KET Vocabulary: Travel and Transport 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: At an airport, what is the area called where passengers wait before getting on their plane?
- Platform
- Departure lounge (Correct answer)
- Check-in desk
- Baggage claim
Correct answer: Departure lounge
The departure lounge is the waiting area passengers use after passing through security and before boarding their flight.
Question 2: What does "direct flight" mean?
- A very fast flight
- A flight with no stops (Correct answer)
- A very cheap flight
- A flight that always leaves on time
Correct answer: A flight with no stops
A direct flight travels from one destination to another without stopping at any intermediate airports.
Question 3: What is the word for an orderly line of people waiting to get on a bus?
- Crowd
- Queue (Correct answer)
- Group
- Row
Correct answer: Queue
A queue is an orderly line of people waiting their turn, very common at bus stops and transport hubs.
Question 4: Which word describes a ticket that includes travel to your destination AND back home again?
- One-way
- Single
- Return (Correct answer)
- Transfer
Correct answer: Return
A return ticket allows you to travel to your destination and then back to where you started.
Question 5: What do you call the person who checks passengers' tickets on a train?
- Driver
- Steward
- Conductor (Correct answer)
- Guard
Correct answer: Conductor
A conductor is the train staff member responsible for checking passengers' tickets during the journey.
Question 6: What does "in transit" mean when travelling?
- You have arrived at your final destination
- You are passing through a place on the way to somewhere else (Correct answer)
- You have checked in at the airport
- You have missed your connecting flight
Correct answer: You are passing through a place on the way to somewhere else
"In transit" means you are passing through a location — such as an airport — on the way to your final destination.
Question 7: Which vehicle carries passengers across a short stretch of water between two shores?
- Cable car
- Tram
- Ferry (Correct answer)
- Monorail
Correct answer: Ferry
A ferry is a boat that transports passengers — and sometimes vehicles — across a body of water between ports.
KET Vocabulary: Travel and Transport 2
At an airport, what is the area called where passengers wait before getting on their plane?