Borrowed phrases
12th grade (Year 13 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.11-12.4, L.11-12.6 · England: A-level English Language, AP Language, SAT Reading and Writing
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Question 1
Which phrase matches this description? existing in fact, even if not officially (Latin)
- A. ad hoc
- B. quid pro quo
- C. fait accompli
- D. de facto
Question 2
Which phrase best completes the sentence? The novel captured the ___ of the 1920s: restless, glamorous and anxious.
- A. zeitgeist
- B. schadenfreude
- C. fait accompli
- D. modus operandi
Question 3
Type the phrase (in English) that matches this description. something already done and unable to be changed (French)
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Question 4
Which phrase matches this description? by itself; in itself (Latin)
- A. vice versa
- B. per se
- C. modus operandi
- D. carte blanche
Question 5
Which phrase best completes the sentence? The burglar's ___ was always the same: enter through the back window at midnight.
- A. schadenfreude
- B. raison d'être
- C. carte blanche
- D. modus operandi
Question 6
Type the phrase (in English) that matches this description. a favour given in return for something (Latin)
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Question 7
Which phrase matches this description? by itself; in itself (Latin)
- A. status quo
- B. déjà vu
- C. faux pas
- D. per se
Question 8
Which phrase best completes the sentence? Only ___ ticket holders will be admitted; copies will be refused.
- A. vice versa
- B. ad hoc
- C. de facto
- D. bona fide
Question 9
Type the phrase (in English) that matches this description. existing in fact, even if not officially (Latin)
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Question 10
Which phrase matches this description? an embarrassing social mistake (French)
- A. faux pas
- B. carte blanche
- C. per se
- D. modus operandi
Question 11
Which phrase best completes the sentence? The novel captured the ___ of the 1920s: restless, glamorous and anxious.
- A. schadenfreude
- B. modus operandi
- C. fait accompli
- D. zeitgeist
Question 12
Type the phrase (in English) that matches this description. the other way round (Latin)
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Question 13
Which phrase matches this description? the spirit or mood of a particular period (German)
- A. vice versa
- B. déjà vu
- C. avant-garde
- D. zeitgeist
Question 14
Which phrase best completes the sentence? By the time anyone objected, the decision was a ___.
- A. raison d'être
- B. faux pas
- C. fait accompli
- D. zeitgeist
Question 15
Type the phrase (in English) that matches this description. complete freedom to act as one wishes (French)
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Question 16
Which phrase matches this description? existing in fact, even if not officially (Latin)
- A. ad hoc
- B. zeitgeist
- C. de facto
- D. vice versa
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