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WorksheetsxxxReady for IELTS 2nd ed. Unit 1 Reading
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
An examination of opinions, behavior, etc. made by asking people questions, either online or face-to-face
survey
questionnaire
interview
conversation
To communicate with or react to:
interact with
chat to
converse with
speak to
the time and place in which something online happens
online setting
online situation
online circumstance
online
happening or doing something often
on a regular basis
irregularly
infrequently
not a lot
Which are the two correct collocations?
X compared with Y
X compared to Y
X compared of Y
X compared at Y
"Homer Simpson was somewhat ill last week."
How ill was he?
fairly
a little
extremely
not at all
Your 'peers' are those
who have the same job as you
who are in the same class as you
who are your employers
who are your employees
What are the synonyms of 'roughly'?
approximately
exactly
nearly
about
To make something possible or easier:
facilitate
improve
increase
worsen
Which phrases mean the same as
'types of communication'?
methods of communication
avenues of communication
ways of communication
kinds of communication
What has happened to Homer Simpson's waistline? It has...
broadened
decreased
narrowed
contracted
A full 60% means...
approximately 60%
less than 60%
more than 60%
60% (and it is surprising the amount is this much)
What are the correct collocations?
make contact with
have contact with
do contact with
take contact with
"I check the instructions. I do so every time I get a new machine."
What does 'so' mean or do, here?
I check the instructions
very
It is used as a pronoun to refer back to something already said.
therefore
What does 'some 50% of people' mean?
Exactly 50%
Approximately 50%
Less than 50%
More than 50%
'There are multiple kinds of people in the world.' What does 'multiple' mean?
many
an infinite amount
hang on, we need to do the math
not a lot
Which phrase summarizes communication by phone?
phone-based communication
phone-facilitated communication
phone-enabled
communication
Overall, Cambodians are friendly to foreigners.
What does 'overall' mean?
in general
specifically
unusually
unlike others
What does 'the analogue era' mean?
The days before modern digital communications
The present day when smart phones are used
a long time ago
prehistory
'The overall winner of the 2022 Champions League was Real Madrid.'
What does 'overall' mean here?
in general, rather than in particular.
having considered all the teams and results in the competition
'The reason they cited for preferring emails to letters was that emails were instant whereas letters were slow.' What does 'cite' mean?
to give as a reason for something
to describe something
to consider or think about something
'The ranking of the most popular methods'. What does 'to rank' mean?
List in order of popularity, importance, frequency of use, etc.
Strong smelling and unpleasant, e.g. a rank smell
Complete or extreme, e.g. rank stupidity
A position in the armed forces, e.g. He had the rank of captain.
What does 'means of communication' mean?
Methods of communication
Types of communication
Ways of communication
Understanding of communication
What does 'commercial venue' mean in this article?
A bank
A market
A cafe
A language school
A commercial venue is somewhere a public event or meeting takes place. Which of the following could be a venue?
A stadium where an international football match takes place.
A 5* hotel where a conference on Covid takes place.
Cafe Amazon where friends hang out together.
A concert hall where an orchestra plays.
What type of communication does this provide?
Digital
Analogue
Telegraphic
Smoke signals
"On a regular basis" means...
Often
Seldom
Occasionally
Never
If you 'interact' with someone what would you NOT do?
Smile at them
Wave at them
Speak to them
Ignore them
Which is a neighborhood?
Toul Kork
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
South-east Asia
What does 'frequent' mean?
Often
Occasional
Seldom
Hardly ever
'Focusing in on X'
What does 'focusing in on' mean?
We will now consider or think about X
We will look at X through a camera
'Blogging' does NOT mean
Cutting wood into logs
Keeping a blog or web log on the internet
Sharing personal news on your own website
Putting photos on a website you own for others to see
If something has an 'impact' on someone, what does it do?
It affects them
It does not affect them
