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Functional Words
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Study First
Subjects
:
literacy
,
vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. You cannot go into this place without special permission
Ambulance
Walk
No Admittance
Walk
2. Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; if an item is marked 'fragile' you must take extra care in handling the item
Police
Don't Walk
Fragile
Flammable
3. Place of business where professional duties are performed; different places such as doctor's office & schools & and businesses have offices
Watch Your Step
Go
Information
Office
4. A sign for bathroom/locker room for boys and men
Gentleman/Men
No Admittance
Warning
Out
5. The force of policemen and officers who can help you when you are in trouble; you also need to listen carefully and follow their directions
Keep Off
Police
Closed
Warning
6. It means you must walk & not run; if traffic light says 'walk' that means you can cross the street
Escalator
No Admittance
Walk
Poison
7. An alphabetical list of names and addresses; you can use to find information on people
Employees Only
Watch Your Step
Please Use Handrail
Driectory
8. Stand on the sidewalk until the bus comes or you are given directions to cross
Wait on Curb
Wet Paint
Escalator
Elevator
9. Place of business where professional duties are performed; different places such as doctor's office & schools & and businesses have offices
Office
Ambulance
Warning
No Admittance
10. Do not go in this door or place
Fragile
Do Not Enter
Watch Your Step
Warning
11. Stay away from the area & do not stand on the area/thing & e.g. a sign may say 'Keep Off the Grass'
Out
Cashier
Keep Off
Wait on Curb
12. It means you must walk & not run; if traffic light says 'walk' that means you can cross the street
Down
Keep Off
Walk
Warning
13. Follow a procedure or take a course & e.g. your turn to plan a game when someone tells you to 'Go'; you begin to drive a go-cart when the 'Go' sign lights up
Go
Explosives
No Admittance
Cashier
14. Do not touch or you may get paint on you
Wet Paint
Out
Don't Walk
Escalator
15. Be careful & there is a step up or down
Watch Your Step
Cashier
Police
Out
16. Hold onto the handrail as you go up or down the stairs or escalator
Cashier
Please Use Handrail
Explosives
Cashier
17. Stand on the sidewalk until the bus comes or you are given directions to cross
Do Not Enter
Information
Wait on Curb
No Admittance
18. A stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
Wet Paint
Ambulance
Walk
Escalator
19. Do not walk across the street at this time
20. The force of policemen and officers who can help you when you are in trouble; you also need to listen carefully and follow their directions
Keep Off
Please Use Handrail
Police
Fragile
21. Do not go in this door or place
Watch Your Step
Don't Walk
Do Not Enter
Keep Off
22. Directional word - going from a higher to a lower level or position & e.g. skiing down the slope & riding the elevator down
Out
Escalator
Go
Down
23. A person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant) & or a place in a store/restaurant where you pay your bill
Do Not Enter
Information
Warning
Cashier
24. Chemical (s) & when ignited & that instantly generate a great amount of heat resulting in a destructive shock wave and blast wind; also means to stay-away / do not touch
Explosives
Cashier
Flammable
Fragile
25. Not open & e.g. Philadelphia International Airport was closed due to heavy snow.
Please Use Handrail
Out
Closed
Police
26. Do not walk across the street at this time
27. A vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
Poison
Ambulance
Information
Down
28. Hold onto the handrail as you go up or down the stairs or escalator
Down
Wet Paint
Please Use Handrail
Out
29. Directional word - going from a higher to a lower level or position & e.g. skiing down the slope & riding the elevator down
Fragile
Please Use Handrail
Down
Do Not Enter
30. A message informing of danger; you need to read warning information on medication & food packages & product manual & etc. to ensure safety
Down
Warning
Driectory
Ambulance
31. Follow a procedure or take a course & e.g. your turn to plan a game when someone tells you to 'Go'; you begin to drive a go-cart when the 'Go' sign lights up
Employees Only
Gentleman/Men
Closed
Go
32. Lifting device that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
Closed
Police
Elevator
Please Use Handrail
33. Lifting device that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
Wet Paint
Go
Elevator
Escalator
34. Only employees can access the room/area; you need to ask permission before entering
Employees Only
Escalator
Ambulance
Fragile
35. Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism - do not touch & drink/eat & keep away from pets and children
Cashier
Escalator
Poison
No Admittance
36. Be careful & there is a step up or down
Poison
Watch Your Step
Keep Off
Escalator
37. A sign that tell you that the person who works in the office/room/shop is not inside at the time
Fragile
Warning
Out
Warning
38. A person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant) & or a place in a store/restaurant where you pay your bill
Cashier
Elevator
Closed
Keep Off
39. You cannot go into this place without special permission
Office
Walk
Ambulance
No Admittance
40. Only employees can access the room/area; you need to ask permission before entering
Keep Off
Watch Your Step
Employees Only
Police
41. Not open & e.g. Philadelphia International Airport was closed due to heavy snow.
Don't Walk
Driectory
Walk
Closed
42. Knowledge of some fact or event; a place where you can receive the knowledge by asking
Go
Information
Cashier
Down
43. An alphabetical list of names and addresses; you can use to find information on people
Office
Fragile
Driectory
Don't Walk
44. Able to catch fire easily & also means to keep fire away
Please Use Handrail
Ambulance
Please Use Handrail
Flammable
45. Knowledge of some fact or event; a place where you can receive the knowledge by asking
Closed
Wet Paint
Information
Don't Walk
46. A message informing of danger; you need to read warning information on medication & food packages & product manual & etc. to ensure safety
Do Not Enter
Office
Warning
Closed
47. Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism - do not touch & drink/eat & keep away from pets and children
Poison
Closed
Go
Cashier
48. A stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
Poison
Do Not Enter
Escalator
Fragile
49. A sign for bathroom/locker room for boys and men
Elevator
Information
Gentleman/Men
Police
50. Do not touch or you may get paint on you
Closed
Warning
Information
Wet Paint