The Big Challenge 2024
Level 2
                                     It’s very nice.
                                     I’m twelve.
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                                     Yes, I do.
                                     In Oxford.
                                     No, it isn’t.
                                     No, thank you.
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                                     Yes, it's a cake.
                                     Yes, chicken.
                                     A
                                     B
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                                     C
                                     D
                                     A
                                     B
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                                     C
                                     D
                                     A
                                     B
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                                     C
                                     D
                                     In the schoolbag.
                                     Under the calculator.
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                                     Inside the front pocket.
                                     On top of the books.
                                     A
                                     B
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                                     C
                                     D
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               Tuesday, 12th June
               Wednesday, 12th June
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               Thursday, 13th June
               Wednesday, 20th June
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               Commerson
               Connerson
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               Comason
               Kommason
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               650
               715
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               615
               605
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               A
               B
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               C
               D
               I can lend you my pen.
               I forgot my keys!
               I left my calculator at
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               home!
               Sorry, I didn’t bring your
               dictionary.
               He’s lost. We can’t find
               him!
               We’re going to London
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               for the weekend.
               Quick, he’s very fast!
               He needs to go in first.
               Who’s this?
               Who’s Jonah?
22   [AUDIO]   You’ve got the wrong
               number.
               Thanks for calling.
               It’s quite messy.
               It’s tidy.
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               It’s dirty.
               It’s empty.
               Passport control
               Bus station
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               Taxi rank
               Entrance
               Get ready for school.
               What did the doctor
               say?
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               I’m going to work.
               I’m going to call the
               doctor.
               Mark and Helen are at a
               barbecue.
               Helen doesn’t like what
               Mark is wearing.
               Mark isn’t going to
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               find what he’s looking
               for.
               Helen gave Mark’s
               favourite T-shirt to
               someone else.
               Rosie’s mum is very
               thirsty.
               Rosie made a mistake
               with the recipe.
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               Rosie put too much
               sugar in the cake.
               The cake tastes nice but
               looks awful.
                                               The guests in room 13
                                               arrived this morning.
                                               Mr Jones will sleep on
                                               the top floor of the hotel
                                               tonight.
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                                               The people in the room
                                               above Mr Jones’ made
                                               a lot of noise.
                                               The man isn’t going to
                                               move.
                                               mouse
                                               mouth
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                                               month
                                               house
                                               day
                                               he
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                                               my
                                               boy
                                               white, beard, fairy
                                               write, bird, fairy
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                                               ride, bird, very
                                               right, bored, very
                                               A
                                               B
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                                               C
                                               D
                                               A
                                               B
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                                               C
                                               D
                                               make breakfast
     My dad sometimes ..... in the             walks to work
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     morning.                                  is drinking coffee
                                               don’t eat cereal
                                       Are ….. going
     ….. you ….. to the concert        Can ….. see
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     tonight?                          Do ….. want
                                       Do ….. come
                                       is it
     How many cars ….. in the car      have got
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     park?                             are any
                                       are there
                                       very far
                                       much bigger
37   London is ….. than Liverpool.
                                       most expensive
                                       not as cold
                                       were you
     “Where ….. yesterday, James?”     are you
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     “At home. I was ill.”             went you
                                       you go
                                       eat all those cakes
                                       are drinking too much
                                       milkshake
39   You’ll be sick if you …..
                                       will eat lots of
                                       doughnuts
                                       won’t eat some fruit
                                       her school friend
                                       her aunt in Cornwall
40   Martha is messaging Lucy, ….. .
                                       her history teacher
                                       her younger cousin
                                       is on holiday with her
                                       family in London
                                       is away from home for
                                       two weeks
41   We know that Martha ….. .
                                       likes the scenery in
                                       Cornwall
                                       has the same taste in
                                       music as her dad
                                        left her assignment in
                                        Cornwall
                                        hasn't got her History
                                        homework with her
     Martha asks for Lucy's help
42                                      forgot to give her
     because she ..... .
                                        homework to her
                                        teacher
                                        needs to charge her
                                        phone
                                        Martha and her dad
                                        were in the car for six
                                        hours yesterday.
                                        Martha will print
                                        something at her aunt's
     Find the sentence that is NOT
43                                      house.
     true.
                                        Alice likes playing with
                                        her cousin.
                                        Martha's bag, phone
                                        and phone charger are
                                        in London.
                                        a movie on TV
                                        a film at the cinema
44   On Saturday Jake watched ….. .
                                        a video on his phone
                                        a series on his laptop
                                        a Hollywood thief
     “Dog Cop 2” is about ..... that    an actor called Skip
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     solves crimes.                     a puppy on a farm
                                        a police dog
                                        and Frank are trying to
                                        find some stolen pets
                                        falls in love with a
     From the text, we know that Skip   Hollywood star
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     ..... .                            is helping her partner
                                        on an important case
                                        dreams of going back to
                                        the farm
                                           Skip gets help from
                                           humans and dogs
                                           Candy saw the person
                                           who stole her jewellery
47   In the film, ..... .
                                           someone is stealing
                                           famous people's pets
                                           Skip makes a new friend
                                           and catches the thief
                                           “Dog Cop 2” is a
                                           comedy movie with
                                           some action scenes.
                                           Jake thinks that older
                                           teenagers will like
                                           “Dog Cop 2” the most.
48   Find the sentence that ISN'T true.
                                           The first Dog Cop film
                                           was very popular with
                                           audiences.
                                           Jake didn't like the first
                                           film as much as the
                                           second one.
     In the United Kingdom, a “pound”      Height
     is a unit of money. “Pound” is also   Weight
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     a unit of measurement. What does      Temperature
     it measure?                           Liquid
                                           Charles Dickens
     ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Hamlet’ and
                                           Winston Churchill
50   ‘Macbeth’ are plays written by …..
                                           William Shakespeare
     .
                                           William Wordsworth
                                           The Thames.
     What is the name of the sea
                                           The English Channel.
51   between the south of England and
                                           The North Sea.
     the north of France?
                                           The Tube.
                                           the “y” in “gym”
     The first "e” in “receipt” sounds     the “ei” in “height”
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     like ….. .                            the “e” in “tennis”
                                           the “i” in “sign”
                                           to see a movie
     I wanted to go to the park but Dad    us to the beach
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     suggested ..... instead.              to having a picnic
                                           visiting the zoo
                                           clear
                                           sharp
54   The opposite of “rough” is ….. .
                                           rich
                                           smooth
                                           queue
     Find the British English version of   garden
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     this American English word: yard      pavement
                                           lorry