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Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 791 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Name the skill, use the method): Decide which skill the question is testing. Use that lesson’s method — swap test, split the word, find the link, or look for the clue. Read your answer back in the sentence to check it.

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  1. 1.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
  2. 2.Kabir was hesitant to raise his hand, unsure if his answer was right. “Hesitant” means ___. (a) very confident (b) very loud (c) unsure, holding back (d) very fast
  3. 3.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  4. 4.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
  5. 5.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
  6. 6.Complete the analogy: Hen is to chick as frog is to ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) tadpole (d) foal
  7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) agree after resisting (b) win (c) refuse (d) attack
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) eggs (d) ships
  10. 10.Which word is an adjective? (a) imagination (b) imaginative (c) imagine (d) imaginatively
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  12. 12.Which spelling is correct? (a) embarrass (b) embaress (c) embarras (d) embarass
  13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) lose (b) hide (c) go outside (d) discover
  14. 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) start working (c) build up (d) stop working
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  17. 17.The traveller was weary after walking all day in the sun. “Weary” means ___. (a) very tired (b) very angry (c) very happy (d) very rich
  18. 18.Which word is a verb? (a) differ (b) differently (c) different (d) difference
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
  21. 21.What does the idiom “sit on the fence” mean? (a) not take a side (b) fix a fence (c) fall down (d) rest outside
  22. 22.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) brave again (b) very shy (c) bitten by a dog (d) careful after a bad time
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
  24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) misplay
  27. 27.The athlete was agile and changed direction in a flash. “Agile” means ___. (a) heavy (b) clumsy (c) quick-moving (d) sleepy
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
  29. 29.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attract (b) attractively (c) attraction (d) attractive
  30. 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
  31. 31.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) recount (d) discount
  32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) in (b) after (c) off (d) across
  33. 33.The film was so dreary that we left before it ended. “Dreary” means ___. (a) very funny (b) exciting (c) very short (d) dull and gloomy
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  36. 36.Complete the analogy: Petal is to flower as page is to ___. (a) book (b) ink (c) pen (d) shelf
  37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) phone (b) invite (c) shout (d) cancel
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow

Answer key

  1. not clear
  2. unsure, holding back
  3. cell
  4. hospital
  5. -ness
  6. tadpole
  7. agree after resisting
  8. pre-
  9. eggs
  10. imaginative
  11. small
  12. embarrass
  13. discover
  14. re-
  15. stop working
  16. empty
  17. very tired
  18. differ
  19. sell
  20. omnivore
  21. not take a side
  22. careful after a bad time
  23. all ready
  24. scared – afraid
  25. in
  26. replay
  27. quick-moving
  28. principal
  29. attraction
  30. behave wrongly
  31. miscount
  32. in
  33. dull and gloomy
  34. flour
  35. hot
  36. book
  37. float – sink
  38. out
  39. cancel
  40. slow

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