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Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 415 · 40 questions
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  1. 1.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
  2. 2.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
  3. 3.Kabir was hesitant to raise his hand, unsure if his answer was right. “Hesitant” means ___. (a) very loud (b) very fast (c) unsure, holding back (d) very confident
  4. 4.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) at midnight (b) very rarely (c) every night (d) very quickly
  5. 5.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ly
  6. 6.Choose the right form: The telephone was a great ___. (a) inventive (b) invent (c) inventively (d) invention
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
  8. 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
  9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) carry upstairs (b) forget a child (c) raise a child (d) punish
  10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stop sleeping (b) dream (c) stand up (d) go to bed
  11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
  12. 12.Which word is a verb? (a) protection (b) protect (c) protective (d) protectively
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  14. 14.Complete the analogy: Butter is to milk as paper is to ___. (a) iron (b) plastic (c) wood (d) glass
  15. 15.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
  16. 16.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) long and boring (b) very exciting (c) very loud (d) short and funny
  17. 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  18. 18.Be cautious while crossing the busy road. “Cautious” means ___. (a) fast (b) careful (c) careless (d) noisy
  19. 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  20. 20.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) cat (d) swan
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  22. 22.The old building was dilapidated, with broken walls and a fallen roof. “Dilapidated” means ___. (a) very tall (b) very clean (c) falling apart (d) brand new
  23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
  24. 24.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
  25. 25.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er
  26. 26.The empty house looked eerie at night, with creaking doors. “Eerie” means ___. (a) strange and scary (b) very warm (c) bright and cheerful (d) very clean
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  28. 28.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
  29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
  31. 31.Choose the right form: Plastic waste can ___ sea animals. (a) dangerous (b) danger (c) dangerously (d) endanger
  32. 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) flock (c) string (d) herd
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) dog
  36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
  37. 37.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) lose hearing (b) whisper softly (c) listen carefully (d) refuse to listen
  38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
  39. 39.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decision (b) decisive (c) decide (d) decisively
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) reside (d) conclude

Answer key

  1. pedestrian
  2. -ful
  3. unsure, holding back
  4. very rarely
  5. -er
  6. invention
  7. money
  8. illegible
  9. raise a child
  10. stop sleeping
  11. ill – sick
  12. protect
  13. girl
  14. wood
  15. -ly
  16. long and boring
  17. lead wrongly
  18. careful
  19. mis-
  20. swan
  21. young
  22. falling apart
  23. up
  24. fair
  25. -ness
  26. strange and scary
  27. far
  28. cobbler
  29. clutch
  30. live
  31. endanger
  32. dis-
  33. telephone
  34. string
  35. hen
  36. shout – yell
  37. refuse to listen
  38. impossible
  39. decide
  40. consider

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