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Vocabulary Tests [ 85 ] Test Eighty Five

85 - ] Vocabulary Tests 

 Test Eighty Five

Clothes , Materials , Etc.

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1 . You often find these on shoes ----------------                (A) shoelaces  (B) cordons

 2 . A monk might wear a --------------                              (A) costume   (B) habit

 3 . A man’s three-piece suit includes a ----------             (A) waistcoat (B) vest

 4 . A ----------------is a bit of thin material covering the face .  (A) veil (B) shawl

 5 . 36 ---------------is a woman’s chest measurement .     (A) bust (B) breast

6 . Items of clothing that go together are -------------       (A) assorted (B) matching

7 .You’re having a suit made , so you have a ------------  (A) fitting (B) fit

8 . If it’s the right size for you , it --------------you .          (A) fits (B) suits

9 . If something looks good on you , it ----------------you . (A) matches (B) suits

10 . Up-to-date clothes are this --------------                        (A) fashionable (B) chick

11 . Clothes you feel easy in are this ---------                      (A) comfortable (B) convenient

12 . Jackets are often ------------with satin .                      (A) lined (B) doubled

13 . Costume jewellery is ----------------.                            (A) imitation (B) forged

14 . A new skirt might be ----------from bits and pieces . (A) made up (B) formed

15 . A silk blouse is made -------------silk .                         (A) of (B) with

16 . If everyone’s wearing it , it must be in ----------         (A) mode (B) fashion

17 . Shoes are usually made of ------------                           (A) skin (B) leather

18 . A stylish piece of clothing may be --------------            (A) snob (B) elegant

19 . You often make curtains out of heavy ------------        (A) stuff (B) material

20 . I think that dress is quite ------------------for you         (A) wrong (B) mistaken

Answer Key  

1 . A 2 . B 3 . A (Am. E) B 4 . A 5 . A 6 . B 7 . A 8 . A 9 . B 10 . A 11 . A 12 . A 13 . A

14 . A 15 . A 16 . B 17 . B 18 . B 19 B 20 . A

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1 . A woman might wear a --------- in her hair .                     (A) ribbon (B) tape

2 . Damaged clothing needs to be -------------                          (A) corrected (B) repaired

3 . When we wear clothes , they -----------                                  (A) get dirty (B) dirty

4 .  Clothes often ---------------in the wash .                                 (A) enlarge (B) stretch

5 .  You can make a dress from a paper -------------                   (A) patron  (B) pattern

6 . You might use a ----------------on baby’s nappy .                   (A) safety pin (B) pin

7 . It’s easy to drop a -----------when you’re knitting .               (A) stitch (B) point

8.  I’ve --------------that button on for you .                                  (A) sown (B) sewn

9 . A thing becomes smaller in the wash ; it -----------                 (A) gathers (B) shrinks

10 . Boys and girls are taught how to -----------sewing .              (A) make (B) do

11 . Just look at the ------------of your clothes !                            (A) situation (B) state

12 . How did you get that --------------on your tie ?                      (A) spot (B) speck

13 . Let me ------------your jacket .                                                 (A) sweep (B) brush

14 . ---------------coming out of the washing machine !                 (A) Sud is (B) Suds are

15 . I’ll have to ---------------my skirt at the waist .                       (A) widen (B) let out

16 . It only takes a spot of oil to -------------a tie .                          (A) ruin (B) wreck

17 . It’s often very hard to --------------what you want .                (A) choose (B) elect

18 . You can --------------a costume for the party .                         (A) hire (B) rent

19 . I can’t --------------which one I want .                                      (A) decide (B) determine  

20. I’ll try it on in the ---------------                                                   (A) cabin (B) cubicle

Answer Key

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

16 . A 17 . A 18. A (Am. E ) B 19 . a 20 . B 

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