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Vocabulary unit 2 Upstream C1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Quandary" means:

a)

inquiry.

b)

dilemma.

c)

crux.

2.

The antonym of "dismay" is:

a)

panic.

b)

consternation.

c)

pleasure.

3.

An "escapist yarn" is:

a)

a story that avoids attention.

b)

a story that is based on a loom.

c)

a story that leads the way into an imaginary world.

4.

The song benefited from a... rendition.

a)

rousing

b)

wishful

c)

chilly

5.

"Pristine" is an adjective that describes mainly:

a)

landscape or an element of the landscape.

b)

people.

c)

food.

6.

"Gnarled" can describe:

a)

colours.

b)

branches and hands.

c)

a text.

7.

The antonym of "debilitating" is:

a)

weakening

b)

sapping

c)

vitalizing

8.

Something gruelling is also challenging.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Putting someone down in public means putting them through humiliation.

a)

True.

b)

False.

10.

Embarking on a journey means

a)

heading for a voyage.

b)

setting off on a voyage.

c)

putting off a voyage.

11.

If someone's reaction to something is startling, it means

a)

they will be staring at you.

b)

it is about to start.

c)

it is unexpected or unforeseen.

12.

A desolate settlement is

a)

abandoned or deserted.

b)

always located in the desert.

c)

populous.

13.

Sociable people are usually up for a raucous banter.

a)

True.

b)

False.

14.

A lumbering animal is fast.

a)

True.

b)

False.

15.

Confident people are not discouraged by being derided.

a)

True.

b)

False.

16.

"Harrowing" describes a stronger feeling than that expressed by "disconcerting".

a)

True.

b)

False.

17.

After an exhausting training session many feel

a)

slippery.

b)

undemanding.

c)

drained.

18.

I still have that volume... somewhere in the attic.

a)

stashed

b)

ingrained

c)

gratifying

19.

If readers are ravenous for some kind of literature, it means

a)

they'd rather do without it.

b)

they are famished for it.

c)

they are left unfazed by it.

20.

"With bears at large in the surroundings, tourists might feel discouraged to visit the area," is a sentence that is synonymous with one of the following:

a)

"With bears populating the surroundings, tourists might feel discouraged to visit the area."

b)

"With bears on the loose in the surroundings, tourists might feel discouraged to visit the area."