General ESL Vocabulary MCQ Test With Answers – Intermediate Level Exercise 03

International means involving many countries. The clue is foreigners: the country attracts visitors and businesses from other countries. Not national or local, because these refer only to one country or one area.

Intend to do something means to plan or mean to do it: I intend to finish this today. The other verbs don't take to + verb in this way, and their meanings don't fit.

Control your temper is a fixed phrase meaning to stop yourself from getting angry. Temper is your tendency to become angry. Not mind: we say lose your mind or make up your mind, not control your mind in this sense.

Out of work means without a job. When many people have no job, unemployment (the number of people without work) rises. Not job / hard-working: we don't say out of job, and hard-working doesn't fit the second gap.

Fold something in half means to bend paper or cloth so that one half lies on top of the other. Not bend, which is used for things like metal or your arm, not for folding paper neatly.

Participate in means to take part in an activity: Do you participate in any sports? Not take place, which means 'happen' and is used for events, not people: The match took place on Sunday.

There isn't much left (that) he can do means there are few possible actions remaining. Left here means 'remaining'. The other options don't express the idea of what still remains possible.

Earn means to get money for the work you do: She earns a good salary. The clue is in his previous job. Not win, which is for prizes or games, and not gain, which is for things like experience or weight.

Inconsiderate means not thinking about other people's feelings or needs. Leaving someone all unprotected is a negative action, so we need a negative adjective. Noble, kind, admirable and polite are all positive.

A notice is a piece of paper or a sign with information or a warning on it, like Beware of the dog! Not label, which is a small piece of paper on a product giving information about it.

Fit is about size: clothes fit you if they are the right size. The clue is my waist properly. Not suit, which is about whether something looks good on you, not its size.

Interrupt means to stop someone while they are speaking or doing something. The clue is till I've finished. Not interfere, which needs with or in and means to get involved in something that is not your business.

Here talk is a noun meaning conversation or discussion: What was all that talk about? Speak, say, tell and inform are verbs and cannot be used as a noun here.

Tell is followed directly by the person: tell you, tell me. Not say, because we say something to someone, not say someone.

Would you mind + -ing (or + possessive + -ing) is a polite way to ask permission: Would you mind my opening the window? Ajar means slightly open.

Remind someone of something means to make someone remember it: That reminds me of something I have to do. Here that (a thing) makes the speaker remember, so reminds is correct. Not remembers: a person remembers something, but a thing reminds you of it.

A hobby is an activity you do regularly for pleasure in your free time, like painting or collecting stamps. Not leisure, which means free time itself and is not used with a.

Adjectives ending in -ed describe how a person feels: I was bored. Adjectives ending in -ing describe the thing that causes the feeling: The meeting was boring. Here I is the person feeling it, so bored is correct.

An advantage is something that helps you succeed: Speaking English is an advantage in this job. Experience helps you get a job, so it is an advantage. Not profit, which means money you make in business.

Lively means full of energy, fun and activity: a lively party. Not lifelike, which means looking real, and not lifeless, which means without energy or life.