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Državna matura vocabulary practice
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1
What's the meaning of the verb 'compile'?
To collect several information, from different places, ppl
To collect information & arrange it in a book, report list.
To get and keep information
2
The right
VERB + NOUN
Collocation:
DETECT, GET RID OF, GIVE OFF or LEAVE
a smell
a possibility
information
a problem
3
A 'foul' smell is a...
spicy smell
very unpleasant, disgusting smell
sweet smell
4
Choose the
INCORRECT
collocation
: ______ PROBLEM
POTENTIAL
RECURRENT
RESOUNDING
TRIVIAL
5
Pay something 'in instalments' means...
to give money in exchange for goods of services
to pay for something before it is received or delivered
to pay a sum of money in a fixed period of time
6
A synonym of 'handy' is...
efficient
useful
ingenious
7
Taking on the Cup holders was no easy task, but they rose ____ the challenge and drew 1-1.
INTO
TO
WITH
IN
8
To be slightly hungry is the same as...
to be full up
to be peckish
to be famished
9
Choose the
INCORRECT
collocation
: ______ SUCCESS
OVERNIGHT
HUGE
ROARING
TERRIBLE
10
Choose the
INCORRECT
collocation
: ______ FAILURE
DISMAL
INEVITABLE
CONTINUED
URGENT
11
Choose the
INCORRECT
collocation
: ______ ACHIEVEMENT
REMARKABLE
OUTLYING
MAJOR
SPORTING
12
'to munch' means...
to eat something by taking a lot of small bites
to eat something, especially noisily
to eat only a small amount of your food
13
'to overhear' means...
To hear something without the speaker's awareness or intent
To throw or push over; overturn:
14
Something 'straightforward' is...
something difficult to understand
something misleading
something easy to understand
15
Choose the
INCORRECT
collocation
: ______ CHANCE
FAIR
INSIDE
SLIM
REALISTIC
16
Which two identifiers mean 'completely'?
utterly, wholly
wholly, deeply
fully, bitterly
17
The situation does pose a rather ______
challenge
, but we will not be put off.
DAUNTING
EXCITING
FRESH
BURNING
18
Management criticized the unions for their stubborn attitude and ____in the wage
negotiations
.
INFLEXIBLE
FLEXIBILITY
INFLEXIBILITY
FLEXIBLE
19
The government is concerned at the number of unfilled ____in the nursing
profession
.
VACANT
VACANCIES
VACANTLY
UNVACANT
20
"He has been '_______' on his rent so often that he may be evicted."
in arrears
in advance
in instalments
21
What of the following adverbs is a synonym of 'extravagantly, richly, in a luxurious manner'
Elegantly
Lavishly
Dimly
22
He achieved ______ for
failing a drugs test
after winning an Olympíc final.
NOTORIOUSLY
NOTORIOUSNESS
NOTORIETY
NOTORIOUS
23
The right
VERB + NOUN
Collocation:
BRING ABOUT, CALL FOR, COPE WITH or RESIST.
change
a challenge
an ambition
a problem
24
Union leaders have not ruled _____ the possibility of taking strike action.
TO
IN
WITH
OUT
25
Something 'misleading' is something that...
is marked by showing extensive understanding..
tends to confuse or mislead; deceptive
is able to be trusted; capable of being relied on.
26
Their solar panel business ran ___problems after a succession of wet summers in the mid-1990s.
INTO
OUT
IN
WITH
27
The right
VERB + NOUN
Collocation:
IGNORE, LOOK INTO, OVERLOOK or RULE OUT
success
a possibility
an ambition
information
28
'Ransom money' is...
a small amount of money given to children as allowance
money demanded for the return of a captured person.
Any money offered, paid or received as a prize.
29
There is a chronic ________of
housing
in our cities.
SHORTER
SHORTNESS
SHORT
SHORTAGE
30
His consistently low marks seem to be both the result and the cause of ___
motivation
.
POOR
PERSONAL
HARD
HIGH
