Test sheet for CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

allowance

(1)

n. E.g. I volunteer for every shift available, the allowance is better than nothing.

Select answer:
state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
a small room or cabinet used for storage space
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; degree to which a thing extends
approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
Don't select.

bundle

(2)

n. E.g. She made a bundle selling real estate.

Select answer:
outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
majority; main part; volume; mass
materials; abilities; available source
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; broad smile
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
Don't select.

coordinate

(3)

v. E.g. The second way of specifying star positions is the equatorial coordinate system.

Select answer:
fasten; annex; be in contact with
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
bring order and organization to; harmonize
Don't select.

edit

(4)

v. E.g. The fourth volume of Make magazine, which I edit, is now available on Amazon.

Select answer:
blend; fuse; merge
revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange matter of, for publication
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
Don't select.

furthermore

(5)

ad. E.g. The guy was about forty, Reacher guessed, and furthermore Reacher guessed he had gotten to be about forty by staying relentlessly aware of everything.

Select answer:
in addition; moreover; still further
agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
contagious; contaminating
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
native; originating where it is found
Don't select.

ingredient

(6)

n. E.g. Water, the project's key ingredient, will come from the massive artificial lake created by the Aswan High Dam.

Select answer:
a group of ten, especially a period of ten years
care; being attentive to possible danger
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
element in a mixture or compound
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
Don't select.

lapse

(7)

n. E.g. The mayor is apologizing, saying he's deeply sorry for a lapse of judgment.

Select answer:
outside; external or outward appearance
cleanliness; sanitation
prominent aspect of something
gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
Don't select.

mythology

(8)

n. E.g. They fear the blue, which, in mythology, is the color of purity and holiness.

Select answer:
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; degree to which a thing extends
act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to public
study of myths; collection of myths
Don't select.

reclaim

(9)

v. E.g. To reclaim the Constitution from conservatives, we must realize that there is no such thing as a neutral method of interpreting the Constitution.

Select answer:
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
Don't select.

rhythm

(10)

n. E.g. The task now was to restore the country to its usual rhythm of life, she said.

Select answer:
pattern; beat; recurring at regular intervals
sensation of dryness in the throat
danger; risk
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
stereophonic sound-reproduction system
Don't select.

startle

(11)

v. E.g. Even the least noise would still startle the timid child.

Select answer:
think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
make empty; empty out; remove contents of
govern; supervise; give or apply medications
move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
Don't select.

transaction

(12)

n. E.g. The Euro made its debut in the financial markets three years ago and it has been an option for any non-cash transaction ever since.

Select answer:
deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
Don't select.