Outcomes Intermediate – Quizzes

Answer key

Quiz 1
1 If you are fed up it means you have had enough of something, or you are bored. You
are upset if something bad has happened, or if someone has been unkind.
2 Students’ own answers, but it could be anything you couldn’t do very well, e.g.
learning a language, difficult exercises or homework, practical jobs like cooking or
making things, managing money, physical tasks like climbing a mountain, etc.
3 You might sort out a problem, a difficult situation, a disagreement, rubbish,
recycling, car hire, etc.
4 You shake hands to greet someone, but you hold hands with someone you love, or
with a child to make sure they are safe.
5 You might feel guilty if you think you have behaved badly or done something
wrong, e.g. if you didn’t help someone when they needed it, if you said something
unkind, or if you didn’t do something when you said you would.
6 You would rush somebody to hospital if they were very ill or had been injured in a
serious accident.
7 You would you say to be honest before a negative comment, e.g. before saying you
don’t like something or don’t want to do something.
8 People might boast about anything they are proud of, e.g. doing well in an exam,
being very good at something, having a lot of money or nice things.
9 The weather can be miserable if it is very grey, and you can have a miserable time if
a lot of things go badly. People can also be miserable if they are sad or depressed.
10 You need to warm up before you do exercise.
11 A catchy tune is one that you can’t stop singing; uplifting music makes you feel
cheerful.
12 Students’ own answers, but it could be anything that they are very bad at, e.g. sports,
school subjects, practical jobs, etc.
13 When you practise something, you do the same thing over and over to get better at it.
When you play something (e.g. tennis), you usually do it as a competition, in a game
with somebody else.
14 You might need cheering up if you were sad, or if some bad things had happened.
15 A baby, a train or bus or anything that has a timetable can be due. It means we
expect them to arrive.

Quiz 2
1 You might not be accepted because you are unsuitable or not qualified enough – or
the course could be full.
2 No, tacky isn’t nice. It is generally cheap and in poor taste.
3 You might upgrade your phone, your computer or your car because you want a
better or more up-to-date model.
4 A school in a poor area might be described as rough because there is violence or
aggressive behaviour there.
5 The opposite of bright is slow / thick / dim (but thick and dim are much more
offensive than slow).
6 Postgraduate courses lead to a Master’s or PhD. They are second or third degrees.
7 You work in Information technology: you work with computers and computer
systems.
8 You should pay them back.
9 If something doesn’t suit you, it doesn’t look good on you. If something doesn’t fit
you, it is the wrong size.
10 It could look or smell disgusting.
11 Because they have discriminated unfairly against an employee, because they have
broken laws, because they owe money, because they have put employees in danger.
12 There is not enough space.
13 If you fine someone, you make them pay money because they have broken the law.
If you ban something, you stop people from doing it, e.g. you make it illegal or you
have a rule in your company that employees cannot do it.
14 They make their children do certain things, particularly to achieve success.
15 sugar / sweet foods / fatty food / fried food / fast food

Quiz 3
1 a spacious or big / large flat / apartment
2 Prices, the birth rate, pay, the temperature can all drop dramatically.
3 Crime and violence happen in rough areas; buildings are run down; the streets are
dirty.
4 A play could be a tragedy, a comedy, a historical play, a drama, etc. A musical
might also be considered to be a type of play.
5 No, if it is overrated it means it is not as good as everyone says it is.
6 You feel uncomfortable, as if you don’t belong, perhaps in a new class or at a party
where you don’t know anyone.
7 If you break a promise, you don’t do what you said you would.
8 birds, especially eagles, vultures or other birds of prey
9 bees, wasps, flies
10 Your ambition is what you want to achieve in life. A target is a smaller thing you
want to achieve, often by a certain time. So you might set yourself certain targets in
order to achieve your ambition.
11 You might overcome a barrier, a disability, a difficulty, a problem, an addiction, a
fear, a weakness.
12 gas, coal, oil, gold (and other metals), wood
13 If you are calm, you are quiet and relaxed, you don’t get easily stressed or excited. If
you are sensitive you are easily upset and feel things very strongly.
14 Naughty kids might disobey or cheek their parents, scribble / draw on walls, break a
window, etc.
15 Two friends might fall out because they disagree about something or one gossips
about the other or lets the other down.

Quiz 4

1 There might be long queues; there might be a problem with something in your bag,
e.g. a knife or water; you might get stopped at the security scan; there might be extra
security checks and delays; you might miss your flight if it takes too long.
2 If you are determined, you don’t give up, you keep trying and work hard to
overcome difficulties.
3 Students’ own answers, but it must be something they find very interesting, e.g. a
place, a museum, a topic, a book, a documentary.
4 You can click on an icon, a link, a menu, the desktop.
 5 If you reboot your computer, you start it up again (usually after there has been a
problem, after it has crashed etc.). If you plug something in, you connect the
electricity by putting the plug in the socket.
6 a game, a machine, a plan, a document
7 Spending too much time playing computer games, or watching TV, or working;
being under a lot of stress; being in a job you don’t like; having a long way to travel
to work; living in a rough area.
8 Having the flu is worse – it includes aches and pains and a temperature.
9 You could sprain your wrist by turning it over suddenly or by using a keyboard too
much.
10 You should use cream or stop doing what is causing it (often an allergy of some
kind) or see a doctor.
11 Drugs, chocolate, coffee, alcohol, and cigarettes can be addictive.
12 Two countries at war might agree to a ceasefire.
13 The summit of a mountain is the top, but summit can also mean a meeting between
country leaders.
14 You announce news, but you admit to a mistake or something you have done wrong.
15 If you are the founder of something, you started it, e.g. a company or a movement.