GEC B1 - Lesson 12 - Vocab Quiz

1. The class which was about playground injuries was very instructive.

What does ‘instructive’ mean?

• A. being very long with lots of information

• B. giving useful information

• C. giving boring information

• D. having a lot of rules

2. People have conflicting beliefs about why we yawned. Some think that we yawn because we’re bored; some think that it’s because we’re sleepy.

Which of the following words can best replace ‘conflicting’?

• A. interesting and useful

• B. different and opposing

• C. varied and having the same style

• D. modern and convenient

3. Fill in the blank with one preposition: The doctors had a conflict _____ what causes yawning.

• over

• at

• with

• about

4. Studies confirm that when you’re tired or bored, you tend to breathe more slowly.

What does ‘confirm’ mean?

• A. say that something will happen

• B. not believe that something is true

• C. not want to use something

• D. prove that something is true

5. When you yawn, you may deny that you feel tired or bored; however, yawning makes you feel better.

What does the word ‘deny’ mean?

• A. not allow somebody to do something

• B. say that something is not good

• C. say that something is not true

• D. not want to move

6. What does ‘confirm’ mean in this sentence?

He called to confirm his appointment with the doctor.

• A. say that something will happen

• B. not believe that something is true

• C. not want to use something

• D. prove that something is true

7. What is the noun that comes from the verb ‘confirm’?

• A. confirmer

• B. confirmsion

• C. confirmation

• D. confirmance

8. What is the noun that comes from the verb ‘deny’?

• A. deniation

• B. denyance

• C. denial

• D. denience

9. The yawn is equivalent to taking an extra big breath.

Which of the following words can mostly mean ‘equivalent’?

• A. opposite

• B. equal

• C. different

• D. flexible

10. If something is flexible, you can _____.

• A. change it easily

• B. control it easily

• C. take it around easily

• D. make it stronger easily