Vocabulary Test About SHIPS AND BOATS Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 146
Question 1 |
"Do you row?"
"I used to, but I haven't used a pair of ........... for years."
A | oars |
B | paddles |
C | poles |
D | rows |
Question 2 |
The sea was so ........... that some of the passengers in the pleasure boat felt seasick.
A | breezy |
B | choppy |
C | runny |
D | wavy |
Question 3 |
They moored the boat to a tree ........... and left it by the river bank.
A | branch |
B | log |
C | pole |
D | stump |
Question 4 |
They loaded the ........... for the voyage onto the ship.
A | food |
B | meals |
C | portions |
D | rations |
Question 5 |
The ship ran ........... on the beach near the harbour.
A | aback |
B | adrift |
C | afloat |
D | aground |
Question 6 |
That boat has an ........... motor at the back.
A | outboard |
B | outgoing |
C | outside |
D | outward |
Question 7 |
At first sight, the island seemed to be bare and ........... of any kind of vegetation.
A | absent |
B | devoid |
C | minus |
D | vacant |
Question 8 |
The captain realised that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there could be a ........... on the ship.
A | mutiny |
B | rebellion |
C | riot |
D | strike |
Question 9 |
The cargo in the hold of the ship ........... many times in the storm.
A | changed |
B | floated |
C | shifted |
D | switched |
Question 10 |
The sea is too far out; we can't swim till the ........... comes in.
A | current |
B | stream |
C | tide |
D | water |
Question 11 |
A lot of driftwood was washed up on to the ...........
A | coast |
B | coastline |
C | seaside |
D | shore |
Question 12 |
The sea was so rough that the little boat ...........
A | bent |
B | capsized |
C | inverted |
D | reversed |
Question 13 |
When we go fishing, we always take a lot of worms for ...........
A | attraction |
B | bait |
C | food |
D | trap |
Question 14 |
Swimming is dangerous here because of the strong ........... across the bay.
A | current |
B | jet |
C | motion |
D | pressure |
Question 15 |
The boat just ........... out to sea.
A | drifted |
B | slid |
C | strayed |
D | wandered |
Question 16 |
After the storm, the ........... of a small ship was thrown up on the shore.
A | breakage |
B | ruin |
C | wastage |
D | wreckage |
Question 17 |
The ship was not allowed to unload its ...........
A | burden |
B | cargo |
C | freight |
D | load |
Question 18 |
When the ship docked at Hamburg, they found a ........... in the hold.
A | gate-crasher |
B | interloper |
C | stowaway |
D | trespasser |
Question 19 |
She was very enthusiastic about sailing around the world and now was just ........... to go.
A | bounding |
B | leaping |
C | jumping |
D | roaring |
Question 20 |
l ........... with the captain to abandon the ship before it was too late.
A | appealed |
B | begged |
C | claimed |
D | pleaded |
Question 21 |
Due to the bad weather conditions, the lifeboat crew were asked to ........... in case of emergency.
A | stand away |
B | stand by |
C | stand in |
D | stand up |
Question 22 |
He had a ........... escape when his boat was capsized by a sudden gust of wind.
A | close |
B | narrow |
C | near |
D | sudden |
Question 23 |
The waves gently ........... against the shore.
A | bit |
B | chewed |
C | lapped |
D | licked |
Question 24 |
We managed to grab a piece of wood that was floating nearby and we hung on for ........... life.
A | dear |
B | gentle |
C | kind |
D | precious |
Question 25 |
The air-sea search operation is continuing, although hopes of finding survivors are ...........
A | dimming |
B | dissolving |
C | fading |
D | reducing |
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