Word Definition Vocabulary Test

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Question 1

Someone who carries a message is _____.

A	worker
B	messenger
C	peacemaker
D	foreigner
E	stranger

Question 1 Explanation:

A messenger is a person who takes a message from one person to another.

Question 2

A writer of verses of any kind is _____.

A	an author
B	a novelist
C	a dramatist
D	a poet
E	a journalist

Question 2 Explanation:

A poet writes poems, which are written in verses. A novelist writes novels, and a dramatist writes plays.

Question 3

A food made from milk is _____.

A	ham
B	cheese
C	stew
D	pepper
E	roll

Question 3 Explanation:

Cheese is a food made from milk. Ham comes from meat, and pepper is a spice or a vegetable.

Question 4

The part of a room you walk on is _____.

A	ceiling
B	window
C	door
D	floor
E	wall

Question 4 Explanation:

The floor is the part of a room under your feet. The ceiling is the part above your head.

Question 5

A round vegetable with a strong smell and flavour that can make your eyes water when you cut it is _____.

A	onion
B	potato
C	tomato
D	carrot
E	cabbage

Question 5 Explanation:

An onion is a round vegetable with a strong smell. Cutting an onion often makes people cry.

Question 6

The first letter of a word or name is called _____.

A	signature
B	alphabet
C	voice
D	initial
E	injury

Question 6 Explanation:

An initial is the first letter of a name or word, for example J.S. for John Smith. A signature is your whole name written by hand.

Question 7

Someone you do not know is _____.

A	inhabitant
B	man
C	woman
D	native
E	stranger

Question 7 Explanation:

A stranger is a person you do not know. A native is a person born in a place.

Question 8

A sea voyage for pleasure is _____.

A	by sea
B	ship
C	seashore
D	cruise
E	sea steamer

Question 8 Explanation:

A cruise is a holiday trip on a big ship. Example: They went on a cruise around the Mediterranean.

Question 9

Someone who makes or looks after machines is _____.

A	economist
B	worker
C	teacher
D	engineer
E	member

Question 9 Explanation:

An engineer is a person who designs, builds or repairs machines. Not worker, because that word is too general.

Question 10

UFO stands for _____.

A	Unknown Flying Object
B	Unmanned Flying Object
C	Unidentified Flying Object
D	Unreal Flying Object
E	Unrecognizable Flying Object

Question 10 Explanation:

UFO means Unidentified Flying Object: something in the sky that nobody can identify.

Question 11

A public sale where things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them is _____.

A	audience
B	attic
C	auction
D	atlas
E	astrologer

Question 11 Explanation:

At an auction, people offer money for things, and the person who offers the most buys them. An audience is the people watching a show.

Question 12

A very large pool of water with land all around is _____.

A	garden
B	object
C	oath
D	nut
E	lake

Question 12 Explanation:

A lake is a large area of water with land all around it.

Question 13

Two-storey buses are called _____.

A	liners
B	the underground
C	street-cars
D	double-deckers
E	coaches

Question 13 Explanation:

A double-decker is a bus with two floors, like the red buses in London. A coach is a comfortable bus for long trips.

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