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Functional Words
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Study First
Subjects
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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. Be careful & there is a step up or down
Office
Police
Flammable
Watch Your Step
2. Hold onto the handrail as you go up or down the stairs or escalator
Flammable
Closed
Please Use Handrail
Down
3. 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
Flammable
Wet Paint
Keep Off
Cashier
4. A message informing of danger; you need to read warning information on medication & food packages & product manual & etc. to ensure safety
Warning
Explosives
Keep Off
Do Not Enter
5. Directional word - going from a higher to a lower level or position & e.g. skiing down the slope & riding the elevator down
Down
Escalator
Flammable
Do Not Enter
6. 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
Warning
Escalator
Elevator
7. 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
Do Not Enter
Elevator
Don't Walk
Explosives
8. 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
Office
Explosives
Poison
Cashier
9. Do not touch or you may get paint on you
Wet Paint
Don't Walk
Down
Walk
10. Directional word - going from a higher to a lower level or position & e.g. skiing down the slope & riding the elevator down
Flammable
Watch Your Step
Down
Elevator
11. A vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
Explosives
Ambulance
Gentleman/Men
Walk
12. Hold onto the handrail as you go up or down the stairs or escalator
Ambulance
Please Use Handrail
Office
Do Not Enter
13. Do not walk across the street at this time
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14. Do not touch or you may get paint on you
Don't Walk
Wet Paint
Keep Off
No Admittance
15. A sign for bathroom/locker room for boys and men
Out
Poison
Gentleman/Men
Office
16. An alphabetical list of names and addresses; you can use to find information on people
Cashier
Driectory
Gentleman/Men
Poison
17. 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
Fragile
Gentleman/Men
Police
Go
18. An alphabetical list of names and addresses; you can use to find information on people
Poison
Driectory
Fragile
Please Use Handrail
19. Do not walk across the street at this time
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20. Only employees can access the room/area; you need to ask permission before entering
Police
Cashier
Employees Only
Go
21. Stand on the sidewalk until the bus comes or you are given directions to cross
Don't Walk
Warning
Police
Wait on Curb
22. Be careful & there is a step up or down
Poison
Poison
Escalator
Watch Your Step
23. Able to catch fire easily & also means to keep fire away
Police
Flammable
Down
Explosives
24. It means you must walk & not run; if traffic light says 'walk' that means you can cross the street
Out
Cashier
Poison
Walk
25. A sign that tell you that the person who works in the office/room/shop is not inside at the time
Don't Walk
Watch Your Step
Cashier
Out
26. Place of business where professional duties are performed; different places such as doctor's office & schools & and businesses have offices
Don't Walk
Office
Driectory
Employees Only
27. You cannot go into this place without special permission
Wait on Curb
Explosives
No Admittance
Driectory
28. 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
Police
Office
Watch Your Step
Driectory
29. Not open & e.g. Philadelphia International Airport was closed due to heavy snow.
Explosives
Driectory
Keep Off
Closed
30. A sign for bathroom/locker room for boys and men
Gentleman/Men
Escalator
Watch Your Step
Closed
31. You cannot go into this place without special permission
Closed
No Admittance
Flammable
Go
32. It means you must walk & not run; if traffic light says 'walk' that means you can cross the street
Watch Your Step
Don't Walk
Walk
Cashier
33. Only employees can access the room/area; you need to ask permission before entering
Out
Employees Only
Closed
Watch Your Step
34. Knowledge of some fact or event; a place where you can receive the knowledge by asking
Information
Down
Please Use Handrail
Do Not Enter
35. A stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
Wait on Curb
Poison
Escalator
No Admittance
36. Stay away from the area & do not stand on the area/thing & e.g. a sign may say 'Keep Off the Grass'
Don't Walk
No Admittance
Office
Keep Off
37. A message informing of danger; you need to read warning information on medication & food packages & product manual & etc. to ensure safety
Escalator
Warning
Elevator
Gentleman/Men
38. 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
Don't Walk
Escalator
Go
Wet Paint
39. Knowledge of some fact or event; a place where you can receive the knowledge by asking
Go
Information
Please Use Handrail
Office
40. Not open & e.g. Philadelphia International Airport was closed due to heavy snow.
Closed
Gentleman/Men
Office
Gentleman/Men
41. 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
Escalator
Elevator
Police
Wait on Curb
42. Place of business where professional duties are performed; different places such as doctor's office & schools & and businesses have offices
Out
Office
Down
Explosives
43. A vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
Driectory
Fragile
Ambulance
Walk
44. 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
Do Not Enter
Walk
Down
45. 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
Please Use Handrail
Wait on Curb
Elevator
Explosives
46. Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; if an item is marked 'fragile' you must take extra care in handling the item
Down
Fragile
Cashier
Wait on Curb
47. 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
Ambulance
Wet Paint
Elevator
No Admittance
48. Able to catch fire easily & also means to keep fire away
Flammable
Explosives
Ambulance
Closed
49. A sign that tell you that the person who works in the office/room/shop is not inside at the time
Out
Down
Driectory
Watch Your Step
50. 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
Gentleman/Men
Wait on Curb
No Admittance
Cashier