Places Around Town Words

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Where can you borrow a book and bring it back later?

   1. A bakery
   2. A library
   3. A bank
   4. A hospital
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   Answer

   A library

   A library lends books. You can borrow a book there and return it after reading it.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which place has doctors and beds where very ill people can stay?

   1. A hospital
   2. A library
   3. A bakery
   4. A station
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   Answer

   A hospital

   A hospital provides medical care and has beds for people who need to stay. The question describes a hospital, not another town service.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Where do you go to buy a stamp and send a letter?

   1. swimming pool
   2. cinema
   3. post office
   4. bus station
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   Answer

   post office

   A post office sells stamps and handles letters and parcels. The other places do not provide this postal service.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which shop mainly makes and sells bread and cakes?

   1. A bookshop
   2. A bank
   3. A pharmacy
   4. A bakery
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   Answer

   A bakery

   A bakery makes and sells bread and often cakes. A pharmacy sells medicines and a bookshop sells books.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Where can you open an account to keep your money?

   1. A bank
   2. A cinema
   3. A school
   4. A library
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   Answer

   A bank

   A bank provides accounts for keeping and managing money. The other places have different main purposes.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.