Test of Written Receptive Knowledge of the New General Service List

Level 1
1 charge: They are the charges. 11 include: We are including it.
a. important things to think about a. paying
b. prices for a service b. changing
c. good things c. adding
d. reasons d. reading

2 case: This is a good case. 12 building: Where is the building?

a. place to study a. group of people working together
b. way something works b. road
c. example of something c. middle part
d. plan for the future d. place to live or work

3 different: They are different. 13 true: that is true.

a. easy to see a. correct
b. large b. different
c. not easy c. interesting
d. not the same d. natural

4 room: Where is the room? 14 teacher: They are teachers.

a. thing we read a. people with children
b. thing to drive b. workers in schools
c. place to buy things c. leaders in a company
d. space in a building d. young people

5 lead: I will lead you. 15 well: You did that well.

a. take you to a place a. fast
b. meet you b. in a good way
c. let you c. by yourself
d. give something to you d. often

6 policy: That is a good policy. 16 return: Please return it.

a. kind of school a. talk about it
b. story b. sell it
c. place to visit c. show it
d. way to act d. take it back

7 rise: They will rise next week. 17 result: We had the same results.
a. become higher a. questions
b. change b. thoughts
c. become better c. rules for doing something
d. finish d. things that happened at the end

8 sure: I am sure. 18 among: He was among them.

a. young a. after
b. early b. behind
c. certain c. together with
d. new d. not far from

9 health: Health is important. 19 consider: She considered it.

a. learning in a school or college a. could not find
b. having no problems with your body b. needed
c. learning by doing something a lot c. thought about
d. having help from other people d. said

10 expect: I expected this. 20 approach: We like your approach.

a. thought this would happen a. way of doing something
b. said this idea b. part of a book
c. put this into something c. house and land
d. took this to a place d. facts and information
Level 2
21 observe: We observed the people. 31 benefit: These are the benefits.
a. visited a. costs
b. talked with b. problems
c. painted c. examples
d. watched d. good results

22 variety: I like the variety here. 32 straight: I went straight home.

a. good points a. beyond the
b. things which people buy and sell b. directly
c. different types of things c. around the
d. ways people think d. easily

23 fly: We will fly there. 33 despite: Despite the beginning, the speech was
a. go for a short time good.
b. take a test a. in addition to
c. find something b. because of
d. travel in the air c. according to
d. even with
24 significant: This is significant.
a. important 34 bank: I like this bank.
b. basic a. time in history
c. not common b. group of workers in a place
d. natural c. place to keep money
d. part of something
25 track: Where is the track?
a. place to race 35 examine: She wants to examine this.
b. starting place a. finish
c. fast car b. explain the meaning of
d. person with power to decide c. look at with care
d. go to
26 instance: This, for instance, was a good idea.
a. working together 36 mix: We mixed them.
b. a short time a. showed
c. health b. found their answer
d. example c. put them all together
d. caused trouble for them
27 solution: This is one solution.
a. answer to a problem 37 generation: They are the next generation.
b. idea to think about a. questions to answer
c. plan for spending money b. plans for the future
d. part of a bigger thing c. age group
d. workers
28 clean: It was clean.
a. not safe 38 debate: We had a debate.
b. not dirty a. test
c. very good b. person who we wanted to be the leader
d. very small c. bad result
d. serious talk with two or more opinions
29 pressure: Put pressure on this.
a. water 39 deep: It is deep.
b. force a. very simple
c. a cold thing b. hard to carry
d. a cover c. liked by many people
d. a long way from top to bottom
30 cross: Please make a cross.
a. shape like an X 40 financial: The problem was financial.
b. kind of food a. related to money
c. rule b. related to school
d. group of words c. different for each person
d. happening now
Level 3
41 ice: Look at the ice. 51 factory: This is a new factory.
a. small house a. place where things are made
b. very cold thing b. kind of product
c. part of a car c. group of things
d. plant d. rule

42 hall: This is an interesting hall. 52 label: Please look at the label.

a. large building a. paper with information
b. kind of animal b. large book
c. sound c. change to the rules
d. answer d. picture of a person

43 extra: These are extra. 53 breath: My breath was fast.

a. used in a hospital a. air going into the body
b. more than enough b. body movement
c. needed c. timing
d. easy to see d. understanding

44 mechanism: This mechanism works well.
a. group of people
b. part of a door
c. planned way of doing something
d. person who helps the leader
54 variable: Those are two variables.
a. things that can change
b. purposes
c. things that a person owns
d. ways of doing something

45 mail: Do we have any mail? 55 global: This is a global problem.

a. place to live a. small
b. money b. serious
c. letters from people c. world
d. clothes for cold weather d. local

46 decrease: Next year, it will decrease. 56 hide: It was hidden.

a. come together a. in good condition
b. become smaller b. difficult to find
c. move very fast c. changing
d. move to many different places d. very detailed

47 extent: She did not know the extent of it. 57 comfortable: Are you comfortable?
a. time a. feeling good
b. color b. wanting to try
c. amount c. able to do something well
d. cause d. surprised

48 progress: Their progress was good. 58 quote: Can I quote you?

a. way of thinking about something a. repeat words from
b. start b. say a bad thing about
c. movement toward a better position c. go together with
d. result d. give advice to

49 guarantee: I guarantee this. 59 sheet: I need a new sheet.

a. promise a. thing to read
b. guess b. place to live
c. need c. piece of paper
d. have d. drink

50 double: It will become double. 60 confirm: They confirmed it.

a. two times as much a. questioned it
b. very small b. said that it was true
c. worse c. asked for it
d. something which happens every day d. tried it
Level 4
61 thick: It is very thick. 71 justify: We cannot justify this.
a. dry a. hit this hard
b. important b. follow this
c. beautiful c. exchange this for something else
d. wide d. show that this is right

62 ordinary: He is ordinary. 72 sink: We started to sink.

a. strong a. go down in water
b. short b. talk in a quiet voice
c. not friendly c. try to agree
d. not special d. have a party

63 steal: It has been stolen. 73 freeze: It was frozen.

a. put together a. full of colors
b. taken b. very cold
c. followed c. secret
d. changed to something different d. strange

64 uniform: He has his uniform. 74 currency: What is the currency there?

a. clothes for everyone in a company to wear a. time
b. suggestion for a business plan b. situation
c. thing that makes you less successful c. money
d. reason to do something d. problem

65 bone: It is a bone. 75 sad: That is sad.

a. kind of sound a. strong
b. small machine b. not warm
c. hard part of the body c. quiet
d. large and beautiful house d. not happy

66 occupy: This place is occupied. 76 formula: This is a formula.

a. left empty a. place to wait for a train
b. not liked b. place to make things
c. on a list c. part of a country
d. used by someone d. rule or way to do something

67 impose: They imposed their ideas. 77 slide: It started to slide.

a. kept a. break
b. wrote b. move
c. spoke about c. make power
d. forced d. become bigger

68 disappear: She has disappeared.
a. finished her work
b. changed her job
c. done something very well
d. become impossible to see
78 tension: I don’t like the tension here.
a. difficult relationships
b. quality of the air, land, and water
c. information about things for sale
d. cost of things

69 curve: This is a curve. 79 shadow: I can see the shadow.

a. higher place a. dark shape
b. place for animals b. difference
c. rounded line c. space
d. small river d. starting place

70 owe: I owe a lot. 80 cooperate: Cooperation is a good thing.

a. have a. working together
b. save b. help for poor people
c. need to pay c. talking with people
d. work d. thinking about people
Level 5
81 smooth: It was smooth. 91 diversity: We like the diversity there.
a. far away a. holidays
b. very bad b. mix of different things
c. most powerful c. connection between things
d. flat and even d. way of life

82 joy: I had a lot of joy. 92 edit: It wasn't edited very well.

a. happy feelings a. corrected
b. feelings of not knowing something b. discussed
c. information about something c. planned
d. changes d. understood

83 motivation: Motivation is important. 93 comprehensive: It was very comprehensive.

a. wanting to do something a. complete
b. freedom to decide b. surprising
c. ability to work well c. much liked
d. health d. short in time

84 journal: It is a journal. 94 excess: There was excess food.

a. drink for sick people a. well liked
b. decision b. unusual
c. small book on a particular subject c. healthy
d. new thing that someone found d. more than enough

85 confusion: We had some confusion. 95 throat: Is your throat okay?

a. poor understanding a. thing to sit on
b. heavy things to carry b. thing to wear
c. things we wanted c. part of the body
d. conversation d. kind of food

86 coin: That is my coin. 96 profession: This is my profession.

a. thing to cook food in a. type of writing
b. money b. thing to wear
c. tool for cutting c. type of work
d. thing to sit on d. decision

87 gradually: I did it gradually. 97 moderate: The size is moderate.

a. at the end a. not big or small
b. with no difficulty b. very big
c. in small steps c. very small
d. many times d. not okay

88 castle: It is a castle. 98 format: This is the format.

a. thing to shoot a. group of people working together
b. place to see art b. thing to study
c. large strong building c. problem or argument
d. big group of people d. plan or arrangement

89 bias: This is biased. 99 accurate: Is this accurate?

a. changing a. working exactly
b. not powerful b. expensive
c. honest c. difficult to use
d. not fair d. easy to see

90 summary: This is a good summary. 100 compound: They are compounds.

a. start to something new a. spirits with no bodies
b. reason for not doing something b. ideas to help answer a question
c. amount of time between two things c. sets of beliefs
d. short statement of the main ideas d. things with two or more parts