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Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 8 - Test 2 - Passage 03

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is a synonym for odour in this sentence: Odours affect us on a physical, psychological and social level.

a)

smell

b)

clear

c)

differ

d)

large

2.

Which word is a synonym for consciously in this sentence: For the most part, however, we breathe in the aromas which surround us without being consciously aware of their importance to us.

a)

original

b)

intentionally

c)

finally

d)

personality

3.

Which word is a synonym for faculty in this sentence: It is only when the faculty of smell is impaired for some reason that we begin to realise the essential role the sense of smell plays in our sense of well-being

a)

sense

b)

view

c)

lessen

d)

rodent

4.

Which word is a synonym for impaired in this sentence: It is only when the faculty of smell is impaired for some reason that we begin to realise the essential role the sense of smell plays in our sense of well-being

a)

critical

b)

weaken

c)

specify

d)

evaluate

5.

Which word is a synonym for conduct in this sentence: A survey conducted by Anthony Synott at Montreal's Concordia University asked participants to comment on how important smell was to them in their lives.

a)

do

b)

go

c)

get

d)

hope

6.

Which word is a synonym for evoke in this sentence: It became apparent that smell can evoke strong emotional responses.

a)

combine

b)

arouse

c)

explain

d)

guess

7.

Which word is a synonym for rush in this sentence: A scent associated with a good experience can bring a rush of joy, while a foul odour or one associated with a bad memory may make us grimace with disgust.

a)

flow

b)

element

c)

craft

d)

dizzy

8.

Which word is a synonym for foul in this sentence: A scent associated with a good experience can bring a rush of joy, while a foul odour or one associated with a bad memory may make us grimace with disgust.

a)

visible

b)

horrible

c)

able

d)

reasonable

9.

Which word is a synonym for disgust in this sentence: A scent associated with a good experience can bring a rush of joy, while a foul odour or one associated with a bad memory may make us grimace with disgust.

a)

repugnance

b)

appearance

c)

abundance

d)

nuance

10.

Which word is a synonym for respondent in this sentence: Respondents to the survey noted that many of their olfactory likes and dislikes were based on emotional associations.

a)

tension

b)

answerer

c)

occasion

d)

manner

11.

Which word is a synonym for association in this sentence: Such associations can be powerful enough so that odours that we would generally label unpleasant become agreeable, and those that we would generally consider fragrant become disagreeable for particular individuals.

a)

emotion

b)

involvement

c)

invention

d)

fascination

12.

Which word is a synonym for consist in this sentence: The perception of smell, therefore, consists not only of the sensation of the odours themselves, but of the experiences and emotions associated with them.

a)

involve

b)

measure

c)

grasp

d)

perceive

13.

Which word is a synonym for sensation in this sentence: The perception of smell, therefore, consists not only of the sensation of the odours themselves, but of the experiences and emotions associated with them.

a)

meaning

b)

feeling

c)

composing

d)

anything

14.

Which word is a synonym for cue in this sentence: Odours are also essential cues in social bonding.

a)

hint

b)

hide

c)

high

d)

hand

15.

Which word is a synonym for bonding in this sentence: Odours are also essential cues in social bonding.

a)

sophistication

b)

connection

c)

invention

d)

configuration

16.

Which word is a synonym for infant in this sentence: In fact, infants recognise the odours of their mothers soon after birth and adults can often identify their children or spouses by scent.

a)

baby

b)

base

c)

bird

d)

build

17.

Which word is a synonym for spouse in this sentence: In fact, infants recognise the odours of their mothers soon after birth and adults can often identify their children or spouses by scent.

a)

fat/thin

b)

tall/short

c)

husband/ wife

d)

right/left

18.

Which word is a synonym for distinguish in this sentence: In one well-known test, women and men were able to distinguish by smell alone clothing worn by their marriage partners from similar clothing worn by other people.

a)

identify

b)

disclose

c)

penetrate

d)

conceal

19.

Which word is a synonym for register in this sentence: Most of the subjects would probably never have given much thought to odour as a cue for identifying family members before being involved in the test, but as the experiment revealed, even when not consciously considered, smells register.

a)

reverse

b)

realize

c)

unravel

d)

trim

20.

Which word is a synonym for sensory in this sentence: In spite of its importance to our emotional and sensory lives, smell is probably the most undervalued sense in many cultures.

a)

sensual

b)

renewal

c)

edible

d)

undisciplined

21.

Which word is a synonym for undervalued in this sentence: In spite of its importance to our emotional and sensory lives, smell is probably the most undervalued sense in many cultures.

a)

underestimate

b)

undervalue

c)

undersea

d)

underwater

22.

Which word is a synonym for feeble in this sentence: The reason often given for the low regard in which smell is held is that, in comparison with its importance among animals, the human sense of smell is feeble and undeveloped.

a)

weak

b)

week

c)

weekend

d)

wether

23.

Which word is a synonym for possess in this sentence: While it is true that the olfactory powers of humans are nothing like as fine as those possessed by certain animals, they are still remarkably acute.

a)

high

b)

have

c)

hide

d)

hand

24.

Which word is a synonym for remarkably in this sentence: While it is true that the olfactory powers of humans are nothing like as fine as those possessed by certain animals, they are still remarkably acute.

a)

exactly

b)

extremely

c)

eventually

d)

famously

25.

Which word is a synonym for acute in this sentence: While it is true that the olfactory powers of humans are nothing like as fine as those possessed by certain animals, they are still remarkably acute.

a)

sharp

b)

edible

c)

poisonous

d)

able

26.

Which word is a synonym for perceive in this sentence: Our noses are able to recognise thousands of smells, and to perceive odours which are present only in extremely small quantities.

a)

assemble

b)

recognize

c)

expose

d)

restore

27.

Which word is a synonym for elusive in this sentence: Smell, however, is a highly elusive phenomenon.

a)

indescribable

b)

suitable

c)

inevitable

d)

reasonable

28.

Which word is a synonym for phenomenon in this sentence: Smell, however, is a highly elusive phenomenon.

a)

occurrence

b)

explosion

c)

allocation

d)

protection

29.

Which word is a synonym for struggle in this sentence: 'It smells like...,' we have to say when describing an odour, struggling to express our olfactory experience.

a)

revolution

b)

effect

c)

strain

d)

influence

30.

Which word is a synonym for capture in this sentence: Nor can odours be recorded: there is no effective way to either capture or store them over time.

a)

catch

b)

raise

c)

certain

d)

stop

31.

Which word is a synonym for realm in this sentence: In the realm of olfaction, we must make do with descriptions and recollections. This has implications for olfactory research.

a)

peak

b)

field

c)

belief

d)

digging

32.

Which word is a synonym for implication in this sentence: This has implications for olfactory research.

a)

insinuation

b)

excavation

c)

operation

d)

information

33.

Which word is a synonym for undertake in this sentence: Most of the research on smell undertaken to date has been of a physical scientific nature.

a)

hull

b)

do

c)

have

d)

had

34.

Which word is a synonym for proper in this sentence: Researchers have still to decide whether smell is one sense or two - one responding to odours proper and the other registering odourless chemicals in the air.

a)

accurate

b)

feasible

c)

massive

d)

sustainable

35.

Which word is a synonym for objectively in this sentence: Other unanswered questions are whether the nose is the only part of the body affected by odours, and how smells can be measured objectively given the nonphysical components.

a)

unlikely

b)

tangibly

c)

rapidly

d)

deadly

36.

Which word is a synonym for inevitably in this sentence: Questions like these mean that interest in the psychology of smell is inevitably set to play an increasingly important role for researchers.

a)

predictably

b)

incorrectly

c)

especially

d)

actually

37.

Which word is a synonym for invest in this sentence: Odours are invested with cultural values: smells that are considered to be offensive in some cultures may be perfectly acceptable in others.

a)

item

b)

supply

c)

cultivation

d)

money

38.

Which word is a synonym for offensive in this sentence: Odours are invested with cultural values: smells that are considered to be offensive in some cultures may be perfectly acceptable in others.

a)

unpleasant

b)

profitable

c)

precious

d)

voracious

39.

Which word is a synonym for model in this sentence: Therefore, our sense of smell is a means of, and model for, interacting with the world.

a)

like

b)

type

c)

situation

d)

look

40.

Which word is a synonym for intimate in this sentence: Different smells can provide us with intimate and emotionally charged experiences and the value that we attach to these experiences is interiorised by the members of society in a deeply personal way.

a)

private

b)

harmful

c)

negative

d)

beneficial

41.

Which word is a synonym for attach in this sentence: Different smells can provide us with intimate and emotionally charged experiences and the value that we attach to these experiences is interiorised by the members of society in a deeply personal way.

a)

assume

b)

stick

c)

group

d)

reveal

42.

Which word is a synonym for interior in this sentence: Different smells can provide us with intimate and emotionally charged experiences and the value that we attach to these experiences is interiorised by the members of society in a deeply personal way.

a)

inside

b)

exact

c)

include

d)

extent