APTIS TRAINING MATERIAL

Aptis Vocabulary 1
(25 questions – 13 minutes)

Task 1
Finish each definition (1-5) using answers from the list (A-K). Use each answer once only. You will not
need five of the answers (A-J). The answer to Question 0 is given on your answer paper as an example.
A. grow
0. To argue is to __K.___
B. control
1. To check is to _______
C. increase
2. To restrict is to ______
D. cut
3. To ban is to _________
E. permit
4. To boost is to _______
F. improve
5. To allow is to _______
G. examine
H. limit
I. prohibit
J. deteriorate
K. disagree
Task 2
Finish each sentence (6-10) using the word from the list (A-J) Use each word once only. You will not
need five of the words (A-J).
A. court
6. I’ve got a terrible _________ in my shoulder. B. bruise
7. That shirt really ________ you. It makes you look 10 years younger. C. matches
8. This piece of _________ will change the way we think about dinosaurs. D. suits
9. You can’t believe anything you read in the newspaper. It’s very ______. E. research
10. The criminal was charged guilty by the _______. F. accurate
G. throb
H. biased
I. ache
J. sentence
Task 3
Mark the letter on the right (A-J) that has the most similar meaning to the word on the left (11-15) (e.g.
home=house). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-K).

11. generic A. meager

12. provisional B. resolve
13. envision C. manage
14. supervise D. temporary
15. impose E. permanent
F. general
G. churn
H. visualise
I. demoralise
J. enforce
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Task 4
Write the letter on the right (A-J) that is most often used with a word on the left (16-20) (e.g. bus +
stop= bus stop). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).
A. a mistake
16. completely
B. suggest
17. steady
C. amazed
18. make
D. play
19. unacceptable
E. determination
20. strongly
F. smile
G. useless
H. progress
I. behaviour
J. tenure
Task 5
Write the letter on the right (A-J) that is most often used with a word on the left (21-25) (e.g. bus +
stop= bus stop). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).

21. unanimous A. winds

22. horrible B. decision
23. unfortunate C. range
24. pungent D. taste
25. gale-force E. smell
F. rain
G. situation
H. developed
I. maintain
J. bag

Aptis Vocabulary 2
(25 questions – 13 minutes)

Task 1
Finish each definition (1-5) using answers from the list (A-K). Use each answer once. You will not need
five of the answers (A-J). The answer to Question 0 is given on your answer paper as an example (K).
A. grow
0. To argue is to __K.___
B. control
1. To decline is to _______
C. increase
2. To ban is to ______
D. cut
3. To expand is to _________
E. permit
4. To regulate is to _______
F. improve
5. To raise is to _______
G. examine
H. limit
I. prohibit
J. deteriorate
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Task 2
Finish each sentence (6-10) using the word from the list (A-J) Use each word once only. You will not
need five of the words (A-J).
A. heart
6. You need to learn the new vocabulary by ________. B. physicist
7. Don’t ________ your voice. I hate it when people shout. C. matches
8. That’s a very deep cut. I think you’ll need __________. D. geologist
9. Their business made a huge ________ last year. E. stitches
10. A _______ is someone who studies rocks. F. accurate
G. pain
H. scan
I. raise
J. profit

Task 3
Mark the letter on the right (A-J) that has the most similar meaning to the word on the left (11-15) (e.g.
home=house). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).

11. beneficial A. destroy

12. ruin B. insane
13. weary C. try
14. diligent D. hide
15. attempt E. helpful
F. tired
G. hardworking
H. visualize
I. comprehend
J. burden

Task 4
Write the letter on the right (A-J) that is most often used with a word on the left (16-20) (e.g. bus +
stop= bus stop). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).
A. from
16. small-town
B. suggest
17. keep
C. off
18. shake
D. mentality
19. suffer
E. determination
20. lead
F. smile
G. useless
H. awake
I. hands
J. singer

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Task 5
Write the letter on the right (A-J) that is most often used with a word on the left (21-25) (e.g. bus +
stop= bus stop). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).

21. accept A. exercise

22. completely B. responsibility
23. vigorous C. frame
24. throw D. guilt
25. hardly E. a party
F. a fire
G. shake
H. to blame
I. useless
J. see

Aptis Vocabulary 3
(25 questions – 13 minutes)

Task 1
Finish each definition (1-5) using answers from the list (A-K). Use each answer once. You will not need
five of the answers (A-J). The answer to Question 0 is given on your answer paper as an example (K).
A. grow
0. To argue is to __K.___
B. convince
1. To persuade is to _______
C. leave
2. To grumble is to ______
D. think
3. To examine is to _________
E. inspect
4. To ponder is to _______
F. complain
5. To aid is to _______
G. examine
H. help
I. fix
J. deteriorate
Task 2 K. disagree
Finish each sentence (6-10) using the word from the list (A-J) Use each word once only. You will not
need five of the words (A-J).
A. approve
6. Uranium, named after the planet Uranus, is a heavy, radioactive B. mainly
metal used ________ in producing nuclear energy. C. consent
7. Whether you are in love with her or not, I will never_____ to this D. indistinctly
marriage. E. welfare
8. Until she got married to a rich man she had been living F. quick
in ___________.
G. aggressive
9. The police officer confessed that shooting the burglar was a(n)
H. poverty
________ decision and he regretted that.
10. I don't expect him to change his mind because I know he is I. stubborn
very _________. J. dramatically

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Task 3
Mark the letter on the right (A-J) that has the most similar meaning to the word on the left (11-15)
(e.g. home=house). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).

A. give
11. To desire is to _______ B. teach
12. To descend is to ______ C. want
13. To let is to _________ D. allow
14. To guard is to _______ E. go down
15. To mention is to _______ F. protect
G. help
H. speak about
I. say yes
J. forget

Task 4
Write the letter on the right (A-J) that is most often used with a word on the left (16-20) (e.g. bus +
stop= bus stop). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).
A. kicks
16. Our teacher is a(n) ____ person, so she easily captivates the B. dynamic
interest and attention of the students while she is teaching. C. dishonest
17. My father gets angry with us whenever we make a mistake. D. leeway
He has no _________ for mistakes, E. obedient
18. Teachers like ________students who never break their rules.
F. tolerance
19. Palms, growing in hot climates, are one of the most well-known
and _______ planted tree families.
G. wide
20. We were informed that anyone who ________ the rules will be H. disobedient
severely punished. I. widely
J. breaks

Task 5
Write the letter on the right (A-J) that is most often used with a word on the left (21-25) (e.g. bus +
stop= bus stop). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-J).

21. provide A. issues

22. wide B. a service
23. social C. range
24. rise D. made
25. well E. sharply
F. increasingly
G. well
H. developed
I. maintain
J. suspect

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