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Upstream Unit 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to say what you mean as clearly and directly as possible

a)

speak your mind

b)

mince words

c)

hold your tongue

d)

the talk of your town

2.

The restaurant is extremely successful, and its fame is spread ___________.

a)

the talk of the town

b)

by word of mouth

c)

mincing the words

d)

making small talk

3.

Singer John Mayer doesn't ________ about his night with singer Taylor Swift.

a)

mince words

b)

become the talk of the town

c)

catch up with the news

4.

to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write:

a)

mince the words

b)

speak your mind

c)

read between the lines

d)

break the news

5.

careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret:

a)

discreet

b)

discrete

c)

circumspect

6.

My car always __________ in cold weather.

a)

break up

b)

act out

c)

acts up

d)

breaks off

7.

A fight_______________ among the crowd.

a)

broke up

b)

broke out

c)

broke down

d)

broke off

8.

She ___________in the middle of a sentence.

a)

broke up

b)

broke in on

c)

broke down

d)

broke off

9.

to suddenly leave or escape from someone who is holding you

a)

break off

b)

break away

c)

break in

d)

break up

10.

After paying for our travel costs, we barely________ .

a)

broke in

b)

broke off

c)

broke down

d)

broke even

11.

A _____________- speech, letter, article, etc. is too long, or uses too many words.

a)

long-winded

b)

striking

c)

quaint

d)

garrulous

12.

having the habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important

a)

long-winded

b)

voluble

c)

garrulous

13.

speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm:

a)

voluble

b)

discreet

c)

quaint

d)

enduring

14.

Talking a lot

a)

loquacious

b)

striking

c)

discreet

d)

versatile

15.

untidy and looking a little dirty :

a)

baggy

b)

tie-dye

c)

lounge

d)

scruffy

16.

If a system, relationship, or discussion ____________, it fails because there is a problem or disagreement.

a)

breaks up

b)

breaks off

c)

breaks down

d)

breaks out

17.

to look suitable or behave in a suitable way for a particular situation:

a)

act the part

b)

act your age

c)

break even

d)

a man of few words

18.

A low-cut piece of women's clothing does not cover :

a low-cut dress

a)

her neck and the top of her chest

b)

her knees and too short

19.

unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings

a)

corrosive

b)

well-spoken

c)

reticent

d)

flowery

20.

to show pain or embarrassment suddenly and for a short time in the face, often moving the head back at the same time:

a)

wince

b)

smirk

c)

frown

d)

glare

21.

relating directly to the subject being considered:

a ____________ question/remark

a)

animated

b)

pertinent

c)

rousing

d)

heated