Elementary Vocabulary MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 09

Elementary Vocabulary Test 09

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Question 1

Gold is a _____.

A	metal
B	liquid
C	gas
D	mixture

Question 1 Explanation:

Gold is a hard, shiny material like silver and iron. It is a metal.

Question 2

The lung is a (an) _____.

A	part
B	tool
C	instrument
D	organ

Question 2 Explanation:

An organ is a part inside the body that does a special job. The heart, the lungs and the brain are organs.

Question 3

The machine is out of _____. It doesn't work, so we can't use it.

A	work
B	order
C	place
D	condition

Question 3 Explanation:

Out of order means a machine is broken and does not work. Example: The lift is out of order.

Question 4

He was ill last week, but now he is in good _____.

A	health
B	place
C	area
D	position

Question 4 Explanation:

In good health means well, not ill. The clue is He was ill last week, but now…

Question 5

Hats are out of _____.

A	modern
B	public
C	fashion
D	mode

Question 5 Explanation:

Out of fashion means not popular now. People don't wear these things much today.

Question 6

When the children saw him, they were all in deep _____.

A	horror
B	afraid
C	scared
D	shock

Question 6 Explanation:

We say in deep shock when someone is very surprised and upset. After in deep we need a noun, so afraid and scared are wrong.

Question 7

The firm is in _____ difficulty.

A	natural
B	oral
C	financial
D	mental

Question 7 Explanation:

Financial means about money. In financial difficulty means the company has money problems.

Question 8

He is on a student grant. What does this sentence mean?

A	He is on duty.
B	He gets money to pay for his studies.
C	He will be a university student.
D	He is an undergraduate student.

Question 8 Explanation:

A grant is money that the government or a college gives you to pay for your studies. You do not pay it back.

Question 9

The heart is about the size of a _____.

A	head
B	leg
C	arm
D	fist

Question 9 Explanation:

A fist is your hand when you close your fingers tightly. Your heart is about this size.

Question 10

It was a rude _____.

A	politeness
B	friendly
C	day
D	joke

Question 10 Explanation:

A rude joke is a joke that is not polite and may upset people. We need a noun after rude.

Question 11

I am a Beatles _____.

A	side
B	support
C	lovely
D	fan

Question 11 Explanation:

A fan is a person who likes a singer, band or team very much. Example: I'm a football fan.

Question 12

Bill is a man of _____.

A	good
B	principle
C	obligatory
D	worthy

Question 12 Explanation:

A man of principle is a man with strong ideas about what is right, and he always follows them. We need a noun after of.

Question 13

It was not my _____. He broke the window.

A	fault
B	joke
C	rules
D	incorrect

Question 13 Explanation:

Fault means the bad thing is because of you. It was not my fault means I didn't do it. He broke the window.

Question 14

The pillow is _____.

A	boring
B	interesting
C	soft
D	hardly

Question 14 Explanation:

Soft is the opposite of hard. A pillow is soft, so your head is comfortable at night.

Question 15

Lora is _____ in Spanish.

A	fluently
B	fluency
C	fluent
D	middle

Question 15 Explanation:

Fluent means able to speak a language easily and well. After is we need an adjective: She is fluent in Spanish. Not fluently, because that is an adverb.

Question 16

He was not _____ of my plan.

A	know
B	course
C	aware
D	wisdom

Question 16 Explanation:

Aware of means knowing about something. He was not aware of my plan = he didn't know about it.

Question 17

Some of the students of this college live in the _____ on the college campus.

A	house
B	dormitory
C	flat
D	country

Question 17 Explanation:

A dormitory is a building where students live at a college or university. In British English we also say halls of residence.

Question 18

He is _____ Linguistics at the University of Oxford.

A	working
B	looking
C	knowing
D	studying

Question 18 Explanation:

We study a subject at a university. Example: She is studying Medicine.

Question 19

There won’t be a _____ for that film.

A	queue
B	sequence
C	chain
D	group

Question 19 Explanation:

A queue is a line of people waiting for something. Not many people want to see that film, so there won't be a queue.

Question 20

Each teacher _____ the contract.

A	wrote
B	spoke
C	pointed
D	signed

Question 20 Explanation:

You sign a contract when you write your name on it to show you accept it.

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