A taste of home: discovering Sweden’s local food heroes

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.

   What does “invites” mean in the article?

   1. encourages someone to do something
   2. prevents someone from traveling
   3. describes a formal ceremony
   4. records someone’s personal history
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   Answer

   encourages someone to do something

   Here, it means encourages readers to explore a subject.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “central” mean in the article?

   1. located near a train station
   2. most important or closely connected to the main idea
   3. shared by several countries
   4. difficult to understand clearly
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   Answer

   most important or closely connected to the main idea

   It identifies the most important subject of the feature.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “verified” mean in the article?

   1. translated into another language
   2. checked and confirmed as accurate
   3. collected from personal opinions
   4. published without any review
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   Answer

   checked and confirmed as accurate

   It means the information has been checked and confirmed.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “particular” mean in the article?

   1. specific rather than general
   2. popular among international visitors
   3. connected with traditional music
   4. available in every Swedish region
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   Answer

   specific rather than general

   It refers to one specific city, region, or other item.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “belonging” mean in the article?

   1. the ability to travel independently
   2. the feeling of joining a competition
   3. the feeling of being accepted as part of a group or place
   4. the process of preparing local dishes
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   Answer

   the feeling of being accepted as part of a group or place

   It describes feeling accepted as part of a group or place.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “publisher” mean in the article?

   1. a person who prepares restaurant meals
   2. a person or organization that produces and releases written material
   3. a traveler who photographs landscapes
   4. a government office managing tourism
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   Answer

   a person or organization that produces and releases written material

   It is the organization responsible for releasing the story.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “precise” mean in the article?

   1. exact and clearly stated
   2. widely discussed by readers
   3. emotionally meaningful to visitors
   4. located close to the countryside
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   Answer

   exact and clearly stated

   It means exact and clearly stated rather than approximate.

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.