50 Most Repeated Answer Short Questions (SPEAKING)
50 Most Repeated Answer Short Questions (SPEAKING)
50 Most Repeated Answer Short Questions (SPEAKING)
Water
2. What adjective is opposite to Plural?
Singular
3. What is the antonym of predecessor?
Successor
4. On a computer, what is Times New Roman an example of?
Font
5. What is three quarters expressed as a percentage?
75%
6. Which field of study uses the periodic table?
Chemistry
7. Paper manufacturing results in the destruction of what natural resource?
Wood
8. What is the name of the punctuation mark that shows the end of a sentence?
Period / Full stop
9. What is the term for two siblings who are born from one mother at the same time?
Twin
10. Is plastic or paper easier to recycle?
Paper
11. What is the name of the story you write about yourself?
Autobiography
12. From where in the universe do we get solar energy?
The Sun
13. Kilograms, ounces, tons and stones are types of units to measure what?
Weight
14. What do you call a university student who has not yet attained a degree?
Undergraduate
15. In what household appliance do you store perishables?
Refrigerator
16. If something is irreparable, what could no one to do it?
Repair
17. If the temperature is falling, is it increasing or decreasing?
Decreasing
18. A new lecture is arriving later this week on Wednesday. If today is Tuesday, when will
they arrive? Today, Tomorrow or Next week?
Tomorrow
19. What is the term for the political line that separates two nations?
Border
20. Which of the following represents a strong economy? High unemployment or Low
unemployment?
Low unemployment
21. What do people use to see distant stars and planets?
Telescope
22. Which part of the body controls your thoughts?
Brain
23. In a job interview, would nice candidates try to appear enthusiastic, lazy, or confused?
Enthusiastic
24. which potentially hazardous activity involving the inhalation of tobacco products is
widely discouraged by doctors?
Smoking
25. What type of coastal building warns sailors of dangerous coasts?
Lighthouse
26. How many years is equivalent to the passage of a decade?
10 years
27. What is the term for the money people pay to the government to support public
services?
Tax
28. What is the name of the title of the main article in a newspaper, often in large letters
and bold print?
Headline
29. Is money that you owe an asset or a debt?
Debt
30. What building on campus can you borrow books from?
Library
31. Which reference book would you use if you need to know the definition of a word?
Dictionary
32. Do anthologists study people, birds, clocks, or poetry?
People
33. Is a greater choice available in a supermarket or a corner store?
Supermarket
34. What is the name for a set of instructions on how to prepare and cook particular food?
Recipe
35. Which of the following is not a real form of transportation, high speed train, art car, or
airplane?
Art /ɑːt/ car /kɑːr/
36. Do you store liquid in a bottle or a safe?
Bottle /ˈbɒt.əl/
37. How many sides does a pentagon have?
5
38. Is the journal more like a printer or a book?
Book /bʊk/
39. What’s a suitable snack for a vegetarian? A roast beef sandwich or some fruit salad?
Fruit /fruːt/ salad /ˈsæl.əd/
40. Is the term Fisher or Fracture more likely to be used to describe a broken bone?
Fracture /ˈfræk.tʃər/
41. What material is normally used to make windows and light bulbs?
Glass /ɡlɑːs/
42. What do we call a specialist medical doctor who performs operations?
Surgeon /ˈsɜː.dʒən/
43. Is solar energy or oil a renewable energy source?
Solar energy /ˌsəʊ.lər ˈen.ə.dʒi/
44. What is the name for the remains of an animal or plant preserved in rock?
Fossil /ˈfɒs.əl/
45. If you have a toothache, would you visit a surgeon or a dentist?
Dentist /ˈden.tɪst/
46. Which kind of printed paper is published on a daily basis that is used to tell people about
current events?
Newspaper /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪ.pər/
47. What do we call the vehicle taking injured people to hospital in emergencies?
Ambulance /ˈæm.bjə.ləns/
48. Which of our senses do these words relate to: hairy, smooth, rough?
Touch /tʌtʃ/
49. Where is a water-skiing school most likely to be located? In an outlying village or a
coastal town?
Coastal /ˈkəʊ.stəl/ Town /taʊn/
50. Is cycling, horse riding or driving a human powered form of transport?
Cycling /ˈsaɪ.klɪŋ/
51. What household electronic devices used to wake someone up in the morning?
Alarm clock /əˈlɑːm ˌklɒk/