15-MINUTE TEST

Student’s name: ___________________________________ Mark: __________________

I. Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
1. I promised not to refer to the matter again.
A. communicate B. get on with C. excel in D. talk about
2. The designer is known for suggesting innovative ideas.
A. go off B. spend on C. take off D. come up with
3. When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her pace.
A. speed B. light C. electricity D. gravity
4. Carry on with your work while I'm away.
A. stop B. continue C. slowly D. quickly
II. Match the word with its definition
5. Philosophy (n) A. the study of the nature and meaning of the universe and of
human life
6. Compass (n) B. a person who is attracted to intelligent people
7. Gravity (n) C. the force that makes things fall to the ground

8. Sapiosexual (n) D. an instrument for finding direction, with a needle that always
points to the north
5. __________ 6. __________ 7. __________ 8. ___________

15-MINUTE TEST
Student’s name: ___________________________________ Mark: __________________
I. Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
1. I promised not to refer to the matter again.
A. communicate B. get on with C. excel in D. talk about
2. The designer is known for suggesting innovative ideas.
A. go off B. spend on C. take off D. come up with
3. When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her pace.
A. speed B. light C. electricity D. gravity
4. Carry on with your work while I'm away.
A. stop B. continue C. slowly D. quickly
II. Match the word with its definition
5. Philosophy (n) A. the study of the nature and meaning of the universe and of
human life
6. Compass (n) B. a person who is attracted to intelligent people
7. Gravity (n) C. the force that makes things fall to the ground

8. Sapiosexual (n) D. an instrument for finding direction, with a needle that always
points to the north
5. __________ 6. __________ 7. __________ 8. ___________
III. Choose the correct answer
9. She has always _________ in foreign languages.
A. excelled B. explained C. inspired D. achieved
10. For comparison, the _________ explosions that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki were
about 20 kilotons each.
A. impeccable B. atomic bomb C. hilarious D. explanation
11. I have very _________ neighbours who tend to everybody's business but their own
A. affordable B. inquisitive C. narrow-minded D. open-minded
12. She studied chemistry and ______ at college.
A. physical B. mental C. physics D. attention
IV. Make three simple sentences, using “Inquisitive”, “refer to”, and “struggle”.
13. __________________________________________________________________________
14. __________________________________________________________________________
15. __________________________________________________________________________

III. Choose the correct answer

9. She has always _________ in foreign languages.
A. excelled B. explained C. inspired D. achieved
10. For comparison, the _________ explosions that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki were
about 20 kilotons each.
A. impeccable B. atomic bomb C. hilarious D. explanation
11. I have very _________ neighbours who tend to everybody's business but their own
A. affordable B. inquisitive C. narrow-minded D. open-minded
12. She studied chemistry and ______ at college.
A. physical B. mental C. physics D. attention
IV. Make three simple sentences, using “Inquisitive”, “refer to”, and “struggle”.
13. __________________________________________________________________________
14. __________________________________________________________________________
15. __________________________________________________________________________
 KEY
I. Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
1. I promised not to refer to the matter again.
A. communicate B. get on with C. excel in D. talk about
2. The designer is known for suggesting innovative ideas.
A. go off B. spend on C. take off D. come up with
3. When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her pace.
A. speed B. light C. electricity D. gravity
4. Carry on with your work while I'm away.
A. stop B. continue C. slowly D. quickly
II. Match the word with its definition
5. Philosophy (n) A. the study of the nature and meaning of the universe and of
human life
6. Compass (n) B. a person who is attracted to intelligent people

7. Gravity (n) C. the force that makes things fall to the ground

8. Sapiosexual (n) D. an instrument for finding direction, with a needle that always
points to the north
5. _____A_____ 6. _____D_____ 7. _____C_____ 8. ______B_____
III. Choose the correct answer
9. She has always _________ in foreign languages.
A. excelled B. explained C. inspired D. achieved
10. For comparison, the _________ explosions that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki were
about 20 kilotons each.
A. impeccable B. atomic bomb C. hilarious D. explanation
11. I have very _________ neighbours who tend to everybody's business but their own
A. affordable B. inquisitive C. narrow-minded D. open-minded
12. She studied chemistry and ______ at college.
A. physical B. mental C. physics D. attention