B2 R2d Uses knowledge of vocabulary and context to give meaning to new language Test 1

1. Use the context to match the underlined words to their meaning.

There are boundless choices of careers for children who work hard at school.

perfectly clean

He was tall and thin, and dressed in an immaculate black suit. dried out with heat

An ethereal image appeared out of the shadows. unlimited

The parched earth drank in the water thirstily.

delicate, light – as if out of this world

2. Circle the option which is the correct synonym for the underlined word.

The children lived in a squalid hut in the poorest part of the village.

a) large b) dirty c) small d) straw

3. Use an antonym to work out the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence below. Give your meaning and explain how you used an antonym to work it out.

They knew the path wasn’t accessible as the gate was shut across it.

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B2 R2d Uses knowledge of vocabulary and context to give meaning to new language Test 1

B2 R2d Uses knowledge of vocabulary and context to give meaning to new language Test 1