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Basic English in 15 Days: Family and Describing people

Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Family and Describing people, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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Day 4: Family and Describing people

  1. Question 1 of 20

    Your mother's mother is your ___.
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    Answer: B. grandmother

    Your mother's mother and your father's mother are your grandmothers.

  2. Question 2 of 20

    Your father's brother is your ___.
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    Answer: B. uncle

    Your mother's or father's brother is your uncle.

  3. Question 3 of 20

    One child, two ___.
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    Answer: D. children

    "Child" has a special plural: children.

  4. Question 4 of 20

    This is Sara. ___ husband is Paul.
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    Answer: C. Her

    Use "her" for something that belongs to a woman: her husband.

  5. Question 5 of 20

    This is Tom. ___ sister is a nurse.
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    Answer: B. His

    Use "his" for something that belongs to a man: his sister.

  6. Question 6 of 20

    Which sentence is correct?
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    Answer: A. Ana's brother is ten.

    Put 's after the name: Ana's brother.

  7. Question 7 of 20

    "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Choose the correct answer.
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    Answer: B. Yes, I have one brother.

    Use "have" with family, and "one" with a singular noun: one brother.

  8. Question 8 of 20

    Listen. How many children do they have?
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    This is my family. My husband is Ken. We have two children: a son and a daughter.

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    Answer: A. Two

    They have a son and a daughter: two children.

    Transcript

    This is my family. My husband is Ken. We have two children: a son and a daughter.

  9. Question 9 of 20

    Listen. Who is Lily?
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    Mia: Who is that?
    Joe: That's my cousin, Lily. She's my aunt's daughter.

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    Answer: C. Joe's cousin

    Joe says, "That's my cousin, Lily." She is his aunt's daughter.

    Transcript

    Mia: Who is that?
    Joe: That's my cousin, Lily. She's my aunt's daughter.

  10. Question 10 of 20

    Read. Who lives in Montreal?

    Hi! I'm Grace. I live in Halifax with my parents and my little brother, Ben. My grandmother lives with us too. My sister lives in Montreal with her husband.

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    Answer: A. Grace's sister

    Grace writes, "My sister lives in Montreal with her husband."

  11. Question 11 of 20

    What is the opposite of "tall" for a person?
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    Answer: A. short

    Tall and short are opposites for people. "Long" is for things like hair.

  12. Question 12 of 20

    Which sentence is correct?
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    Answer: D. She has long hair.

    Use "has" for hair, and put the adjective before the noun: long hair.

  13. Question 13 of 20

    Which sentence is correct?
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    Answer: B. My brothers are tall.

    Adjectives do not change. There is no -s on "tall".

  14. Question 14 of 20

    Choose the correct word: "He ___ brown eyes."
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    Answer: A. has

    Use "has" for eyes and hair with he or she.

  15. Question 15 of 20

    What is the opposite of "old" for a person?
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    Answer: C. young

    For people, the opposite of old is young. "New" is for things.

  16. Question 16 of 20

    A person who makes you laugh is ___.
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    Answer: D. funny

    A funny person makes you laugh.

  17. Question 17 of 20

    Put the words in order: a / man / tall / is / he
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    Answer: C. He is a tall man.

    The adjective goes before the noun: a tall man.

  18. Question 18 of 20

    Listen. What does Dan's brother look like?
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    Kate: What does your brother look like?
    Dan: He's tall and thin, and he has short black hair.

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    Answer: B. Tall, with short black hair

    Dan says his brother is tall and thin and has short black hair.

    Transcript

    Kate: What does your brother look like?
    Dan: He's tall and thin, and he has short black hair.

  19. Question 19 of 20

    Listen. Which sentence about the teacher is true?
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    My teacher is very kind. She isn't old. She's about thirty.

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    Answer: B. She is kind and about 30.

    The speaker says the teacher is very kind and about thirty.

    Transcript

    My teacher is very kind. She isn't old. She's about thirty.

  20. Question 20 of 20

    Read. Which sentence is true?

    Meet our new team member! Priya is our new nurse. She is from Vancouver. She is tall and has long dark hair. She is very friendly and a little shy.

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    Answer: D. Priya has long hair.

    The text says, "She is tall and has long dark hair."

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