Families sleep on Delhi sidewalks while children receive hospital treatment

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

B1. 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.

   Which meaning best matches “lodging” in the article?

   1. A place to stay for a short time
   2. A serious blood disease
   3. A call needing immediate attention
   4. A hard walking surface
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   A place to stay for a short time

   Lodging means a place to stay temporarily.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “leukemia” in the article?

   1. A temporary sleeping area
   2. A serious cancer of the blood and bone marrow
   3. A place for family accommodation
   4. A covering used against mosquitoes
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   Answer

   A serious cancer of the blood and bone marrow

   Leukemia is a serious cancer affecting blood and bone marrow.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “urgent” in the article?

   1. Needing immediate attention
   2. Located more than 600 miles away
   3. Designed for sleeping outside
   4. Connected with medical costs
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   Answer

   Needing immediate attention

   Urgent describes something needing immediate attention.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “pavement” in the article?

   1. A hospital waiting room
   2. a hard surface beside or next to a road for people to walk on
   3. A medical treatment plan
   4. A family’s travel distance
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   Answer

   a hard surface beside or next to a road for people to walk on

   Pavement is a hard surface beside or next to a road.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “accommodation” in the article?

   1. A place where someone can live or stay
   2. A disease affecting children
   3. A protective net near a railing
   4. A message from a hospital doctor
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   Answer

   A place where someone can live or stay

   Accommodation means a place where someone can live or stay.

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.