Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1 What is being defined? Write the word or words after the sentence.
0 Storage place in a car where you put suitcases and bags. boot
1 The sharp edge of a knife. ________________
2 You might get this from touching faulty electrical equipment.
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3 A pencil needs sharpening when it is this. ________________
4 This noun means that a pupil is forced to leave a school permanently for serious
misconduct. ________________
5 Verb meaning to study for an exam by looking over one’s coursework.
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6 Adjective describing handwriting that is so bad it is impossible to read it.
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7 An adjective which describes a ticket that hasn’t been stamped or authorised.
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8 Noun meaning an agreement between two armies to stop fighting for a specified
period. ________________
9 This synonym of ‘genius’ could refer to a four year-old who can play a
Beethoven symphony. ________________
10 A piece of electrical equipment usually found on a wall, into which you put a
plug. ________________
0 This book is essential reading for anyone who has high stress levels/layers/rates
at work.
1 Rest assured that we have taken every possible safety
protection/preparation/precaution.
2 They sell all sorts of household machines/mechanisms/appliances: washing
machines, dishwashers and so on.
3 After just ten minutes in the rain, I was damp/wet/soaked to the skin.
4 At my school you can do a work engagement/placement/arrangement in a local
company in your final year.
5 My two year-old son has a very short attention period/duration/span.
6 I am very glad we no longer have capital/corporal/bodily punishment in my
country’s schools.
7 ‘Sorry Mrs Atkins. I wasn’t giving/paying/keeping attention,’ said Billy.
3 Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.
0 Our city has some open spaces but they are not very accessible . ACCESS
1 At the moment, I fear, we are ________________ to stop this epidemic from
spreading. POWER
2 Jude Parsons will be giving a ________________ on management techniques
today at 4.30 in Room B. PRESENT
3 Much of the ________________ in the factory needs replacing over the next
year or two. MACHINE
4 Our local bus service has come in for a lot of ________________ recently.
CRITIC
5 The island boasts an amazing ________________ of animal species.
DIVERSE
6 She has such fantastic technique; she makes swimming look absolutely
________________ . EFFORT
7 All ________________ should be careful to check the spelling and grammar on
their forms. APPLY
8 Yes, I know boxing is dangerous, but I still think it’s ________________ to
something like motor racing. PREFER
9 I think he knows ________________ more than he’s letting on. CONSIDER
10 The very idea of coastal cities being in danger from sea levels would have been
________________ just twenty years ago. THINK