91-Year-Old Hiker Becomes Oldest Person to Complete Appalachian Trail

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

B2. 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 option has the same meaning as “achievement”?

   1. something important that you succeed in doing
   2. a place where people gather
   3. a plan that has not started
   4. a problem requiring immediate attention
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   Answer

   something important that you succeed in doing

   Achievement means something important that you succeed in doing.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option has the same meaning as “striking”?

   1. difficult to understand
   2. very noticeable or impressive
   3. carefully hidden from view
   4. unlikely to attract attention
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   Answer

   very noticeable or impressive

   Striking describes something very noticeable or impressive.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option has the same meaning as “accomplishment”?

   1. something successfully completed after effort
   2. a temporary feeling of uncertainty
   3. an opinion about a public issue
   4. a method for avoiding responsibility
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   Answer

   something successfully completed after effort

   An accomplishment is something successfully completed after effort.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option has the same meaning as “recognized”?

   1. officially noticed or accepted as important
   2. secretly removed from a document
   3. recently changed without explanation
   4. personally disliked by an audience
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   Answer

   officially noticed or accepted as important

   Recognized means officially noticed or accepted as important.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option has the same meaning as “broader”?

   1. including more general ideas or a wider range
   2. limited to one narrow example
   3. connected to a shorter distance
   4. focused on a single technical detail
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   Answer

   including more general ideas or a wider range

   Broader refers to more general ideas or a wider range.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option has the same meaning as “verified”?

   1. checked and shown to be true or accurate
   2. collected without any review
   3. presented only as a personal guess
   4. changed to create stronger emotion
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   Answer

   checked and shown to be true or accurate

   Verified information has been checked and shown to be accurate.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option has the same meaning as “essential”?

   1. completely necessary or most important
   2. interesting but not particularly useful
   3. available only in unusual circumstances
   4. easy to replace with a similar item
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   Answer

   completely necessary or most important

   Essential describes something completely necessary or most important.

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.