E-N 98 - 100

Question 1

What does the author say in PARAGRAPH 2?

Answer 1

Alinea

Question 2

What is the authors opinion ACCORDING TO lines 12-16

Answer 2

Volgens

Question 3

What conclusion does he REACH in paragraph 5

Answer 3

Bereiken

Question 4

What does the example in paragraph 4 ILLUSTRATE

Answer 4

Illustreren / duidelijk maken

Question 5

What does the writer IMPLY

Answer 5

Suggereren / laten doorschemeren

Question 6

What does the writer want TO MAKE CLEAR in lines 20-25

Answer 6

Duidelijk maken

Question 7

What does the writer EXPLAIN in paragraph 8

Answer 7

Uitleggen

Question 8

What is EXPRESSED in lines 7-9?

Answer 8

Uitdrukken

Question 9

What is the AIM/PURPOSE of lines 30-33?

Answer 9

Doel

Question 10

What is the MAIN aim of the last paragraph?

Answer 10

Hoofd- / hoofd / voornaamste

Question 11

What is the MAIN POINT of lines 1-5?

Answer 11

Essentie / hoofdpunt

Question 12

Lines 18-22 SERVE to illustrate…

Answer 12

Dienen ertoe

Question 13

What does ‘it’ in line 14 REFER TO?

Answer 13

Verwijzen naar

Question 14

Which of the following is SUGGESTED in paragraph 3?

Answer 14

Suggereren

Question 15

What is STATED about the refugees in line 22?

Answer 15

Beweren

Question 16

Which STATEMENT is true according to lines 20-25

Answer 16

Bewering

Question 17

What does paragraph 5 DEAL WITH?

Answer 17

Gaan over

Question 18

Which of the following words could REPLACE ‘the problem’ in line 20

Answer 18

Vervangen

Question 19

What is the writer’s ATTITUDE to legislation of drugs?

Answer 19

Houding / opvatting

Question 20

What VIEW is expressed in the third paragraph

Answer 20

Mening

Question 21

What is the writer’s POINT OF VIEW / VIEWPOINT

Answer 21

Standpunt

Question 22

What is the writer’s opinion JUDGING FROM paragraph 4

Answer 22

Te oordelen naar / op grond van

Question 23

How can the last paragraph be SUMMED UP / SUMMARISED

Answer 23

Samenvatten

Question 24

What does the writer POINT OUT in paragraph 1?

Answer 24

Duidelijk maken

Question 25

How would you DESCRIBE the writer’s feelings

Answer 25

Beschrijven

Question 26

What does the writer ARGUE in paragraph 5?

Answer 26

Beweren

Question 27

WHAT IS THE POINT MADE ABOUT asylum seekers in lines 28-31

Answer 27

Wat wordt er gezegd over ...?

Question 28

What is his view WITH REGARD TO women in politics

Answer 28

Met betrekking tot

Question 29

What does the writer say WITH RESPECT TO education?

Answer 29

Met betrekking tot

Question 30

Which of these words can be INSERTED between ‘he’ and ‘arrested’ in line 22?

Answer 30

Tussenvoegen

Question 31

How can the writer’s tone be CHARACTERISED

Answer 31

Typeren

Question 32

What does the writer EMPHASISE / STRESS in paragraph 6?

Answer 32

Benadrukken

Question 33

How does the writer ACCOUNT FOR tom’s behaviour

Answer 33

Verklaren

Question 34

What does the writer CONCLUDE?

Answer 34

Concluderen

Question 35

What APPEARS FROM lines 12-15?

Answer 35

Blijken uit

Question 36

Which of the following sentence REFLECTS the writer’s opinion?

Answer 36

Weergeven

Question 37

What does the writer’s view AMOUNT TO?

Answer 37

Neerkomen op

Question 38

Which QUOTATION sums up the last paragraph?

Answer 38

Citaat

Question 39

Many English words are DERIVED FROM French

Answer 39

Afleiden van

Question 40

I INTERPRETED his silence as a refusal

Answer 40

Uitleggen / interpreteren

Question 41

The president’s speech was translated by an INTERPRETER

Answer 41

Tolk

Question 42

The interpreter’s wrong translation caused CONFUSION

Answer 42

Verwarring

Question 43

DUMB is an informal word for ‘stupid’

Answer 43

Stom

Question 44

She can’t speak because she is DEAF AND DUMB

Answer 44

Doofstom

Question 45

The publicity campaign did not MEET expectations

Answer 45

Voldoen aan

Question 46

The film did not COME UP TO / LIVE UP TO my expectations

Answer 46

Voldoen aan

Question 47

The results of the campaign FELL SHORT OF our expectations

Answer 47

Niet voldoen aan

Question 48

She collected newspaper CUTTINGS about the royal family

Answer 48

Knipsels

Question 49

The newspaper had DISTORTED the facts

Answer 49

Verdraaien

Question 50

The article was in this week’s ISSUE of time

Answer 50

Nummer (van tijdschrift)

Question 51

A magazine printed on GLOSSY paper is called a ‘glossy’

Answer 51

Glanzend

Question 52

She returned from Spain with a TANNED skin

Answer 52

Gebruind

Question 53

The mother put the crying baby on her LAP

Answer 53

Schoot

Question 54

When you WINK, you open and close one eye quickly

Answer 54

Knipogen

Question 55

When I STOOP, I feel a pain in my back

Answer 55

Bukken

Question 56

She RUBBED her hair dry with a towel

Answer 56

Wrijven

Question 57

She DRAGGED the heavy table out of the room

Answer 57

Slepen

Question 58

I can’t run any further, she PANTED

Answer 58

Hijgen

Question 59

I woke him up by TAPPING him on the shoulder

Answer 59

Tikken / kloppen

Question 60

He was GAZING out of the window

Answer 60

Staren

Question 61

I PEERED through the fog, but I couldn’t see anything

Answer 61

Turen

Question 62

The sleepy woman was YAWNING

Answer 62

Geeuwen

Question 63

The abbreviation UFO stands for ‘unidentified flying OBJECT’

Answer 63

Voorwerp

Question 64

He immediately COMPLIED WITH my request

Answer 64

Voldoen (aan)

Question 65

The girls TEASED John about his new haircut

Answer 65

Plagen

Question 66

A BOX OFFICE is a place in a theatre where tickets are sold

Answer 66

Kassa

Question 67

The museum recently ACQUIRED some paintings by Dali

Answer 67

Aankopen

Question 68

There will be an exhibition of the latest ACQUISITIONS

Answer 68

Aankoop / aanwinst

Question 69

There are many Roman SCULPTURES in the British museum

Answer 69

Beeldhouwwerk

Question 70

This statue was made by a famous SCULPTOR

Answer 70

Beeldhouwer

Question 71

Shakespeare’s plays are part of the English cultural HERITAGE

Answer 71

Erfgoed

Question 72

They played poker for very high STAKES

Answer 72

Inzet

Question 73

He is of NOBEL blood

Answer 73

Adellijk

Question 74

Most of the NOBILITY were killed during the French Revolution

Answer 74

Adel

Question 75

When was RACIAL SEGREGATION abolished in South Africa

Answer 75

Rassenscheiding

Question 76

The demonstrators carried PLACARDS with slogans

Answer 76

Bord

Question 77

For a long time the aborigines were treated as NON-EXISTENT

Answer 77

Niet bestaand

Question 78

America is a MELTING POT of races

Answer 78

Smeltkroes

Question 79

Why didn’t he OBTAIN / GET permission to be absent

Answer 79

Krijgen

Question 80

In spite of the difficulties, he PERSEVERED

Answer 80

Volhouden / volharden

Question 81

In case of an emergency a pilot has to ACT very quickly

Answer 81

Handelen

Question 82

I feel it’s my DUTY to help her

Answer 82

Plicht

Question 83

The opening-ceremony of the Olympic Games was a great SPECTACLE

Answer 83

Schouwspel

Question 84

He is an ADVOCATE of equal rights for men and women

Answer 84

Voorstander

Question 85

Why do they ADVOCATE nuclear energy?

Answer 85

Een voorstander zijn van / bepleiten

Question 86

They were married in the PARISH church

Answer 86

Parochie / kerkelijke gemeente

Question 87

This film will also be RELEASED on DVD

Answer 87

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