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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. Somebody - you use someone for a person when you don't mention who






2. Special pair of glasses for looking at objects that are at a long distance






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






4. Travel and taking a backpack for your things






5. Glasses you wear to protect your eyes when the sun is bright.






6. Of a low temperature






7. Opposite of like






8. From Argentina






9. Not wet






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






11. 4th






12. Country of an Indian






13. Physical exercises you do with music - usually in a class






14. Nice - pleasant






15. A shape with four straight sides of equal length






16. Something you own and is very popular






17. Indoor game played on a table by 2 or 4 players who hit a small plastic ball to eachother across a net






18. Feeling pleased and wanting to laugh or smile






19. The nations of the Asian continent collectively






20. A piece of clothing made of cotton that you wear on the upper part of your body for exercise or informal activities.






21. You use it for a thing when you don't mention which thing






22. A restaurant often in a factory -school etc - where you can choose foods that have already been cooked and carry your own food to the table






23. A story about people who are in love






24. To travel around in an area order to find out about it






25. 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






26. Work involved in designing roads - bridgesand machines etc.






27. Areas outside towns and cities






28. A woman who serves food and drinks in a restaurant






29. To get things and keep them together






30. Next day






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






32. A famous person - often an actor or sports personality






33. Scribes something that is a long distance from one side to the other






34. 2nd






35. Sport of trying to catch fish






36. A small creature with 8 legs - which catches insect by using a fine network of sticky threads( a web)






37. Holiday activity of living in a tent






38. Frozen sweet food made of fruit juice - sugar and water






39. Your father or mother's brother






40. Water that falls in small drops from clouds






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






42. Sitting or lying in the sun especially in order to become brown






43. To touch someone or something hard with your hand - a stick -etc.






44. A piece (of chocolate or soap)






45. (noun) time of being alive or the way somebody lives






46. Describes water - air -etc. with dirt - bad chemicals -etc in it






47. Someone who plays football as a job






48. Moving over snow with two long - narrow boards under your feet






49. In or across an area






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