Vocabulary Test About HOUSES Choose The Right Answer MCQ Exercise 118

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Question 1

Greg is in the garden, chopping _____ for the fireplace.

A	forests
B	trunks
C	twigs
D	wood

Question 1 Explanation:

Wood is the material from trees that we burn in a fireplace, and we chop wood with an axe. Not twigs: these are very small thin branches, which you break rather than chop.

Question 2

It was very _____ in the cottage with the comfortable armchairs by the fire.

A	easy
B	gratifying
C	refreshing
D	snug

Question 2 Explanation:

Snug means warm, comfortable and cosy, especially in a small place: a snug little cottage. Easy and refreshing do not describe a cosy room.

Question 3

In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept _____ all night.

A	noisily
B	roundly
C	resonantly
D	soundly

Question 3 Explanation:

Sleep soundly is a fixed collocation meaning to sleep deeply and peacefully. In spite of the thunderstorm tells us they were not woken. Not roundly, which goes with criticism: roundly criticised.

Question 4

Do open the window; this room seems very _____.

A	breathless
B	mouldy
C	rancid
D	stuffy

Question 4 Explanation:

A stuffy room is warm and has no fresh air. That is why the speaker wants to open the window. Not mouldy: that describes food or walls with mould on them.

Question 5

Believing herself alone in the house, she was _____ when she heard someone moving about in the hall.

A	amazed
B	annoyed
C	incredulous
D	startled

Question 5 Explanation:

Startled means suddenly surprised or slightly frightened by something unexpected, such as a noise. She thought she was alone, so the sound gave her a shock. Not amazed, which means very surprised, often in a positive way, not by a sudden fright.

Question 6

He took out a big _____ of keys and opened the door.

A	branch
B	bunch
C	group
D	packet

Question 6 Explanation:

We say a bunch of keys, meaning several keys on one ring. Bunch is also used for flowers and bananas: a bunch of flowers.

Question 7

The children _____ round the fire to keep warm.

A	cloistered
B	grouped
C	huddled
D	tucked

Question 7 Explanation:

Huddle means to crowd closely together, usually to keep warm or because you are afraid: They huddled round the fire. Not grouped, which usually needs an object (grouped the chairs) and does not suggest keeping warm.

Question 8

The _____ of the family home following the divorce was a great shock to the children.

A	break-down
B	break-in
C	break-out
D	break-up

Question 8 Explanation:

A break-up is the end of a relationship, marriage or family living together, so a divorce causes the break-up of the family home. Not break-in, which is when someone enters a building illegally, and not break-out, which is an escape.

Question 9

The house looked _____ in the failing evening light.

A	austere
B	lucky
C	serious
D	strict

Question 9 Explanation:

Austere describes a place that is very plain, with no decoration or comfort, so it looks cold and unwelcoming. In the failing evening light, the house looked bare and grim. Strict and serious describe people, not buildings.

Question 10

I have lived near the railway for so long now that I've grown _____ to the noise of the trains.

A	accustomed
B	aware
C	familiar
D	unconscious

Question 10 Explanation:

Grow accustomed to something means to get used to it: I've grown accustomed to the noise. Not familiar, which takes with (familiar with the noise) and does not mean 'no longer bothered by'.

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