Online Vocabulary Practice Test: Quiz!

1. The police warned that some people were using ___ credit cards to buy things and told the public to report such cases to them.

AUTHENTIC - authentic means “real or original”.

COUNTERFEIT – counterfeit means “fake or forged”.

REPLACEMENT – a replacement is a substitute, which you may get if you lose something.

REALISTIC – if something is realistic, it means is looks very real.

2. At the hospital, the doctor writes a ___ for my medicine, which I then pick up from the pharmacy.

PRESCRIPTION – a prescription is a document that the doctor writes, saying what drugs his patient needs.

RECEIPT – a receipt is a document showing that you have paid someone money for something.

BACKGROUND – a person’s background is the type of family, culture, or training and education he has had.

3. During the hike in the jungle, Bram ran out of drinking water and became severely ___.

DISORIENTED – a disoriented person is confused and unable to recognise where he is or where he is going.

DISINFECTED – to be disinfected is to be cleaned and made free of bacteria.

DEHYDRATED – to be dehydrated is to be in a state where the body has not enough water.

4. Only after two doctors gave the same ___ was Jon convinced that he was suffering from a simple stomach illness and not cancer.

DIAGNOSIS – a diagnosis is a doctor’s statement about what illness a person has.

ANALYSIS – an analysis is a detail study of something to understand more about it.

5. Doctors may ask for your family's medical history if they think that the disease has a ___ link.

CONTAGIOUS – if something is contagious, it can spread from one person to another.

CRITICAL – something that is critical is very serious or important.

DEFICIENT –if you are deficient is something, it means that you do not have enough of it.

6. Bob's business has grown so successful that he is simply ___ in the money these days.

TOSSING – to toss is to throw something up in the air gently.

SPOUTING – we use “sprout” to refer to people speaking about something.

DRILLING – a drill is a tool for making a hole in something.

7. Even though he is a working adult earning a decent salary, he still gets a(n) ___ from his parents.

INCOME – income is any money that you earn.

ACCOUNT – an account is the arrangement you have with the bank to keep your money there.

8. When Ben's father bought a new flat, he went to the bank and got a ___ to pay for it.

CURRENCY – a currency is the system of money used by a country.

BUDGET – a budget us the money that one has to set aside to spend on something.

9. The special exhibition at the National Museum has been ___ to run from 1-25 June.

EXTENDED – to extend is to make something longer.

CONDUCTED – if something is conducted, it is carried out and done.

PROGRAMMED – if something is programmed, it has been arranged very carefully.

10. The doctor ___ him with heart disease, a serious illness for an athlete, and advised him to give up playing professional soccer.

DIAGNOSED – to diagnose is to say what an illness is or what the cause is.

TREATED – when a doctor treats a patient, he gives care or attention to someone.

RELIEVED – to relieve is to take away a problem or pain or to make it less serious.

11. The injuries he ___ during the accident were too acute; by the time he was taken to the hospital, it was too late to save him.

SUSTAINED – to sustain is to experience something unpleasant, such as loss, damage, or an injury.

OBTAINED – to obtain is to get.

DETAINED – to detain is to keep someone and not allow them to leave.

MAINTAINED – to maintain is to keep something in a certain condition.

12. Before an operation, all doctors and nurses have to ___ to make sure that their hands are free of bacteria.

BUCK UP – when we tell someone to buck up, we are telling him to try harder.

FRESHEN UP – to freshen up is to wash your hands and face so that you feel cleaner and neater.

SET UP – to set up means to start of prepare something ready to be used.

13. A good financial habit is to make regular ___ into a savings account.

FUNDS – a fund is basically an amount of money that you keep for a purpose.

DEPOSITS – a deposit is money that you put into an account.

DISCOUNTS – a discount is the reduction in the price of something.

RESERVES – reserves are the supply of things that a country can use when it needs to.

14. It is great that the launch of the new art display ___ with Chinese New Year, so a big crowd is likely to turn up.

CLASHES – when two events happen at the same time and may create problems, we say they clash.

ASSOCIATES – if something associates with another thing, it has a connection with it.

COINCIDES – if something coincides with another thing, they both occur together at the same time.

15. Some shops allow their customers to pay by monthly, so that they do not have to pay the whole amount at one time.

DEPOSIT – one meaning of “deposit” is the first payment of money made, usually for an expensive item.

BALANCE – the balance is the remaining sum to be paid after a deposit is made.

INSTALMENT – an instalment is one part of several payments that is made for something you buy.

16. Police are investigating a complex case of ___ in which a bank officer tricked many of its customers.

CONTRACT – a contract is a legal agreement signed between two or more parties.

FRAUD – fraud is the crime of getting money from people by cheating or tricking them.

RESEARCH – to research is to find out detailed information about something.

17. I like to pay in cash so it's useful to always have notes of various ___ in my wallet.

ESTIMATIONS – an estimation is a rough calculation of something.

DENOMINATIONS – a denomination is the value of a particular bank note or coin.

BUSINESSES - businesses are organisations that buy and sell products and services.

CASHIERS – a cashier is an employee of a bank or company who received and pays out money.

18. I would like to see if another doctor thinks the same way about my condition, which is why I am getting a second ___.

DISCUSSION – a discussion is a conversation where two or more people talk about something.

STATEMENT – a statement is something you say or write that gives information about something.

OPINION – an opinion is a person’s view or feelings about something.

REFERRAL – a referral is an act of sending somebody who needs help to see a professional.

19. In wartime, it is common for soldiers to lose their limbs in battle and to have them ___.

FRACTURED – to fracture is to break

SPRAINED – to sprain is to twist a part of the body

AMPUTATED – to amputate is to surgically remove a part of the body, usually a limb.

ADMINISTERED – to administer is to give or dispense something.

20. The doctors advised him to do the blood test again because the result of the first one was ___.

UNDETECTED – if something is undetected, it is unseen or unnoticed.

INFLAMED – if something is inflamed, it is infected with bacteria or injured.

PASSIVE – to be passive is to accept things without trying to do something to change it.

INCONCLUSIVE – if something is inconclusive, it means that it does not lead to a definite result or decision.

21. Shelly keeps tabs on her weekly ___ to make sure that she does not spend more than she earns.

EXPENDITURE – expenditure is money that is spent by a person or an organisation.

DEBTS - debts are money that we owe to others.

SURPLUS – to have a surplus is to have more than what is necessary of something.

STOCKS – the goods that companies keep are called their stocks.

22. The secretary was found guilty of ___ her boss' signature on their company's cheques and withdrawing large sums of money for herself.

CORRUPTING – to corrupt something is to make it dirty or damage it.

FORGING – to forge is to copy something illegally.

FEIGNING – to feign is to pretend.

ENGRAVING – to engrave is to carve something on a hard surface.

23. The guide who briefed us about each display was a volunteer ___ with the museum.

ESCORT – an escort is someone who accompanies people.

DOCENT – a docent is someone who is a guide at a museum or art gallery.

CONDUCTOR – a conductor is someone who directs an orchestra or a choir.

USHER – an usher is someone who shows you to your seat at a public event or theatre.

24. The museum boasts a valuable collection of ___ from the 18^th century.

FRAGMENTS – a fragment is a small, broken part of something.

LEGACIES – a legacy is something that is left behind after a person dies.

ARTIFACTS – an artifact is an old object or antique from the past that has cultural or historical importance.

25. The items on display are very carefully chosen and __ by a group of experts.

PRODUCED - to produce is to make or manufacture something.

DIRECTED – to direct is to control and manage an activity.

CURATED – to curate is to choose and organise things for a display, usually at exhibitions and museums.