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Basic English Words For All

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Activity of walking for pleasure






2. Stay a a place to grow there or have your home there (verb)






3. Piece of clothing that covers your hand






4. A building where you can buy things






5. Not interesting






6. A small flat - round piece used in ice hockey






7. A white or grey mass in the sky that forms very small dropps of water






8. Country of a Peruvian






9. Someone you send letters or emails to as a friend






10. A man who a woman is married to






11. A place you can go skiing






12. Opposite of happy






13. A set of rooms on one floor.Another word for it: apartment






14. A game when 2 teams hit a hard ball and run between a set of posts






15. A narrow cloth that a man wears around his neck under the collar of his shirt.It is tied with a knot.






16. A strong hard cap to protect your head






17. Describes something or someone making a lot of loud unpleasant sound






18. A large strong building built in the past as a safe place






19. This day






20. A diet with the correct amounts and kinds of food






21. Hair that grows in the shape of curves






22. A small plastic card that you use to buy things now and pay for them later.






23. In /at any place






24. From Canada






25. Opposite of interested






26. 1.a building or part of a building where you keep your car.2. a place you can take your car to be repaired.






27. Country of a Japanese






28. A : the last part ; opposite in the beginning. b: after a lot of time - effect






29. part of a system - plan - piece of work etc.- chemical substance






30. A place where people go to dance and drink - which is open late at night






31. Tools / stuff you need to do an activity






32. Someone who looks after young children






33. A big shop devided into separate parts - for selling different things






34. Strongly moving air






35. After 18.00 h.






36. To find someone or something either by accident or because you were looking for them(verb)






37. Opposite of friendly






38. Changing often






39. Someone who cares for sick people as a job






40. A game for 2 people or 2 pairs of people who use rackets to hit a small soft ball over a net






41. Country of a Dutchman






42. Not important






43. 3rd






44. Of a high temperature






45. A long written story






46. The act of travelling through a place in order to find out about it or to find something like oil or gold in it






47. Someone who has won first place in a competition






48. Cold or calm and relaxed - or fashionable/good






49. Someone who use violence such as bomb - shooting etc to obtain political demands






50. Tell someone about your ideas about what they should do - where they should go etc.