CAE Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your CAE vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level CAE vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
 Action Panel
 Questions & Answers
Show  
 Introduction
Before the CAE exam, students usually try to enhance their vocabulary as much as possible. Vocabulary is definitely the base for thinking, talking, reading, and writing, which is the foundation of any language skills.

This app, CAE Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build CAE vocabulary with a built-in set of 1200 basic words from the 4000 CAE Vocabulary List.

It is a game-style app. You don't need a detailed plan or schedule to use it. Anytime and anywhere, you can access its web pages and practice or test as long as you have the Internet. Some people use it as a tool to evaluate CAE vocabulary. Others use it to study new words or review known words. Based on lots of exercises, you may finally become familiar with the built-in vocabulary and keep it warm until the test day.

The app's primary functionality is to create CAE word question sheets dynamically. Its core features include showing quizzes and auto-checking answers. Students can also store the results of each test for further analysis. The data is helpful in comparing with previous data or even others' data to improve performance.

The app has some extra features that similar tools rarely have. It includes a sample sentence for each word, which helps a lot when learning new words. It also provides definitions of 9 languages for every word and lets ESL students select their mother language and integrate it with an English explanation.

The app needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up for any activities. The CAE Vocabulary Test Online is free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign up and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
Demo Test Sheet

announcement
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Therefore, an official announcement from the Greek government was more a profit-taking opportunity than actually a really good news.
Select answer:
exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object
end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
formal public statement; act of making known publicly
Don't select.
clan
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. There was another clan of aristocracy around there -five or six families - mostly of the name of Shepherdson.
Select answer:
inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
impression produced by pressure or printing; distinctive influence; impress firmly in the mind
faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
Don't select.
conventionally
 
 
(3)
ad.  E.g. Meanwhile, NASA does not even know whether conventionally driven ships are allowed by budget constrains
Select answer:
in a conventional manner; ordinarily, by convention
existing, happening, or done at the same time
extremely robust; rigid; inflexible; made of cast iron
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
Don't select.
eggshell
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. The Kalahari Television Network is broadcast on a big eggshell screen.
Select answer:
grant made by government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
endurance; tenacity; state or quality of being persistent; persistency
thin, brittle, exterior covering of the egg of a bird or reptile; pale yellow to yellowish white
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
Don't select.
flash
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. Dozens of people are believed to have been killed by a flash flood in a popular tourist area.
Select answer:
keeping away from or preventing from happening
emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; sudden intense burst of radiant energy
feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
Don't select.
imbalance
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. What Peterson wrote about South Dakota's government now being in imbalance is most certainly true.
Select answer:
thin, brittle, exterior covering of the egg of a bird or reptile; pale yellow to yellowish white
discredit; dishonor; the state of being held in low esteem
first letter of a proper name; first letter of a word
lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
Don't select.
lyrically
 
 
(7)
ad.  E.g. She danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically at stage.
Select answer:
having power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
in a lyrical manner; in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing
distinguished from others in excellence
exposed; easily discovered; plain
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
Don't select.
osprey
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The osprey, also known as sea hawk, fish hawk or fish eagle, is a medium-large fish-eating bird of prey or raptor.
Select answer:
health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
instance that does not conform to a rule
force of attraction between all masses in the universe
increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
Don't select.
prestige
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. What they are doing to our military, our treasury, our power, and our prestige is an unconscionable national betrayal.
Select answer:
fine crack in a surface or glaze; short-lived popular fashion; inordinate desire or longing; passion
formal public statement; act of making known publicly
small forest; woodland; dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
Don't select.
rigorous
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Disliked by his superiors, the officer candidate endured an extremely rigorous training program.
Select answer:
initial; groundbreaking; originating; serving to pioneer
inspired by love for one's country
leading; main; primary; first in time or place
fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
Don't select.
stipend
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. There is a nominal stipend for this position, it is a good job for you.
Select answer:
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
Don't select.
transparent
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. John's pride in his son is transparent; no one who sees the two of them together can miss it.
Select answer:
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
every three months; in three month intervals
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit
easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
Don't select.
Create my Test Sheet