Do you know the adjective “furious“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Pete: What did your mum say when you told her you had lost all the money?

Chris: She said I had to get a job to pay it back. She was furious.

Does it mean:

a) very happy

b) very angry

c) very stupid

d) very sad

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Answer: b) very angry

Do you know the adjective “landlocked“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Mike: I’ve never seen the sea or been to the beach.

Chris: Why not?

Mike: My country is landlocked.

Does it mean:

a) surrounded by land

b) locked to something

c) surrounded by a fence

d) near the mountains

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Answer: a) surrounded by land

Do you know the verb “to scrawl“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Max: What happened to your wall?

Ben: Someone scrawled graffiti on it. I’ve been trying to clean it all day.

Does it mean:

a) write neatly

b) write in an untidy way

c) write with a brush

d) write carefully

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Answer: b) write in an untidy way

Do you know the adjective “ongoing“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Nathan: Is everything OK in your company?

Jed: Not really. We still have the ongoing problem with the bank.

Does it mean:

a) continuing

b) strange

c) educational

d) dangerous

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Answer: a) continuing

 

Do you know the adjective “affluent“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Angela: Where is Fran’s new house?

Kelly: It’s in an affluent area near the beach.

Angela: Oh wow. She is so lucky!

Does it mean:

a) poor

b) dangerous

c) wealthy

d) small

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Answer: c) wealthy

Do you know the noun “downpour“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Ed: How was your morning run?

Dennis: Terrible. As soon as I left my house, there was a downpour. I got wet.

Does it mean:

a) heavy rain in a short time

b) light rain in a short time

c) a water accident

d) a rainy day

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Answer: a) heavy rain in a short time

 

Do you know verb “to conceal“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Ted: Where did you put the money?

Claire: I concealed it in a food container. No one will look there.

Does it mean:

a) to hide

b) to rescue

c) to destroy

d) to see

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Answer: a) to hide

Do you know the adjective intrepid? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Pam: What are you reading?

Rob: I’m reading a story about a group of intrepid explorers. They went to the Arctic to photograph polar bears!

Does it mean

a) boring

b) brave

c) funny

d) poor

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Answer: b) brave

Do you know the adjective “adequate“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Dawn: I got 60% on the test. Did I pass?

Teacher: No, that is not an adequate score. You needed to get 70% to pass.

Does it mean:

a) enough, or good enough

b) high

c) good

d) bad

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Answer: a) enough, or good enough

Do you know the adjective “unkempt“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Lucy: Is Matthew OK? His shirt is dirty and his hair is unkempt.

Suzy: He went out drinking last night. He got home at 6:00am, so he hasn’t had time to change his clothes or have a wash.

Does it mean:

a) neat

b) untidy

c) stylish

d) long

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Answer: b) untidy