Vocabulary: Selfies

Millennials have given a whole new spin to the phrase ‘taking selfies’.

• Baby boomer

• Gen X

• Gen Y

• Gen Z

The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.

• dangerous

• careful

• unstable

• fragile

Carelessness is the catalyst that feeds the increasing accidents on the road.

• reactant

• stimulus

• promoter

• weakener

Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.

• series

• serial

• cereal

• serious

Having a daredevil dad greatly influence his interest in car racing.

• coward

• show-off

• lionhearted

• adventurer

Douglas Lim's specialty is parodying political figures.

• plagiarising

• performing

• producing

• impersonating

The Burj Khalifa is a famous landmark in Dubai.

• monument

• statue

• building

• square

His failed attempt in pickpocketing the old man resulted in him being apprehended by police.

• arrested

• warned

• comprehended

• scolded

That flag has remained firmly unfurled for 13 years.

• hoisted

• unfolded

• unrolled

• opened

It is worrying to read about the thousands of traffic fatalities every year on the road.

• deaths

• injuries

• wounds

• hurt