. Do you
The correct answer is D.
“Do you live in Dover?” “No, I don’t. I live in Bristol.”
5. “How many cats ...... Peter got?” “Five!”
A. do
B. is
C. that
D. has
The correct answer is D.
“How many cats has Peter got?” “Five!”
6. Complete the “family” of words: armchair, cupboard, table, ......
A. car
B. sofa
C. tomato
D. shirt
The correct answer is B.
Complete the “family” of words: armchair, cupboard, table, sofa.
7. Your mother says: “It’s lunchtime!” What time is it?
A. 8 o’clock in the morning.
B. 1 o’clock in the afternoon.
C. 7 o’clock in the evening.
D. 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
The correct answer is B.
Your mother says: “It’s lunchtime!” What time is it?
1 o’clock in the afternoon.
8. London is very big, ...... ?
A. isn’t it
B. are they
C. has it
D. it’s big
The correct answer is A.
London is very big, isn’t it?
9...... is the capital of England.
A. Edinburgh
B. London
C. Dublin
D. Belfast
The correct answer is B.
London is the capital of England.
10. You are at the Tower of London and you want to visit it. What can you
say to the person at the entrance?
A. Fish and chips, please.
B. Two tickets, please.
C. Can I help you?
D. When is the next train?
The correct answer is B.
You are at the Tower of London and you want to visit it.
What can you say to the person at the entrance? “Two tickets, please.”
11. My grandfather doesn’t ...... driving at night.
A. to
B. have
C. sometimes
D. like
The correct answer is D.
My grandfather doesn’t like driving at night.
12. “Tall” is the opposite of “...... ”
A. short
B. high
C. big
D. important
The correct answer is A.
“Tall” is the opposite of “short”.
13...... to take some photos of London today.
A. You can
B. I’m going
C. It goes
D. There is
The correct answer is B.
I’m going to take some photos of London today.
14. The first of January is ......
A. New Year’s Day
B. Halloween
C. Christmas Day
D. Easter
The correct answer is A.
The first of January is New Year’s Day.
15. “What is Harry doing?” “He’s ...... television.”
A. watch
B. watching
C. watches
D. look
The correct answer is B.
“What is Harry doing?” “He’s watching television.”
16. William Shakespeare ...... a famous writer.
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. did
The correct answer is A.
William Shakespeare was a famous writer.
17. “What ...... you want for your birthday?” “A new mobile phone, please.”
A. are
B. is
C. do
D. have
The correct answer is C.
“What do you want for your birthday?” “A new mobile phone, please.”
18. Yesterday we ...... dinner in an Indian restaurant.
A. are having
B. have
C. has
D. had
The correct answer is D.
Yesterday we had dinner in an Indian restaurant.
19. Sssh! This is a hospital. You ...... make a noise!
A. can
B. mustn’t
C. are
D. must
The correct answer is B.
Sssh! This is a hospital. You mustn’t make a noise!
20. English children usually wear …….. as part of their school uniform.
A. black hair
B. pink hats
C. black shoes
D. blue flowers
The correct answer is C.
English children usually wear black shoes as part of their school uniform.
21. Jenny is very sad. She says, “My mother is ill. She’s in hospital.”
What can you say?
A. I’m very sorry.
B. You’re thirsty.
C. Well done.
D. Is she in hospital?
The correct answer is A.
Jenny is very sad. She says, “My mother is ill. She’s in hospital.”
What can you say? “I’m very sorry.”
22. “Tries” does not rhyme with “...... ”
A. buys
B. eyes
C. nice
D. dies
The correct answer is C.
“Tries” does not rhyme with “nice”.
23. You have got 2 x 20p, 2 x 50p and a five pound note.
How much have you got?
A. £5.70p
B. £7.50p
C. £6.40p
D. £7.40p
The correct answer is C.
You have got 2 x 20p, 2 x 50p and a five pound note. How much have you got?
£6.40p
24. “How ...... do you go to the cinema?” “Every weekend.”
A. far
B. often
C. big
D. many
The correct answer is B.
“How often do you go to the cinema?” “Every weekend.”
25. Who did Kate Middleton marry in 2011?
A. Prince Philip.
B. Prince Charles.
C. Prince Harry.
D. Prince William.
The correct answer is D.
Who did Kate Middleton marry in 2011? Prince William.
26. Does the train from London arrive ...... ?
A. at London
B. yesterday
C. to the station
D. at this platform
The correct answer is D.
Does the train from London arrive at this platform?
27. In the future, there ...... be human colonies on other planets.
A. is going
B. will probably
C. have got
D. will have
The correct answer is B.
In the future, there will probably be human colonies on other planets.
28. Can I have ...... roast potatoes, please? They’re delicious!
A. a little
B. some more
C. any
D. how many
The correct answer is B.
Can I have some more roast potatoes, please? They’re delicious!
29. Jenny ...... as Tracy.
A. is more intelligent
B. isn’t as clever
C. studies more
D. is stupid
The correct answer is B.
Jenny isn’t as clever as Tracy.
30. “Can I carry your shopping basket for you?” “Yes please, it’s too ...... for me.”
A. small
B. heavy
C. clever
D. straight
The correct answer is B.
“Can I carry your shopping basket for you?” “Yes please, it’s too heavy for me.”
31. Can you help me to send a text message on my phone? I don’t ...... to do it.
A. understand
B. know how
C. can
D. going
The correct answer is B.
Can you help me to send a text message on my phone? I don’t know how to do it.
32. Look! That movie star ...... expensive diamond bracelet in the shop.
A. is buying the most
B. has got very
C. likes the best
D. buy a
The correct answer is A.
Look! That movie star is buying the most expensive diamond bracelet in the shop.
33. You are in a restaurant with a friend. It’s time to go and you want to pay.
What do you say to the waiter?
A. What’s on the menu?
B. Can I have the bill, please?
C. A table for two, please.
D. What do you want to eat?
The correct answer is B.
You are in a restaurant with a friend. It’s time to go and you want to pay.
What do you say to the waiter? “Can I have the bill, please?”
34. Queen Elizabeth lives ......
A. at the White House
B. in the Tower of London
C. at Buckingham Palace
D. at Westminster Abbey
The correct answer is C.
Queen Elizabeth lives at Buckingham Palace.
35. “Are you coming to the party?” “Yes, I am. Can I ...... my girlfriend too?”
A. bring
B. go
C. find
D. come
The correct answer is A.
“Are you coming to the party?” “Yes, I am. Can I bring my girlfriend too?”
36. “Phone” rhymes with “...... ”
A. brown
B. own
C. one
D. son
The correct answer is B.
“Phone” rhymes with “own”.
37. The teacher was very angry. She said, “...... chatting and do the exercise!”
A. Too many
B. Don’t
C. You mustn’t
D. Stop
The correct answer is D.
The teacher was very angry. She said, “Stop chatting and do the exercise!”
38. Oxford is famous for its ......
A. university
B. castle
C. lake
D. palace
The correct answer is A.
Oxford is famous for its university.
39...... making a chocolate mousse for dessert?
A. Can we
B. How about
C. Why don’t we
D. Let’s
The correct answer is B.
How about making a chocolate mousse for dessert?
40. It took him only ten minutes to swim ...... the river.
A. over
B. next to
C. across
D. out of
The correct answer is C.
It took him only ten minutes to swim across the river.
41. Your name is Pat. The phone rings and you answer it.
A voice says, “Can I speak to Pat, please?” What do you say?
A. I’m not on the phone.
B. Who do you want?
C. Hi Pat!
D. Speaking.
The correct answer is D.
Your name is Pat. The phone rings and you answer it.
A voice says, “Can I speak to Pat, please?” What do you say? “Speaking.”
42. Peter and his sister are similar but his eyes are blue and ...... are green.
A. her
B. his
C. hers
D. their
The correct answer is C.
Peter and his sister are similar but his eyes are blue and hers are green.
43. The “ed” of “looked” rhymes with the “ed” of “...... ”
A. created
B. named
C. sounded
D. stopped
The correct answer is D.
The “ed” of “looked” rhymes with the “ed” of “stopped”.
44. I ...... money to buy these jeans. Can you give me some?
A. have plenty of
B. hasn’t a lot of
C. haven’t got enough
D. didn’t give any
The correct answer is C.
I haven’t got enough money to buy these jeans. Can you give me some?
45. What is an appropriate title for this “family” of words? Screen, portable, mouse.
A. Mobile phones
B. Pets
C. Computers
D. Cartoons
The correct answer is C.
What is an appropriate title for this “family” of words? Screen, portable, mouse
Computers
46. We’ll go fishing tomorrow, if ...... rain.
A. it isn’t going to
B. there won’t be any
C. there wasn’t much
D. it doesn’t
The correct answer is D.
We’ll go fishing tomorrow, if it doesn’t rain.
47. Pronunciation: “certainly” = O o o; “respectable” = ......
A. O o o o
B. o O o o
C. o o O o
D. o o o O
The correct answer is B.
Pronunciation: “certainly” = O o o; “respectable” = o O o o
48. There are two doors at the public toilets. One door has got a sign that says “Gentlemen”. What is the sign on the other door?
A. Boys
B. Ladies
C. Females
D. Girls
The correct answer is B.
There are two doors at the public toilets. One door has got a sign that says “Gentlemen”.
What is the sign on the other door? “Ladies”
49. “I like this restaurant. My spaghetti is delicious...... like ?”
“Really good.”
A. What’s your steak
B. How do you
C. What are
D. Is your fish and chips
The correct answer is A.
“I like this restaurant. My spaghetti is delicious. What’s your steak like?”
50. We must do ...... for Richard. He’s very sad and lonely.
A. something
B. someone
C. anything
D. anyone
The correct answer is A.
We must do something for Richard. He’s very sad and lonely.
51...... is not in London.
A. Piccadilly Circus
B. Stonehenge
C. Trafalgar Square
D. Covent Garden
The correct answer is B.
Stonehenge is not in London.
52. “Why are you wearing those old shoes? I bought you a new pair last week.”
“Yes, but ...... aren’t very comfortable.”
A. that old pair
B. the new ones
C. the old shoes
D. the news
The correct answer is B.
“Why are you wearing those old shoes? I bought you a new pair last week.”
“Yes, but the new ones aren’t very comfortable.”
53. I was so ...... I fell asleep while I was doing my homework.
A. very tired of
B. late at night
C. exhausted that
D. closed my eyes and
The correct answer is C.
I was so exhausted that I fell asleep while I was doing my homework.
54. The UK parliament consists of the House of ...... and the House of Lords.
A. Commons
B. Members
C. Deputies
D. Representatives
The correct answer is A.
The UK parliament consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.