Penguin Books Test Your Start Testing Your Vocabulary

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CONTENTS

Introduction To the student

Test 1 Missing verbs 1

Opposites I: adjectives The face Prepositions of place Missing verbs 2 The body Missing verbs 3

Opposites 2: more adjectives Countries and nationalities `

`

crossword 10 Jobs 1

11 Missing verbs 4 12 Choose the word | 13 Jobs2

14 What's the weather like? 1Š Missing verbs $ 16 Plurals crossword 17 Food and drink 1 18 Opposites 3: verbs 19 Prepositions of time

20 What are they saying? 1

21 Missing verbs 6 22 Food and drink 2 23 Choose the word 2 24 Today, yesterday, etc 25 Food and drink 3 26 Opposites 4: more verbs 27 How do they look? 28 Complete the dialogue 29 The house 1 ` Test 30 31 32 33 “ 38 36 37 38 39 40 4 4 4: 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5 $2 $3 $4 $8 56 37 58 59 “0 Missing verbs 7 Shops etc The house 2 Prepositions 3

Opposites 5: various words

In the living-room

Missing verbs 8 What's the matter? What are they saying? 2

In the kitchen:

Choose the word 3 Irregular verbs crossword Ì Sports and pastimes | Sports and pastimes 2 In the town Who's saying what? Jobs in the home Irregutar verbs crossword 2 Prepositions 4

Word association

Animals, pets, etc,

What are they? (categories) ‘Odd man out

Crossword: what’s the word? Words that sound the same Adjective + noun Group the words Choose the word 4

New words for old

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PENGUIN BOOKS

Publishes by the Penguin Group

Penguin Books Ltd, 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 STZ, England

Penguin Books USA Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia

Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 3B2 Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand

Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England

First published in Sweden by Kursverksamhetens fOrlag 1982 Published in Penguin Books 1985

Revised edition published 1996

10987654

Printed in England by Clays Ltd, St Ives ple

Set in Times

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INTRODUCTION

‘Nowadays few people will dispute the importance of vocabulary, especially the need for active vocabulary practice The Test Your Vocabulary books filled this need when they first came out, and they continue to do so, There are six books in the series, from elementary to advanced level In this new edition of the series each book has ten new tests To facilitate self-study there is a full Answer Key Students using Test

Your Vocabulary will find leaming vocabulary both stimulating and enjoyable

Start Testing Your Vocabulary is the first book in the series and is intended for elementary students It contains sixty tests and aims to build up a basic vocabulary of approximately 850 words These are arranged into areas such as jobs, food, sports and hobbies, the home and parts of the body, plus verbs, prepositions and adjectives Since the student’s range of vocabulary at this level is not very wide, approximately half the tests are picture-based Other techniques employed are gap-filling, crosswords, choosing the appropriate word or aitonym, one-sided dialogue writing, grouping words under the same headings and finding the ‘odd man out’

TO THE STUDENT

This book will help you to learn a lot of new English words But in order for the new words to become ‘fixed’ in your mind, you need to test yourself again and again Hete is one method you can use to help you learn the words

1 Read through the instructions carefully for the test you are going to try, Then try the test, writing

your answers in pencil

2 When you have finished, check your answers and correct any mistakes you have made Read through the test again, paying special attention to the words you didn’t know or got wrong,

3° Tey the test again five minutes later You can do this either by covering up the words (for example, in the picture tests) or by asking a friend to test you Repeat this urttit you can remember al the words

Rub out your answers

3 Tey the test again the following day (You should remember most of the words.)

6 Finally, plan to try the test at least twice again within the following month Afler this most of the

words will be ‘fixed’ in your mind

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1 Missing verbs 1

Fill in the missing verbs in the sentences below Choose from the following (see

example):

swim write drink

dance sleep cry

read run laugh

sing drive listen

¡ They say that people from Wales can UNG very well,

2 I feel very tired today because I didn't very much last night 3 I don't like going to the beach with my friends because [ can’t

4 [always to the news on the radio in the morning

5 Do you wit work or do you go by bus?

6 It’s no good asking John to waltz ~ he can’t 7 1 don't like babies; they ¬ too much! 8 1 think I'll stay in tonight and some letters

9 Ilike Dave Allen very mụch He`s so funny He always makes me I0 We usually champagne on New Year°s Eve

11 lalways se «othe newspaper before I go to work

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2 Opposites 1: adjectives

Write down the opposite of each of the words on the left Choose from the words on

the right (see example):

ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE

1 good te bad " closed

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3 The face

Write the numbers !-!5 next to the correct words (see example)

mouth chin ¬ eyebrow tongue Ag ear few lip hair “ cheek " teeth

eyelash we Jaw freckles

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4 Prepositions of place

Look at the drawings and fill in the missing prepositions in the sentences below Use

each of the following once only:

in through inside on in front of under hext to opposite outside

behind over between

The post office is

=e

bank and the library

— 8i

The car is parked

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He is standing The bridge is the river ; `À

The dog is lying down

sous the fire,

Gil meme) gs ¬" ces GitaaIeeES KEStAURaME

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5 Missing verbs 2

Fill in the missing verbs in the sentences below, Choose from the following (sec example):

learn open ask

carry phone watch

eat sit down play

fly wash smoke

1 Could you Of the window, please? It's very hot in here

2 It only takes a few hours to + from London to New York by

Concorde

3 Could you esuseeu., the theatre to find out what time the play starts

tomorrow night?

4 Did you ` the film on television [ast night?

3 How long dịđ it take you to tơ pÏlay the guitar? 6 ‘Would you like a cigarette?""

**No, thank you [ dor”t

this bag, please? It's too heavy for me

7 Could you

8 I'm tired Can't we sees fora minute?

9 1 don'`t think E'Ïl go out tonight Ì want to my hair

10 If you don’t know the way in England you can always policeman

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6 The body

Write the number I-15 next to the correct words (see example):

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7 Missing verbs 3 -

Fill in the missing verbs in the sentences below Choose from the following (see example):

ctimb know sell

shut forget wear

come tell walk

cook spell jose

1 Would you like to COMME to my party on Friday?

2 Excuse me, do you on the way to the station, please? 3 I live very near my office so 1 usually tƠ Work,

4 Can you me what time the film starts, please? 3 Shalll ` my blue dress or my red dress to the party? 6 “'Could you your name, please?” he asked 7 se the Window, please Is cold in here 8 Did you ever trees when you were a child?

9 Eethink PW Mỹ car and buy a motorbike instead

10 My Wif€ always gets very angry ifI our Wedding Anniversary

11 Not many men kaow how (0 CÁt least thai 's what they say to their wives!)

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8 Opposites 2: more adjectives

Write down the opposite of each of the words on the left Choose from the words on the right (see example):

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Countries and nationalities crossword

Fill in the following crossword Each answer is a country or a nationality

DOWNY

| He is British, He comes from 2 She is Italian She lives in 3 He comes from Sweden He is 4 They are Dutch They come from 5 He was born in China He is

6 We come from Greece We are

7 He is German He was born in

8 She is Danish She comes from

9 Mr and Mrs Carter come from the USA They are

ACROSS >

t She is Swiss She comes from

2 He is Polish, He was born in

3 My giclfriend is She was born in France

4 He comes from India He is -

5 They come from Norway They are

6 He was born in Russia He is

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10 Jobs 1

Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word(s)

@ postman woo anelectrician a doctor

a policeman "- atypist a nurse

a shop assistant "¬¬ adentist

a waiter

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1 1 Missing verbs 4

Fill in the missing verbs in the sentences below Use the Present Simple Grork works, finish, finishes, etc.) in sentences 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12 Choose from the following (see example):

copy count cut

draw finish follow

bear help leave

look at speak understand

1 My wife starts work at 9 o'clock and finishes cow at five

2 She can'L Yon, Ïm afraid She`s deaf 3 What time đoes the next buss ws please?

4 Janet is very clever, isn’t she? She al feast six differ- ent languages

5 The teacher askcd the class tO the blackboard 6 My son has only just started talking but be can already

up to ten

yourself! 7 Put the knife down! You might

8 Samantha always the way I dress

Me to move the piano, please?

9 Would you

so well

10 I think James is going to be an artist He

me, please,”” the guide said to the group of tours:

_ quite a lot

ht

12 [don’t speak English very well but 1

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12 Choose the word 1

Filf in the missing word(s) in each of the following sentences (see example): i1 ï

¡ would yoo ke ⁄fPÍỂ more tea?

(a) some (b) any (c) have

21 German quite well, but my wife can’t (a} am speaking (b) can speak (c) can

3 My husband in London (a) is born {b) are born (c) was born

4 One of my hobbies ees ` golf fa) are «b) is (c} were

4 My brother is very "- He's at least I90 cms fa) tall (b} high (e) long

6 Đo you know howW it is from London to Manchester?

fa) long (b} much (c) far

7 E got this book from a very good friend se cuaeeccteteeateceeeeee

(a) of me (b) to me {c) of mine

8 srHurk « likes John He’s very popular ta) Everyone (b) All people (c) Nobody

9 What time do you usually _ in the morning?

fa} getup (Đì raise (©) go up 107 didore see you at the party, Sarah Were yon fa) sick

(b) bad (c) itl

11 Cại a b you phone, please? ¡ Trow (b} use {c) lend

Can to ne

scree, Ome the time, please?

4 {b) tell (c) speak

There aren't ru

les left

somone "— apples left

‘a (b) no (c) any I'm late

*) Excy,

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13 Jobs 2

an actress a hairdresser sures & businesswoman ,

a bus driver an office worker a mechanic a fireman an engineer a bank clerk an optician

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1 4 What’s the weather like?

Write under each of the drawings below what the weather is like Choose from the

following:

It’s raining It’s cloudy It’s frosty It’s snowing It’s sunny It’s clearing up It's windy It’s freezing

It's fogey It's thawing

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] 5 Missing verbs 5

Fill in the missing verbs in the following sentences Use the Present Simple thn, : ớt)

knacks, cc.) or the Present Continuous (amlistare knocking, etc.), Choose from mộ

following (see example}: he

tie shine choose wait # deliver dream

pronounce marry cause

stay Ạ “knock make

David! I think someone 4) AUNOCHEN

í see at the door!

21 get very annoyed when peopÌe my name wrongly

3 Now that the sụn at las! lef°s go down to the beach

4 Smoking Mug Cancer

5 We always AC the Grand Hotel whenever we

visit Rrichtan

for

a I find it hard to believe that some peopÌ€ -

Money instead of love

7 "'Đo you know who _ the winner of the Poetry Competition this year?”

“Yes It's Miss Belcher.”"

8 Hastings is a famous town which on the 9090

coast of England, ow 9 “Whar happened to the boy who usually - °

groceries?”’

“Oh, he’s on holiday this week." ig te

40 If you just a moment, Vit sce if Mr Barlow ike it

A ii 11 Thís is a dress I for Jennifer Do you

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Plurals crossword

16 jvi Ws of the words below:

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17 Food and drink 1

acup of tea vegetables an ice-cream jam a banana oranges bread mm toast

wine bacon and eggs sausages cheese

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18 Opposites 3: verbs

Write down the opposite of each of the words on the left Choose from the wor the right (see example):

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19 Prepositions of time

he missing prepositions in the following sentences Use these prepositions:

the

Fill in

AT (4 times) ON (3 times) IN (5 times) FOR (3 times)

SINCE (twice)

What do you usually do a the weekend?

2 Would you like to come fQ my pATtY Friday? 3 Mrs Green will be aWay 3 weeks

4 1 usually finish work .4o'clock the afternoon

5 We got to London so 9O'Clock.,

6 English children usually open their presents Christmas morning 7 My husband often works late night

% Beethoven was born the [8th century, 9 ] haven`t seen Janet last May

10 English children have 6-7 weeks’ holiday the summer 1) We are going to Italy „ WO WEeeks JuÌy, 12 [first visited Paris sors 1975

3 We drank champagne

New Year's Eve

41 haven't been to the cinema

a long time

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20 What are they saying? 1

Look at the drawings and fill in the missing words Choose from the following:

a After you! f Bless you!

b Look out! g Do sit down

¢ How do you do h Help yourselves d Excuse me, please i Cheers!

e A box of matches, please j Oh sorry!

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2 1 Missing verbs 6

Fill in the missing verbs in the sentences below Use the past tense (amp, jumped,

want, wanted, etc.) in numbers 2 3 6 10 & LI, Choose from the following (see

example):

jump dress move need rain talk want clean continue cost describe enjoy

1 ifyou need any help with the washing-up just let me know 2 “The windows look a bit dirty, darling.”

**But | only them yesterday!”

3 1 was only three when my parents + ` from London tơ Wales

4 How much does it " „ to hire a car for the weekend?

5 “Sandra serene well, doesn’t she?”

“Weill, so would you if your husband was a millionaire.” 6 Bjérn Borg was so happy when he won the match that he

over the net,

~ “Can you bee terete wo the man you saw outside the bank, Sir?” the policeman asked

oo ‘We'll stop now, but we'll ‹ after funch

« I'm just going down to the shops Mum Is there anything you

me to get you?

{0 Thank you for a wonderful evening | really it 11 Last summer we went to Ireland for our holidays The people were nice but the

weather was terrible - it nearly every day

12 Could you come here a minute, please, Janet? ] want to

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22 Food and drink 2

write the number of each drawing next to the correct word(s)

tomatoes " soup sete acake a cup of coffee : beer " potatoes butter pears " apples

meat : aboiledegg biscuits

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23 Choose the word 2

Fill in the missing word(s) in each of the following sentences:

Vo votes & strange man outside the house a There's b It's c He's

21 to Spain in the summer

a Pass b Reach ¢ Hold 5 My son plays tennis very SH Hồn

6 How many Were there at the party on Saturday?

7 There’s a park at the 0Ý my house, a back b backside ¢ behind

8 Let’s have a bottle of wine : the meal a to b with ¢ for

9 Đo you mìnd if Brenda 0s to the cinema tonight? a comes with b follows ¢ follows with

10 Shall we go for this afternoon? a abath b aswim c¢ bathing

i) Oh, sorry!

a You're welcome b Not at all ¢ That's all right

l2 Wehad beautifuil weather last weekend aso b such ¢ sucha

13 I'd like

a a loaf of bread b abread ¢ one bread

14 Did you have a seo H6 at the pArty?

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2 4 Today, yesterday, etc

Look at the following calendar, then fill in the missing words in the sentences below

Choose from the ones on the right (see example):

MAY 7 this morning - 7

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun last night

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "1 12

the day after tomorrow

B 4 l5 16 7 18 19 next Thursday 20 21 2 8B 24 2% 2% tonight 27 29 30 31 yesterday tomorrow afternoon last Thursday

i ut , is Thursday this afternoon (May 16th) tomorrow

2 [I'm getting married KH HH Hy Hy HH today

(May 17th) the day before yesterday

3 I went to London

(May I5th)

4 Are you going to Sally's party (May 23rd)

3 Ïm gọng to the theafre c ie

(7.30 p.m./May 16th)

6 My parents are coming to see me

(May 18th) 7 I'm going to Manchester Trưng He

{l p.m./May 17th)

8 My sister came to s€e m€ vu ntonHnernvrerry

(May 9th) 9 Shall we play tennis

(2 p.m./May

10 There was a good film on television

(8.30 p.m./May 15th)

It I gota letter from my brother "

(8.30 a.m./May I6th)

†2 T bought a new car

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2 5 Food and drink 3

nuts a grapefruit spaghetti

beans €rispbread _ Danish pastries

asandwich crayfish fish and chips a hot dog chicken a glass of milk

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26 Opposites 4: more verbs

|

| ‘write down the opposite of each of the words on the left Choose from the words on the right (see example):

VERB

1 to love to mend

2 to wake up to feel well 3 tolive to go to bed 4 to blow to take off

5 to getup to find

| 6 to spend to hate 7 7 to break to lose

8 to shout to forget 9 to win tosave — 10 to feel ill to sink 11 to lose to whisper 12 to show to fall asleep : i3 to remember to suck | 14 to put on to hide

15 to float to die

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27 How do they look?

Look at the drawings below then fill in the missing words Choose from the following (see example):

happy nervous worried

sad frightened comfortable

ill cold correct hot tired embarrassed

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