Sep 2021 - Online Quiz 2 - English Proficiency One - Group B

Master idioms, similes, metaphors & personification! Quiz includes grammar & comprehension.

Please ensure to write thecorrect spellingandNOT to write any punctuation marks(full stop, comma) when writing your answers to ALL the questions.* In the space below, write yourFull Name, Student ID and Programme (e.g. C4HRM, FL, FPs, C4CAD etc.). busy as a beekill two birds with one stoneblack sheep of the familyfish out of waterbat out of hellwhale of a time a) We're going to have a whale of a time at my sister's bachelorette party this weekend.b) My husband is as busy as a bee after he started working two jobs.c) Yesterday Kevin was driving his car like a bat out of hell.d) John had gone to London on a business trip and while being there he visited his relatives as well. He likes to always kill two birds with one stone.e) I felt like a fish out of water in my new school.f) My cousin is seen as the black sheep of the family. She left school to run off with her boyfriend. Elyse and Paula were identical twins separated at birth. Both girls knew that their parents had adopted(adopt) them asinfants, but neither girl knew about her twin. When Elyse grew up, she longed to meet her biological mother, so she contactedthe agency that had arranged (arrange) the adoption. She had been doing(do) research on her birth mother when she made asurprising discovery. She had an identical twin. Even more surprising, she learned that she had been(be) part of a secretscientific study. At the time of the adoption, the agency had allowed(allow) different families to adopt each twin. The agencyhad told(told) the families that their child was part of a scientific study. However, it had never told the families the goal of thestudy: for scientists to investigate nature versus nurture. Adjective Adjective Adjective Noun Tourist Knowledge Active Laziness a) My students raised(raise) some money after they had seen(see) a documentary on TV about Africa.b) We knew(know) her address because she had told(tell) us.c) I had just bought(just buy) the dress when a thief stole(steal) my shopping bag.d) I had already eaten(already eat) my dinner when he called(call) me to go out for dinner.e) When Aiham came (come) to class, the teacher had started (start) the lesson. SIMILE I wandered lonely as a cloud. The herd of approaching elephants sounded like rolling thunder. Her temper was as explosive as a bomb. Our soldiers are as brave as lions. METAPHOR His life was an open book. Your smile is sunshine to me. He is the apple of my eye. PERSONIFICATION The blank page stared up at me. Mom! The TV begged me to watch it! The train screamed once it reached the destination.