Advanced Vocabulary for IELTS 7.0 – 8.0 – 9.0: THE WORLD OF POLITICS (Part 1)

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.

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.

1. 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.
2. He ______ on a promise to his constituents to campaign for the closing down of the nuclear plant in Sellafield.
3. The candidate who ______ the hearts and minds of the voters with his passion for office and his integrity will win this election.
4. The leader of the opposition was ______ by members of his own party when making a speech in the House of Commons yesterday.
5. They ______ down the proposed amendment to the bill, which was then passed in its original form.
6. She ______ an emergency cabinet meeting in light of the revelations that had emerged in the press.
7. The former minister surprised her ex-party colleagues by ______ ship and running for election as a member of the Labour Party this time around.
8. 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.
9. Mary Malden ______ the constituency of Bath for twenty-five consecutive years.
10. They were unable to ______ any sort of government on account of the election resulting in a hung parliament.
11. They broke away from the Conservatives and ______ a new political party called the Neo-Conservative Party.
12. To ______ a law, the bill proposing to do so must be passed by both houses of parliament.
13. He ______ fewer first-preference votes than his opponent but still managed to win the seat on transfers.
14. I’ve been out ______ for the party door-to-door every evening so far this week and I’m exhausted.
15. 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.

1. He ______ his seat in parliament for a second term of office.
2. She ______ her seat by the narrowest of margins and bowed out of politics for good.
3. The electorate came out in huge numbers to ______ their vote.
4. 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

1. conceded
2. reneged
3. captures
4. heckled
5. voted
6. convened
7. jumping
8. sent
9. represented
10. form
11. launched
12. amend
13. received
14. canvassing
15. fixed

[resign is not used]

Exercise – C       

1. regained
2. lost
3. cast
4. ejected

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