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If you can score 19 out of 20 on this  English vocabulary test, your English  

is fluent. This test is challenging and will  advance from beginner to super advanced. Are  

you ready? Welcome back to JForrest  English, of course. I'm Jennifer Now

Let's get started. Level beginner, your task is  to choose the correct meaning. Question one, cut  

me some slack. This means A, give me a discount.  B, don't be too strict. C, help me finish my work.

The correct answer is B. Don't be  too strict. Gia, cut me some slack,

cut her some slack.

For example, you might say at the end  of this, Jennifer, cut me some slack if  

I don't get all 20 right. So don't be too  strict, too critical, or don't punish me.

If that's what you're thinking, but that's right,  that's right, put that's right in the comments and  

of course I'll cut you some slack. I've even  created a free lesson PD app where I explain  

everything in detail. You can download it in the  comments. Question two, they go hand in hand.  

This means A, they walk together. B, they  look alike, C, they naturally happen together.

The correct answer is C, they naturally happen  together. They go hand in hand. For example,  

you could say success and hard  work, they go hand in hand. They.

Naturally happen together. Question 3,  she's my partner in crime. This means A,  

we have a close relationship. B, we commit  crimes together. C, we work together.

The correct answer is A, we  have a close relationship.

We were my first partner in crime.

For example,

we've known each other since  we were little kids. She's my  

partner in crime. So it's an expression  you can use with someone you're very.

Close with a friend, even a spouse  or a family member. Question 4,  

he has a soft spot for snakes. A, he's afraid of  them. B, he loves them deeply. C, he avoids them.

The correct answer is B. He loves them  deeply. Yes, we're talking about snakes,  

but he has a soft spot for snakes, so  it means he loves them deeply. Larry  

has a soft spot for animals. You can use this  with anything, but with animals, you can say.

I love all animals, but I have a  soft spot for cats. Question 5,  

my new boss is quite blunt. A, he's  confident, B, he's direct. C, he's helpful.

The correct answer is B. He's direct. So  brilliant and blunt. This is commonly used  

to begin a sentence, to be blunt, and then  you can say something negative or critical,  

and you can say it directly. To  be blunt, I wasn't impressed with.

Your presentation. So how did you do with  this level? Share your score in the comments  

and let's move on to level intermediate.  Your task is to choose the correct word  

to complete the phrase. Question 6, there's  a fine between being blunt and being rude.

A line, B page, C, D, thread.

The correct answer is a line. There's  a fine line between tough and crazy.  

There's a fine line between, and  then we need two things, X and Y.  

It means that these things are  closely related and often confused.

There's a common expression. There's  a fine line between love and hate.  

These are two very strong emotions, and  sometimes they're confused. Question 7,  

misery loves? A company, B  drama, C attention. D gossip.

The correct answer is A, misery loves company.  Misery loves company. This is an expression that  

means unhappy people, that's misery. Unhappy  people often want others to feel unhappy too.

So you might use this as advice to a friend.  Don't let his negativity bring you down,  

so make you go from happy or positive to sad  or negative. Don't let his negativity bring  

you down. Remember, misery loves company.  This is like saying people who are upset.

Like talking about why they're  upset and want other people to  

talk about why they're upset too.  Misery loves company. Question 8,  

before the movie, let's get into our  A jam, B pajama, C P J D jammies.

The correct answer is D jammies and  let's wear jammies. This is the only  

grammatically correct answer because pajamas or  PJs requires an S. The noun is always plural,  

which is why those options were not  grammatically correct because they were.

Singular. Now of course pajamas, PJs are  comfortable clothing you wear to sleep or relax,  

like when you're watching a movie or you  might say I need to buy some winter jammies.  

Jammies is the casual, informal way  of saying pajamas or PJs. Question 9,  

don't. To conclusions. A  run, B leap, C skip, D jump.

The correct answer is D, jump. Maybe don't jump  to conclusions. To jump to conclusions, this means  

that you form conclusions, so your opinion or  what you think is true, before you have all the.

Facts. So you might say before jumping to  conclusions, just ask him why he hasn't returned  

your texts. That's the best way. Question  10, don't ask her for money. She's a cheap.

A skate, B wallet, C, hunter. D. thrift.

The correct answer is a, a cheapskate. Hey, relax,  

cheapskate, they're bottomless. Do you know  what this means? This describes someone who  

doesn't like spending money and tries to  avoid paying for things whenever possible.

A classic example, she brings her own popcorn  to the movies. She's a cheapskate. How did you  

do with this level? Share your score  in the comments and let's move on to  

level advanced. Your task is to complete  the phrase, but this is level advanced,  

so there are no options. Question 11, she  gets upset all the time. I have to walk on.

Whenever she's around.

Did you say eggshells to walk on eggshells?  They walk on eggshells around you. Now,  

if you said eggshells, singular or eggs or  shells, that's incorrect. It must be eggshells  

plural. To walk on eggshells means that you're  very careful not to offend or upset someone.

For example, just because Brad dumped  me doesn't mean you need to walk on  

eggshells around me. Question 12,  if you want to make him angry,  

just ask him about his bathroom  renovation. That always pushes his.

Did you say buttons again with the S, always  plural. Madison can push buttons. To push  

one's buttons, his buttons, this means you  deliberately on purpose, you deliberately  

say or do something to annoy or provoke someone  usually just for fun. That's what you do with  

your partner in crime with your close friends,  with your family members you might say on.

Honestly, just hearing the name Brad pushes my  buttons right now because remember Brad dumped me,  

which means he ended our relationship.  So hearing his name annoys me or makes me  

angry. It pushes my buttons. Question  13, I don't mean to be a blanket,  

but I have an early meeting, so  can you please turn down the music?

Did you say wet blanket? I'm a  wet blanket. To be a wet blanket,  

this is a person who discourages fun or enjoyment.  You might say my brother is being a wet blanket.

Won't lend us his convertible and it would be so  fun to have his convertible to go to the beach,  

but he's being a wet blanket.  Question 14, he's complaining  

about the policy because he hasn't to  grind, not because it affects his work.

To have an ax to grind, an ax to grind.  Do they have an ax to grind? Is it you,  

sir? This means that you have a personal  reason or a hidden motive for something.  

You might say I don't think she  has an ax to grind. I don't think.

She has a hidden motive. I think she  honestly has a soft spot for snakes,  

and that's why she doesn't want you to plant  a garden here because it will disturb the  

snake habitat. She doesn't have an ax to grind.  Remember that soft spot for snakes? Question 15,  

don't worry about spilling your coffee.  It won't leave a stain. No harm, no.

No harm, no foul. Is that  what you said? Foul. No harm,  

no foul. This means nothing bad has happened,  so there's no reason to be upset or take action.

You might see the new intern forgot  to mail the samples, but no harm,  

no foul. We can overnight them to the client  and still make the deadline. How did you do  

with this level? Share your score in the comments  and let's move on to level super advanced. Your.

The task is to complete the full phrase based  on the reference word and that's why this is  

super advanced because there may be 123,  or more words that you need to complete  

the phrase. Question 16. 0 wow, I didn't  know you're engaged. When are you? Not.

When are you tying the knot? When are  you two going to tie the knot? So you  

need the correct words to tie the knot, and  you also need to form the correct grammar  

based on the sentence. When are you tying  the knot? This is a casual way of saying to  

get married. We're tying the knot next  May. We're getting married next May.

Question 17, that is such  a fancy dress. Why are you?

Nines.

Why are you dressed to the

nines?

He dresses to the nines for every occasion.

This is when you wear very formal or  very fashionable clothes. You might say,  

I'm so excited for Mary's wedding next  May. I love getting dressed to the nines.  

Question 18. Why is Remy sitting  in the front seat? I called.

I called shotgun. I call shotgun shotgun  to call shotgun. This is when you claim  

the right to sit in the front passenger  seat of a vehicle. So someone might say,  

Is everyone ready to go? and you're about to go  on a long drive, and you say, I call shotgun.

That's how you claim that your  seat is the front passenger seat,  

and then maybe the person replies,  that's fine. I'm happy to sit in the  

back. Question 19 Trisha spent 20 minutes in  my office talking about the weather before  

she finally asked me for the day off tomorrow.  It was a simple request. There was no need to.

Bush.

There was no need to beat around the bush.  Stop beating around the bush. This is when  

you avoid talking about what is important, so  she was talking about the weather instead of  

what was important her request for a day off so  you might say to someone, stop beating around  

the bush and just say what's on your mind  be direct, maybe be blunt, remember that?

Question 20. Brad told you he wants to spend  the next 10 years traveling. It doesn't sound  

like he wants to get married or  have kids. You need to between.

Lines.

You need to read between the lines. Read between  the lines. This is when you understand someone's  

real feelings or intentions from what  they say or do. So Brad didn't say,  

I don't want to marry you or have children,  but he did say he wants to spend the next 10  

years traveling. So if I read between the  lines, maybe I understand his intention.

Here's another example. She said she wants to  come on vacation with us, but reading between  

the lines, I don't think she can afford it. So  how did you do with this super advanced level?  

Share your score in the comments and share your  overall score for the quiz. How many did you  

get right out of 20? And remember this was super  advanced, so if your answer is I got 0, think of.

Everything you learned today and if you want me to  keep quizzing your vocabulary, put yes, yes, yes,  

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
slack /slæk/ B1	noun - a reduction in tension or strictness
partner /ˈpɑːrtnər/ A2	noun - a person with whom one shares a close relationship
blunt /blʌnt/ B1	adjective - direct and straightforward, sometimes harsh
line /laɪn/ A1	noun - a narrow continuous mark or boundary
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ A2	noun - a state of extreme unhappiness
jammies /ˈdʒæmiz/ A2	noun - informal term for pajamas
cheapskate /ˈtʃipskeɪt/ B1	noun - a person who is unwilling to spend money
eggshells /ˈɛɡˌʃɛlz/ C1	noun - used in the phrase 'walk on eggshells' to mean being very careful not to upset someone
buttons /ˈbʌtnz/ B2	noun - used in the phrase 'push someone's buttons' to mean deliberately annoying someone
blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ B1	noun - used in the phrase 'wet blanket' to mean someone who discourages fun
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B2	noun - a personal reason or motive
foul /faʊl/ A2	noun - used in the phrase 'no harm, no foul' to mean no negative consequences
knot /nɒt/ B1	noun - used in the phrase 'tie the knot' to mean getting married
nines /naɪnz/ C1	noun - used in the phrase 'dressed to the nines' to mean wearing very formal or fashionable clothes
shotgun /ˈʃɒtɡʌn/ B1	noun - used in the phrase 'call shotgun' to claim the front seat in a vehicle
bush /bʊʃ/ B2	noun - used in the phrase 'beat around the bush' to mean avoiding the main topic
lines /laɪnz/ B2	noun - used in the phrase 'read between the lines' to mean understanding hidden meanings