Chicago entrepreneur turns empty downtown office space into vertical gardens

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 best defines “entrepreneur”?

   1. A person who starts and develops a business or project
   2. A person who studies workplace history
   3. A building designed for growing plants
   4. A worker who manages office schedules
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   A person who starts and develops a business or project

   An entrepreneur starts and develops a business or project.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “purpose”?

   1. A temporary interruption of normal activity
   2. The reason something exists or is used
   3. A method of arranging plants upward
   4. A restriction on available land
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   The reason something exists or is used

   Purpose means the reason something exists or is used.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “vacant”?

   1. Designed to use resources carefully
   2. Empty and not being used
   3. Changed because of new technology
   4. Located in the center of a city
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   Answer

   Empty and not being used

   Vacant describes something empty and not being used.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “limited”?

   1. Restricted in amount, size, or availability
   2. Arranged at several different levels
   3. Available for many different purposes
   4. Interrupted by a sudden event
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   Answer

   Restricted in amount, size, or availability

   Limited means restricted in amount, size, or availability.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “efficiently”?

   1. In a way that uses time, energy, or resources well.
   2. In a way that creates more disruption
   3. In a way that avoids all adaptation
   4. In a way that requires additional floor space
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   Answer

   In a way that uses time, energy, or resources well.

   Efficiently means using time, energy, or resources well.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “adaptation”?

   1. A place where employees hold meetings
   2. A change made to fit new conditions
   3. A structure used to stack office furniture
   4. A plan to preserve traditional workplaces
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   Answer

   A change made to fit new conditions

   Adaptation is a change made to fit new conditions.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “disruption”?

   1. A situation in which normal activity is interrupted or changed
   2. A system for growing plants in containers
   3. A decision to expand available office space
   4. A reason for arranging buildings vertically
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   Answer

   A situation in which normal activity is interrupted or changed

   Disruption interrupts or changes normal activity.

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.