Advanced Vocabulary for IELTS 7.0 – 8.0 – 9.0: THE WORLD OF POLITICS (Part 1)
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Advanced Vocabulary: The World of Politics – Practice Exercises and Answer Key (Part 1)
Exercise – A
Match the verbs in Column A with appropriate phrase-endings in Column B.
Column A | Column B |
a. represent | i. the election result |
b. fix | ii. from cabinet |
c. jump | iii. on your campaign pledges |
d. resign | iv. defeat in the election |
e. form | v. an ovation |
f. canvass | vi. the constitution |
g. capture | vii. the public mood |
h. receive | viii. the voters |
i. concede | ix. on the bandwagon |
j. renege | x. a coalition government |
k. amend | xi. your constituents |
l. convene | xii. along party lines |
m. launch | xiii. a delegation to represent you |
n. send | xiv. a party manifesto |
o. vote | xv. the speaker |
p. heckle | xvi. a security council meeting |
Exercise – B
Use the verbs in Column A above to fill in the gaps in the sentences below. Use each verb only once. You may need to change the tense of the verb.
- The Prime Minister ______ that it will be very difficult for him to win the next election considering that his party’s satisfaction rating in the polls is at an all-time low.
- He ______ on a promise to his constituents to campaign for the closing down of the nuclear plant in Sellafield.
- The candidate who ______ the hearts and minds of the voters with his passion for office and his integrity will win this election.
- The leader of the opposition was ______ by members of his own party when making a speech in the House of Commons yesterday.
- They ______ down the proposed amendment to the bill, which was then passed in its original form.
- She ______ an emergency cabinet meeting in light of the revelations that had emerged in the press.
- The former minister surprised her ex-party colleagues by ______ ship and running for election as a member of the Labour Party this time around.
- The test-firing of the rocket was interpreted as a less than subtle message ______ in the direction of neighbouring countries to back off or face full-scale conflict.
- Mary Malden ______ the constituency of Bath for twenty-five consecutive years.
- They were unable to ______ any sort of government on account of the election resulting in a hung parliament.
- They broke away from the Conservatives and ______ a new political party called the Neo-Conservative Party.
- To ______ a law, the bill proposing to do so must be passed by both houses of parliament.
- He ______ fewer first-preference votes than his opponent but still managed to win the seat on transfers.
- I’ve been out ______ for the party door-to-door every evening so far this week and I’m exhausted.
- The embattled Prime Minister faced accusations that the result of the no-confidence vote had been ______.
Exercise – C
Fill the gap in each sentence with an appropriate verb. You are not given any clues to help you.
- He ______ his seat in parliament for a second term of office.
- She ______ her seat by the narrowest of margins and bowed out of politics for good.
- The electorate came out in huge numbers to ______ their vote.
- He was ______ from the party for not toeing the official party line.
Answer Key
Exercise – A
a-xi
b-i
c-ix
d-ii
e-x
f-viii
g-vii
h-v
i-iv
j-iii
k-vi
l-xvi
m-xiv
n-xii
p-xv
Exercise – B
- conceded
- reneged
- captures
- heckled
- voted
- convened
- jumping
- sent
- represented
- form
- launched
- amend
- received
- canvassing
- fixed
[resign is not used]
Exercise – C
- regained
- lost
- cast
- ejected
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