Exam Prep

Question 1

mock test (n)
/'mɒk,test/

Answer 1

an examination, esp in a school, taken as practice before an official examination

Question 2

deck of cards

/ ˈdek əv ˈkɑːrdz /

Answer 2

a pack of 52 playing cards.

Question 3

to zoom / zoomed / zoomed (v)

Answer 3

to communicate with someone using the video conferencing service Zoom

Question 4

coarse gravel

Answer 4

rough in texture, structure, etc.; not fine

Question 5

Entity

Answer 5

something that exists apart from other things, having its own independent existence:
“He regarded the north of the country as a separate cultural entity.”

Question 6

Rattle-trap

/ˈradlˌtrap/

Answer 6

an old or rickety vehicle.

“that’s assuming my rattletrap is fit for the road”

Question 7

Pry

Answer 7

to try to find out private facts about a person:
“As a reporter, I was paid to pry into other people’s lives.”
“I hope you don’t think I’m prying, but has your boyfriend ever lived with anyone before?”
“She wanted a private holiday away from prying eyes (= where no one would be trying to see her)”

Question 8

Warden

Answer 8

A guardian, someone in the charge of a prison

Question 9

rooting for

Answer 9

support

Question 10

Gumption

Answer 10

the ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation, and to do it with energy and determination:
“She had the gumption to write directly to the company manager and persuade him to give her a job.”

Question 11

Worked up

Answer 11

upset or very excited about something:
“It’s easy to get worked up when you’re tired and everything seems to be against you.”
“He was very worked up about seeing his family again after so many years.”