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Family Ties (Close-up B1 Quizz 1 Vocabulary)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When my baby brother was born he ___ 3kg. He wasn’t a big baby.

a)

height

b)

weighed

c)

build

2.

Can you ___ a secret? We’re planning a surprise party for Grandma.

a)

have

b)

get

c)

keep

3.

This engagement ring has been ___ in the family for four generations.

a)

passed away

b)

found out

c)

passed down

4.

That’s not true! Jack is a ___ young man. He does well at school and he works in a restaurant at the weekends.

a)

hard-working

b)

generous

c)

easy-going

5.

My mum made our family tree and she ___ that one of her ancestors was from the Phillipines! Isn’t that amazing?

a)

looked

b)

found out

c)

looked like

6.

You can see Ian has his grandfather’s ___. He has the same red hair and green eyes. 

a)

genealogy

b)

generations

c)

genes

7.

I can’t walk around in these ___ old shoes any more.

a)

reliable

b)

elderly

c)

scruffy

8.

Ben and Mike look so different. Ben’s tall and ___, and Mike is short and a bit overweight. How can they be twins?

a)

slim

b)

straight

c)

blonde

9.

After ten years of ___, the couple decided to start a family.

a)

birth

b)

wedding

c)

marriage

10.

How many of your ___ are coming to your birthday party?

a)

relative

b)

friend

c)

cousins

11.

1 I almost ___ to pieces when I lost my job.

a)

paid

b)

fell

c)

got

12.

Julie’s parents were ___ when she was born. They decided to start a family quite late.

a)

young

b)

middle-aged

c)

lazy

13.

Veronica, you ___ your father. You’re both so easy-going and kind with people.

a)

take after

b)

look like

c)

pass down

14.

Many ___ people have fascinating stories to tell about their past.

a)

overweight

b)

jealous

c)

elderly

15.

The twins are going to ___ a visit to their relatives in Scotland.

a)

get

b)

pay

c)

have

16.

I can’t believe that my neighbours are ___ divorced. They always looked so happy together.

a)

having

b)

falling

c)

getting

17.

They fell in ___ when they first met and then lived happily together for years. a sympathy b love c marriage

a)

sympathy

b)

love

c)

marriage

18.

Does a DNA test give you ___ information?

a)

reliable

b)

clever

c)

honest

19.

Is your brother always so ___? He speaks so slowly and quietly.

a)

unkind

b)

nervous

c)

relaxed

20.

My aunt Daisy always ___ me compliments. The last one was about how pretty my hair was.

a)

pays

b)

has

c)

keeps