Vocabulary test A2 level: English ESL worksheets pdf & doc - Free Printable

Let’s go through each question one by one. I’ll read the sentence, think about what makes sense, and pick the best word from A, B, or C.

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1. People used to cook by using wood a hundred years …………
We’re talking about time in the past — “a hundred years ago” is the correct phrase.
→ C ago

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2. I helped him with the mess in his garage so he …………… me for that.
If you help someone, they usually thank you. “Insulted” or “told” don’t fit here.
→ A thanked

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3. She doesn’t want to look ridiculous ………… she will wear casual clothes this time.
She’s choosing casual clothes *because* she doesn’t want to look bad → cause and effect → “so” fits.
→ B so

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4. When they are not at home, my brothers often ………… each other on their mobiles.
“Send” or “talk” could work, but “text” is specific to mobile phones and common today. Also, “talk” would need “to” (talk to each other). “Text” is direct.
→ C text

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5. Her aunt is interesting. She celebrates her birthday ………… August 22nd.
For specific dates, we use “on”.
→ A on

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6. My friends ………… looking around the shopping center after they leave school.
“Want” needs “to” (want to look), “hope” also needs “to”, but “enjoy” can be followed directly by -ing: enjoy looking.
→ C enjoy

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7. The torch we found online was ………… than the one in the shop so they bought it.
They bought the online one because it was cheaper → comparative form needed. “Low” isn’t used for price like this. “Cheapest” is superlative, but we’re comparing two things → “cheaper”.
→ B cheaper

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8. She ………… to me that our history teacher was travelling to another city.
“She told me” is correct. “Asked” would be for questions. “Said” needs “said to me” or just “said that...” — but “told” is more natural here.
→ A told

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9. The birthday party at Rob’s home was awesome ………… the one at Marcelo’s was the best.
First part says Rob’s was awesome, second says Marcelo’s was BEST → contrast → “but”
→ C but

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10. After school, the first thing I do is take off my shoes and then I watch a ………… TV shows.
“Few” is for countable nouns (TV shows) → “a few TV shows” = some. “Little” and “lot” don’t fit without “of” or wrong structure.
→ C few

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11. It ………… one hour and a half to get to the museum but the journey was quite funny.
We say “It took [time] to do something.” “Passed” and “spent” don’t fit this structure.
→ C took

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12. It is pretty good! I got a letter ………… Kerly last night.
You get a letter *from* someone.
→ A from

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13. Mathew does not like when there is a ………… because he really likes to be punctual.
Punctual = on time → opposite is delay. “Late” is an adjective, “difference” doesn’t fit.
→ B delay

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14. If you play during the night, do it with ………… light because you could fall over.
You need enough light to see safely. “Many” is for countable things, “all” doesn’t make sense.
→ A enough

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Final Answer:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. B
14. A