The Guardian identifies a UK autumn travel feature, but supplies no outing details

Study the questions and tasks

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Practice level

C1. 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.

   In context, what does “substantive” mean?

   1. having real importance, value, or informational content
   2. Purely decorative
   3. Temporarily available
   4. Geographically precise
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   Answer

   having real importance, value, or informational content

   Here, substantive describes information with meaningful factual content.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “accessibility” denote in the article?

   1. Seasonal popularity
   2. the extent to which something can be reached, entered, or used by people with differing needs
   3. Photographic authenticity
   4. Distance between attractions
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   Answer

   the extent to which something can be reached, entered, or used by people with differing needs

   It concerns whether people can reach or use a place or service.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What is an “attribution”?

   1. A travel restriction
   2. A source of funding
   3. the identification of the creator or source to whom something is credited
   4. A weather prediction
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   Answer

   the identification of the creator or source to whom something is credited

   An attribution identifies the person or source receiving credit.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “inferred” mean?

   1. reached a conclusion from evidence or reasoning rather than direct statement
   2. Described visually
   3. Published officially
   4. Travelled independently
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   Answer

   reached a conclusion from evidence or reasoning rather than direct statement

   It means reaching a conclusion from available evidence rather than direct statement.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “bounded” imply here?

   1. Highly imaginative
   2. strictly limited or confined within defined boundaries
   3. Widely circulated
   4. Precisely illustrated
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   Answer

   strictly limited or confined within defined boundaries

   The account must stay within clearly defined evidential limits.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What makes a claim “speculative”?

   1. based on conjecture rather than sufficiently verified evidence
   2. Supported by documentation
   3. Confirmed by eyewitnesses
   4. Required by regulation
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   Answer

   based on conjecture rather than sufficiently verified evidence

   A speculative claim relies on conjecture instead of adequate verification.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What is a “contributor”?

   1. a person who provides material, ideas, or participation for a publication or project
   2. A regional authority
   3. A transport provider
   4. A rights-management system
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   Answer

   a person who provides material, ideas, or participation for a publication or project

   A contributor supplies material or participation to a publication.

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.