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Trains and railways
1. The next train leaves from that _________.
a) shelf
b) platform
c) walk
d) table
Image: train at platform
2. That guy is travelling without a ticket. He hasn't paid! He's a fare __________
a) bandit
b) dodger
c) waster
d) thief
Image: suspicious looking character
3. This train is always ______ time.
a) exact
b) on
c) down
d) at
Image: train travelling or a clock
4. I'm coming back today and so could I have a __________ ticket?
a) come back
b) single
c) one way
d) return
Image: ticket hall window
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5. I'm late because my train was _________ .
a) delayed
b) early
c) on time
d) tomorrow
Image: train track
6. Trains ___________ between London and Paris through a tunnel.
a) run
b) track
c) leave
d) send
Image: Eurotunnel photo
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ANSWERS:
1. The next train leaves from that _________.
a) shelf
b) platform
c) walk
d) table
a) You put books on a shelf but not a train!
b) Well done! The platform is where you stand to wait for a train.
c) A walk can be a small path but there are no trains there.
d) A table is not for trains.
2. That guy is travelling without a ticket. He hasn't paid! He's a fare __________.
a) bandit
b) dodger
c) waster
d) thief
a) A bandit is an old-fashioned word for thief.
b) Well done! Dodge means avoid and this man is trying not to be seen by a
ticket inspector.
c) He isn't wasting a ticket. He is trying to get a free ride on the train.
d) He is not stealing anything.
3. This train is always ______ time.
a) exact
b) on
c) down
d) at
a) You need a time preposition here. Exact is an adjective.
b) Well done! This is the correct answer.
c) This not correct. You need a time preposition here.
d) This is the wrong time preposition.
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4. I'm coming back today and so could I have a ________ ticket?
a) come back
b) single
c) one way
d) return
a) This is a nice name for a ticket, but it is not correct.
b) You can only go one way with a single ticket.
c) You can't come back with a one way ticket.
d) Well done!
5. I'm late because my train was _________ .
a) delayed
b) early
c) on time
d) tomorrow
a) Well done! Perhaps there was snow on the tracks and so you were late.
b) You wouldn't be late if the train was early! Unless you missed it.
c) You wouldn't be late if that happened.
d) Your train was tomorrow and so you are late today??!
6. Trains ___________ between London and Paris through a tunnel.
a) run
b) track
c) leave
d) send
a) Well done! Here run means travel.
b) This is incorrect. Trains run on a track.
c) The preposition between would be incorrect. You could say trains leave from London.
d) You send a letter, not a train.
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