VocabularyDevelopment Activities

Fill in each blank with the most suitable word from above each paragraph. Use each word once only

(I)
scampered avoid got groaned
involved stop dashed alighted

Mariam was ___1___ in an accident while going to school last Saturday. She had just ___2___ from the bus and was about to cross the road to get to her school. As she was in a hurry, she ___3___ across without looking out for traffic. There was a loud screeching as a car tried to ___4___ hitting her. Unfortunately, the driver did not manage to stop his car in time. Mariam was flung onto the pavement. Mariam ___5___ in pain. Some people tried to help her by talking to her gently. A man called the police and ambulance. Soon the ambulance arrived and Mariam was taken quickly to the nearest hospital.


(II)
digging trembling satisfied clear
poking carefully filled shoveling

The old man looked around ___1___. When he was ___2___ that he was really alone, he headed quickly for the spot under the tree. He took out the small shovel from under his coat. Glancing over his shoulders every now and then, he began ___3___ the ground. After a while, the shovel hit something hard. Eagerly, the man used his hands to scrape off the sand. His hands touched he top of a box. The man's hands were ___4___ with excitement. He quickly hid the box in his coat. ___5___ the sand back into the hole, he walked home quickly.


(III)
match crowd applause found
spectators seated skilful talented

There was thunderous ___1___ when the two teams walked onto the field. This was the game the football fns have been waiting for -- the final match between the two top teams. Fns for both teams were ___2___ on opposite sides of the stadium. During the kick-off, the ___3___ cheered loudly. It was an exciting and fast game. Both teams played attacking football. The players were ___4___ and played very well. Five minutes before the end of the game, the home team scored again and they won the ___5___. What a good game it was !

Answers

(I) 1. involved   2. alighted   3. dashed   4. avoid   5. groaned

(II) 1. carefully   2. satisfied   3. digging   4. trembling   5. Shoveling

(III) 1. applause   2. seated   3. spectators   4. skilful   5. match

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s).


Halloween is around the corner. Everyone in the town of Hallonia was trying to carve a pumpkin for the Jack-O-Lantern competition during the Halloween Party.
Rudy was (1) feverishly working on his pumpkin. He had (2) carefully removed the pumpkin flesh and seeds with a huge metal spoon until it was now nice and hollow. Then, with a marker, he traced out Jack's eyes, nose, and mouth before proceeding to cut these out.

When he was done, he attached a candle inside it and immediately Jack (3) glowed with pleasure. Rudy looked on, feeling (4) contented. He knew that his Jack was  plainer than the others but somehow ... just somehow ... he felt a connection with Jack.

Suddenly there was a cold (5) draught even though all the windows were closed. Rudy rubbed his eyes when Jack's lips began to move.

"Hello, Rudy ..."

   
1. (A) hurriedly 4.         (A) filled up
                (B) anxiously         (B) consoled
  (C) with great concentration (C) comforted
  (D) running a fever (D) satisfied
   
2. (A) scooped 5. (A) air
                (B) scratched (B) wind
  (C) scoured (C) gale
  (D) rubbed (D) feeling
   
3. (A) illuminated  
                (B) felt happy  
  (C) dazzled  
  (D) exploded  


Answers : 1B    2A    3A    4D    5B


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Vocabulary Development Activities

Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s).


Jack and Jane are twins but they do not look (1) alike. Aren't twins supposed to look the same ? Well, not really. Jack and Jane are fraternal twins. Not many know that they are twins as they are (2) as different as night and day, even (3) in terms of their characters.

However, do you know that they (4) favor the same dressing style ? Both of them like to be in (5) jeans and T-shirts. Jane is really not like a girl at all ! She is rough and boisterous just like her brother. In fact, she has just signed up for a taekwondo class just so that she could fight better than her brother.

   
1. (A) similar 4. (A) prefer
                (B) exact (B) like
  (C) identical (C) condition
  (D) likely (D) choose
   
2. (A) somewhat different 5. (A) formal attire
                (B) have no similarity (B) informal attire
  (C) in stark contrast         (C) casual attire
  (D) complementary         (D) classy attire
   
3. (A) according to  
                (B) with regards to  
  (C) in the conditions of  
  (D) with the exception of

Answers : 1C    2C    3B    4A    5C




Fill in each blank with the suitable wordabove each paragraph. Use each word once only

(I)
amazement just start afford  warned   trouble rushed dismay


The day did not ___1___ well for Greg. He had woken up late and had to rush through his bath and breakfast. He could not ___2___ to be late again as he had already been ___3___ by the discipline master. He had been late a few times before ! He rushed out of the house, but to his ___4___, he saw the bus pulling out of the bus bay. "Oh no!" he thought to himself. He knew he was in big ___5___ ! So, he decided to run all the way to school. Luckily, he made it just in time, although he was huffing and puffing and his shirt was soaking wet.
Phew ! What a relief !



(II)
noise rarely warning popular
attention notice certainly famous

The van was parked across the street. Nobody paid any ___1___ to it as it looked just like any other van. Mr Bernard ___2___ did not notice it as he went about his way. It was his free day and he was out with his wife. He ___3___ got to spend time with her as he was such a busy man. Being a ___4___ scientist was not easy. As they chatted, they did not notice the van slowly driving up towards them. Suddenly, without any ___5___ the van's side door slid open and a hand emerged. It grabbed the scientist and dragged him into the van. The van then sped off, leaving his wife in shock.


(III)
enjoy admire known things
activities pleasure common occupy


Hobbies are ___1___ that people carry out during their free time. Lots of people have hobbies to ___2___ their time and these hobbies give them great pleasure. Some of the more ___3___ hobbies are reading, stamp-collecting and dancing. These are hobbies that both the young and old ___4___. There are, however, some hobbies which we would think that only children would take up but are also taken up by adults. One of them is doll-collecting. Adults collect dolls because they ___5___ them. They also keep the dolls carefully because they do not want the dolls' condition to deteriorate.

Answers

(I) 1. start   2. afford   3. warned   4. dismay   5. trouble

(II) 1. attention   2. certainly   3. rarely   4. famous   5. warning

(III) 1. activities   2. occupy   3. common   4. enjoy   5. admire source: http://www.englishdaily626.com/vocabulary_cloze.php?001