Everyday Vocabulary Government Test

Everyday Vocabulary: GOVERNMENT Test

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Question 1

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

GOVERNMENT

In most countries, except _____ states, there are several different political parties.

A	cabinet
B	majority
C	coalition
D	one-party

Question 1 Explanation:

A one-party state is a country where only one political party is allowed. The sentence contrasts these countries with countries that have several different political parties.

Question 2

The one with the _____ of seats normally forms the government and the parties which are against the government are called the _____.

A	majority
B	alliance
C	coalition
D	opposition

Question 2 Explanation:

This question is about the first gap. The majority of seats means more than half of the seats in parliament. The party with the majority normally forms the government. Opposition belongs in the second gap.

Question 3

The one with the _____ of seats normally forms the government and the parties which are against the government are called the _____.

A	majority
B	alliance
C	coalition
D	opposition

Question 3 Explanation:

This question is about the second gap. The parties that are against the government are called the opposition. Majority belongs in the first gap.

Question 4

Sometimes no single party wins enough seats, and several parties must combine together in a _____ to form a government.

A	majority
B	alliance
C	coalition
D	opposition

Question 4 Explanation:

A coalition is a government formed when several parties join together because no single party has enough seats. Not alliance: an alliance is a general agreement to work together, while a coalition is the usual word for parties governing together.

Question 5

The principal ministers in the government form a group called the _____.

A	cabinet
B	majority
C	left-wing
D	one-party state

Question 5 Explanation:

The cabinet is the group of the most important (principal) ministers in a government. Example: The cabinet meets every week.

Question 6

The leader of this group, and of the government, is the _____.

A	cabinet minister
B	majority
C	prime minister
D	president

Question 6 Explanation:

In a parliamentary system like this one, the leader of the cabinet and of the government is the prime minister. Not president: the text describes parties winning seats in parliament and forming a government, and the head of such a government is the prime minister.

Question 7

A socialist or communist party is often described as _____.

A	right-wing
B	left-wing
C	alliance
D	coalition

Question 7 Explanation:

Socialist and communist parties are described as left-wing. They usually support more equality and more state control.

Question 8

A conservative party, on the other hand, is usually said to be _____.

A	right-wing
B	left-wing
C	alliance
D	coalition

Question 8 Explanation:

On the other hand shows a contrast with the left-wing parties in the previous sentence. Conservative parties are called right-wing.

Question 9

Political situations are always changing. Sometimes in a party or between two parties, there is a big argument or deep difference of opinion. This is called a (an) _____.

A	opposition
B	coalition
C	alliance
D	split

Question 9 Explanation:

A split is a serious disagreement that divides a party or separates two parties. Example: There was a split in the party over taxes.

Question 10

When, on the other hand, two parties work together, this is sometimes called an _____.

A	opposition
B	coalition
C	alliance
D	split

Question 10 Explanation:

On the other hand shows the opposite of a split. When two parties work together, this is an alliance. The article an also fits alliance. Not opposition: that means the parties against the government.

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