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Army
1. The word to describe your official status or relative importance within an organisation,
especially a military force, is ___________.
a) rank
b) rang
c) ranc
d) ranck
2. Still thinking about someone's official position in the army, what would you call
someone whose official status is above yours?
a) an inferior
b) a peer
c) a superior
d) a commander
3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Find the odd one out:
sergeant
nurse
colonel
major
4.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Army officers are often sent on tours of duty, and this means living ____________.
in a suitcase
on a motorway
without stop
on the move
5.
a)
b)
c)
d)
In Britain, guarding a royal residence is known among the soldiers as ___________.
Deer Duty
Elk Duty
Stag Duty
Moose Duty
6.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which one of these do you think is the largest military unit?
regiment
platoon
squad
company
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ANSWERS:
1. The word to describe your official status or relative importance within an organisation,
especially a military force, is ___________.
a) rank - Well done, this is correct!
b) - d) - The spelling is incorrect. Try again!
2. Still thinking about someone's official position in the army, what would you call
someone whose official status is above yours?
a) an inferior - This is someone whose official status is lower than yours. You need the
opposite of 'inferior'.
b) a peer - This is someone whose official status is the same as yours. Try again!
c) a superior - Well done, this is correct!
d) a commander - Not everyone whose official position is higher than yours is entitled to give you
commands or orders. Try again!
3. Find the odd one out:
a), c) and d) - This and two other words are only used to talk about the military.
b) nurse - Well done, this is correct! Of course there are nurses in military hospitals, but
nurses also work in civilian institutions.
4. Army officers are often sent on tours of duty, and this means living ____________.
a) - c) - Sorry, this is not an expression in English. Try again!
d) security - Well done, this is correct!
5. In Britain, guarding a royal residence is known among the soldiers as ___________.
c) Stag Duty - Well done, this is correct!
6. Which one of these do you think is the largest military unit?
a) regiment - Well done, this is correct!
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