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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. All the things that happened in the past






2. Activity of growing plants in your garden






3. A building for education






4. A big shop that sells all kinds of food and drink - things to clean your home - etc.






5. A place where you go to dance






6. Opposite of honest






7. The way you feel at a particular time






8. Country of an Argentinian






9. Knowledge or skill you get from doing something






10. A small round object that is used for fastening clothes by pushing it through a hole.






11. Place where people get on and off planes






12. A very small pieve of silicon containing electronic parts - which is used in computers and other machines






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






14. Worried or afraid so not able to be calm






15. One of the many substances in food and in the ground that you need to be healthy. (mineraal)






16. Country of a Frenchman






17. Country of a Spaniard






18. Extremely good or of high quality






19. Like very much






20. Country of a Turk






21. Parts on the sides of your head you use to hear






22. Science of numbers and shapes






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






24. The process of watching something/ someone carefully over a period of time






25. Higher than; opposite = below






26. Someone trained to treat people who are ill.






27. Something/ someone is popular when it/he is liked by many people






28. A man with a high rank in the past and who was trained to fight while riding on a horse






29. Story about exciting or dangerous events






30. Someone's female parent






31. Sport of riding over the waves on a board






32. A building where you can have a meal






33. Short coat






34. From Ukraine






35. A building where people pay to stay the night and eat meals






36. The science studying the structure of substances and the way they change or combine with each other






37. Describes something that doesn't cost a lot of money






38. Some one who does a sport like running or jumping






39. Opposite of exciting






40. Making you have feelings of love and excitement






41. A story -film -etc. about people in love






42. Opposite of interested






43. Equipment for playing tennis






44. A group of shops together in one area.






45. Large open area in a town






46. Time of the year when flowers and leaves appear






47. Describes someone - a way of speaking - etc. that is pleasant and doesn't upset people






48. There has never been any better before






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






50. Spaghetti with minced meat in a tomato sauce