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Unit 1: Lifelong learning

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. ____________ is to gain knowledge or learn a skill.

a)

accomplish

b)

pinpoint

c)

acquire

d)

devote

2.

2. ___________ is the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it.

a)

Downtime

b)

Instinct

c)

Accomplishment

d)

Sip

3.

3. Which definition below match with the word "matter"?

a)

To be important, or to affect what happens

b)

To become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain

c)

To remember information

d)

To make someone have to work hard or make an effort

4.

4. Which definition below match with the word "rejuvenate"?

a)

To remember information

b)

To use all or most of your time, effort... in order to do something or help someone

c)

To happen or exist one after the other repeatedly

d)

To make someone look or feel young and energetic again

5.

5. Which definition below match with the word "trivial"?

a)

Very important and needing attention immediately

b)

Quick to see, understand, and act in a particular situation

c)

Having little value or importance

d)

extremely useful

6.

6. ________ is to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it

a)

Reveal

b)

Devote

c)

Work out

d)

Accomplish

7.

Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

7. He was jailed for r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ secrets to the Russians.

(a)  

8.

8. ________ is to make something stronger, to provide more proof or support for an idea/belief

a)

Overdo

b)

Reinforce

c)

Tax

d)

Alternate

9.

9. Emergency workers at the site are still unable to __________ the cause of the explosion.

a)

work out

b)

reveal

c)

pinpoint

d)

consolidate

10.

10. After a heart attack you have to be careful not to __________ things

a)

alternate

b)

matter

c)

rejuvenate

d)

overdo

11.

11. _________ is to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time

a)

Sip

b)

Consolidate

c)

Retain

d)

Work out

12.

12. The most ___________ thing in a fire is to make sure everyone is out of the building.

a)

trivial

b)

urgent

c)

conducive

d)

alert

13.

13. It shouldn’t ________ your brain too much to accomplish this task

a)

acquire

b)

matter

c)

devote

d)

tax

14.

Which definition below match with the word "retain"?

a)

To remember information

b)

To make something stronger, to provide more proof or support for an idea/belief

c)

To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone

d)

To finish something successfully or to achieve something

15.

Which definition below match with the word "accomplish"?

a)

To discover or explain exactly the real facts about something or the cause of a problem

b)

To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone

c)

To happen or exist one after the other repeatedly

d)

To finish something successfully or to achieve something

16.

Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

16. I'm not feeling very a_ _ _ _ today - not enough sleep last night!

(a)  

17.

17. _______ is to to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly.

a)

Acquire

b)

Alternate

c)

Consolidate

d)

Matter

18.

Which definition below match with the word "devote"?

a)

To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone

b)

To do something in a way that is too extreme

c)

To make someone have to work hard or make an effort

d)

To remember information

19.

Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

We had a busy weekend so I'm planning to have some d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ tomorrow.

(a)  

20.

20. The company has ____________ its position as the country’s leading gas supplier

a)

consolidated

b)

devoted

c)

acquired

d)

rejuvenated

21.

21. My desk is covered full of __________.

a)

instinct

b)

matter

c)

devotion

d)

clutter

22.

22. _________ is to be related to something or a cause of something but not in a way that you know about or understand exactly.

a)

have to do with something

b)

work out

c)

consolidate

d)

pinpoint

23.

23. Such a noisy environment was not ___________ to a good night's sleep.

a)

alert

b)

good

c)

urgent

d)

conducive

24.

24. Inflation is likely to _____________ this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates.

a)

reveal

b)

disperse

c)

accelerate

d)

alternate

25.

Which word below match with the definition "very surprising or shocking"?

a)

comprehensible

b)

alert

c)

trivial

d)

astounding

26.

26. Which definition below match with the phrase "talk something through"?

a)

to do something in a way that is too extreme

b)

to discuss all the details of something, often before making a decision

c)

to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it

d)

to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone

27.

27. The British government tried to ____________ the book because of the information it contained about the security services.

a)

suppress

b)

consolidate

c)

reinforce

d)

devote

28.

28. When the rain came down the crowds started to ___________.

a)

reveal

b)

alternate

c)

reinforce

d)

disperse

29.

29. It was a beautiful ornament, antique brass with an ___________ design.

a)

comprehensible

b)

trivial

c)

intricate

d)

urgent

30.

30. Returning soldiers need time to _________ what they have experienced in combat.

a)

reveal

b)

disperse

c)

process

d)

accelerate

31.

31. The new job will provide you with ___________ experience

a)

resourceful

b)

invaluable

c)

comprehensible

d)

indispensable

32.

32. Which word below match with the definition "able to be understood"?

a)

comprehensible

b)

trivial

c)

astounding

d)

conducive

33.

33. Which word below match with the definition "a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result"?

a)

instinct

b)

clutter

c)

tutorial

d)

process

34.

34. She's very bright, but she's not __________________.

a)

alert

b)

resourceful

c)

academically inclined

d)

intricate

35.

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.

36. The police have provided experts to __________ local people affected by the tragedy.

a)

counsel

b)

devote

c)

engage

d)

rejuvenate

37.

37. There is a vending machine on the platform that _____________ snacks

a)

pinpoints

b)

arouses

c)

grasps

d)

dispenses

38.

38. Which word below match with the definition "to accept, admit, or recognize something, or the truth or existence of something".

a)

resolve

b)

acknowledge

c)

suppress

d)

accomplish

39.

39. ________________ is the ceremony held when students have finished their studies and are leaving a college or university.

a)

Instinct

b)

Convocation

c)

Protocol

d)

Clutter

40.

40. What definition below match with the word "inconspicuously"?

a)

to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating

b)

To be related to something or a cause of something but not in a way that you know about or understand exactly

c)

to make something stronger, to provide more proof or support for an idea/belief

d)

In a way that is not easily or quickly noticed or seen, or does not attract attention

41.

41. No one wants to _______________ power once they have it

a)

overdo

b)

relinquish

c)

grasp

d)

dispense

42.

If a book doesn't ___________ my interest in the first few pages, I don't usually continue reading it.

a)

engage

b)

consolidate

c)

devote

d)

alternate

43.

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.

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"?

a)

convocation

b)

downtime

c)

practice

d)

clutter

45.

45. What word below match with the definition "the system of rules and acceptable behaviour used at official ceremonies and occasions"?

a)

protocol

b)

downtime

c)

process

d)

certify

46.

Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

46. I think I managed to g_ _ _ _ the main points of the lecture.

(a)  

47.

We find children's emotional needs difficult to respond to because we are _____________ to disregarding our own.

a)

academically inclined

b)

astounding

c)

habituated

d)

conducive

48.

Fill in the blank with a suitable word

48. Additional training is probably the best way to f_ _ _ _ _ _ your career these days.

(a)  

49.

Fill in the blank with a suitable word

49. R_ _ _ _ _ _ is to make a decision formally or with determination.

(a)  

50.

_________ is to to remember information.

a)

Engage

b)

Retain

c)

Grasp

d)

reinforce

51.

51. She's a very _______________ manager

a)

resourceful

b)

conducive

c)

invaluable

d)

scholastic

52.

52. What word below match with the definition "to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting"?

a)

sip

b)

spark

c)

reinforce

d)

dispense

53.

53. What definition below match with the word "sneak up on"?

a)

To come up on someone or some group gradually or without being noticed.

b)

to make a decision formally or with determination

c)

to discuss all the details of something, often before making a decision

d)

to give advice, especially on social or personal problems

54.

54. It's a subject that has ___________ a lot of interest.

a)

accelerated

b)

acquired

c)

counseled

d)

aroused

55.

55. What word below match with the definition "relating to school and education"?

a)

comprehensible

b)

invaluable

c)

scholastic

d)

alert

56.

56. Increasing the number of women in top management jobs will be a slow __________.

a)

protocol

b)

downtime

c)

process

d)

convocation