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xxxReady for IELTS 2nd ed. Unit 03 Reading

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group is in this order:

2 weeks, 10 years, 100 years, 1000 years?

a)

fortnight,

decade,

century, millennium

b)

decade,

century, millennium, fortnight

c)

century, millennium, fortnight,

decade

d)

millennium, fortnight,

decade,

century

2.

This word collocates with 'reality'.

It means something that can be seen using computers

a)

virtual

b)

fake

c)

computer

d)

technical

3.

Which of the following means to make something known:

a)

To lay bare

b)

To lay a trap

c)

To lay a table

d)

To lay an egg

4.

Very good, exciting or unusual news

a)

senseless

b)

sensational

c)

sensible

d)

sense

5.

a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty

a)

adventure

b)

venture

c)

venue

d)

avenue

6.

a person used in a scientific test, usually to discover the effect of a drug on humans

a)

pig

b)

guinea pig

c)

Papua New Guinea pig

d)

New Guinea pig

7.

something that improves or increases something

a)

booster

b)

booker

c)

boater

d)

booter

8.

a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future

a)

fear

b)

anticipation

c)

terror

d)

nervousness

9.

collocates with 'a member of' and means a group of workers

a)

colleague

b)

co-worker

c)

collaborator

d)

staff

10.

something that starts a particular activity and makes it go forward

(a)  

11.

showing information in the form of an electronic image

a)

digital

b)

analogue

12.

What is the best word for this?

a)

a stop watch

b)

a wrist watch

c)

a hand watch

d)

a smart watch

13.

What do the red lines represent?

a)

national boundaries

b)

highways

c)

rivers

d)

railway lines

14.

for all of a period of time

a)

the

b)

all the while

c)

all

d)

while

15.

something that collocates with 'clothing' or 'computer' and is something you add to either.

(a)  

16.

a general effect (e.g. of global warming)

a)

a broad effect

b)

a general effect

c)

a big effect

17.

What is this?

a)

Waiting

b)

Weightlessness

c)

Weighted

18.

Getting faster

a)

Acceleration

b)

Deceleration

19.

work done without being forced or paid (adjective)

a)

voluntary

b)

volunteer

20.

What is this?

a)

heart beat

b)

drum beat

21.

a lack of understanding

a)

Confusion

b)

Compulsion

c)

Convulsion

22.

unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

a)

special (adj.)

b)

peculiar (adj.)

c)

a weirdo (n)

23.

to move slowly forwards with gradual movements or in gradual stages

a)

to budge forwards

b)

to edge forwards

c)

to hedge forwards

24.

to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done

a)

to question

b)

to inquire

c)

to respond

25.

making you feel very excited and happy

a)

exciting

b)

exhilarating

c)

unexciting

26.

to cause something to start

a)

to bullet

b)

to trigger

c)

to gun

27.

a very powerful, forceful, or effective mix of e.g. chemicals

a)

a powerful mix

b)

a forceful mix

c)

a potent cocktail

d)

an effective mix

28.

to prevent e.g the truth from being seen or spoken

a)

suppress the truth

b)

express the truth

29.

extreme happiness, e.g. when Cambodia win the World Cup

a)

feeling okay

b)

excitement

c)

feeling pretty good

d)

euphoria

30.

the feeling that you are going to vomit

a)

head ache

b)

flu

c)

nausea

31.

a piece of equipment that is designed to represent real conditions, for example in an aircraft or spacecraft

a)

a similar

b)

a samer

c)

a simulator

32.

to understand or solve something

a)

to out figure a problem

b)

to figure out a problem

c)

out to figure a problem

33.

to trick someone

a)

to fool someone

b)

to idiot someone

c)

to stupid someone

34.

Which is the odd one out?

a)

to know for sure

b)

to know for definite

c)

to know for certain

d)

to be unsure

35.

the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time

a)

endurance

b)

during

c)

duration

36.

a force that causes a feeling of pressure pushing you backwards, when you are moving very quickly forwards

a)

G-force

b)

A-force

c)

Z-force

37.

What is the odd one out?

a)

To differentiate

b)

To distinguish

c)

To resemble

d)

To notice that things are different

38.

to make something certain to happen

a)

to ensure

b)

to reassure

c)

to insure

39.

Which picture DOES NOT mean 'hooked up to'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

under the control of something

a)

be subjected to

b)

be objected to

41.

Which picture is the odd one out and means 'keep track of'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Which picture shows 'a helmet-mounted video camera'?

a)
b)
c)
43.

Which picture shows the word 'scream'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Which picture shows an astronaut?

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.

Which picture does NOT show the word 'beam'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
46.

Which word shows 'onlookers'?

a)
b)
c)
47.

Which picture shows the word 'shriek with fright'?

a)
b)
c)
48.

To 'wind down' an activity or business means...

a)

to end it suddenly

b)

to end it gradually

c)

to start it suddenly

d)

to start it gradually

49.

An imminent accident is...

a)

Very near, almost immediate

b)

Distant and a long way off, nothing to worry about just now

50.

Which word means a group of people who work together for the same organisation?

a)

staff

b)

colleague

c)

co-worker

d)

coworker

51.

Which THREE (3) pictures show the RESULTS of an impact?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Which is the auditory system? Clue: think of AUDIO

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

Where is the auditory system in the human body? (Think 'audio').

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

Who are 'the members of the public'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

Which sentence DOES NOT illustrate the meaning of "to consist of" (i.e. was made of)?

a)

the class consisted of both males and females.

b)

the meal consisted of burgers, chips, ice-cream and coke.

c)

the lesson consisted of listening, reading and speaking.

d)

the teacher consisted on giving us extra homework though we complained.

56.

Which sentence illustrates the meaning of 'to adapt' (i.e. to change in response to a new situation)?

a)

the whole world has had to adapt to the Corona virus.

b)

my parents have adapted a baby.

57.

Which image DOES NOT show efficacy or the ability to produce the intended result?

a)
b)
c)
d)
58.

Which picture shows someone COPING (i.e. not disabled by fear) WITH Chinese glass bridges?

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

To 'wind down' a business means...

a)

to start a business

b)

to run a business

c)

to keep a business going

d)

to end a business gradually

60.

Which image does NOT illustrate 'to keep track of'?

a)
b)
c)
d)