UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL

EXPERIMENTAL DEL MAGISTERIO

SAMUEL ROBINSON AND
BRITISH COUNCIL
ASSOCIATION
ENGLISH PNF GUARICO GUAYABAL

Word Associates Test

Full Name: Mariana Villegas.

THIS IS A TEST IN ORDER TO CHECK HOW WELL YOU

KNOW THE WORDS, CREATED BY BRITISH COUNCIL AND
UNEM UNIVERSITY.
THE TEST ITEMS LOOK LIKE THIS:

pronounce
aloud book example name plan say

Three of the words in the list are closely related in meaning to pronounce and the other
three are not. You have to choose the related words and put a circle around each one, like
this:

pronounce

alou book example nam plan sa

d
In this item, say (something) is another word for pronounce (something); pronounce and
name go together to form a phrase, pronounce (someone’s) name; and when you
pronounce a word, you say it aloud.
NOTE:

If you are not sure what the answers

are, you can guess. You will not
lose any marks for guessing
wrongly.

Choose only THREE words for each

item. You will lose marks if you put
a circle around more than three
words.
 LET´S START.
1 occur
accident approach exist happen loose roughly

2 cultural
ethnic justice positive satisfactory society values

3 consistent
consider constant include pattern remembering same

4 contract
agreement confident formal notice sign special

5 function
available degree operate perform purpose written

6 involved
become establish included money participation saving

7 role
Function measurement quality round significant social

8 complex
difficult extract multiple powerful process shining

9 maintenance
 experience preservation regular separate standards transfer

10 purchase
Acquire contribution possession price rich usual

11 relevant
Connected cousin fitting industry information represent

12 select
equal honesty members prefer prepare suitable

13 strategy
Expect goal plan political sector tradition

14 comment
confess critical discuss manners opinion teaching

15 demonstrate
clear display independent photograph skill touching

16 interaction
amusing communication competition major react social

17 minority
calculate discrimination group minister smaller union
18 sufficient
adequate attractive circumstances necessary reduce supplies

19 attitude
behaviour conclusion information negative newspaper opinion

20 civil
citizens education public research rights technical

21 grant
authority give investigate permission punishment sender

22 output
annual beyond exclude production promotion results

23 professional
expert impact standards status secure wealthy

24 capacity
ability flowing generous limit mental surprising

25 energy
active comfortable efficiency marketing strength trouble

26 evolution
constructed development events gradual planned process
27 external
affairs destroy foreign military outside related

28 medical
died drug hopeful injury success treatment

29 allocation
delivery distribute funds share shift support

30 assign
danger give qualify responsibility signalled work

31 cooperative
attitude cautious growing helpful humour joint

32 incentive
character doctor encourage lack motivation trust

33 presumption
addition assume early likely speech truth

34 recovery
economic evaluation hidden improvement normal repeated

35 dynamic
 active excitement greedy leader meeting serious

36 finite
accommodation accurate empty restricted resources specific

37 infer
complete conclude correctly explicit logical sentence

38 transmission
balance disease distribution international movement passengers

39 unique
historical opportunity personal single special welcome

40 appendix
document extra hanging margin printer supplement

41 automatic
available complicated mechanical principles process unavoidable

42 restore
confidence natural original return review risk

43 theme
continuing dream serious shape topic writing
44 concurrent
equal events flowing time together weather

45 devoted
concentrated flavour give government judge resources

46 distorted
blind false hollow perspective road twisted

47 erosion
arrange discount gradual power reduction shallow

48 insight
deep entry gain patient understanding watch

49 portion
angle circular financial separate share small

50 vision
breadth future mountain opinion turning view