Vocabulary Tests [ 47 ] Test Forty Eight

4 7 - ] Vocabulary Tests 

 

Test Forty Seven

1 - ] Cars & driving

Read the story . Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best word or words . The first one has been done for you .

I’m what is known as a ( 0 ) learner driver . I’m learning to ( 1 ) --------------- a car . So far , I’ve learnt how to ( 2 ) -------------- the ( 3 ) ------------- of my car and I know how to ( 4 )

------------------- I can even ( 5 ) ---------------quite long distances .

        Twice a week , my instructor sits in the ( 6 ) ----------------- beside me and ( 7 ) ------------

me a lesson . First , we look at ( 8 ) ------------- and decide on the best ( 9 ) ----------------Then we go for a ( 10 ) -----------------round the town .

         My instructor gives me advice like ‘Don’t (11 ) ------------------‘ , or ‘Stop before you get to the next ( 12 ) ---------------‘ , or ‘We can’t go down there . The road is ( 13 )-----------‘, or ‘You can’t turn right . It says ( 14 ) -----------------‘ , or ‘Always stop to allow pedestrians to ( 15 ) ---------------- at the zebra .’

         Sometimes we stop at a ( 16 ) ---------------and my instructor says , ‘You must never fill up when your engine is 9 17 ) -----------------Your engine must be ( 18 ) …………..before you put any ( 19 ) --------------- in the car.’

         There are two things I hate about driving . One is looking for a ( 20 ) --------------- and the other is being held up in a ( 21 ) ---------------- of traffic . Yesterday , I sat in a traffic jam for a whole hour and all I could see was the ( 22 ) --------------- of the big truck in front of me !

                                                1 . ( A )  conduct          2 . ( A ) start         3 . ( A ) engine

                                                     ( B )  lead                     ( B ) begin              ( B ) machine   

                                                     ( C ) drive                                                    ( C ) machinery

                                                     ( D )  guide  

 4 . (  A ) turn it off               5 .  ( A ) steer                  6 . ( A ) seat           7 . ( A ) makes

      ( B ) close it                           ( B ) pilot                        ( B ) chair              ( B ) does

      ( C ) shut it                            ( C ) guide                                                      ( C ) gives    

                                                      ( D ) drive

8 . ( A ) chart                         9 . ( A ) road                    10 . ( A ) drive         11 . ( A) run  

     ( B ) map                                ( B ) route                          ( B ) walk                 ( B ) go too fast

     ( C ) cart                                 ( C ) way                            ( C ) ride

12 . ( A ) corner                     13 . ( A ) shut                   14 . ( A ) No Entry   15 . ( A ) pass

       ( B )  angle                              ( B ) barred                     ( B ) No Entrance     ( B ) cross

       ( C ) curve                               ( C ) closed

16 . ( A ) filling station          17 .  ( A ) on                       18 . ( A ) off               19 . ( A ) essence

       ( B ) service station                 ( B ) open                          ( B ) out                      ( B ) petrol

                                                         ( C ) alight                        ( C ) closed                ( C ) benzine     

                                                                                                   ( D ) shut

 20 . ( A ) parking space         21 . ( A ) tail                       22 . ( A ) plaque

        ( B ) parking                           ( B ) row                            ( B ) plate 

                                                         ( C ) queue                         ( C ) record

                                                                                                     ( D ) number plate

Answer Key

1 . C 2. A 3 . A 4 . A 5 . D 6 . A 7 . C 8 . B 9 . B 10 . A 11 . B 12 . A 13 . C 14 . A 15 . B 16 . A

17 . A 18 . A 19 . B 20 . A 21 0 C 22 . D

2 . Adjectives and noun modifiers .

Supply the best words

1 . ----------------table tops mark easily . (  Glass , Glassy )

2 . She fixed me with a -----------------stare . ( glass , glassy )

3 . How much would you have to pay for a ---------------watch ? ( gold , golden )

4 . Silence is ---------------- . ( gold , golden )

5 . We danced by the light of the ------------------moon . ( silver , silvery )

6 . My mother has a lovely old -------------- teapot . ( silver , silvery )

7 . There’s an old ----------- wall at the end of the garden .( stone , stony )

8. It’s impossible to cultivate such --------------- soil . ( stone , stony )

9 . ---------------- cutlery is very practical . ( Steel , Steely )

10 . Dr Magid has such terrifying --------------blue eyes . ( steel , steely )

11 . I wouldn’t drink water that flows through -------------- pipes . ( lead , leaden )

12 . Under a grey sky , the sea looked heavy and --------------. ( lead , leaden )

13 . Take a --------------- cardigan with you in case it gets cold . ( wool , woolen )

14 . You might find one in a ---------------- shop . ( wool , woolen )

15 . They specialized in --------------- goods . ( wool , woolen )

 16 . Use a ------------------ spoon if you want to stir the soup . ( wood , wooden )

Answer Key

1 . Glass 2 . glassy 3 . gold 4 . golden 5 . silvery 6 . silver 7 . stone 8 . stony

9 . Steel 10 . steely 11. lead 12 . leaden 13 . woolen 14 . wool 15 . woolen 16 . wooden