Bilkent University English Language Preparatory Program

Pre-Faculty Course

Moodle Vocabulary Practice Material

Q-SKILLS – UNIT 3

PART 1
Match the words in column A with the words/phrases in B. There are
THREE EXTRA WORDS/PHRASES in part B.

A B
1) Bake _____ a) the situation to your parents
2) Look _____ b) for the school
3) Expect _____ c) for a cake
4) Research _____ d) the course
5) Explain_____ e) lots of people from their jobs
6) Complete ______ f) into the history of Ottoman Empire
7) Chat ______ g) at the board
8) Fire ______ h) my own bread
i) with friends
j) to the board
k) my students to be successful

1 Prepared by: Deniz YÜZBİR GÜRGEN

PART 2
Complete the sentences with a NOUN from the box. THERE ARE THREE
EXTRA WORDS.

fame – advantages – possibility – trouble – relationship

librarian – article – owner – truth – lies

1) You should not tell ____________, you should tell the _____________ all
the time.
2) Natalie Portman won _____________ when she appeared in the film ‘Star
Wars’.
3) Are you aware of the ________________ of injury when skateboarding?
4) Have you met the _______________ of the hotel? He is a very kind person.
5) I had ________________ with math when I was at high school.
6) Studying in a foreign country has both ________________ and
disadvantages.

PART 3
Complete the sentences with the correct ADJECTIVE or ADVERB from the
box. THERE ARE THREE EXTRA WORDS.

necessary – whole – obvious – famous

unhappy – instead – maybe – final

1) My uncle did not go to university. ____________, he decided to found his

own
company.
2) Have you seen the ______________ episode of ‘Game of Thrones’?
3) It became _____________ to her parents that she needed help.
4) My brother has always dreamed of becoming a _______________ footballer.
5) I cannot believe him! He ate the _____________ cake in ten minutes!

2 Prepared by: Deniz YÜZBİR GÜRGEN

PART 4
Complete the blanks and write the correct forms of the words given.
SPELLING mistakes will be penalised. There is an example (0).

0. Please __follow__ the instructions. (FOLLOWER)

1) After a long _______________ with her parents, she decided not to leave
school. (DISCUSS)

2) Every child should have the right to receive a good ________________ .

(EDUCATE)

3) There is little ________________ that he will come. (EXPECT)

4) Alcohol is not an ______________ way to solve your problems.

(ACCEPT)

5) Nobody is perfect and it is _________________ to be perfect all the time.

(POSSIBLE)

6) ________________, he will face a lot of problems in Mexico. (OBVIOUS)

7) You should not trust him! You should not talk to him! He is a ___________
__ ! (LIE)

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 ANSWER KEY
PART 1
Match the words in column A with the words/phrases in B. There are
THREE EXTRA WORDS/PHRASES in part B.

A B
1) Bake _____ h a) the situation to your parents
2) Look _____ g b) for the school
3) Expect _____ k c) for a cake
4) Research _____ f d) the course
5) Explain_____ a e) lots of people from their jobs
6) Complete ______ d f) into the history of Ottoman Empire
7) Chat ______ i g) at the board
8) Fire ______ e h) my own bread
i) with friends
j) to the board
k) my students to be successful

PART 2
Complete the sentences with a NOUN from the box. THERE ARE THREE
EXTRA WORDS.

fame – advantages – possibility – trouble – relationship

librarian – article – owner – truth – lies

3) You should not tell ____lies_____, you should tell the ______truth_____ all
the time.
4) Natalie Portman won __fame ______ when she appeared in the film ‘Star
Wars’.
3) Are you aware of the ___possibility___ of injury when skateboarding?
4) Have you met the ___owner _____ of the hotel? He is a very kind person.
5) I had ___trouble______ with math when I was at high school.
4 Prepared by: Deniz YÜZBİR GÜRGEN
 6) Studying in a foreign country has both ___advantages______ and
disadvantages.

PART 3
Complete the sentences with the correct ADJECTIVE or ADVERB from the
box. THERE ARE THREE EXTRA WORDS.

necessary – whole – obvious – famous

unhappy – instead – maybe – final

2) My uncle did not go to university. ___Instead___, he decided to found his

own
company.
2) Have you seen the ___final _______ episode of ‘Game of Thrones’?
3) It became ___obvious____ to her parents that she needed help.
4) My brother has always dreamed of becoming a ___famous___ footballer.
5) I cannot believe him! He ate the ___whole__ cake in ten minutes!

PART 4
Complete the blanks and write the correct forms of the words given.
SPELLING mistakes will be penalised. There is an example (0).

0. Please __follow__ the instructions. (FOLLOWER)

1) After a long ___discussion ___ with her parents, she decided not to
leave school. (DISCUSS)

2) Every child should have the right to receive a good ___education____ .

(EDUCATE)

3) There is little ___expectation ______ that he will come. (EXPECT)

4) Alcohol is not an ____acceptable___ way to solve your problems.

(ACCEPT)

5) Nobody is perfect and it is ___impossible____ to be perfect all the time.

(POSSIBLE)

6) ___Obviously___, he will face a lot of problems in Mexico. (OBVIOUS)

7) You should not trust him! You should not talk to him! He is a __liar___ !
(LIE)

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