Q.1
Which of these is the right word to identify the female children that your mother had with her previous partner?
  • Half-brothers
  • Step-brothers
  • Step-sisters
  • Half-sisters
Q.2
Which of these is the best description of two children (a girl and a boy) who were born to the same mother on the same occasion?
  • Siblings
  • Triplets
  • Identical twins
  • Non-identical twins
Q.3
Only one of these makes full, correct sense in English: which one is it?
  • Their daughter married an Australian, so now they have small-children 'down under'.
  • Their daughter married an Australian, so now they have great-children 'down under'.
  • Their daughter married an Australian, so now they have grandchildren 'down under'.
  • Their daughter married an Australian, so now they have little children 'down under'.
Q.4
Which of these words do we use to describe an unfortunate person whose parents have both died?
  • A widow
  • A spinster
  • A singleton
  • An orphan
Q.5
Only one of these makes full, correct sense in English: which one is it?
  • Sam's aunt's new husband is called Laurence, so he has become her uncle.
  • Sam's aunt's new husband is called Laurence, so he has become her nephew.
  • Sam's aunt's new husband is called Laurence, so he has become her niece.
  • Sam's aunt's new husband is called Laurence, so she has become his cousin.
Q.6
Only one of these makes full, correct sense in English: which one is it?
  • My brother's sons are my cousins.
  • My brother's daughters are my cousins.
  • My brother's sons are my nieces.
  • My brother's daughters are my nieces.
Q.7
Only one of these makes full, correct sense in English: which one is it?
  • You become a fiance(e) once you are married to someone.
  • You become a fiance(e) once you are engaged to someone.
  • You become a fiance(e) when you are separated from someone.
  • You become a fiance(e) when you are divorced from someone.
Q.8
Only one of these makes full, correct sense in English: which one is it?
  • His sister has been a widow since her husband died.
  • His sister has been a widower since her husband died.
  • His sister has been a widower since her husband remarried.
  • His brother has been a widow since his wife remarried.
Q.9
Which of these best describes the following news? 'His sister is a priest, so she married him last February.'
  • Completely impossible
  • Unlikely
  • Possible
  • Certain
Q.10
Which of these is the correct English 'label' for the woman who married your brother last year?
  • Brother-in-law
  • Sister-in-law
  • Step-brother
  • Step-sister
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