Answer Short Question

1. What is the name of ground military forces? – Army

2. What is someone that can’t see called? – Blind

3. What do you call the middle of something? – Center

4. Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a hospital? – Doctor

5. What is the process of teaching and learning called? – Education

6. What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? – Autobiography

7. What is the red liquid that flows through a body? – Blood

8. What is the payment of a student's education by an organization called? – Scholarship

9. What is the piece of paper with official information written on it called? – Document

10. What is the name of a building where you can borrow books? – Library

11. Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries? – Baker

12. What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and thoughts? – Brain

13. What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are travelling? –
Compass

14. What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are sleeping? – Dream

15. What is a person that belongs to an organization called? – Member

16. Who cuts men’s hair? – Barber

17. What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each other? – Conversation

18. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? – War

19. What do you call the number of people living in a specific area? – Population

20. What do you call a person that can’t hear? – Deaf

21. What is the day that someone is born? – Birthday

22. What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be spent? – Budget

23. What is the name of a system of government in which the people elect their leaders? –

Democracy
24. What planet do we live on? – Earth

25. What is the job of someone that looks after your teeth and gums? – Dentist

26. What is the time period before noon called? – Ante meridian (A.M.)

27. What is the time after noon called? – Post meridian (P.M.)

28. What organ cardiologists specialize in? – Heart

29. Which section of a newspaper gives the editor an opinion? – Editorial

30. What instrument would you use to examine very small life forms? – Microscope

31. What is the destructive program that spreads from computer to computer? – Virus

32. What term is issued for animals that gives birth to its young? – Mammals

33. What is the piece of paper that you receive after you have bought an item? – Receipt

34. What do you call the document that tells your qualification and work exp? – CV,

curriculum vitae, resume

35. How would you describe an economy that is largely based on farming? – Agricultural,

Rural

36. What is the study of stars and planet called? – Astronomy

37. In business and advertising, what does PR stand for? – Public relations

38. What emergency service is called at sea? – Coastguard

39. Name the month that falls between April and June. – May

40. What word describes moving a file from the Internet to your computer? –

Downloading / Download

41. What do we call a picture that doctors take to see inside our body? – X-ray

42. What crime has someone stealing from a shop committed? – Shoplifting

43. If someone is feeling ill, they will say "I am feeling under the ___" what? – Weather

44. Under the weather– Feel sick, poor health, tired or exhausted

45. Who is the person in charge of a football match? – Referee

46. What is the last game in a sports competition that decides the champion? – Final
47. What is the general term for painting at countryside or natural view? – Landscape

48. There are two types of sporting contests: one is amateur; and other is ___? –

Professional

49. To cross over from one side of the river to another without using boat, what is usually

required? – Bridge

50. Where would you find a whale - tropical forest or ocean? – Ocean

51. If a coat had a stain on it, where would you take it? – Dry cleaner’s

52. What are the things that hens lay? – Eggs

53. The people who protect the public from criminals are called? –Police

54. On what geographical location would someone be living if their country is surrounded

by water on all side? – Island

55. What general part of the day is known as dawn? – Sunrise

56. What are the people that plant food, raise crop commonly known as? – Farmers

57. If a button has come off a shirt, what would someone most likely use to put it back
on?

– Needle and thread

58. What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and prevent it from spoiling? –

Fridge

59. What do we call a period of 100 years? — Century

60. What is a painting of a person’s head called? – Portrait

61. Where do we find urban areas - in a city or countryside? – In a city

62. What we call it when the moon completely blocks out the light from the sun? – A solar

eclipse / an eclipse

63. What point of the compass is directly opposite east? – West

64. Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket? – (at the) Till / Checkout /

Cashier
65. What do you call an apartment that is below ground level - a basement apartment or a

penthouse apartment? – A basement apartment

66. What features do pianos and computers have in common? – Keyboard

67. If you are feeling ‘fed up’, is it a positive or negative feeling? – A negative feeling

68. What we call a period of ten years? – Decade

69. A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called a ___? - Plumber

70. A famous canal links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean, is it the Corinth

71. or Suez canal? – Suez Canal

72. Where would you keep the meat you wish to keep frozen at home? – Freezer

73. What is the most important document you would have to show if you would to hire a

car? – Driver's license

74. Where would you go to work out on a treadmill? – Gym / Gymnasium

75. What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in a sea - an aquaplane or an

aqualung? – An aqualung

76. Aqualung – a portable breathing apparatus for divers; Aquaplane – a board for riding

on water, pulled by a speedboat]

77. Where would you most likely go to buy some flour - a bakery, a florist or a

supermarket? — Supermarket

78. Which hospital department would you go for an X-ray - radiology or cardiology? –

Radiology

79. Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculptures? – Art gallery / Museum

80. Would you measure volume of water in liters or kilos? – Liters

81. What is the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm? – Wrist

82. A picture of a globe is shown) what is this field of study? - Geology

83. What do we call a period of 1000 years? — Millennium

84. What do you call an equipment we use to look at stars? — Telescope

85. What is the chemical name of Gold - Mg, Au or O2? — Au

86. In which century was the automobile manufactured on a large scale? — 20th Century

87. Name a country located in North America? — The United States of America / Canada

88. Name a country located in the Southern hemisphere. — Australia / New Zealand etc.

89. This work is due for submission, one month from 15th June. On what date is it to be

submitted?—15th July

90. What is the name of the instrument used to measure variations in temperature? —

Thermometer

91. Which section of the train timetable will tell you, what time the train leaves? —

Departures

92. What do we call the list of steps, which tells you to put something together?—

Instructions

93. What is the job title of someone who designs buildings? —Architect

94. What is vaccine used for？— prevent disease

95. What word is used for someone who watches a sport event? — Spectator

96. What object will you use to climb up to the roof of the house?—Ladder

97. What do we call the organ in our chest that we need to breath?—Lungs

98. What is the source of solar energy? — Sun

99. When the writer of the book is unknown, what word do we use for the writer?—

Anonymous

100. What is the collective term for cows and bulls, especially on the farm? — Cattle

101. If something such as fabric or medicine is artificially made, what do we say it is?—

Synthetic

102. What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book that tells you where to

find specific information? —Index

103. What is the word for the place where rivers start? - Source
104. Who is the main journalist responsible for producing newspaper or magazine? —

Editor

105. In the animal kingdom, is the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food

or to hide? — To hide

106. Camouflage – the natural coloring or form of an animal which enables it to blend in

with its surroundings.]

107. The opposite direction of southwest in a compass is?—Northeast

108. What do you call a very long essay, that students have to write for a doctor

degree?—Thesis or dissertation

109. What do we call the date a piece of work must be finish by?—Deadline / Due date

110. What do dermatologist specialized in? - Skin

111. How do butterflies fly? - Flutter

112. What is hematology related to? — Blood

113. Which major branch of science deals with classification of human beings? —

Biology

114. What does the term otolaryngology mean? - ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat

115. What do ophthalmologist specialize in? - Eye operations

116. What is the name for the huge natural body that orbits the sun? - Planet

117. If telescopes are used to locate distant objects, what instrument is employed to

magnify miniscule objects? – (electron) Microscope

118. Which kind of punishment for a crime is the less severe, an imprisonment or

community service? – Community service

119. How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement? – Two

120. Which is the longest: a decade, a millennium or a century? – A millennium

121. A manufacturing process releases poisonous gases. What is the most important

safety measure for workers at this plant – ensuring good ventilation, or appropriate
footwear? – (Ensuring good) Ventilation

122. A list of events placed in time order is usually described as what? – A chronology /

a Timeline

123. If a figure is hexagonal, how many sides does it have? – Six

124. What key mineral makes sea water different from fresh water? – Salt

125. Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a philosopher or a

psychologist? — A psychologist

126. How would most people travel to work each day, in big cities like Hong Kong,

Tokyo and New York?— By public transportation

127. In which direction does the sun come up? – East

128. What term is used for the amount of money you pay a landlord for living in their

house or apartment? – Rent

129. What do we call a company or organization that gives money to a sports or arts

event in exchange for advertising? – Sponsor

130. Would it be better to jogging at noon or in the early morning, if you wanted to

avoid the hottest part of the day? – In the early morning

131. Jane and Peter have three children, they are 4,13 and 15 years old, they only have

one son who is the youngest child, how old is their middle child? – 13 years old

132. When would it be safe to take medication, which causes drowsiness, before

sleeping, driving or operating machinery? – Before sleeping

133. When you create a table, the data in horizontal dimension is organized in rows and

the data in vertical dimension is organized in what? – Line

134. Historians use evidence to draw conclusions about the past, would a contemporary

artist's painting of an ancient battle be an original source or secondary source? –

Secondary source

135. Where would you expect to find equipment like microscopes, bounce and burner,
beaker and petri dish? – Laboratory

136. Profit means gain or loss? – Gain

137. What do we call the time before noon? – Morning

138. How many days in a week? – 7 days

139. Which of the 5 senses are you using, if you detect the odor of gas in a laboratory or

in your kitchen? – Smell

140. Which is usually considered against the law? Use of illicit drugs or use of prescribed

medication? – Use of illicit drugs

141. To improve their health and fitness, most people either try to improve their diet or?

– Do more physical exercise

142. There are two main ways to pay for goods bought in a shop, one is by cash, and

the other is by? – Credit card

143. Would you go to a pharmacy or a surgery to get a prescription filled after visiting a

doctor? – A pharmacy

144. What special document does most people traveling between on country to another

need to carry? – A passport

145. Which would be better to report the population of a major global city, hundreds,

millions or billions? – Millions

146. Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world, a

computer, a bed or a television? – A bed

147. In most universities, there are two ways of being assessed, one is orally, and the

other is through? – Written assignments

148. Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would more men or women

play professional football? – More men

149. At what ceremony do students receive their degree or diploma at the end of their

period of study? – Graduation

150. Which of the following is not mammal? (With pictures) – Butterfly

151. With Picture：How many courses do students have this semester? – Four

152. Which department has increased their revenue over the three years? – Sale

153. What do we call a period of 1000 years ? – Millenium

154. What is the quickest way to get to the 21st floor? – By elevator / lift

155. If a person is doing an experiment, what would he wear to protect his eyes? –

Glasses / goggles

156. Why people wear gloves when they do experiment? – Protection

157. What do you need to see thing which are far away? – Binoculars

158. From where can you have a full view of a building, the outside, inside or top? – The

outside

159. Computer, telephone and typewriter, which one is first invented? – Typewriter

160. Which is better, high employment or low employment? – High employment

161. What is the subject that involves geometry and algebra? – Mathematics

162. Which of the following is not a means of transportation? – Car sample

163. Picture (people holding a certificate) what is in the man's hand? – Certificate

164. Which symbol is used to complete a sentence? – Full stop / period

165. What is the name of the field of study that studies the human mind and behavior? –

Psychology

166. What is the subject of study at a culinary institute? – Cooking

167. In medical terms, are antibodies harmful or beneficial for patients? – Beneficial

168. In a recession, does economic activity increase or slow down? – Slow down

169. To which of our sense do all of the following words relate, opaque, vivid, brilliant,

shiny? – Vision

170. How many years does it take to finish undergraduate study? – Three or four years

171. The large island just off the coast of mainland Europe is the home to which
country? – The United Kingdom

172. Will it be better to use km or kg to measure the distance between two cities? –

Kilometer

173. What is the last thing to do when baking a cake? – Cook it in the oven

174. What kind of equipment is used to protect motorbike rider’s brain from injury? –

Helmet

175. What can be added to a drink to cool it down on a hot day? – Ice

176. Would letter or email be the fastest way to get a message to your professor? –

Email

177. Which of these was last to be explored, the Himalayas, the moon or Australia? – The

moon

178. In which season would people be least likely to go snow skiing? – In summer

179. Some calendars begin the week on Sunday, what is the other day which commonly

starts a week? – Monday

180. What does the main difference between a wristwatch and a clock relate to? – Their

relative sizes

181. Name a month that falls between September and November. – October

182. In which room of their home would someone usually wash their clothes? – In the

bathroom

183. Which of these would probably be found in an office, a printer, a blanket or a

nailbrush? – A printer

184. What is the general term for paintings of the countryside or natural views? –

Landscapes

185. What is the economic sector that deals with farming? – Agriculture

186. A business doesn’t want to make a loss - what does it want to make? – Profit

187. What is the word in geometry for a shape that has three sides?– Triangle
188. What do people wear if they can't see very well? – Glasses / contact lenses

189. What do we call the study of living things? – Biology / Ecology

190. What do we call a book that contains lots of words with their meanings– Dictionary

191. What does a king or queen wear on their head at official ceremonies? – Crown

192. If someone lives in an urban area, where do they live? – City / Town

193. If you don't feel like eating, what do we say you don't have? – Appetite

194. Name a city in the U.S. – New York / Washington / Boston

195. What are winter, spring, summer and autumn? – Seasons

196. Which sweet food do bees produce? – Honey

197. What is the opposite of southeast? – Northwest

198. What is the antonym of vertical? – Horizontal

199. What do we call the first meal of the day? – Breakfast

200. What is the source of solar energy? – The sun

201. What is the month between January and March? – February

202. What kind of liquid do mammals feed their babies? – Milk

203. What type of food is an apple? – Fruit

204. How many seasons are there in a year? – Four

205. How many days are in a leap year? – 366

206. How many years are there in a decade? – 10 years

207. Where can people go to borrow books? – Library

208. If something is not expensive, what do we say it is?-Cheap

209. What desk should you go to when you first arrive to stay at a hotel? –

Reception/Check-in

210. How many people are there in a quartet? – Four

211. What is the meeting point of Sea and Sky called? – Sea level

212. What is this instrument called? – Telescope

213. How many months are in a year? – Twelve

214. What is 3 quarters of 100%?– 75%

215. Who serves food in a restaurant? – Waiter / Waitress

216. Which is the last departure train? – 7:39pm

217. When was the tractor invented? (With Table) – 1982

218. How do you call the person who faces you? – Judge

219. Tons kg and stones measure what property? – Weight

220. What does the black square represents? – Students

221. What do you call a piece of equipment we use to look at stars? – Astronomical

telescope

222. Who left this footprint, a bear or a wolf / bird? – Bear

223. What is more fuel-efficient, car or truck? – Car

224. What is inside the circle? – Telephone

225. What does ASAP mean? – As soon as possible

226. What is the ocean on the west of American? – The Pacific