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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. Not useful






2. Slightly fat






3. Persons from Scotland






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






5. Sport of travelling in a boat with sails






6. Opposite a clear sky






7. Most important city in the country






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






9. A small container like a paper bag






10. Extremely good - UNBELIEVABLE






11. Part of your body in the middle of your arm






12. Opposite of popular






13. Describes someone who often helps other people






14. A part of some food that helps others to pass through your body easily. (vezel)






15. A room in a hotel for 2 persons






16. Kind of hat






17. Someone who studies at a college or university






18. A set of rooms on one floor






19. Strongly moving air






20. A room for cooking






21. Activity or sport when you move up a wall or mountain - using hands and feet






22. A thing no matter what






23. A white or grey mass in the sky that forms very small dropps of water






24. The structure that covers the top of a building






25. A public road in a town






26. Piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist to the feet - divided into separate parts for each leg. They are worn by men and women.






27. Short trousers that end at or above the knees






28. The first part of a meal






29. A television programme - film - etc. that makes you laugh






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






31. A nuclear bomb that splits atoms to cause an extremely learge explosion






32. Not making a lot of noise






33. Extremely good - important - successful






34. Speaking or behaving in a way that is not polite - is likely to offend or annoy people






35. A room for sleeping






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






37. Activity of walking for pleasure






38. From Poland






39. A place where you take your car and fill it with fuel






40. Place where people get on and off planes






41. A room that you have lessons in






42. All the people






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






44. Describes someone -something that is nice to look at.






45. A shape with four straight sides of equal length






46. Letter from your admirers






47. A building that belongs to a company or organisation - with rooms where people can work at desks






48. Land that is outside towns and cities






49. Country of the British






50. Room for washing yourself