BBC Learning English Quiznet Planes and flying vocabulary Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page 1 of 2 bbclearningenglish.com 1. What a plane does at the beginning of a journey. a) gets on b) puts up c) takes off d) goes along 2. What a plane does at the end of a journey. a) returns b) grounds c) lands d) airports 3. Which of these is part of an aeroplane? a) the undercarriage b) the underwheels c) the undertracks d) the under-rollers 4. What’s the front of a plane called? a) the head b) the fuselage c) the nose d) the tail 5. Where does the pilot sit to fly the plane? a) the cockpit b) the galley c) the cabin d) the hold 6. When you are served a meal on a plane you put it on your ________. a) coffee table b) tray table c) plate table d) tea table Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page 2 of 2 bbclearningenglish.com ANSWERS: 1. What a plane does at the beginning of a journey. c) takes off - this is correct. 2. What a plane does at the end of a journey. c) lands - this is correct. 3. Which of these is part of an aeroplane? a) the undercarriage – this is correct. This is the word for the part of a plane that has the wheels. 4. What’s the front of a plane called? a) the head – this is not right. It’s the word for a toilet on a ship. b) the fuselage – this is not right. This is the word for the body of a plane. c) the nose – this is correct. d) the tail – this is not right. This is the back end of a plane. 5. Where does the pilot sit to fly the plane? a) the cockpit – this is correct. b) the galley – this is not right. This is where food and drinks are prepared. c) the cabin – this is not right. This is where the passengers sit. d) the hold – this is not right. This is where the luggage is stored. 6. When you are served a meal on a plane you put it on your __________. a) coffee table – this is not correct. This is a piece of furniture you might have in your house, but not on a plane. b) tray table – this is correct. You can try this quiz online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1134_planes . head – this is not right. It’s the word for a toilet on a ship. b) the fuselage – this is not right. This is the word for the body of a plane. c) the nose – this is correct. d) the tail – this. table – this is not correct. This is a piece of furniture you might have in your house, but not on a plane. b) tray table – this is correct. You can try this quiz online at: http://www .bbc. co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1134_planes. table Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page 2 of 2 bbclearningenglish.com ANSWERS: 1. What a plane does at the beginning of a journey. c) takes off - this is correct. 2.