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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. Extremely good or of high quality






2. Having a lot of light from the sun






3. A piece of material you use to remove pencil marks from paper






4. Building where films are shown






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






6. Relating to women or girls






7. Persons from Scotland






8. Salad with piece of a large grey fish( tonijn)






9. To spend a lot of money - energy - etc - on it






10. The sport of swimming under water using special equipment to help you to breathe






11. Opposite of popular






12. Not late






13. Long thin metal stick used in golf to hit the ball






14. Opposite of shy






15. Describes something that make you feel unhappy






16. Kind of hat






17. A fact or detail about something






18. Strong material made of animal skin






19. Unhappy and wanting to cry






20. Small house in the country






21. Game when players try to hit the ball into a hole in the ground






22. Electronic instrument similar to the piano that can produce sounds like many different instruments






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






24. From Africa






25. From Kenya






26. Opposite: never






27. Building where you can stay for a short time






28. Apples inside a pastry






29. Country of a Kenyan






30. Full of many people






31. Someone who lives next to you or very near






32. A test to find out how something reacts in certain conditions - if it is useful or effective etc.






33. A person who works or is trained in science






34. The sport of standing on a board and moving across the waves in the sea






35. Something you own and is very popular






36. Very good -in an UNEXPECTED way






37. Drawing of an area showing roads -rivers -etc.






38. From Japan






39. In or to every place






40. Describes someone who does things - plays games -etc






41. From The Netherlands






42. A small container like a paper bag






43. From Mali






44. Carrying radiation - a form of energy that can harm living things






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






46. Room in a hotel for one person






47. Country of Hungarians






48. In stories and film - someone who can do strange and impossible things






49. The first part of a meal






50. A building where you pay to watch a movie