GVLQ1 Vocab Practice Units 1 - 4

There is a steel ________ that connects the north and south parts of the city.

• area

• countryside

• bridge

• rock

Answer explanation

a bridge connects / joins two sides together

a steel bridge

a wooden bridge

a stone bridge

There aren't many cars and factories, so the city isn't _________.

• population

• clean

• polluted

• pollution

Answer explanation

There aren't many cars and factories, so the city isn't polluted.

Look at the verb - is it positive or negative?

It is clean / It isn't polluted

Weddings in Oman are very ________. We all wear Omani clothes, so we follow the old customs.

• traditional

• celebration

• culture

• modern

There are a lot of people in the capital city, so it isn't ________.

• polluted

• crowded

• noisy

• quiet

Answer explanation

There are a lot of people in the capital city, so it isn't quiet.

Always look at the verb - positive or negative

It isn't quiet because there are a lot of people.

It is crowded and noisy.

Where is the government building _______ in the capital city?

• local

• located

• urban

• recognize

Answer explanation

be located = place

Where is it located?

It is located in the city centre.

That building is very ______. It looks very different from anything I have ever seen.

• noisy

• popular

• strange

• usual

Answer explanation

strange = unusual / very different

NOT common / NOT usual

I don't have a good ________. I can never remember things. I need to write them down.

• imagination

• programme

• collect

• memory

Answer explanation

have a good memory = you can remember things well

I don't have a good memory = you forget things easily / you can't remember

We need to ________ global warming causing more problems. Temperatures are increasing.

• last

• prevent

• discover

• disappear

Answer explanation

prevent = stop the bad thing from happening

prevent damage to your car

prevent an accident

prevent forest fires

There are many droughts in Africa due to the very _______ climate.

• humid

• dry

• wet

• wildlife

Answer explanation

dry = no rain

drought = noun of dry

hot and humid

Humidity makes you sweat

Humid - water on the windows

The _________ temperature in Oman during the summer is around 55 degrees Celsius.

• increase

• minimum

• maximum

• reach