Approximation - Quiz

Quiz

Choose the best approximation expression for the underlined part of each sentence.

A new car will cost you at least $10,000, maybe much more.
1. ...upwards of $10,000
2. ...$10,000 or so
3. ...very nearly $10,000
There are twenty two or twenty three students in the class.
1. There are twenty-ish students...
2. There are twenty or so students...
3. There are upwards of twenty students...
He'll be 70 soon.
1. He's something like 70.
2. He's very nearly 70.
3. He's 70-ish.
I’ll be there at approximately seven o’clock.
1. I'll be there at roughly seven o'clock.
2. I'll be there at sevenish
3. I'll be there at just coming up to seven o'clock.
I suppose he must be about 50 – 60.
1. I suppose he must be 50 odd.
2. I suppose he must be just gone 50.
3. I suppose he must very nearly 50.
It takes twenty minutes to get to the city centre from here, perhaps a little more.
1. ...very nearly twenty minutes
2. ...twenty minutes or so
3. ..in the region of twenty minutes
She will be three next month.
1. She's very nearly three.
2. She's somewhere in the region of three.
3. She's something like three.
There will be a maximum of 100 guests.
1. There will be anything up to 100 guests.
2. There will very nearly 100 guests.
3. There will be something like 100 guests.
The time now is 7.29 and twenty seconds.
1. ...just under 7.30.
2. ...anything up to 7.30.
3. ...just coming up to 7.30.
I suppose he's in his thirties.
1. ...she's upwards of thirty.
2. ...thirty something.
3. ...roughly thirty.
It takes an hour and fifty five minutes by fast train.
1. ...coming up to two hours.
2. ...just under two hours.
3. ...upwards of two hours.
A good bicycle will cost you about $2000.
1. ...anything up to $2000.
2. ...very nearly $2000.
3. ...somewhere in the region of $2000.
We're meeting in the bar around eight.
1. ...at eight or so.
2. ...at just coming up to eight.
3. ...at eightish.
I'd guess there were ten thousand people at the concert.
1. There were something like ten thousand people..
2. There were upwards of ten thousand people.
3. There were ten thousand-ish people
It's 7.58 by my watch.
1. ...anthing up to eight o'clock...
2. ...just coming up to eight o'clock
3. ...very nearly eight o'clock.
It's 3.02.
1. It's just gone three o'clock.
2. It's upwards of three o'lcock.
3. It's over three o'clock.
One pound sterling is approximately one US dollar fifty.
1. ...is very nearly
2. ...is roughly
3. ...is upwards of