Vocabulary test

Question 1 of 20

1

Running a marathon is a test of human......

Select one of the following:

disease
fury
endurance

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

The first symptom of the ................................ is a very high temperature.

Select one of the following:

disease
threat
shade

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

It is hoped that the kidnappers will not carry out their …………………... to kill the hostages.

Select one of the following:

encourage
threat
audience

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

You have to have such a lot of patience when you're …………………. with kids.

Select one of the following:

strengthening
facing
dealing

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

You need a lot of ………………………. when you're doing research work on your own.

Select one of the following:

self-discipline
performance
achievement

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

The children played under the ………………….of a large beach umbrella.

Select one of the following:

shadow
shade
face

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

The new teaching methods …………………..children to think for themselves.

Select one of the following:

get over
enable
encourage

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

The dancers were dripping with sweat after a morning's………………………...

Select one of the following:

threat
rehearsal
pastime

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Don't …………………….. him about his weight - it's cruel.

Select one of the following:

deal with
take after
tease

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

They’re upset that you didn’t call, but they’ll ……………………. it. In a few days they will have forgotten about it.

Select one of the following:

take after
get over
deal with

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

He ………………………. his mother's side of the family. He’s tall, slim and laid-back like all of them.

Select one of the following:

gets over
takes after
looks after

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Some tests ……………………...you to find out the sex of your baby before it's born.

Select one of the following:

enable
threat
endurance

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

The television company has lost a large part of its ……………………. since it changed its programming.

Select one of the following:

rehearsal
shadow
audience

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

I think Phil has to ……………..the fact that she no longer loves him.

Select one of the following:

tease
face
neck

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

When they saw the officer kill the young black man, the …………... of the crowd was directed towards the police.

Select one of the following:

threat
face
fury

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

High-.......................... cars (those that are fast, powerful, and easy to control) are the most expensive.

Select one of the following:

performance
rehearsal
achievement

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Do-it-yourself is the nation's most popular ………………………..

Select one of the following:

disease
pastime
achievement

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Jamie followed his mother around all day like a ……………………...

Select one of the following:

shade
shadow
sunshade

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

She showed me some exercises for ………………………... my lower back.

Select one of the following:

dealing with
encouraging
strengthening

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable ………………...for one so young.

Select one of the following:

endurance
achievement
rehearsal

	Created by Marta Gil de Gomez over 7 years ago

a test on general vocabulary

Vocabulary test

Question 1 of 20

Running a marathon is a test of human......

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

The first symptom of the ................................ is a very high temperature.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

It is hoped that the kidnappers will not carry out their …………………... to kill the hostages.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

You have to have such a lot of patience when you're …………………. with kids.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

You need a lot of ………………………. when you're doing research work on your own.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

The children played under the ………………….of a large beach umbrella.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

The new teaching methods …………………..children to think for themselves.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

The dancers were dripping with sweat after a morning's………………………...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

Don't …………………….. him about his weight - it's cruel.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

They’re upset that you didn’t call, but they’ll ……………………. it. In a few days they will have forgotten about it.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

He ………………………. his mother's side of the family. He’s tall, slim and laid-back like all of them.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

Some tests ……………………...you to find out the sex of your baby before it's born.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

The television company has lost a large part of its ……………………. since it changed its programming.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

I think Phil has to ……………..the fact that she no longer loves him.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

When they saw the officer kill the young black man, the …………... of the crowd was directed towards the police.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

High-.......................... cars (those that are fast, powerful, and easy to control) are the most expensive.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

Do-it-yourself is the nation's most popular ………………………..

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

Jamie followed his mother around all day like a ……………………...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

She showed me some exercises for ………………………... my lower back.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable ………………...for one so young.