Aviation English Vocabulary Test 2

Choose the best answer for each question 5. What is the force that propels an aircraft
forward?

A. Thrust
1. What is the part of the aircraft that controls
its yaw? B. Lift

A. Rudder C. Drag

B. Elevator D. Weight

C. Aileron

D. Horizontal stabilizer 6. The speed of an aircraft relative to the

surface of the earth?

A. Velocity
2. What is the organization responsible for
controlling air traffic? B. Groundspeed

A. Air traffic control C. Airspeed

B. Federal Aviation Administration D. Mach number

C. International Civil Aviation Organization

D. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 7. What is the device that converts rotational
energy into thrust?

A. Propeller
3. the maximum altitude at which an aircraft can
operate at its full potential. It is the altitude at B. Turbine
which the aircraft can maintain a certain rate of
C. Fan
climb, as well as maintain a certain airspeed and
stability. D. Compressor
A. Ceiling

B. Service ceiling 8. What is the disturbance in the air caused by

the movement of aircraft?
C. Absolute ceiling
A. Service turbulence
D. Pressure altitude
B. Turbulence

C. Clear air turbulence

4. What is the force that attracts objects
towards the center of the Earth? D. Mountain wave turbulence
A. Gravity

B. Lift

C. Weight

D. Thrust
 13. What is the instrument that measures the
vertical speed of an aircraft?
9. What is the phase of flight between takeoff
and landing? A. Turn coordinator

A. En-route B. Altimeter

B. Departure C. Attitude indicator

C. Approach D. Vertical speed indicator

D. Taxi

14. What is the instrument that measures the

attitude of an aircraft?
10. What is the instrument that measures the
altitude of an aircraft? A. Airspeed indicator

A. Altimeter B. Attitude indicator

B. Airspeed indicator C. Altimeter

C. Attitude indicator D. Turn coordinator

D. Directional gyro

15. What is the instrument that measures the

engine RPM of an aircraft?
11. What is the instrument that measures the
heading of an aircraft? A. Tachometer

A. Compass B. Pyrometer

B. Directional gyro C. Oil pressure gauge

C. Attitude indicator D. Fuel pressure gauge

D. Turn coordinator

16. Angular rotation of the aircraft about the

axis running from nose to tail.
12. What is the instrument that measures the
airspeed of an aircraft? A. Roll

(A) Attitude indicator B. Pitch

(B) Altimeter C. Yaw

(C) Airspeed indicator D. All above

(D) Turn coordinator

 Answers:

17. An abbreviation of the words ‘will comply’? 1 (A)

A. Wildo 2 (A)

B. Affirm 3 (B)

C. Wilco 4 (A)

D. affirmative 5 (A)

6 (B)

18. What is the instrument that measures the 7 (A)

temperature of the exhaust gases of an aircraft?
8 (B)
A. Pyrometer
9 (A)
B. Tachometer
10 (A)
C. Oil pressure gauge
11 (B)
D. Fuel pressure gauge
12 (C)

13 (D)
19. What is the instrument that measures the
14 (B)
voltage of the electrical system of an aircraft?
15 (A)
A. Voltmeter
16 (A)
B. Ammeter
17 (C)
C. Ohmmeter
18 (A)
D. Wattmeter
19 (A)

20 (B)
20. What is the instrument that measures the
current of the electrical system of an aircraft?

A. Voltmeter

B. Ammeter

C. Ohmmeter

D. Wattmeter