APTIS TRAINING MATERIAL

Aptis Vocabulary 1
(25 questions – 13 minutes)

Task 1
Finish each definition (1-5) using answers from the list (A-K). Use each answer once only. You will not
need five of the answers (A-J). The answer to Question 0 is given on your answer paper as an example.
A. grow
0. To argue is to __K.___
B. control
1. To check is to _______
C. increase
2. To restrict is to ______
D. cut
3. To ban is to _________
E. permit
4. To boost is to _______
F. improve
5. To allow is to _______
G. examine
H. limit
I. prohibit
J. deteriorate
K. disagree
Task 2
Finish each sentence (6-10) using the word from the list (A-J) Use each word once only. You will not
need five of the words (A-J).
A. court
6. I’ve got a terrible _________ in my shoulder. B. bruise
7. That shirt really ________ you. It makes you look 10 years younger. C. matches
8. This piece of _________ will change the way we think about dinosaurs. D. suits
9. You can’t believe anything you read in the newspaper. It’s very ______. E. research
10. The criminal was found guilty by the _______. F. accurate
G. throb
H. biased
I. ache
J. sentence
Task 3
Mark the letter on the right (A-J) that has the most similar meaning to the word on the left (11-15) (e.g.
home=house). Use each word once only. You will not need five of the words (A-K).

11. generic A. meager

12. provisional B. resolve
13. envision C. manage
14. supervise D. temporary
15. impose E. permanent
F. general
G. churn
H. visualise
I. demoralise
2 J. enforce