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Basic English Words For All

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  • 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. Cloth made from the white fibres of the cotton plant






2. Legal status of being a citizen of a particular country






3. From Mali






4. Jumping into the water with arms and head first






5. From Scotland






6. Part in the middle of your face you use to smell






7. Areas outside towns and cities






8. A piece of clothing you wear over your other clothes when your outside






9. Sport of travelling in a boat with sails






10. Play the game in which the players hit a ball into holes in the ground -using as few hits as possible






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






12. Time of the year when leaves change colour and the weather becomes cooler






13. Of a high temperature






14. A place where you take your car and fill it with fuel






15. A small bag used by women for carrying personal things such as money and keys.






16. Activity of looking at beautiful or famous places when you are on holiday






17. Of a low temperature






18. Not strong






19. Strong shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg






20. Land that is outside towns and cities






21. Very intelligent/ extremely good or enjoyable






22. Not nice






23. Activity of buying things






24. 1. get a fish 2. to get hold of and stop an object such as a ball moving through the air






25. Describes something that makes you laugh






26. Water that falls in small drops from clouds






27. The nations of the African continent collectively






28. Opposite of wide






29. Thin smooth cloth made from the fibres produced by a silkworm






30. Opposite of friendly






31. Piece of clothing that covers your upper part of your body.






32. Covered with mud - dust -old food - etc.






33. Short trousers that end at or above the knees






34. Country of a Dutchman






35. Bag used for carying things on your back






36. When there is fighting between countries involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons






37. Opposite of helpful






38. Moving across the ice wearing special boots with metal bars under them






39. From Spain






40. Country of a Frenchman






41. Extremely attractive or surprisingly beautiful






42. Describes someone who makes a lot of unpleasant sounds






43. Decribes food that tastes very good






44. Intended to be useful and suitable - not just fashionable or attractive






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






46. When a person or animals comes out of their mother's body or egg.






47. Large area of land where it is very dry






48. Not thin






49. Activity of making pictures using paint






50. Country of Hungarians







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