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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. A girl or a woman with the same parents as a person






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






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






4. Of a high temperature






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






6. Very impressive (e.g. an event)






7. Room in a hotel for one person






8. Someone whose job is to design roads - bridges - machines






9. Behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically






10. Strong material made of animal skin






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






12. Things you do well - because you have learned and practised it






13. Bed and breakfast ; a small hotel or private house where you can stay for the night and have breakfast before you leave.






14. Fat from milk that you can put on a sandwich or cook with.






15. (sweet) food at the end of the meal






16. Describes someone who works hard






17. Country of an Indian






18. Substance in food that helps you to grow and stay healhty. (eiwit)






19. Racing in very fast and expensive cars






20. Building where films are shown






21. A bad activity that is illegal






22. Time of the year when the weather is coldest






23. Not difficult






24. Opposite of like






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






26. Not making a lot of noise






27. In or to every place






28. A person who plays a role in a film or play






29. A unit to measure the energy in food






30. Opposite of popular






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






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






33. From Hungary






34. From Britain






35. Describes something with a lot of different colours






36. Opposite of romantic






37. A fact or detail about something






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






39. A person is talented when he is very good at something






40. Someone's female parent






41. One of the hard white parts inside your body






42. Country of a Japanese






43. The place with equipment you can use to get fit and healthy






44. A long - flat piece you use to draw or measure lines






45. A piece of paper money






46. Extremely attractive or surprisingly beautiful






47. Playing a role in a film or play






48. From Ukraine






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






50. Someone or something that is funny makes you laugh