Reas: Vol 5 lev 5 Flashcards
Group nouns
deck of…
cards
Phobias
samhainophobia
fear of Halloween
Odd one out
Which is the odd one out?
Baker’s Dozen
The Last Supper
Friday
Eggs
Eggs
It comes in 12
True or false?
In the year 2020, Halloween fell on a Tuesday.
False
It fell on a Thursday.
idioms
To take with a grain of ________.
salt
To not take a rumour too seriously.
Phobias
The word ‘androphobia’ means a fear of what?
A) men
B) wind
C) games
D) the universe
E) phones
A
Anagrams
How many anagrams are in RESCUED? What are they?
3 (REDUCES; SECURED; SEDUCER)
Phobias
orinithophobia
fear of birds
Phobias
What is ANTLOPHOBIA?
fear of floods
pediophobia
fear of dolls
rupophobia
fear of dirt
Group nouns
choir of…
angels
word relations
KNOT is to SPEED as JOULE is to __________
ENERGY
Phobias
nephophobia
fear of clouds
True or false?
The Lutine Bell can be found at Rome.
False
It can be only found in the UK
Which word is not correct?
SIEGE
SEIZE
SUPERCEDE
SCHEDULE
STRATEGY
Supercede
It’s actually spelt ‘SUPERSEDE’.
Phobias
What is DENDROPHOBIA?
fear of trees
Money convertions
How many AUD do I get when I exchange $500 USD with the exchange rate: 1 USD : 1.31 AUD?
655 AUD
500 USD (x 500) : 655 AUD (x 500)
1 USD : 1.31 AUD
True or false?
Marie Curie’s husband was called Pierre.
True
Words with similar spelling
I can’t [forbear, forebear, forbid] laughing when he boasts of his [forbears, forebears, forbids].
forbear, forebears
Phobias
What is HYPSIPHOBIA?
fear of heights
True or false?
Tiramisu is a Japanese dessert.
False
It’s an Italian dessert.
Phobias
What is GEUMAPHOBIA?
fear of taste
Complete each idiom with the correct animal.
Like a ________ in a china shop.
bull
A very clumsy person, especially in a delicate situation
Phobias
What is BATHOPHOBIA?
fear of depth
True or false?
In Aboriginal culture, women are not permitted to play the didgeridoo.
True
Anagrams
How many anagrms are in PAINTER? What are they?
2 (PERTAIN; REPAINT)
True or false?
After Athens, Melbourne has the world’s largest Greek population.
True
What is the missing number?
?, 9 3, 2 18, 12 4, 6
6
All opposites multiply to 36
Group nouns
cloven of…
witches
Complete each idiom with the correct animal.
A little ________ told me.
bird
Used to hide the identity of who told you something
Phobias
What is CHIROPHOBIA
fear of hands
Group nouns
colony of…
bats
The ‘____’ is performed by the New Zealand rugby team before a match.
Haka
Phobias
What is ERGOPHOBIA?
fear of work
Group nouns
cord of…
wood
Odd one out
Which is the odd one out?
Naan
Baguette
Tortilla
Pita
Soba
Soba
The rest are bread
Word codes
The code 87416352 is for TRIANGLE and 24715836 is for DISCOVER. What is the code word for GASOLINE?
31875462
You can notice the letters refer to the rank (BECOME - 132543)
Phobias
musophobia
fear of mice
Anagrams
How many anagrams are in RETAILS? What are they?
3 (REALIST; SALTIER; TAILERS)
Complete each idiom with the correct animal.
Like shooting ____________ in a barrel.
fish
extremely easy to do
Group nouns
collection of…
coins
Word meaning
Which words have either the same or a similar meaning to the word ‘revoke’?
A) revolt
B) repeal
C) evoke
D) cancel
E) revolve
(Hint: There are 2 answers)
B & D
Phobias
pediophobia
fear of dolls
A hectare of land produces 600 boxes of apples a year. The size of my field is 25,000 m^2. How many boxes of apples will I produce thsi year?
1500
1 hectare = 10000 m2
25000/10000 = 2.5
2.5 x 600 = 1500
Phobias
trypanophobia
fear of injections
Letter replacements
What number should replace A?
11 & 4 = 40
3 & 7 = 17
6 & 5 = 25
12 & 9 = 104
3 & 8 = 20
5 & 4 = 16
2 & 9 = 14
8 & 6 = A
A = 44
6 x 8 = 48
48 - 4 = A
A = 44
Idiom
Complete the idiom:
Steal someone’s _____________
thunder
Complete each idiom with the correct animal.
Well, I’ll be a ________ uncle!
monkey’s
I’m very surprised!
REMBRANDT is to PAINTER as VIRGINA WOOLF is to ________
WRITER
Word relations
AORTA is to HEART as CEREBRUM is to ______
BRAIN
Odd one out
Which is not a synonym of curious?
inquisitive
enquiring
snooping
vigilant
nosy
vigiliant
Proverbs
Complete the proverb:
Don’t ________ the hand that feeds you.
bite
Act respectflly to the people who you depend on.
Group nouns
cluster of…
diamonds
Group nouns
clan of…
hyenas
Missing number
What is the misssing number?
4 & 8 = 5
9 & 3 = 9
7 & 5 = 8
6 & 2 = ?
3
6 x 2 = 12
1 + 2 = 3
Phobias
lygophobia
fear of darkness
Anagrams
How many anagrams are in TRASHED? What are they?
4 (HARDEST; HATREDS; HARDSET; THREADS)
analogy
Which figure best completes the analogy?
octagon, square (rotated), square (blue) - square, square (rotated; blue), octagon
triangle, circle, hexagon (blue) - ____________________________________
A) hexagon (blue), circle, triangle
B) circle, hexagon (blue), triangle
C) hexagon, circle (blue), triangle
D) triangle, hexagon (blue), circle
C
It’s the same shapes just the order backwards, and the blue goes in mid.
Complete each idiom with the correct animal.
To have ________ in my stomach
butterflies
To be very nervous
Word relations
SON is to NUCLEAR as ________ is to EXTENDED.
COUSIN
COUSIN is from another type of family which is why it suits in EXTENED.
Phobias
What is KATSARIPHOBIA?
fear of cockroaches