Preparing Vocabulary Questions: Assessing Vocabulary 

Multiple Choice

 The principal was irate when she heard what the students had done

 a) surprised

b) interested

c) proud

d) angry

 

Completion (write the missing word)

 At last the climbers reached the s………… of the mountain 

 

Translation (give the L1 of the underlined word)

 They worked at the mill.                                                     ………………. 

 

Matching (match each word with its meaning)

1 accurate               ………..                          a         not changing

2 transparent           ……….                          b        not friendly

3 constant               ………..                         c        related to seeing things

4 visual                   ………..                         d        greater in size 

5 hostile                  ……….                          e        careful and exact

                                                               f        allowing light to go through

                                                               g        in the city 

 

 

Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Questions

 1) In fact, there are folk songs for many occupations – railroading, (following/ mustering/ concentrating/ herding) cattle, and so on.

 2) …known as the Lost Sea. It is listed in yhe Guinnes Book for World Records as th world’s largest underground (water, body, lake, cave).    

 

The Vocabulary Levels Questions (1000-10000 level)

The picture looks nice; the colours bl………… really well.

Nuts and vegetables are cinsidered who………… food

Many companies were manufac…………… computers 

 

  1. original

  2. private       ………      complete

  3. royal          ………      first

4.  slow                   ………      not public

5. sorry

6. total

 

 

Non-words Questions

1 dring

2 modest

3 swithin

4 receipt

5 impatient

6 dyment

7 mudge

8 expostulant

9 take in

10 vowel

11 obsolation

12 annobile

13 phase

14 grand

15 weate

16 wine

17 majority

18 easy

19 foundation

20 resident

21 transparent

22 album

23 cockram


 

1) obey   2) thirsty   3) nonagrate    4) expect    5) large    6) accident    7) common   8) balfour

 

 Synonyms

He discovered a new route through the mountains.

 a) wanted

b) found

c) traveled

d) captured

 

 

 

feel                       notice                     see                     spot

disappear             fade away             shock                 vanish

ask                        answer                   respond             reply

fail                         dream                    hope                  plan

 

Editing (multiple choice)

 In a democratic society suspected persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The

            1

establishment of guilt is often a difficult task.

           2

 2)

a) revealing 

b) proof

c) finding

d) captured

 

Fill in the Blanks

 1. Carol asked for a ___________ of her family as a birthday gift.

2. Readers anxiously await nine ___________ episodes in the exciting tale.

3. The nurse suspected a broken bone due to the ___________ position of the patient's leg.

4. Diane does not want to ___________ malaria and is taking quinine pills.

5. Ben bought a hand-carved ___________, a gift for Christmas, composed of 16 wooden pieces.

 

 

1) I live in a small apa……. on the second floor.

 

2) Before writing the final version, the student wrote several dra……….

 

3) The cart is pulled by an o………

True / False Questions

 This country is a part of the world                                         …………….

When something falls, it goes up.                                          …………….

Milk is blue.                                                                           ……………

When something is impossible, it is easy to do.                    …………….

 

 

This one is little.

 

 

True / False

 

This can keep people away from your house.

True / False

 Sentence Writing Questions

 Starve

………………………………………………………………………………………………

Principal

………………………………………………………………………………………………

Twist

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Involve

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 

 Association Questions

 

Write three words that can fit in the blank

 

To interpret (a)n   (1) ………………….

                                   (2) ………………….

                                   (3) ………………….

 

 

 Edit

 

Arithmetic                            film                    pole                            publishing

Revise                                  risk                     surface                        text

 

 

 beautiful

 

enjoyable     expensive    free      loud            education     face     music    weather

 

 Contextual Story

All the words come from the root/cells: NAT, TRACT and SEQU-SECU.
Do you know what each one means?

  NAT: be born

  TRACT: draw, pull

  SEQU-SECU: follow
Please read the paragraph-story below to help you study and learn new words. Attractive, Consequence, Contract, Executive, Good-natured, International, Nativity, Portrait, Pursuit, Retraction, Subsequent, Unnatural

Story #1:

Jean accepted a CONTRACT as an EXECUTIVE with an INTERNATIONAL company. As a CONSEQUENCE of her NATIVITY in Austria, she did not anticipate an UNNATURAL reaction to custom or language differences. In PURSUIT of her dream to be successful, the GOOD-NATURED and ATTRACTIVE woman made trips overseas. SUBSEQUENT to her travels, her boss made a RETRACTION of his job offer. Her face was a PORTRAIT of despair!

Story #2

Not long after the NATIVITY of Brian, his parents understood that he was a GOOD-NATURED baby. He was such an ATTRACTIVE child that his grandparents wanted a PORTRAIT of him. They finally signed a CONTRACT with an artist in their PURSUIT of a good likeness. As a CONSEQUENCE of their demands, the artist made a RETRACTION of the proposal because he disliked their specific requests. In SUBSEQUENT discussions of the artist's UNNATURAL response, Brian's grandfather, an EXECUTIVE with an INTERNATIONAL reputation, chose another painter for the PORTRAIT.

 

 Cloze Test

One afternoon, in the _____ (1) of America, Amy discovered beautiful _____ (2) in a vase and a box of delicious _____ (3) on her doorstep. The note read, "You ARE my _____ (4)." Knowing that the gifts were from her _____ (5) or her _____ (6), she was thrilled by Jim"s _____. (7) At the _____ (8) of their _____ (9) which had lasted more than a year was a unique ______ (10) for each other and countless ______ (11) conversations. Since their ______ (12) on most topics of interest was so complete, neither had experienced any _____ (13) or had been ______ (14) if communication faltered. Many of their friends admired their ______.(15) The _____ (16) couple would never _____ (17) others from having the _____ (18) to pursue an exceptional relationship!

ANSWERS for Story:
1. heartland
2. flowers
3. chocolate
4. sweetheart/heartthrob/truelove
5. sweetheart/heartthrob/truelove
6. truelove/heartthrob
7. courtship
8. core
9. romance/infatuation
10. heartiness
11. cordial
12. concordance
13. discord
14. heartbroken
15. infatuation/romance
16. enamored
17. discourage
18. courage

 

C-Test Procedure

 

The recognition th-- one’s feel--- of  happ----- and unhap------ can coe---- much li—love a-- hate i- a cl--- relati------ may of--- valuable cl--- on h-- to le-- a hap----  life. I- suggests, f-- example, th-- changing o- avoiding thi--- that ma-- you mise----- may we-- make y—less mise----- but prob---- no hap----.

 

 Cloze-elide Procedure

 

The recognition that one’s now feeling of  happiness and unhappiness can under coexist much like love and hate in a close then relationship may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier with life. It suggests, for example, that changing or avoiding my things that make you miserably may well make you less miserable ever but probably no happier.

 

Anagram Quiz (Animals, Food, etc.)

 

God             …………….

Act              …………….

Pea             ……………

Tab              …………….

Tar              ……………..

References

•Alderson, J. Charles (2000) : “Assessing Reading” Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK

•Brown, H. Douglas (2004) : “ Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Pracrices” Pearson Education, NY, USA

•Douglas, Dan (2000) : “Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes” Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK

•Read John (2000) : “Assessing Vocabulary” Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK

•Rost, Michael (2002) : “Teaching and Researching Listening” Pearson Education, Great Britain

 

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