Vocabulary

Question 1

Which phrasal verb means “become interested in”?

Answer 1

Get into * (trans)

Question 2

What do we call a small concert of live modern music?

Answer 2

Gig

Question 3

Which phrasal verb means “not go out”?

Answer 3

Stay in

Question 4

What do we call two words that we often use together, like “have” and “party”?

Answer 4

Collocation

Question 5

Which phrasal verb means “appear in a certain way to people who don’t know you well”?

Answer 5

Come across [as *]

Question 6

Which phrasal verb means “do something to apologise for something bad you did”?

Answer 6

Make up for *

Question 7

Which word means “to travel around an area without a real destination”?

Answer 7

Roam [around]

Question 8

Which word means “popular; known by many people”, and is usually used about music, movies and media?

Answer 8

Mainstream

Question 9

Which phrasal verb means “to be excited about something in the future”

Answer 9

Look forward to +noun/-ing

Question 10

Which phrasal verb means “start being successful”?

Answer 10

Take off

Question 11

Which phrasal verb means “be like an older relative”?

Answer 11

Take after + person

Question 12

Which phrasal verb means “start a new hobby/activity”?

Answer 12

Take * up *

Question 13

Which phrasal verb means “start being responsible for something”?

Answer 13

Take over

Question 14

Which phrasal verb means “act like a parent to a child”?

Answer 14

Bring * up *

Question 15

Which phrasal verb means “find by chance”?

Answer 15

Come across *

Question 16

What word describes a person who is given everything they want?

Answer 16

Spoiled (or “spoilt”)

Question 17

What do we call the words to a song?

Answer 17

Lyrics

Question 18

What adjective do we call a song that stays in your head?

Answer 18

Catchy

Question 19

Which verb means to die under water?

Answer 19

Drown

Question 20

Which adjective describes a person who is very bad at something?

Answer 20

Hopeless

Question 21

Which phrasal verb means “arrive unexpectedly/late”?

Answer 21

Show up

Turn up

Question 22

What do we call the best athletes in the world, who are really fit and strong?

Answer 22

Elite athletes

Question 23

What phrasal verb means “combine to create a whole thing”, but is usually used in the passive?

Answer 23

Make up (passive: be made up of, like “Australia is made up of six states and two territories.”)

Question 24

What verb describes putting something in the ground and covering it?

Answer 24

Bury

Question 25

What do we call a person who performs in the street and asks for money?

Answer 25

Busker

Question 26

Which phrasal verb means “break into pieces”?

Answer 26

Fall apart

Question 27

Which phrasal verb means “get really upset”?

Answer 27

Break down

Question 28

Which verb means “cry loudly”?

Answer 28

Sob

Question 29

Which phrasal verb means “to disappoint someone”

Answer 29

Let * down *

Question 30

Which adjective means “a bit wet”?

Answer 30

Damp

Question 31

What do we call a practice for a performance?

Answer 31

Rehearsal

Question 32

Which adjective describes people or actions that help other people and aren’t selfish?

Answer 32

Selfless

Question 33

Which verb means to do something too quickly?

Answer 33

Rush

Question 34

What is the opposite of deep?

Answer 34

Shallow