The Motor Forum talking cars since 2006    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Join! (free) >   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  English Test          The Motor Forum Forum Index -> Games View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message BeN The Motor, Singapore branch. My Car: Toyota Corolla View My Motor: . Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 9012 Location: Singapore Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:57 am    Post subject: English Test http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4246472.stm I got 16/20. I thought I could have done much better.   I expect to be thouroughly trounced... _________________ On the other side of the world - Hurlecot de Millou Not the same since 2008 Back to top Racing Twin-charged My Car: Z1, 135i Coupe and E500. Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 9647 Location: Work Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:11 am    Post subject: Mmm...18/20. Och well. Should have got 20! _________________ Back to top DaveGibson Supercharged My Car: Lexus IS250 SE-I Auto. Triumph TR7V8 Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5457 Location: Worcestershire Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:30 pm    Post subject: 20/20. I'd have been more than disappointed if I hadn't scored that. Back to top Matt Nuclear My Car: Astra Coupe 1.8 SE2 Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 12018 Location: Plymouth, UK Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:29 pm    Post subject: 18 _________________ Small car, big heart. Back to top Racing Twin-charged My Car: Z1, 135i Coupe and E500. Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 9647 Location: Work Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:12 pm    Post subject: Cheered myself up by doing some mock GMAT questions and getting them all right. _________________ Back to top Li'ldude Turbocharged My Car: The 'mighty' 307 Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: West Korea Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:25 pm    Post subject: 13/20... My god, I'm worser than them Eastern Europeans... I blame French and German, they have different spellings and punctuation? _________________ Ode to Mr. B, Mr. C, Mr. W and the Northstar. Back to top woof woof Twin-charged My Car: Is Red. Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 9945 Location: Sat on the rug, nice and cosy. Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:35 pm    Post subject: 20 _________________ woof woof's defence lawyer claimed that "Booze played no part in his typo's." Confucius says "all reckless speeding is caused by accidents." Back to top Martin Supercharged My Car: BMW 520d M Sport & MINI Clubman Cooper S Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5351 Location: Swindon Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:47 pm    Post subject: 18/20.  I was starting to get worried as I got question 4 & 6 wrong and I thought it was going to get harder!! _________________ Back to top Blarno Motorhead My Car: A homo's devil machine with Git Plate. Franc soon to be departed. Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 8443 Location: The corporate whore juggernaut Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:26 pm    Post subject: 17. Ah, well! _________________ Arms held out, in the Jesus Christ Pose. Back to top Skyhook Petrolhead My Car: Fiat Panda 100HP Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 2233 Location: Nottinghamshire Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:49 pm    Post subject: 17. Oh dear... _________________ Sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time is... Back to top Boxer6 Turbocharged My Car: Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B Sports Tourer (Auto) Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3282 Location: What's it called? Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:28 pm    Post subject: 17 for me, too. Why on EARTH is it "Jane's house"? I was taught that an apostrophe in a word indicated the presence of a "missing" letter or letters. I must look it up in my Collins' dictionary when I go home!!!   _________________ Just keepin' on keeping on. Back to top Eff One Petrolhead My Car: Sweet FA Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 2420 Location: Southampton Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:51 pm    Post subject: 20. Since I'm a copy editor, I'd have been pretty disappointed with less! I can spell and correct grammar pretty much instinctively, but I find it quite difficult to identify terms like metaphors etc. _________________ "Racing is life. Everything before and after is just waiting." Steve McQueen Back to top Boxer6 Turbocharged My Car: Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B Sports Tourer (Auto) Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3282 Location: What's it called? Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:17 pm    Post subject: Eff One wrote: 20. Since I'm a copy editor, I'd have been pretty disappointed with less! I can spell and correct grammar pretty much instinctively, but I find it quite difficult to identify terms like metaphors etc. So, "Jane's House" or "Janes House"? And, why? _________________ Just keepin' on keeping on. Back to top DaveGibson Supercharged My Car: Lexus IS250 SE-I Auto. Triumph TR7V8 Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5457 Location: Worcestershire Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:20 pm    Post subject: Where's my ZX6? wrote: 17 for me, too. Why on EARTH is it "Jane's house"? I was taught that an apostrophe in a word indicated the presence of a "missing" letter or letters......... An apostrophe is also used to indicate possession. So, "ZX6's house isn't in England." shows both the possessive and missing letter uses. Note, though, that "it's" only indicates the missing letter (as in "it is") and the possessive is written "its" without an apostrophe. Back to top Boxer6 Turbocharged My Car: Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B Sports Tourer (Auto) Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3282 Location: What's it called? Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:31 pm    Post subject: DaveGibson wrote: Where's my ZX6? wrote: 17 for me, too. Why on EARTH is it "Jane's house"? I was taught that an apostrophe in a word indicated the presence of a "missing" letter or letters......... An apostrophe is also used to indicate possession. So, "ZX6's house isn't in England." shows both the possessive and missing letter uses. Note, though, that "it's" only indicates the missing letter (as in "it is") and the possessive is written "its" without an apostrophe. Thanks Dave. I get it now (I hope!) _________________ Just keepin' on keeping on. Back to top Mrs Skyhook Aunty Skyhook My Car: Shanks' pony Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 1210 Location: East Midlands Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:56 pm    Post subject: Re: English Test 20/20, very easy. I don't expect to get that for the Maths test next week, Maths was never my strong subject.  BeN, getting 16 when your first language is not English is quite an achievement. _________________ Si hoc adfixum in obice legere potes, et liberaliter educatus et nimis propinquus ades. Et braccae tuae aperiuntur. Back to top Dr. Hfuhruhurr Propellorhead My Car: pending Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 12122 Location: Europa Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:40 pm    Post subject: Bugger! Only 19. Back to top "him" Turbocharged My Car: is 'wikkid innit' & '04 Scenic Dynamique Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 4860 Location: Cornwall Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:52 pm    Post subject: 18 for me, when I saw the first few questions I thought hmmm... I am going to fail this! _________________ Remember - A gym without chalk is a heath spa... Back to top DaveGibson Supercharged My Car: Lexus IS250 SE-I Auto. Triumph TR7V8 Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5457 Location: Worcestershire Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:25 am    Post subject: Re: English Test Mrs Skyhook wrote: 20/20, very easy. I don't expect to get that for the Maths test next week,.......... I think you might have to search for the maths test, Mrs S, the date on that English test webpage was 15 Sept 2005. Back to top BeN The Motor, Singapore branch. My Car: Toyota Corolla View My Motor: . Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 9012 Location: Singapore Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:01 am    Post subject: Re: English Test Mrs Skyhook wrote: 20/20, very easy. I don't expect to get that for the Maths test next week, Maths was never my strong subject.  BeN, getting 16 when your first language is not English is quite an achievement. Considering that I've been told my English standard is 'above average' compared to my peers, I think I might have done better... _________________ On the other side of the world - Hurlecot de Millou Not the same since 2008 Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Motor Forum Forum Index -> Games All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum The Motor----------------Welcome to the MotorGeneralOn the RoadNew Cars and ConceptsYour CarsTest DrivenClassic CarsForum DiaryClassic Cars: Potted History Guides Motor World----------------In the MagsClassified InformationRacing PostsShow TimeBikesTrack DaysWay Back When Pit Stop----------------GamesPhotographyThe LoungeMummy and Daddy CornerAuto-JournalsTop Five or PollThe Best of the Motor  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Card File  Gallery  Forum Archive Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group