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