EmSAT English Vocabulary Practice Test Questions Answers

Being successful as an actor requires some popularity. Although the features described in the other options are often present, they are not essential for success.

The meaning of the sentence is that the father was providing food for all four of his children; there is no indication that the division had to be quick, or in front of an audience or involve any form of politics.

The question describes a common situation of a person speaking loudly on a train. “Strongly” and “heavily” are not usually used to describe talking. It is more usual to say talking quietly than talking weakly.

Being available, cheap or clean would not prevent buying. However, an expensive ring might be too costly to buy.

The meaning of the sentence is that the boss has natural behavior that is very difficult to be with; in addition, “unusual” needs to be followed by a noun in this context. There is no indication that the boss owns a person! – so option (A) can be excluded..

The sentence implies that the data from the government indicate that 25% of people will get cancer. Published statistics usually refer to data.

The sentence requires a word that refers to appearance – only smart can refer to appearance and means neat.

Athletes work hard to be the best at their sport. They would like to achieve perfection. Inspection, conduction and
convection have no relation to athletes’ ambitions

Visual learners learn from pictures or diagrams (not diagrammatic which is an adjective). Pictors is not a real word and imaginations are not visual to everybody.

The meaning of this sentence is that National Independence Day occurs every year. Both “annual” and “yearly” mean every year. However, the previous word is “an” and this requires the answer to begin with a vowel – so annual is the correct answer.

The meaning of this sentence is that Mohammed tries to finish his duties. Only “complete” has same meaning as finish.

the meaning of the sentence is that all the passengers were killed in the high-speed bus crash. So, they could not have survived the crash. Surveyed means examined. If the passengers were dead then they could not have surrounded the crash. A bus crash cannot be surprised because it is inanimate.

The greengrocer sells fresh fruit and vegetables. The butcher sells meat, the baker sells bread and cakes (pastries/baked goods) and the tailor makes and mends clothes.

The answer options for this question all sound similar – however, it is their spelling and meaning that lead the reader to the correct answer. “Seared” means burnt, “serial” and “series” can both be used to refer to weekly television dramas and “series” can also be used to mean the opposite of parallel. Only “cereal” is a food that is most often eaten during the first meal of the day.

as part of the preparation for the EmSAT the reader would be wise to revise the vocabulary of simple shapes (cylinder, cone, cube, sphere) as these are easy questions to ask in an exam. A three-sided shape is a triangle. Rectangles and squares are four sided shapes. A circle does not have three sides!

Students taking the EmSAT will be expected to know the common colors and typical objects that are each color (for example grass is green, writing paper is white and the sun is usually yellow). Inside a ripe watermelon is red. A ripe orange is orange! Mauve is a light purple.

Artists create pictures and this means that artists are usually good at drawing. Drinking, writing and speaking are general skills that most people possess. They are not directly related to artists.

This scenario requires the reader to select the best answer. If the person ran all the way home, they are likely to be hot, sweaty and breathless. Depending on the physical fitness of this person they may also be in pain.

The reader is advised to review the names of the clothing used in popular sports. For swimming, female clothing is often called a bathing suit, whereas male clothes are called swimming trunks

Young people of age thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen (13-19) are frequently referred to as teenagers.

Your grandfather is your father’s father (or your mother’s father) and so is the correct answer to this question.

I have been singing since I was 11 years old. Recently, I joined a group of musicians to form a band. The informal name for a popular group of musicians (with or without a singer) is called a band. A drum is the hollow musical instrument that you must hit to create sound. The violin is a string instrument that is usually placed on the musician’s shoulder to play. A choir is a group of just singers who perform together.

Often is a word that describes frequency and it has a meaning similar to frequently. So, the correct answer is “often”. Rarely means seldom (or not often). “Occasionally” means sometimes. “Never” means not ever or not at all.

The question indicates that the woman was moving faster than walking; running is the only form of movement that will be faster than walking. So “ran” is the correct answer. “Crawling” is how very young babies move. “Hopping” is a type of movement that involves jumping using just one leg

The EmSAT candidate is advised to learn the English names of the common jobs (occupations). A dentist fixes teeth and would be visited if you had a toothache. A waiter is a male who serves you food in a restaurant and a waitress is a female waiter. A podiatrist is a doctor for the feet.

A brooch is an ornament attached to clothing with a hinged pin and a diamond is precious stone that was created from carbon. Diamond brooch is the correct answer. A necklace is a piece of jewelry that is worn around the neck. Earrings are jewelry worn on the ears. Pens are writing tools that produce ink to mark paper.

Football (soccer) is played on a pitch whereas tennis and basketball are played on courts. A lawn is an area of short, mown grass in a yard, garden, or park (often in front of a house). American football is played on a field

The fire damaged the hospital so much that it needed a lot of repairs. Only “extensive” has a similar meaning to a lot of and is the correct answer.

“Practical” means realistic and the question indicates that it is not realistic to fly to and from New York in two days.