Comments on: Vocabulary Test 2 Is Live!

By: ashamed

ashamed — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:53:41 +0000

35% I couldn’t even understand questions because words used to ask questions were beyond my head. I took the first test using a dictionary, got 90% but i had to use dictionary to select the right answer for every question and understand almost all questions. Since that was cheating, i didn’t do it in this test but look how poor i’m with words. damn. what should i do, seriously? just so you can help me better, i didn’t use a dictionary for this comment. what is my level of english then? and what i need to do. seriously, i’m concerned. (okay unintentionally i checked that “concerned” with my dictionary), time taken to write and reread this comment to make sure i’ve said all that i wanted to say = about five minutes.

By: spike1

spike1 — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:39:25 +0000

An euphamism just screams wrongness.
The rule is if the spoken word sounds like it begins with a vowel, you use an, if it doesn’t use a…

Isn’t it?

Egg *sounds* like it starts with an “e”, so “an egg”.
Euphamism sounds like it starts with a y so it should be “a euphamism”?

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:28:31 +0000

In one of the questions, euphemism was the correct answer, but the adjective preceding the blank was “an”? Would “an euphemism” really be correct?

By: Daniel Scocco

Daniel Scocco — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:25:00 +0000

@Deb, number 3 is vocabulary because it is related to the meaning of the word Gothic.

By: richard

richard — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:56:02 +0000

I only got 70% but enjoyed the test as it gave me an idea for teaching my chinese friends. I can give them the test and discuss the answers.

Maybe your next test could be a slight variation:ask to chose te odd-man- out. Use five alternatives, only one answer incorrect.

I thought trudge was to wade through water noisily and like (as )the others above did not know teraflop.

A grammar inquiry connection would be appreciated as my chinese friends ask me questions I cannot answer orI feel unsure about my answers. Thank you Maotouying