english false cognate exam 1

Question 1

library

Answer 1

a place to borrow books, for free, with a membership card

Question 2

bookstore

Answer 2

a place to buy books

Question 3

crayon

Answer 3

something children colour with; made of wax

Question 4

pencil

Answer 4

_ a writing instrument; contains lead

Question 5

phrase

Answer 5

a group of words that together have a particular meaning

Question 6

sentence

Answer 6

a complete thought, finishing with a period when written

Question 7

note

Answer 7

a written message or record of information; musical symbol

Question 8

mark

Answer 8

a number showing the evaluation of school work

Question 9

professor

Answer 9

a faculty member of the highest academic rank at an
5. institution of higher education

Question 10

teacher

Answer 10

one whose occupation is to instruct

Question 11

conductor

Answer 11

someone who drives a train

Question 12

driver

Answer 12

someone who drives a car / bus / tax

Question 13

mechanic

Answer 13

a person who repairs engines, etc.

Question 14

machinery

Answer 14

an assemblage of parts that transmit motion and energy

Question 15

comedian

Answer 15

someone who writes or tells jokes; might perform stand-up

Question 16

actor

Answer 16

someone who portrays a character in a production

Question 17

demand

Answer 17

to request something in a serious, forceful manner

Question 18

ask

Answer 18

to pose a question politely

Question 19

command (verb)

Answer 19

to tell someone officially to do something

Question 20

order (verb)

Answer 20

to request food or goods by phone from a business

Question 21

cry

Answer 21

to shed tears, when you are sad

Question 22

scream

Answer 22

to raise the volume of your voice

Question 23

rest

Answer 23

stopping for a moment in order to take a break

Question 24

stay

Answer 24

living in a place

Question 25

vacancy

Answer 25

empty space in a building

Question 26

vacation

Answer 26

a period spent away from home or business for travel or recreation

Question 27

temperature

Answer 27

degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale

Question 28

weather

Answer 28

the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness

Question 29

cave

Answer 29

a hole in the earth; possible home for bears or bats

Question 30

basement

Answer 30

the part of a house that is below ground level

Question 31

medicine

Answer 31

a substance or preparation used in treating disease

Question 32

doctor

Answer 32

a person who helps sick people

Question 33

photograph

Answer 33

a picture

Question 34

photographer

Answer 34

__ a person who takes pictures

Question 35

furniture

Answer 35

items in rooms in a home (couch, chair, table, etc.)

Question 36

supplies

Answer 36

provisions; items needed in an office, kitchen, etc

Question 37

piece

Answer 37

a part of a whole; a fragment

Question 38

play

Answer 38

the stage representation of an action or story

Question 39

infant

Answer 39

_ a baby or very young person

Question 40

child

Answer 40

a young person; no longer a baby and not yet a teenager

Question 41

parent

Answer 41

your mother or father (only)

Question 42

relative

Answer 42

anyone in your family (mother, father, aunt, uncle, etc.)

Question 43

figure (noun)

Answer 43

the shape or form of a person’s body

Question 44

face (noun)

Answer 44

the part of a person’s head including the mouth, nose and eyes

Question 45

gentle

Answer 45

soft or delicate

Question 46

nice

Answer 46

polite or kind

Question 47

sensible

Answer 47

having a capacity for good judgment; wise

Question 48

sensitive

Answer 48

emotionally delicate

Question 49

fine (adjective)

Answer 49

very well; all right

Question 50

kind (adjective)

Answer 50

of a helpful nature

Question 51

severe

Answer 51

severe

Question 52

strict

Answer 52

rigid; disciplinary

Question 53

sympathetic

Answer 53

sensitive to other people’s emotions

Question 54

nice

Answer 54

pleasing; agreeable

Question 55

actually

Answer 55

in fact

Question 56

currently

Answer 56

at this moment; right now