VOCABULARY QUIZ 1 • ANSWER KEY
Group A
Personality and relationships • Adjectives • Collocations
• Phrases
Exercise 1
1 faithful: Someone who is faithful will always be loyal
and supportive towards you.
2 obstinate: Someone who is obstinate doesn’t want to
change their behaviour, beliefs, etc. even when other
people’s behaviour is unreasonable.
3 considerate: A considerate person always thinks
about other people and their needs and feelings.
4 unprejudiced: An unprejudiced attitude doesn’t show a
dislike or distrust based on preconceptions, prejudices,
superstitions, etc.
5 sharp: Someone who has a sharp mind thinks
quickly and is generally very clever.
Exercise 2
1 diminutive: Someone of a diminutive stature is a
small person who is short and has tiny features.
2 iron: Someone with an iron will is determined to achieve
what they have planned to do.
3 ripe: If someone lives to a ripe old age, it means until
they are very old.
4 fair: If someone has more than their fair share of
something, it means they have a lot more than enough
of something difficult or unpleasant.
5 unassuming: An unassuming person doesn’t want to
be noticed or treated in a special way.
Exercise 3
1C bat: If someone doesn’t bat an eyelid, they are not
surprised or worried because of something that has
happened unexpectedly.
2A suffered: If someone suffers hardships, they
experience ongoing difficult conditions of life.
3B put: If someone puts their foot down, they use their
authority to stop something happening.
4B requires: If something requires approval, it means
it’s necessary to obtain someone’s positive opinion
of it.
5A free: If someone does something of their own free will, it
means it’s their independent decision.
Exercise 4
1 in: If someone sees the best in people, they try to
concentrate on their good features, not the negative
ones.
2 in: If someone nods in approval, they show their positive
attitude towards something by moving their head slightly
up and down.
3 out: If someone blots out something, they try to forget
some unpleasant experience or feeling.
4 with: If someone gets on with something, they devote
their time to it in order to make progress.
5 on: If someone puts on a brave face, they behave as if
a given problem doesn’t worry them.
Group B
Personality and relationships • Adjectives • Collocations
• Phrases
Exercise 1
1 sharp: Someone who is sharp is very intelligent.
2 irreverent: If something is irreverent, it shows lack
of respect for norms, customs, beliefs, etc.
accepted by most people; the adjective is often
used to show approval.
3 faithful: A faithful football fan will always be loyal and
supportive towards their team.
4 obstinate: Someone who is obstinate doesn’t want to
change their behaviour, beliefs, etc. even when other
people think their behaviour is unreasonable.
5 considerate: A considerate person always thinks
about other people’s needs and feelings.
Exercise 2
1 dizzy: If something reaches the dizzy heights
of something, it reaches a very high position.
2 imposing: Someone of an imposing stature is a person
with a large and impressive body.
3 free: If someone does something of their own free will, it
means it’s their independent decision.
4 fair: If someone has more than their fair share of
something, it means they have a lot more than enough
of something difficult or unpleasant.
5 forthright: If someone speaks in a forthright manner,
they speak openly and honestly what they think, not
being afraid of other people’s reactions.
Exercise 3
1C faced: If someone faces hardships, they are forced
to experience ongoing difficult situations or
conditions.
2C batting: If someone does something without batting an
eyelid, they are not surprised or worried about what
they do.
3A require: If something requires approval, it means it’s
necessary to obtain someone’s positive opinion of it.
4A put: If someone puts their foot down, they use their
authority to stop something happening.
5B ripe: If someone lives to a ripe old age, it means until
they are very old.
Exercise 4
1 on: If someone gets on with something, they devote
their time to it in order to make progress.
2 on: If someone puts on a brave face, they behave as if
a given problem doesn’t worry them.
3 out: If someone blots out something, they try to forget
some unpleasant experience or feeling.
4 in: If someone nods in approval, they show their positive
attitude towards something by moving their head slightly
up and down.
5 in: If someone sees the best in people, they try to
concentrate on their good features, not the negative
ones.
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