ICPNA ADVANCED 01

Question 1

grave

Answer 1

n. a place in the ground where a dead person is buried:
adj. grave
- a mass grave
- an unmarked grave

Question 2

spatial

Answer 2

adj. relating to the position, area, and size of things:
- This task is designed to test children’s spatial awareness (= their understanding of where things are in relation to other things).

Question 3

bathe

Answer 3

verb. to swim, especially in the sea, a river, or a lake:

Children suffering from the illness had bathed in sea water contaminated by sewage.

Question 4

escapist

Answer 4

adj. relating to avoiding an unpleasant or boring life by thinking, reading, etc., about something more exciting or fun, especially something that could not really happen:
escapist literature
The movie is meant to be escapist.

Question 5

shrink

Answer 5

verb. to become smaller, or to make something smaller:
syn. decrease, lower, lessen, reduce.
Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature.
The company’s profits have shrunk from $5.5 million to $1.25 million

Question 6

fat

Answer 6

adj. having a lot of flesh on the body:
Like most women, she thinks she’s fat.
I hate my fat thighs.
He eats all the time but he never gets fat.

Question 7

blood

Answer 7

n. the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs and tissue, and removes waste products:
He lost a lot of blood in the accident.

Question 8

flood

Answer 8

verb. to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems:
Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
The whole town flooded when the river burst its banks.
Several families living by the river were flooded out (= forced to leave their houses because they became covered with water).

Question 9

Talk The Talk, Walk The Walk

Answer 9

The English phrases “talk the talk” and “walk the walk” can be used together, or each might be used separately. This expression means that a person should back up their talking with action. For example, someone might say they can easily do 100 pushups without breaking a sweat. Another person who doubts their claim might tell them to “walk the walk” instead of just talking about it. In other words, they are saying “show me, don’t tell me.”