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TRANSPORT and TRAVEL
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer

1.

Which word best completes this sentence? The fastest way to ________
is by plane.

a.

voyage

b.

journey

c.

travel

d.

trip

2.

Which word is the odd one out?

a.

windscreen

b.

tyre

c.

brake

d.

carriage

3.

Which of the following words is not connected with roads?

a.

bypass

b.

roundabout

c.

lay by

d.

runway

4.

Which of the following forms of transport would sink if it were on water?

a.

a yacht

b.

a liner

c.

a barge

d.

a glider

5.

Which of the following compound nouns do you not find on a car?

a.

steering wheel

b.

number plate

c.

landing gear

d.

passenger seat

6.

“Coming home from work, he always gets stuck in a traffic _____.”

a.

line

b.

block

c.

jam

d.

queue

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TRANSPORT and TRAVEL answers

1..
a.

Wrong. 'Voyage' is usually a noun.

b.

Wrong. 'Journey' is usually a noun.

c.

Correct. 'Travel' is the correct verb.

d.

Wrong. 'Trip' is a noun in this case. ‘To trip’ means to fall over.

2.
a.

Wrong. Windscreen is part of a car.

b.

Wrong. Tyre is part of a car.

c.

Wrong. Brake is part of a car.

d.

Correct. The others are parts of cars, a carriage is a section of train.

3.
a.

Wrong. This is a road which goes past a town to make the traffic going
through the town lighter.

b.

Wrong. This is a circular junction, where lots of roads meet.

c.

Wrong. This is a place at the side of the road you can stop for a break.

d.

Correct. A plane takes off from a runway.

4.
a.

Wrong. A yacht is a type of boat…it would float!

b.

Wrong. A liner is a type of boat…it would float!

c.

Wrong. A barge is a type of boat…it would float!

d.

Correct A glider is a type of plane…it would sink.

5.
a.

Wrong. The steering wheel turns the car.

b.

Wrong. The number plate shows the car’s registration number.

c.

Correct. The landing gear is the wheels on a plane.

d.

Wrong. The passenger seat is the seat next to the car driver.

6.
a.

Wrong. ‘Line’ is used in American English to mean people waiting.

b.

Wrong. ‘Road block’ means the road is closed.

c.

Correct. We say traffic jam.

d.

Wrong. ‘Queue’ is used in British English for people who are waiting.