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Quiz: Describing people

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The Flatmates Quiz Describing people You can try the quiz online at: http://www.bbclearningenglish.com/flatmates/episode01/quiz.shtml For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer. 1. a. b. c. d. 2. a. b. c. d. 3. a. b. c. d. She's tall and slim and have got green eyes has got eyes green has got green eyes green eyes Some people think my dad's quite matronly handsome built well shaved head "He's really funny" is the answer. What's the question? What is he like? What does he like? What does he look like? What like is he?

4. "He's gorgeous - he's tall and he's got big brown eyes." What are the three "he's" short for in that sentence? a. he is, he is and he is b. he is, he is and he has c. he is, he has and he has d. he has, he has and he has 5. She loves going to parties, meeting new people and being the centre of attention. She's a. shy b. friendful c. introvert d. extrovert 6. a. b. c. d. "What does she look like?" is the question. What's the answer? She likes Italian food. She's shy. She's tall and slim. She looks like tall and slim.

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The Flatmates Quiz Describing people Answers 1. a. b. c. She's tall and slim and have got green eyes Wrong - you can't use 'have' with 'she'. has got eyes green Wrong - the words are in the wrong order. has got green eyes Correct - you use 'have/has got' to describe people's appearance. d. green eyes Wrong - you need a verb with 'green eyes'. 2. a. b. c. d. Some people think my dad's quite matronly Wrong - you use 'matronly' to describe a woman, not a man. handsome Correct - you use 'handsome' to say someone is good looking built well Wrong - the words are in the wrong order. shaved head Wrong - you can say 'He's got a shaved head' but not 'He's shaved head'.

3. "He's really funny" is the answer. What's the question? a. What is he like? Correct - this is the question you use to ask about someone's personality. b. What does he like? Wrong - you use this question to ask about someone's preferences. c. What does he look like? Wrong - you use this question to ask about someone's appearance. d. What like is he? Wrong - the words are in the wrong order. 4. "He's gorgeous - he's tall and he's got big brown eyes." What are the three "he's" short for in that sentence? a. he is, he is and he is Wrong - look at 'he's got brown eyes' again. b. he is, he is and he has Correct. c. he is, he has and he has Wrong - look at 'he's tall' again. d. he has, he has and he has Wrong - look at 'he's gorgeous' and 'he's tall' again. 5. She loves going to parties, meeting new people and being the centre of attention. She's a. shy Wrong - this doesn't describe someone who likes to be with people. b. friendful Wrong - there is no word 'friendful' in English. c. introvert Wrong - this doesn't describe someone who likes to be with people. d. extrovert Correct - this describes someone who likes to be with people. 6. a. b. c. "What does she look like?" is the question. What's the answer? She likes Italian food Wrong this answers the question "What does she like?". She's shy Wrong - this answers the question "What is she like?" She's tall and slim - Correct this is the right question to find out about her appearance. d. She looks like tall and slim Wrong you don't need 'like' in the answer.

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