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Vocabulary for everyday topics

45 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Section A has 14 multiple-choice questions on vocabulary. Section B has structured questions; ask a parent or teacher to help you mark the written answers.

Section A: multiple-choice questions

14 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
1

Question 1

The soup was bland. What does this mean?
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B
Bland food has little taste. Spicy is the opposite; sweet and burnt are other flavours.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Unit 2 Vocabulary: adjectives for food
Textbook p. 23
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Question 2

I am hot and dirty. I need to ______ a bath.
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C
The collocation is 'take a bath' (Unit 5, p.64 and the list on p.184).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Unit 5 Vocabulary: collocations
Textbook p. 64
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Question 3

After a long discussion, the family made a great ______ to move house.
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B
The gap follows 'a great', so a noun is needed. The noun of 'decide' is 'decision'. 'Decisive' is an adjective.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Unit 2 Vocabulary: word formation (noun)
Textbook p. 24
4

Question 4

That new cafe is very ______ and is always full of young people.
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A
After 'is very' we need an adjective. 'Trendy' is the adjective of 'trend' (Unit 2 table).
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Unit 2 Vocabulary: word formation (adjective)
Textbook p. 24
5

Question 5

People are becoming concerned ______ many species because their natural habitat is disappearing.
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D
The fixed phrase is 'concerned about something' (list on p.185).
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Unit 9 Vocabulary: prepositions
Textbook p. 116
6

Question 6

If you run ______ of breath, stop exercising until you feel better.
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A
'Run out of' means have no more of something left (p.186). 'Run over' means drive over something.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Unit 12 Vocabulary: phrasal verbs
Textbook p. 154
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Question 7

Amir looks up to his older brother. What does this mean?
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B
'Look up to' means admire or have respect for someone (Unit 4, p.50). 'Look for' means search; 'look after' means take care of.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Unit 4 Vocabulary: phrasal verbs
Textbook p. 50
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Question 8

If you are in a dangerous situation, try to ______ calm.
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C
The collocation is 'keep calm' (Unit 7, p.90).
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Unit 7 Vocabulary: collocations
Textbook p. 90
9

Question 9

Please concentrate ______ what your teacher is saying.
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D
The fixed phrase is 'concentrate on something' (list on p.185).
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Unit 11 Vocabulary: prepositions
Textbook p. 142
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Question 10

Which phrase is NOT correct?
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C
We 'make' a noise, so 'do a lot of noise' is wrong. The other three are collocations from the list on p.184.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Unit 5 Vocabulary: collocations (odd one out)
Textbook p. 64
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Question 11

In the Unit 6 table the word definitely is in the adverb column. How can you tell it is an adverb?
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D
Most adverbs end in -ly (definitely, freely, deeply, properly). Adjectives describe nouns; verbs show actions.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Unit 6 Vocabulary: word formation (adverb)
Textbook p. 76
12

Question 12

Buy your tickets now, because the concert will ______ soon.
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A
'Sell out' means run out of tickets for an event (Unit 10, p.128). 'Turn out' means end in a particular way.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Unit 10 Vocabulary: phrasal verbs
Textbook p. 128
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Question 13

Which sentence is correct?
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C
'Interested in' is correct. The others should be 'jealous of', 'good at' and 'wait for'.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Prepositions list: adjectives with a preposition
Textbook p. 185
14

Question 14

Which sentence uses the phrasal verb correctly?
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A
'Turn down' means decrease the volume, which fits a loud sound. In B you want it louder, so you would 'turn it up'. In C 'turned us away' means refused admission, so they could not go in. In D turning off a lamp makes the room darker.
For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard Unit 10 Vocabulary: phrasal verbs (turn)
Textbook p. 128

Section B: structured questions

31 marks
Answer all questions. Choose the answer or write it in the space.
15

Question 15

Choose the best word to describe each food.
[1 mark] (a)The chicken is black and dry because it was cooked for too long.
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overcooked
[1 mark] (b)A curry with a lot of chilli is very ______.
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spicy
[1 mark] (c)The rice has almost no flavour: it is ______.
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bland
[1 mark] (d)Dark chocolate with no sugar tastes ______.
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bitter
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Unit 2 Vocabulary: adjectives for food
Textbook p. 23
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Question 16

Look at the table. Write the word that goes in each blank.
The Unit 2 word formation table with noun, verb and adjective columns and ten numbered blanks
Unit 2 word formation table
[1 mark] (a)Blank (1): the noun that goes with the verb 'colour'.
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colour
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[1 mark] (b)Blank (3): the adjective of 'tradition'.
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traditional
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[1 mark] (c)Blank (4): the verb of 'decision'.
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decide
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[1 mark] (d)Blank (5): the verb of 'choice'.
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choose
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[1 mark] (e)Blank (8): the noun of the adjective 'trendy'.
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trend
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[1 mark] (f)Blank (10): the adjective of 'variety' and 'vary'.
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various
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Unit 2 Vocabulary: word formation table
Textbook p. 24
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Question 17

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals.
[1 mark] (a)The coach gave a clear ______ of the rules. (DEFINE)
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definition
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[1 mark] (b)You need ______ to carry such heavy bags. (ASSIST)
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assistance
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[1 mark] (c)Good ______ helps you to win at tennis. (CONCENTRATE)
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concentration
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[1 mark] (d)Young children must swim under the ______ of an adult. (SUPERVISE)
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supervision
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[1 mark] (e)Always do the exercise ______ so that you do not hurt yourself. (PROPER)
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properly
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Unit 6 Vocabulary: word formation
Textbook p. 76
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Question 18

Choose the correct preposition.
[1 mark] (a)She is very good ______ swimming.
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at
[1 mark] (b)Do not rely ______ your phone; take a map as well.
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on
[1 mark] (c)We are worried ______ the exam.
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about
[1 mark] (d)I am interested ______ robots.
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in
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Prepositions list
Textbook p. 185
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Question 19

Choose the phrasal verb that fits the sentence.
[1 mark] (a)The team must ______ before the match to prepare their bodies.
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warm up
[1 mark] (b)Please ______ the music a little; it is too loud.
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turn down
[1 mark] (c)We have no more milk; we have ______ it.
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run out of
[1 mark] (d)The teacher will ______ the worksheets to each pupil.
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hand out
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Phrasal Verbs list (Units 6, 8, 10, 12)
Textbook p. 186
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Question 20

Each sentence has one mistake in the underlined phrase. Write the correct phrase.
[1 mark] (a)He did a compliment to the cook.
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paid a compliment
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[1 mark] (b)We have been working for hours; let us do a break.
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take a break
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[1 mark] (c)Please make the dishes after dinner.
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do the dishes
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[1 mark] (d)Her parents moved the house last year.
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moved house
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For the teacher: Analysing, low difficulty, standard Unit 1 and Unit 5 Vocabulary: collocations
Textbook p. 184
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Question 21

Faiz says: 'The word decision is a verb because it tells us what we do.'
[2 marks] (a)Is Faiz right? Say why, using the ending of the word.
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No. 'Decision' is a noun. The ending -ion makes nouns, and the word names the result of deciding.
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[2 marks] (b)Write the verb and the adjective that go with decision.
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decide (verb); decisive (adjective)
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For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, standard Unit 2 Vocabulary: word formation
Textbook p. 24