Vocabulary Test About HOUSEHOLD CHORES Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 127
Question 1
Her mother had asked her to do several _____ before she went out.
We do jobs: small tasks, often around the house. I've got a few jobs to do before dinner. Not works, because work in this sense is uncountable, and works means factories or artistic creations.
Question 2
We had _____ on the attic last weekend, and cleared out fifteen years' accumulation of odds and ends.
Informally, to have a blitz on something means to make a short, intense effort to clean or tidy it. We had a blitz on the kitchen. Attack, invasion and raid are not used in this fixed phrase.
Question 3
There was a _____ of rubbish in the corner of the bedroom.
A pile is an untidy mass of things lying on top of each other: a pile of rubbish. Not stack, because a stack is neat and orderly, such as a stack of plates.
Question 4
Mike picked up a _____ and went out to clear the snow away from the front of the house.
A shovel is a tool with a wide blade for lifting and moving loose material such as snow, soil or coal. Not rake, because a rake has teeth and is used for collecting leaves or smoothing soil.
Question 5
Do straighten that picture over the fireplace; it looks _____ from here.
Crooked means not straight, or bent to one side. It is the usual word for a picture that is not hanging level: Your tie is crooked. Not uneven, which describes a surface that is not flat or smooth.
Question 6
It was cold enough for a fire so Mr Obedient went off to _____ some wood.
To chop wood means to cut it into pieces with an axe, for example for a fire. Not chip, which means to break off a small piece accidentally, as in I chipped a cup.
Question 7
The drunken couple did nothing to keep the flat clean and tidy and lived in the utmost _____.
Squalor means very dirty, unpleasant living conditions, often caused by neglect. It collocates with live in (the utmost) squalor. Not decay, which is the gradual process of rotting or falling into ruin, not the dirty state of a home.
Question 8
I just have a few household _____ to cope with and then I'll be able to rest.
Household chores are routine jobs in the home, such as washing up, ironing or vacuuming. Not works, because household works is not a natural collocation, and assignments are tasks given at school or work.
Question 9
There must be something I can do to _____ breaking your favourite tea-pot.
To make up for something means to compensate for a loss or mistake: I bought her flowers to make up for forgetting her birthday. Not put up with, which means to tolerate something unpleasant.
Question 10
He has a (an) _____ habit of emptying ashtrays out of his window on to our doorstep.
Disgusting means extremely unpleasant, and it collocates naturally with habit: a disgusting habit. Not offending, which means 'causing the problem' (the offending item). The adjective for something unpleasant or rude is offensive.
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