Vocabulary Size Test1

Circle the letter a-d with the closest meaning to the key
word in the question.

PERIOD: It was a difficult period. REPTILE: She looked at the reptile.

a. question a. old hand-written book
b. time b. animal with cold blood and a hard outside
c. thing to do c. person who sells things by knocking on
d. book doors
d. picture made by sticking many small
FIGURE: Is this the right figure? pieces of different colours together
a. answer
b. place NULL: His influence was null.
c. time a. had good results
d. number b. was unhelpful
c. had no effect
POOR: We are poor. d. was long-lasting
a. have no money
b. feel happy INPUT: We need more input.
c. are very interested
a. information, power, etc. put into
d. do not like to work hard
something
b. workers
c. artificial filling for a hole in wood
MAINTAIN: Can they maintain it?
a. keep it as it is d. money
b. make it larger
c. get a better one than it REMEDY: We found a good remedy.
d. get it a. way to fix a problem
b. place to eat in public
STONE: He sat on a stone. c. way to prepare food
a. hard thing d. rule about numbers
b. kind of chair
c. soft thing on the floor SHUDDER: The boy shuddered.
d. part of a tree a. spoke with a low voice
b. almost fell
UPSET: I am upset. c. shook
a. tired d. called out loudly
b. famous
c. Rich BRISTLE: The bristles are too hard.
d. unhappy a. questions
b. short stiff hairs
PATIENCE: He has no patience. c. folding beds
a. will not wait happily d. bottoms of the shoes
b. has no free time
c. has no faith REGENT: They chose a regent.
d. does not know what is fair a. an irresponsible person
b. a person to run a meeting for a time
PUB: They went to the pub. c. a ruler acting in place of the king
v
a. place where people drink and talk d. a person to represent them
b. place that looks after money
c. large building with many shops
d. building for swimming AUTHENTIC: It is authentic.
a. real
PRO: He's a pro. b. very noisy
a. someone who is employed to find out c. Old
important secrets d. Like a desert
b. a stupid person
c. someone who writes for a newspaper MUMBLE: He started to mumble.
a. think deeply
d. someone who is paid for playing
b. shake uncontrollably
sport etc.
c. stay further behind the others
ACCESSORY: They gave us some accessories. d. speak in an unclear way
a. papers allowing us to enter a country
b. official orders PAVE: It was paved.
c. ideas to choose between a. prevented from going through
d. extra pieces b. divided
c. given gold edges
d. covered with a hard surface

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