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Basic English Words For All

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Opposite of good at






2. A large and important town






3. A building where you can buy things






4. A small brightly coloured bird that people keep as a pet






5. 2nd






6. A solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk






7. A large area in some way different from other areas around it






8. Strong material made of animal skin






9. Having a lot of light from the sun






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






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






12. To oppose or fight against someone in authority or against an idea or situation which you don't agree with






13. Not old






14. One of the sides of a room or a building






15. A paper that describes your education - interests - experience etc.






16. Extremely good - important - successful






17. Someone who works in an organization/company - but who is not the manager






18. A game played between 2 teams who try to kick the ball into a wide net.






19. The game when players hit a ball over a net with a racket






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






21. A cheap place like a hotel where you can stay






22. Something you like or want more than another.






23. Opposite of long






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






25. Game between 2 team who try to kick the ball into a wide net






26. A fact or detail about something






27. Story about a very unpleasant and cruel event






28. Someone trained to repair cars or machines






29. Travelling in a boat






30. A container made of paper/plasic/ leather you use to carry things






31. Strongly moving air






32. Activity of putting up a tent and live in it on holiday






33. One of two sports games whose winners then compete against each other to decide who wins the whole competition






34. From Poland






35. Anybody - any person no matter who






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






37. 1.a long wooden stick used in some sports and games - like cricket or baseball 2. a round flat piece of wood used to hit the ball in table tennis






38. A building where children have lessons






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






40. Opposite of interested






41. Feeling pleasant opposite :uncomfortable






42. Describes someone who always wants others to obey their rules






43. Sport of riding over the waves on a board






44. Nice - pleasant






45. Opposite of famous






46. To make - design or think of a new type of thing (verb0






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






48. The main meal of the day






49. A story about people who are in love






50. A large grey animal with 2 tusks and a trunk