I scored 21 without thinking... but the thing is, the older you get, the more words you learn by hearing others use them in context, so these types of quizzes favour the elderly. Thanks Brian... from an old guy! I really like your videos!😊
Your channel was recommended and I am just giddy over it. As a retired disabled person to be stimulated intellectually is a key for my betterment. Your presentation is phenomenal. Thank you for stimulating the minds of all. I did remember all the words.
21/21. The best question here is how to increase your vocabulary. The answer is READ. Get an ebook so that any word you don’t understand you can click on for the definition. Can’t afford an ebook? Read a book with a dictionary at your side. The best place to buy books is at garage and estate sales. There are sites on line that sell cheap, used books. There are lists of best mysteries, best biographies, best romances, best books on WWII, and so on, again on line. An old bookmark I got at the library (the best place to get all books, ebooks, and interlibrary loan books-make a librarian you friend, they know so much and can answer questions to find books that are just right for you) had a poem on it that started with “books I think are extra nice, through books you live not once but twice” and ended with “you’re multiplied, expanded, freed: you’re you and also what you read.”
I am 75 years old and got an A+. I am also a native speaker of English. For those just learning English, I imagine many of these are a challenge. Reading with a dictionary nearby is the best way to improve your vocabulary.
Me, too. (A+) I had an online friendship with an Israeli woman a few years ago. She was very intelligent, and her English was quite good, but she pointed out to me that she had trouble distinguishing between words like "though" and "thought" and "through". I did some thinking about it and came up with more words like that: throughout, thorough, tough, tooth, truth, trough. I marveled, "How DID we ever learn this language??" BTW, I just turned 75 last week.
@@Astrobrant2it's astounding but for me it's not challenging. Take one step back to remember we were taught phonetics. Along with how the word is used in a sentence and applied accordingly.
21!!! But I’m a native speaker of English. I grew up up in Libya without much television so my brothers and I were always reading. We went through 80-100 books each summer! 😊
Yes! I'm celebrating £32K stock portfolio today... Started this journey with £3K.... I've invested no time and also with the right terms, now I have time for my family an…
when someone is straight forward and good at what she does best. People will always speak for them. For me I can would say give Mrs Jenna Brooklyn of finance education a try and you be happy you did
@@Aurorakitten2012 21/21. 73 years old. If this is considered difficult, things have obviously been "dumbed down" since I was in school. Not being critical...just making an observation.
@@HassoBenSobaI think these quizzes are for people whose first language isn't English. For those of us who grew up speaking English, this is way too easy. At least it should be! 😉
A+ for me. These were fairly simple words for native English speakers, who should know all of these words before graduating high school. Me personally, if I met an American adult who did not know these words, I would question their level of education.
I didn't know a word! And I thought I was good at English! Great video, great explanation , your pronunciation is very clear, it made me able to follow along. Thank you Brian from the bottom of my heart.
Yeah but so many words like eke or bequith are things you rarely hear, i assume you are not native english, like i am, so you probably learned most of your english abilities via movies/RUclips/Internet etc., so it's more likely you get used to common slang instead. I also learned "to be frank" or even "plastered" randomly from that one movie (frankly my dear, i don't give a damn) or even reddit😂 if you understood any english speaking video without any or major problems, that's great
To be honest there were some I didn't exactly know but have heard before. Just put those in sentences and picked the one that sounded right. It needs to sound right to be speak able, so I find that usually works if you have no clue. I still get them all right.
Let's appreciate bro for coming up with such tricky options this makes his videos stand out since others put easier and similar options so we could get most of em right . Like if u you aren't cognizant about the meaning, there's no way you can get it right which makes it way intriguing for me
This Senior Citizen enjoys the memory exercise each video provides. Schooled in the 50s and 60s meant the standard for learning English the correct way had not been diluted. Saddens me to read comments dismissing the words in these quizzes aren't used anymore anyway. THAT'S EXACTLY how American Education was dumbed down. Kudos to everyone taking these quizzes, young or old, who love the English language 👏
I just came upon your channel but I love your style of videos. your quizes are actually challenging, and I'm always down for improving my english. I'm a non native speaker, surprised I got 19/21
I'm 62. Got 16/20 but I still take pride in myself 'cause my native language is Italian. I live in Italy and don’t get to find a native speaking partner, so it ain’t a breeze to level up my English. Cheers from Italy 🇮🇹
Thank you for these wonderful, thought-provoking quizzes. They help to keep my mind sharp. I love the challenge of your advanced quizzes, as I"m always looking for words, phrases and expressions that can enrich my vocabulary. Thank you. Keep up the great work.
I aced this for real. I got every question right. The filch question was the only one that was a little hard. The word filch was unfamiliar until I watched this video tonight, but I said to myself that it looks like a negative word. So, I picked B. I got that one right. It was a little difficult, but I still got it right. This quiz was very easy for the most part. My vocabulary has been extensive for a long time. A former classmate I took Honors English with back in high school many years ago called me Mr. Vocabulary because I was familiar with a plenitude of huge words back then. Thank you for making these videos! They are nice. Keep doing what you are doing. @Brian Wiles
The primary, and more useful, meaning of “eke” (used with "out") is to extend or make adequate by substitution, addition, or careful avoidance of waste.
I only got Lampoon because of National Lampoon, and I made the logical connection. For filch it just rolled off the tongue better than the other options in constructed sentences. I got 21 out of 21 though.
21: This was easy, nor did I find Level 3 more difficult, but I am a well published author. It would be awful if I didn't get 21/21. I do enjoy these tests. Thank You. ❤
The definition of ‘eke out’ that I know is: to make something last longer by being frugal. I guess that this another word that has changed or dropped one of it meanings.
I got an A. I missed Lampoon and Foment. When I heard Lampoon, I thought of National Lampoon's Vacation, and when I heard Foment, I mistook it for Ferment; the thing that happens to grapes too make wine.
❤❤❤😂I really like to watch your videos all the time, and I adore your channel. I am from Egypt and have been following you for a long time. If you find a mistake in a comment, tell me.
السلام عليكم براين أنا بنت ليبية بس والله خاطري نشوفك تحكي في فيديو باللهجة الليبية شرقاوية أو غرباوية من فضلك و متابعتك من سنين و محتواك جميل ربي يحفظك و يحفظ أسرتك❤❤
This is another that seems more geared to ASL students. If you are a non native speaker, getting 15 is impressive, but as a native speaker it didn't seem difficult at all.
I'm surp0rised that I got 21/21. Again, a lifelong reader & self=educated although with several years of college. Thought I'd be about average. I'm 89 years old.
All good words, nothing too hard though, however the levels of difficulty seem to be arbitrary because in terms of abstruseness most of the words, whether "easy" or "difficult" seem to be about the same. That said, it was a fun little exercise in stroking my already gargantuan ego. Mucho Dank Schoen Kemosabe.
These verbs were much easier than the nouns. I scored21. I've never used the word acclimate. The British word is acclimatise. Yes, with an 's' not 'z'.
I scored 21 without thinking... but the thing is, the older you get, the more words you learn by hearing others use them in context, so these types of quizzes favour the elderly. Thanks Brian... from an old guy! I really like your videos!😊
Your channel was recommended and I am just giddy over it. As a retired disabled person to be stimulated intellectually is a key for my betterment.
Your presentation is phenomenal. Thank you for stimulating the minds of all.
I did remember all the words.
53 years old and only missed 2. Thank you for this channel. I have a friend in Perú who is a young English teacher. He will love this channel!
Thanks, Brian, for these stimulating quizes. I'm 84 years old and got a score of 21.
I am 64 and I also got 21 out of 21
Same here
I'm 85 and also got 21 correct. I believe we went to school when school actually educated.
I am 79 and got them all
I got 15/21 and as a not native English speaker, I think I did quite well. This improved my vocabulary, Thanks!
Good job!
@@elizabethschurwan5146 i did better
*as a non-native speaker
Great job 👏
You DID do well! Kudos!
21/21. The best question here is how to increase your vocabulary. The answer is READ. Get an ebook so that any word you don’t understand you can click on for the definition. Can’t afford an ebook? Read a book with a dictionary at your side. The best place to buy books is at garage and estate sales. There are sites on line that sell cheap, used books. There are lists of best mysteries, best biographies, best romances, best books on WWII, and so on, again on line. An old bookmark I got at the library (the best place to get all books, ebooks, and interlibrary loan books-make a librarian you friend, they know so much and can answer questions to find books that are just right for you) had a poem on it that started with “books I think are extra nice, through books you live not once but twice” and ended with “you’re multiplied, expanded, freed: you’re you and also what you read.”
Just my opinion. I believe reading also helps people learn empathy.❤
I am 75 years old and got an A+. I am also a native speaker of English. For those just learning English, I imagine many of these are a challenge.
Reading with a dictionary nearby is the best way to improve your vocabulary.
Me, too. (A+)
I had an online friendship with an Israeli woman a few years ago. She was very intelligent, and her English was quite good, but she pointed out to me that she had trouble distinguishing between words like "though" and "thought" and "through". I did some thinking about it and came up with more words like that: throughout, thorough, tough, tooth, truth, trough. I marveled, "How DID we ever learn this language??"
BTW, I just turned 75 last week.
@@Astrobrant2it's astounding but for me it's not challenging. Take one step back to remember we were taught phonetics. Along with how the word is used in a sentence and applied accordingly.
English is my second language, this is fun . I got 16 out of 21. Thank you so much for sharing.❤
Well done Rosario.
Keep going .❤
Very good! 👏
21!!! But I’m a native speaker of English. I grew up up in Libya without much television so my brothers and I were always reading. We went through 80-100 books each summer! 😊
This is so helpful, especially as a non native speaker, thanks Brian
I'm glad you made this video it reminds me of my transformation from a nobody to good home, $89k biweekly and a good daughter full
of love..
As a beginner what do I need to do? How can I invest, on which platform? If you know any please share.
Yes! I'm celebrating £32K stock portfolio today...
Started this journey with £3K.... I've invested no time and also with the right terms, now I have time for my family an…
when someone is straight forward and good at what she does best. People will always speak for them. For me I can would say give Mrs Jenna Brooklyn of finance education a try and you be happy you did
Started with 5,000$ and Withdrew profits
89,000$
I'm glad to write her tay I do hope she will help handle my paycheck properly☺️☺️☺️
Can I start with as low as $1,000?
21/21 Very easy! 74 years old.😊✅
21/21. Also found it very easy. 73 years old. 👵
21/21. Too easy even for a non-native. Please raise the bar! Thanks
@@Aurorakitten2012 21/21. 73 years old. If this is considered difficult, things have obviously been "dumbed down" since I was in school. Not being critical...just making an observation.
@@HassoBenSobaI think these quizzes are for people whose first language isn't English. For those of us who grew up speaking English, this is way too easy. At least it should be! 😉
congrats to you
A+ for me. These were fairly simple words for native English speakers, who should know all of these words before graduating high school. Me personally, if I met an American adult who did not know these words, I would question their level of education.
@@nicholasharvey1232 Way to be snobbish.
That's about 90% of college students these days.
@@marktwain2053 Are you saying that 90% of college students DO or DON'T know these words?
Agreed.
Yes, this one was not difficult (or shouldn't have been) to a native English speaker.
I didn't know a word! And I thought I was good at English! Great video, great explanation , your pronunciation is very clear, it made me able to follow along. Thank you Brian from the bottom of my heart.
Yeah but so many words like eke or bequith are things you rarely hear, i assume you are not native english, like i am, so you probably learned most of your english abilities via movies/RUclips/Internet etc., so it's more likely you get used to common slang instead. I also learned "to be frank" or even "plastered" randomly from that one movie (frankly my dear, i don't give a damn) or even reddit😂 if you understood any english speaking video without any or major problems, that's great
To be honest there were some I didn't exactly know but have heard before. Just put those in sentences and picked the one that sounded right. It needs to sound right to be speak able, so I find that usually works if you have no clue. I still get them all right.
Thank you for being so honest. It was full of words one never has to use, to be honest. So don't worry.
Let's appreciate bro for coming up with such tricky options this makes his videos stand out since others put easier and similar options so we could get most of em right . Like if u you aren't cognizant about the meaning, there's no way you can get it right which makes it way intriguing for me
Great comment 👏👏👍
You're a very good Instructor, actually brilliant. I love your spot on examples. Thank you.
19/21. Old school Dutch upbringing, + a lot of reading.
Love these English videos. They educate and entertain me at he same time
Got them all right. As usual, excellent examples.
Thanks Brian I enjoy to watching this video because your pronounciation in English well and feel proud of you
I got every one right! English was one of my favorite subjects!
Subscribed. These various RUclips tests are a good way to learn stuff.
I am 71 and missed only one. I love this. I plan to put the words I miss on cards and study 📚 to increase my vocabulary. Thank you so much. 🎉
What is your native language? I hope it’s other than English
This Senior Citizen enjoys the memory exercise each video provides. Schooled in the 50s and 60s meant the standard for learning English the correct way had not been diluted. Saddens me to read comments dismissing the words in these quizzes aren't used anymore anyway. THAT'S EXACTLY how American Education was dumbed down. Kudos to everyone taking these quizzes, young or old, who love the English language 👏
A plus
Though it might have been a bit more difficult😊
Thank you
I just came upon your channel but I love your style of videos. your quizes are actually challenging, and I'm always down for improving my english. I'm a non native speaker, surprised I got 19/21
Hi Brian i throughly enjoy your word treat & appreciate your collection of words. These are day today go to verbs. Many thanks 🙏
I'm 62. Got 16/20 but I still take pride in myself 'cause my native language is Italian. I live in Italy and don’t get to find a native speaking partner, so it ain’t a breeze to level up my English. Cheers from Italy 🇮🇹
A. Love the level identification and scoring. Thanks! 🎉😊
Thanks a lot, Nora- I appreciate your feedback!
Thank you for these wonderful, thought-provoking quizzes. They help to keep my mind sharp. I love the challenge of your advanced quizzes, as I"m always looking for words, phrases and expressions that can enrich my vocabulary. Thank you. Keep up the great work.
I so much wanted "eke out" to mean screaming...
I aced this for real. I got every question right. The filch question was the only one that was a little hard. The word filch was unfamiliar until I watched this video tonight, but I said to myself that it looks like a negative word. So, I picked B. I got that one right. It was a little difficult, but I still got it right. This quiz was very easy for the most part. My vocabulary has been extensive for a long time. A former classmate I took Honors English with back in high school many years ago called me Mr. Vocabulary because I was familiar with a plenitude of huge words back then. Thank you for making these videos! They are nice. Keep doing what you are doing. @Brian Wiles
Awesome quiz! Thank you! As not a native English speaker, I did not eke it out, but a few verbs needed some heeding.
I am familiar with 3/21. But the multiple choices makes it easier to guess even if the word is new to me.
FINALLY got em all for once…LOVE these videos.
This is fun and encouraging! Thank you from Alaska!
سوف أعود لتعلم الغة الانكليزية بمجرد الانتهاه من امتحان الرياضيات غدن متابعك من 🇮🇶❤️🎉
اللغة* الإنتهاء* إمتحان* غدًا*
The primary, and more useful, meaning of “eke” (used with "out") is to extend or make adequate by substitution, addition, or careful avoidance of waste.
Wow, I got an A+, surprised myself. Thanks for the informative video sir.
A+ here. Fairly common verbs. I barely passed his other one: "If You Know These 21 Words, Your English is GENIUS LEVEL!" That one is tough.
Re: 7
Overlooking a mistake could be a form of giving special treatment via pampering (I think.)
Very cool - 100%
Peace on earth.
Thank you Brian, you are amazing!
20/21. It would have easily been 21 if I had not second guessed myself on #19.
Most of the words were new for me thanks 👍👍
21/21. This was easier than the test I tookI on expressions. . I missed one and had to guess on two. With this one, I knew the words right away.
I've taken about 15 of your tests so far, and this was definitely the easiest. I didn't pause even once.
FOMENT, never heard it used this way or ever yet. Thanks for this session. Earned an A 😊
I got all 21 right! I wasn't expecting to get a perfect score.
A+ I did not find it difficult. I am a Canadian, 75 years old. ✌
I only got Lampoon because of National Lampoon, and I made the logical connection. For filch it just rolled off the tongue better than the other options in constructed sentences. I got 21 out of 21 though.
21 of 21 ! Did not do as well on 21 Genius Words got 16 out of 20. Thanks for posting.
I enjoyed the other 2 options to each question! !
Can you make us like these videos again? Maybe weekly PLS. It is important for us and useful.
Not a native, 78 years old, and did 19/21. Better next year.
70 year old native speaker. Got 21/21. Easy if you read regularly.
21: This was easy, nor did I find Level 3 more difficult, but I am a well published author. It would be awful if I didn't get 21/21. I do enjoy these tests. Thank You. ❤
Loved you as Lasky in Person of Interest 😊
The definition of ‘eke out’ that I know is: to make something last longer by being frugal. I guess that this another word that has changed or dropped one of it meanings.
I could score 15/21 , not a native speaker. Appreciate your way of conducting it .
21 ... writer.
Check out some of the others. Quiet interesting.
Thanks for the test, Brian.😊
21/21...thanks for reminding me about words which no longer form a part of my daily life.
Thanks alot❤💚
Nice quiz, 20/21 for a solid A, I got cajole wrong; A native American English speaker, I've usually een cajole to mean "make fun of someone".
I got an A. I missed Lampoon and Foment. When I heard Lampoon, I thought of National Lampoon's Vacation, and when I heard Foment, I mistook it for Ferment; the thing that happens to grapes too make wine.
Got 20/21 (never heard of eke) and, yes, I did guess on # 19 but I'll count that as a win 😏
❤❤❤😂I really like to watch your videos all the time, and I adore your channel. I am from Egypt and have been following you for a long time. If you find a mistake in a comment, tell me.
Are there generally fewer verbs to choose from than nouns? Is that why these were so easy?
I love your videos and want my grandkids to watch them.
Thanks for this easy one 🙏 +21. A few days ago I failed one with “lithe” in it.
Love you for your brainy ideas
السلام عليكم براين انا متابعتك من مصر 🇪🇬😊
عمل جميل استمر
السلام عليكم براين أنا بنت ليبية بس والله خاطري نشوفك تحكي في فيديو باللهجة الليبية شرقاوية أو غرباوية من فضلك و متابعتك من سنين و محتواك جميل ربي يحفظك و يحفظ أسرتك❤❤
This is another that seems more geared to ASL students. If you are a non native speaker, getting 15 is impressive, but as a native speaker it didn't seem difficult at all.
Kudos to a fascinating test.
Back in elementary school I sometimes had the verb's but now I'm all right with the verb.
It was very helpful.
Kindda Deft (skilful; quick)
I'm surp0rised that I got 21/21. Again, a lifelong reader & self=educated although with several years of college. Thought I'd be about average. I'm 89 years old.
Same!
20/21 yay me! I love these keep em coming 😊
Just subscribed 😁.
Got all correct ✅
i'm glad i got all 21 right without any effort, because i was shaken by getting 2 of the verbs wrong
I hope you will create very powerful lessons in Arabic
أتمنى أن تقوم بإنشاء دروس قوية جدًا باللغة العربية المصرية ياعزيزي
All good words, nothing too hard though, however the levels of difficulty seem to be arbitrary because in terms of abstruseness most of the words, whether "easy" or "difficult" seem to be about the same. That said, it was a fun little exercise in stroking my already gargantuan ego. Mucho Dank Schoen Kemosabe.
I imagine that someone with a good education and who reads widely would ace this quiz, as did I.
My score- 8/21
I haver never heard the words of level 3 before. Thank you it was a great session.
Without throwing out some random answers and getting them correctly, I only know “assume” and “forfeit”; however, I got 6.5 on ielts💀
A+ for me! Got 'em all!
These verbs were much easier than the nouns. I scored21. I've never used the word acclimate. The British word is acclimatise. Yes, with an 's' not 'z'.
21 of 21 from a word lover
I recollected my GRE prep days. I got all of them right.
Bro just humbled me
too easy, I actually liked that the word chagrin was used in one of the example answers.
A+ Pretty easy. Thank you.
Yippee, got them all, and I normally don't get all of them on this channel.
I earned 21 out of 21. I should get a perfect score, because I was in school for 24 long years to become a surgeon. Doctor George Whitehead
Got 21. Not very difficult but I enjoyed the challenge.
Thank you
Age is an advantage. Got 'em all.
This was my third quiz and I almost got them all, but then came question 19 so I had to settle for 20 right answers.
Hi I am from India. Got 21/21