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WORD UP Jumbo Quiz

Mixed Categories

This 20-question quiz is based on all four categories in the WORD UP ESL board game.

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper.

Missing Word Category

1. Did you get ________ exercise today? (4 letters)

many
much
most
a) many b) much c) most

2. They didn't ______ up in an English-speaking country. (4 letters)

grow
grew
come
a) grow b) grew c) come

3. I can't read if I don't ______ on my glasses. (3 letters)

put
get
sit
a) put b) get c) sit

4. How many times _______ you been overseas? (4 letters)

were
does
have
a) were b) does c) have

5. They're good swimmers despite _______ having swimming lessons. (5 letters)

often
never
their
a) often b) never c) their

Crossword Clues Category

6. A tropical fruit. (p_______)

pear
peach
pineapple
a) pear b) peach c) pineapple

7. The opposite of "brave". (c_______)

cowardly
coward
courageous
a) cowardly b) coward c) courageous

8. Frequently. (r_______)

rarely
regularly
rapidly
a) rarely b) regularly c) rapidly

9. A person who steals from houses. (b_______)

bugler
bungler
burglar
a) bugler b) bungler c) burglar

10. Rings, necklaces, earrings, etc. (j_______)

jewels
jewellers
jewellery
a) jewels b) jewellers c) jewellery

Multiple Choice Category

11. "We'd better get a move on" means we should

move up
hurry up
get up
a) move up b) hurry up c) get up

12. A polite thing to say when you don't understand someone is

What?
Excuse me?
Say that again!
a) What? b) Excuse me? c) Say that again!

13. Complete this common simile: He's as sick as

a dog
a hog
a bog
a) a dog b) a hog c) a bog

14. "She'll see you shortly" means she'll see you

for a short time
in some shorts
fairly soon
a) for a short time b) in some shorts c) fairly soon

15. Which river flows through India and Bangladesh?

the Nile
the Ganges
the Amazon
a) the Nile b) the Ganges c) the Amazon

Spelling Category

16. The doctor said I've got the _______ .

flue
flew
flu
a) flue b) flew c) flu

17. A shark usually _______ on large fish.

preys
prays
praise
a) preys b) prays c) praise

18. The ______ here is beautiful in spring.

whether
weather
wether
a) whether b) weather c) wether

19. I like making clothes, so I'm learning how to _______ .

sow
so
sew
a) sow b) so c) sew

20. The nurse injected the drug into a _______ in my arm.

vain
vein
vane
a) vain b) vein c) vane

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