Vocabulary Test About FURNITURE AND FITTINGS Choose The Right Answer MCQ Exercise 120

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Question 1

She couldn't see herself in the mirror because of the _____ rising from the hot bath.

A	fog
B	mist
C	smoke
D	steam

Question 1 Explanation:

Steam is the hot water vapour that rises from very hot water. It covers mirrors and makes them hard to see in. Not mist, which is natural cloudy air outdoors, not vapour from hot water.

Question 2

Her room is comfortable but rather on the small _____.

A	angle
B	basis
C	side
D	size

Question 2 Explanation:

The fixed phrase on the small side means 'a little too small'. For example, These shoes are a bit on the big side. Not size: we say small in size, never on the small size.

Question 3

This chair looks very _____ to our old grey one.

A	exact
B	familiar
C	like
D	similar

Question 3 Explanation:

We say similar to something, meaning almost the same as it. Not like: we say looks like our old one without very and without to.

Question 4

There were four chairs in the living room, one in each _____.

A	corner
B	edge
C	side
D	wall

Question 4 Explanation:

A room has four corners, where two walls meet. So one in each corner gives exactly four chairs.

Question 5

This beautiful wardrobe has been in our family for over two centuries and is now very _____.

A	dear
B	expensive
C	precious
D	valuable

Question 5 Explanation:

Valuable means worth a lot of money. Old antique furniture usually becomes valuable. Not expensive: that word describes the price of something you buy, not an old family object that has become worth more over time.

Question 6

This table would _____ nicely for Mary's room.

A	agree
B	do
C	fit
D	suit

Question 6 Explanation:

Do can mean 'be suitable or good enough', as in This will do nicely for…. Not suit: it takes a direct object without for (It would suit Mary's room).

Question 7

She wanted to remove the colour from the curtains so she _____ them.

A	bleached
B	dried
C	dyed
D	rinsed

Question 7 Explanation:

To bleach something means to remove its colour with a chemical. Not dyed: to dye is the opposite, meaning to add a new colour.

Question 8

It was a strange clock with an hour _____ that was longer than the minute one.

A	finger
B	hand
C	needle
D	rod

Question 8 Explanation:

The pointers on a clock are called hands: the hour hand and the minute hand. Not needle, which is used for things like a compass or a meter.

Question 9

Whether or not you like some kinds of modern furniture is a matter of _____.

A	comparison
B	favour
C	taste
D	vogue

Question 9 Explanation:

A matter of taste means it depends on what each person personally likes. Not vogue, which means fashion and appears in the phrase in vogue, not a matter of vogue.

Question 10

Be careful how you handle this vase as it is _____.

A	invaluable
B	priceless
C	valueless
D	worthy

Question 10 Explanation:

Priceless means so valuable that no price can be put on it, which is why you must handle it carefully. Not invaluable, which usually describes abstract things like help or advice, and not valueless, which means worth nothing.

Question 11

The windows don't fit very well and it makes the room awfully _____.

A	airy
B	breezy
C	draughty
D	ventilated

Question 11 Explanation:

Draughty (British English) describes a room where cold air comes in through gaps, for example badly fitting windows. Not airy, which is positive and means pleasantly full of fresh air.

Question 12

Where do you _____ your pencils? In this drawer?

A	close
B	guard
C	hold
D	keep

Question 12 Explanation:

We keep things in a place when that is where we usually store them, as in I keep my keys in my bag. Not hold, which means to have something in your hands.

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