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04.02.2009, 09:49 quote

politegorilla
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For people's enjoyment here is an English test, as provided by the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4246472.stm

I got 20/20 but mistakes are easy to make with this kind of thing ...

 

04.02.2009, 09:54 quote

oakman

I scored a rather disappointing 15.

 

04.02.2009, 10:50 quote

politegorilla
politegorilla Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Posts: 444 Location: United Kingdom, England, Berkshire
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15 is not disappointing at all, those questions are pretty tough and are designed to test common weaknesses in spelling and grammar.

 

04.02.2009, 11:27 quote

koyelmitra

I scored 19/20. Dunno what to call it...lol Very Happy but it was a great one.

 

04.02.2009, 11:47 quote

kadushu

15 for me too! Who the hell uses 'taciturn'?

 

04.02.2009, 13:16 quote

susiexxx

16/20 not so good with similes and methaphors etc lol

 

04.02.2009, 19:25 quote

rocketgirl

20/20.


/dances round singing Homer Simpson style - I'm so smart, S M R A T......./

Oooohhh next week it's math. I'll get zero for that, I am the Math Dunce Queen!

 

13.02.2009, 18:45 quote

xxgunelxx

I've scored 16/20 - not bad tho

 

13.02.2009, 18:54 quote

grooveme
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17/20 for me
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13.02.2009, 19:01 quote

Chet24
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grooveme wrote:
17/20 for me


Scottish test you would have scored top marks!
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13.02.2009, 20:15 quote

bbones
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lol that 'taciturn' got me sideways haha 19/20.. i wouldnt call it a sound english test tho, its mostly a punctuation test..and for the "Jane/Janes" question, both answers could be right (I know a Janes lol) as the apostrophe should come after the 's' in the case of the name ending in 's'


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14.03.2009, 15:23 quote

abh1supernova

18/20.. not bad ha..

 

04.05.2009, 21:10 quote

happypea

17/20 Razz

 
 
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