CAE CAE Vocabulary

Question 1

Which word correctly completes the collocation: 'She made a _______ decision to leave her job'?

Accepted Answer

snap

Answer

'Make a snap decision' is the fixed collocation meaning a decision made quickly without much thought; the other adjectives do not collocate with 'decision' in this way.

Question 2

What does the CAE-level idiom 'to beat around the bush' mean?

Accepted Answer

To avoid getting to the main point

Answer

'Beat around the bush' means to talk around a topic without saying what you really mean, avoiding the main issue.

Question 3

Choose the correct phrasal verb: 'She had to _______ the meeting until next week due to a conflict.'

Accepted Answer

put off

Answer

'Put off' means to postpone or delay an event; the other phrasal verbs have different meanings (extinguish, accommodate, criticise).

Question 4

Which word has a similar meaning to 'meticulous' at C1 level?

Accepted Answer

Thorough

Answer

'Meticulous' means extremely careful and precise; 'thorough' is the closest synonym among the options.

Question 5

What does the prefix 'mis-' mean in the word 'misinterpret'?

Accepted Answer

Incorrectly or wrongly

Answer

The prefix 'mis-' means wrongly or incorrectly, so 'misinterpret' means to interpret something incorrectly.

CAE - Cambridge English Advanced Practice Test

CAE - Cambridge English Advanced Practice Test

CAE CAE Vocabulary