Vocabulary Test About SHIPS AND BOATS Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 145

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Question 1

Swimming across that river was a _____ thing for him to do.

A	dangerous
B	rough
C	stormy
D	violent

Question 1 Explanation:

Dangerous means likely to hurt you or put you at risk: a dangerous thing to do. Rough, stormy and violent describe the sea or the weather, not an action.

Question 2

I'm always seasick when the sea is _____.

A	calm
B	rough
C	unsteady
D	wild

Question 2 Explanation:

A rough sea has big waves, and big waves make people seasick. It is the usual word for the sea in bad weather. The opposite is a calm sea.

Question 3

The "Anna Maria" _____ from Gdańsk at 11:00 tomorrow.

A	embarks
B	floats
C	sails
D	steams

Question 3 Explanation:

A ship sails from a port when it starts its journey: The ferry sails at noon. The present simple is used here for a timetable. Not embarks: people embark (get on a ship); the ship itself doesn't embark from a place.

Question 4

The passengers amused themselves playing games on the upper _____ of the ship.

A	deck
B	dock
C	floor
D	platform

Question 4 Explanation:

The deck is the floor of a ship, especially the open area outside where passengers can walk: the upper deck. Not dock: a dock is the place in a port where ships are loaded and repaired.

Question 5

We saw ships from all over the world in the _____.

A	beach
B	harbour
C	pier
D	shelter

Question 5 Explanation:

A harbour is an area of water near the land where ships stay safely, so you see ships in the harbour. A pier is a long structure going out into the sea; you are on a pier, not in it.

Question 6

I don't want to go into the sea. I'd rather lie on the _____.

A	bank
B	beach
C	coast
D	seaside

Question 6 Explanation:

A beach is the area of sand by the sea where people lie in the sun: lie on the beach. Not seaside: we say go to the seaside (a holiday place), not lie on the seaside.

Question 7

You must keep _____ in the boat, otherwise it will overturn.

A	balanced
B	stiff
C	still
D	straight

Question 7 Explanation:

Keep still means do not move. In a small boat, moving around can make it turn over. Stiff means hard and not bending, and straight means not bent, so neither fits.

Question 8

The boat turned over and sank to the _____.

A	base
B	basis
C	bottom
D	ground

Question 8 Explanation:

The bottom is the lowest part of the sea, a lake or a river: sink to the bottom. Ground is used for land, not for the area under water.

Question 9

The ship's captain and members of the _____ welcomed us on board.

A	cast
B	crew
C	staff
D	team

Question 9 Explanation:

The crew are the people who work on a ship or a plane: members of the crew. Not staff, which is a general word for workers in an office, a school or a shop.

Question 10

In spite of the terrible storm, the ship was _____.

A	unbroken
B	undamaged
C	unhurt
D	uninjured

Question 10 Explanation:

Undamaged means not harmed, and it is used for things such as ships, cars and buildings. Unhurt and uninjured are used for people and animals.

Question 11

During the twenty-day cruise, ten will be spent _____ sea, and ten in port.

A	at
B	by
C	in
D	over

Question 11 Explanation:

At sea means on a ship, sailing on the sea: ten days at sea. It is a fixed phrase. Not by sea, which means travelling by ship: We went to France by sea.

Question 12

Although he shouted, his words were _____ in the wind.

A	drowned
B	killed
C	lost
D	stopped

Question 12 Explanation:

If words are lost in the wind, the wind carries the sound away and nobody can hear them. Not drowned: the phrase is drowned out by a noise, not drowned in.

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