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WorksheetsUnit 1: Lifelong learning
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 31mins
1. ____________ is to gain knowledge or learn a skill.
accomplish
pinpoint
acquire
devote
2. ___________ is the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it.
Downtime
Instinct
Accomplishment
Sip
3. Which definition below match with the word "matter"?
To be important, or to affect what happens
To become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain
To remember information
To make someone have to work hard or make an effort
4. Which definition below match with the word "rejuvenate"?
To remember information
To use all or most of your time, effort... in order to do something or help someone
To happen or exist one after the other repeatedly
To make someone look or feel young and energetic again
5. Which definition below match with the word "trivial"?
Very important and needing attention immediately
Quick to see, understand, and act in a particular situation
Having little value or importance
extremely useful
6. ________ is to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it
Reveal
Devote
Work out
Accomplish
Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
7. He was jailed for r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ secrets to the Russians.
(a)
8. ________ is to make something stronger, to provide more proof or support for an idea/belief
Overdo
Reinforce
Tax
Alternate
9. Emergency workers at the site are still unable to __________ the cause of the explosion.
work out
reveal
pinpoint
consolidate
10. After a heart attack you have to be careful not to __________ things
alternate
matter
rejuvenate
overdo
11. _________ is to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time
Sip
Consolidate
Retain
Work out
12. The most ___________ thing in a fire is to make sure everyone is out of the building.
trivial
urgent
conducive
alert
13. It shouldn’t ________ your brain too much to accomplish this task
acquire
matter
devote
tax
Which definition below match with the word "retain"?
To remember information
To make something stronger, to provide more proof or support for an idea/belief
To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone
To finish something successfully or to achieve something
Which definition below match with the word "accomplish"?
To discover or explain exactly the real facts about something or the cause of a problem
To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone
To happen or exist one after the other repeatedly
To finish something successfully or to achieve something
Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
16. I'm not feeling very a_ _ _ _ today - not enough sleep last night!
(a)
17. _______ is to to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly.
Acquire
Alternate
Consolidate
Matter
Which definition below match with the word "devote"?
To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone
To do something in a way that is too extreme
To make someone have to work hard or make an effort
To remember information
Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
We had a busy weekend so I'm planning to have some d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ tomorrow.
(a)
20. The company has ____________ its position as the country’s leading gas supplier
consolidated
devoted
acquired
rejuvenated
21. My desk is covered full of __________.
instinct
matter
devotion
clutter
22. _________ is to be related to something or a cause of something but not in a way that you know about or understand exactly.
have to do with something
work out
consolidate
pinpoint
23. Such a noisy environment was not ___________ to a good night's sleep.
alert
good
urgent
conducive
24. Inflation is likely to _____________ this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates.
reveal
disperse
accelerate
alternate
Which word below match with the definition "very surprising or shocking"?
comprehensible
alert
trivial
astounding
26. Which definition below match with the phrase "talk something through"?
to do something in a way that is too extreme
to discuss all the details of something, often before making a decision
to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it
to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone
27. The British government tried to ____________ the book because of the information it contained about the security services.
suppress
consolidate
reinforce
devote
28. When the rain came down the crowds started to ___________.
reveal
alternate
reinforce
disperse
29. It was a beautiful ornament, antique brass with an ___________ design.
comprehensible
trivial
intricate
urgent
30. Returning soldiers need time to _________ what they have experienced in combat.
reveal
disperse
process
accelerate
31. The new job will provide you with ___________ experience
resourceful
invaluable
comprehensible
indispensable
32. Which word below match with the definition "able to be understood"?
comprehensible
trivial
astounding
conducive
33. Which word below match with the definition "a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result"?
instinct
clutter
tutorial
process
34. She's very bright, but she's not __________________.
alert
resourceful
academically inclined
intricate
Fill in the blank with a suitable word
35. C_ _ _ _ _ _ means to state something officially, esp. that something is true or correct or that someone has been trained to a particular standard.
(a)
36. The police have provided experts to __________ local people affected by the tragedy.
counsel
devote
engage
rejuvenate
37. There is a vending machine on the platform that _____________ snacks
pinpoints
arouses
grasps
dispenses
38. Which word below match with the definition "to accept, admit, or recognize something, or the truth or existence of something".
resolve
acknowledge
suppress
accomplish
39. ________________ is the ceremony held when students have finished their studies and are leaving a college or university.
Instinct
Convocation
Protocol
Clutter
40. What definition below match with the word "inconspicuously"?
to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating
To be related to something or a cause of something but not in a way that you know about or understand exactly
to make something stronger, to provide more proof or support for an idea/belief
In a way that is not easily or quickly noticed or seen, or does not attract attention
41. No one wants to _______________ power once they have it
overdo
relinquish
grasp
dispense
If a book doesn't ___________ my interest in the first few pages, I don't usually continue reading it.
engage
consolidate
devote
alternate
Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
43. These trips give students the opportunity to e_ _ _ _ _ their independent studies in geography and history
(a)
44. What word below match with the definition "something that people do often, especially a particular way of doing something or a social or religious custom"?
convocation
downtime
practice
clutter
45. What word below match with the definition "the system of rules and acceptable behaviour used at official ceremonies and occasions"?
protocol
downtime
process
certify
Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
46. I think I managed to g_ _ _ _ the main points of the lecture.
(a)
We find children's emotional needs difficult to respond to because we are _____________ to disregarding our own.
academically inclined
astounding
habituated
conducive
Fill in the blank with a suitable word
48. Additional training is probably the best way to f_ _ _ _ _ _ your career these days.
(a)
Fill in the blank with a suitable word
49. R_ _ _ _ _ _ is to make a decision formally or with determination.
(a)
_________ is to to remember information.
Engage
Retain
Grasp
reinforce
51. She's a very _______________ manager
resourceful
conducive
invaluable
scholastic
52. What word below match with the definition "to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting"?
sip
spark
reinforce
dispense
53. What definition below match with the word "sneak up on"?
To come up on someone or some group gradually or without being noticed.
to make a decision formally or with determination
to discuss all the details of something, often before making a decision
to give advice, especially on social or personal problems
54. It's a subject that has ___________ a lot of interest.
accelerated
acquired
counseled
aroused
55. What word below match with the definition "relating to school and education"?
comprehensible
invaluable
scholastic
alert
56. Increasing the number of women in top management jobs will be a slow __________.
protocol
downtime
process
convocation
