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WorksheetsxxxReady for IELTS 2nd ed. Unit 03 Reading
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which group is in this order:
2 weeks, 10 years, 100 years, 1000 years?
fortnight,
decade,
century, millennium
decade,
century, millennium, fortnight
century, millennium, fortnight,
decade
millennium, fortnight,
decade,
century
This word collocates with 'reality'.
It means something that can be seen using computers
virtual
fake
computer
technical
Which of the following means to make something known:
To lay bare
To lay a trap
To lay a table
To lay an egg
Very good, exciting or unusual news
senseless
sensational
sensible
sense
a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty
adventure
venture
venue
avenue
a person used in a scientific test, usually to discover the effect of a drug on humans
pig
guinea pig
Papua New Guinea pig
New Guinea pig
something that improves or increases something
booster
booker
boater
booter
a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future
fear
anticipation
terror
nervousness
collocates with 'a member of' and means a group of workers
colleague
co-worker
collaborator
staff
something that starts a particular activity and makes it go forward
(a)
showing information in the form of an electronic image
digital
analogue
What is the best word for this?
a stop watch
a wrist watch
a hand watch
a smart watch
What do the red lines represent?
national boundaries
highways
rivers
railway lines
for all of a period of time
the
all the while
all
while
something that collocates with 'clothing' or 'computer' and is something you add to either.
(a)
a general effect (e.g. of global warming)
a broad effect
a general effect
a big effect
What is this?
Waiting
Weightlessness
Weighted
Getting faster
Acceleration
Deceleration
work done without being forced or paid (adjective)
voluntary
volunteer
What is this?
heart beat
drum beat
a lack of understanding
Confusion
Compulsion
Convulsion
unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way
special (adj.)
peculiar (adj.)
a weirdo (n)
to move slowly forwards with gradual movements or in gradual stages
to budge forwards
to edge forwards
to hedge forwards
to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done
to question
to inquire
to respond
making you feel very excited and happy
exciting
exhilarating
unexciting
to cause something to start
to bullet
to trigger
to gun
a very powerful, forceful, or effective mix of e.g. chemicals
a powerful mix
a forceful mix
a potent cocktail
an effective mix
to prevent e.g the truth from being seen or spoken
suppress the truth
express the truth
extreme happiness, e.g. when Cambodia win the World Cup
feeling okay
excitement
feeling pretty good
euphoria
the feeling that you are going to vomit
head ache
flu
nausea
a piece of equipment that is designed to represent real conditions, for example in an aircraft or spacecraft
a similar
a samer
a simulator
to understand or solve something
to out figure a problem
to figure out a problem
out to figure a problem
to trick someone
to fool someone
to idiot someone
to stupid someone
Which is the odd one out?
to know for sure
to know for definite
to know for certain
to be unsure
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time
endurance
during
duration
a force that causes a feeling of pressure pushing you backwards, when you are moving very quickly forwards
G-force
A-force
Z-force
What is the odd one out?
To differentiate
To distinguish
To resemble
To notice that things are different
to make something certain to happen
to ensure
to reassure
to insure
Which picture DOES NOT mean 'hooked up to'?
under the control of something
be subjected to
be objected to
Which picture is the odd one out and means 'keep track of'?
Which picture shows 'a helmet-mounted video camera'?
Which picture shows the word 'scream'?
Which picture shows an astronaut?
Which picture does NOT show the word 'beam'?
Which word shows 'onlookers'?
Which picture shows the word 'shriek with fright'?
To 'wind down' an activity or business means...
to end it suddenly
to end it gradually
to start it suddenly
to start it gradually
An imminent accident is...
Very near, almost immediate
Distant and a long way off, nothing to worry about just now
Which word means a group of people who work together for the same organisation?
staff
colleague
co-worker
coworker
Which THREE (3) pictures show the RESULTS of an impact?
Which is the auditory system? Clue: think of AUDIO
Where is the auditory system in the human body? (Think 'audio').
Who are 'the members of the public'?
Which sentence DOES NOT illustrate the meaning of "to consist of" (i.e. was made of)?
the class consisted of both males and females.
the meal consisted of burgers, chips, ice-cream and coke.
the lesson consisted of listening, reading and speaking.
the teacher consisted on giving us extra homework though we complained.
Which sentence illustrates the meaning of 'to adapt' (i.e. to change in response to a new situation)?
the whole world has had to adapt to the Corona virus.
my parents have adapted a baby.
Which image DOES NOT show efficacy or the ability to produce the intended result?
Which picture shows someone COPING (i.e. not disabled by fear) WITH Chinese glass bridges?
To 'wind down' a business means...
to start a business
to run a business
to keep a business going
to end a business gradually
Which image does NOT illustrate 'to keep track of'?
