Vocabulary Test About CLOTHING Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 13

Clothing

Tom: “What would you do if you were in my shoes?”
Tim: “I would polish them.”

She ranted and raved. She complained and pleaded. She cried and threatened.
“You’d think I treated you like a dog,” her husband retorted.
“No!” she screamed. “A dog has a fur coat!”

Vocabulary Test About CLOTHING Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 13

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Question 1

The boxer in the dark _____ is sure to win. He's much better than the other one.

A	costume
B	pants
C	trousers
D	trunks

Question 1 Explanation:

Boxers wear short shorts called trunks. Not trousers or pants, because boxers don't fight in long trousers.

Question 2

Why don't you wear a (an) _____ when you do the washing-up?

A	apron
B	cloth
C	duster
D	towel

Question 2 Explanation:

An apron is something you tie over your clothes to keep them clean when you cook or wash up. A towel is for drying, not for wearing.

Question 3

Mary was wearing a very _____ skirt which swirled round her as she danced.

A	big
B	full
C	loose
D	tight

Question 3 Explanation:

A full skirt has a lot of material, so it spreads out and swirls when you move. Loose only means not tight; it doesn't describe a wide skirt that swirls.

Question 4

My brother is always wearing the same _____ shirt with blue and white lines on it.

A	lined
B	spotted
C	striped
D	tie

Question 4 Explanation:

A shirt with lines of colour on it is a striped shirt. Not lined: for clothes, lined means it has an extra layer of material inside (a lining).

Question 5

The tailor made Joe a new _____.

A	clothes
B	dress
C	suit
D	wear

Question 5 Explanation:

A tailor makes a suit: a jacket and trousers of the same material. Clothes is plural, so you can't say a new clothes.

Question 6

Ann looked very severe in a black dress with a white collar and _____.

A	bottoms
B	cuffs
C	ends
D	hands

Question 6 Explanation:

Cuffs are the ends of the sleeves around the wrists. Dresses and shirts often have a matching collar and cuffs.

Question 7

The most expensive _____ coats are made of mink.

A	feather
B	fur
C	hair
D	skin

Question 7 Explanation:

Fur is the thick soft hair of animals like mink, used for coats: a fur coat. We don't say a hair coat.

Question 8

Mr Smith arrived wearing a suit, but he put on his _____ before going into the workshop.

A	overalls
B	overcoat
C	overwork
D	underclothes

Question 8 Explanation:

Overalls are a loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes to protect them while working. An overcoat is a warm coat for outside, not for a workshop.

Question 9

He turned up his _____ to protect his neck from the cold wind.

A	cap
B	collar
C	scarf
D	sleeve

Question 9 Explanation:

The collar is the part of a shirt or coat around your neck. You turn up your collar to keep your neck warm. You wrap a scarf; you don't turn it up.

Question 10

After joining the tennis club, Pete started wearing a smart _____ with a badge on the pocket.

A	blazer
B	cardigan
C	tunic
D	waistcoat

Question 10 Explanation:

A blazer is a smart jacket, often worn by members of a club or school, with the club badge on the pocket. A cardigan is knitted and usually has no badge.

Question 11

It's a smart restaurant and men have to wear a _____.

A	blouse
B	coat
C	dress
D	jacket

Question 11 Explanation:

In smart restaurants men often have to wear a jacket (and sometimes a tie). A blouse and a dress are clothes for women.

Question 12

She bought a new _____ for the birthday party.

A	cloth
B	dress
C	vest
D	wear

Question 12 Explanation:

A dress is a piece of women's clothing, good for a party. Cloth is material, not clothing, and a vest (British English) is worn under other clothes.

Question 13

My father always wears a blue silk handkerchief in his _____ pocket.

A	breast
B	chest
C	shoulder
D	heart

Question 13 Explanation:

The breast pocket is the small pocket on the upper front of a jacket, where men often keep a handkerchief. You will sometimes hear chest pocket, but breast pocket is the usual phrase, especially for a handkerchief in a jacket.

Question 14

Hearing a knock at the front door, the woman threw a (an) _____ over her pyjamas and went downstairs to open the door.

A	bra
B	dressing-gown
C	evening dress
D	nightdress

Question 14 Explanation:

A dressing-gown is a long, loose coat you wear over your night clothes at home. A nightdress is itself night clothing, not something you put on over pyjamas.

Question 15

He was wearing a dark green tie over his cream _____.