Basic English in 15 Days: About me and Numbers 0–100
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on About me and Numbers 0–100, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: About me and Numbers 0–100
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: B. am
With I, the verb "to be" is "am": I am (I'm) from Mexico.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: A. Where are you from?
In a question, the verb comes before the person: Where are you from?
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: C. They're from India.
With they, use "are". They're = they are. "Their" means something belongs to them.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: D. Brazilian
Brazil is the country. Brazilian is the nationality.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: B. Spanish
Languages, countries and nationalities always start with a capital letter: Spanish, Mexico, Mexican.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: B. Yes, I am.
Short answers use the long form at the end: Yes, I am. Do not end with "I'm".
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: D. isn't
The negative of "he is" is "he isn't" (he is not).
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: A. In Calgary
Ravi is from India, but he lives in Calgary now.
Transcript
Hi, I'm Ravi. I'm from India, but I live in Calgary now. I speak Hindi and English.
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Question 9 of 20
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Answer: A. Italian and English
Marco says, "I speak Italian and a little English."
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Lina: Where are you from, Marco?
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Question 10 of 20
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Answer: D. Sofia speaks two languages.
The form says her languages are Spanish and English. That is two languages.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: B. 40
Forty is 40. Fourteen is 14.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: A. fifteen
15 is "fifteen". The "five" changes to "fif".
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: D. forty
We write "four" and "fourteen", but "forty" has no u.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: D. I'm 28 years old.
In English, you are an age: I'm 28 years old. Do not use "have".
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: C. fifty
20 + 30 = 50, and 50 is "fifty".
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: D. ninety-nine
Put a hyphen between the tens and the ones: ninety-nine. Ninety keeps the e.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: B. 403-555-0186
Say phone numbers one number at a time. "Oh" means zero.
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My phone number is four oh three, five five five, oh one eight six.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: C. 13
Thir-TEEN has the strong sound at the end. That is 13, not 30.
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Maya: How old is your son?
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: C. 74
Seventy-four is 70 + 4 = 74.
Transcript
The English class is in room seventy-four.
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Question 20 of 20
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Answer: A. Amir
Five eight seven, five five five, oh one four three is 587-555-0143. That is Amir's number.
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