The Great Hamster Escape

By Rosamund Place | September 1, 2009

The Great Hamster Escape

Can you match words and phrases from the article with their definitions?

1. [Multiple choice]

survived

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. stuck
  • 2. overstepped the mark
  • 3. closed securely
  • 4. managed to escape alive (correct)

2. [Multiple choice]

crushing-machine

Answers for Quiz [2].

  • 1. a long story
  • 2. machine which cuts objects in pieces
  • 3. device which squashes objects (correct)
  • 4. large metal container for unwanted items, building or garden waste

3. [Multiple choice]

a shredder

Answers for Quiz [3].

  • 1. mesh
  • 2. a centre where paper/glass/plastic are processed ready for re-use
  • 3. the section along motorways in Great Britain for use only in emergencies
  • 4. a machine which cuts objects in pieces (correct)

4. [Multiple choice]

a waste-recycling plant

Answers for Quiz [4].

  • 1. a container which spins
  • 2. metal/plastic frame which strains solids from liquids
  • 3. (American for) a rubbish lorry, dustbin lorry
  • 4. a centre where paper/glass/plastic are processed ready for re-use (correct)

5. [Multiple choice]

limping

Answers for Quiz [5].

  • 1. relating to the night
  • 2. heading for
  • 3. walking with difficulty due to having an injured leg or foot (correct)
  • 4. waiting until there are

6. [Multiple choice]

sorting area

Answers for Quiz [6].

  • 1. place where objects are categorised (correct)
  • 2. shake forcefully
  • 3. heading for
  • 4. machine which cuts objects in pieces

7. [Multiple choice]

rips

Answers for Quiz [7].

  • 1. waiting until there are
  • 2. spun
  • 3. is of great merit
  • 5. tears, cuts up (correct)

8. [Multiple choice]

stringy

Answers for Quiz [8].

  • 1. physically or mentally quick
  • 2. cut in thin strips (correct)
  • 3. heading for
  • 4. was thrown up and away after hitting surfaces

9. [Multiple choice]

rate highly

Answers for Quiz [9].

  • 1. heading for
  • 2. device which squashes objects
  • 3. played a significant rôle / part in
  • 4. be of great merit (correct)

10. [Multiple choice]

binmen

Answers for Quiz [10].

  • 1. squares made from crossed horizontal and vertical lines
  • 2. very thin flat surfaces used for cutting (eg on knives or similar tools/weapons)
  • 3. holes or containers holding unneeded, (often polluted) liquids
  • 4. refuse-collectors (correct)

11. [Multiple choice]

saga

Answers for Quiz [11].

  • 1. long story (correct)
  • 2. very worried and upset
  • 3. large metal container for unwanted items, building or garden waste
  • 4. continuous moving strips or surfaces used for transporting many objects from one place to another

12. [Multiple choice]

trammel

Answers for Quiz [12].

  • 1. place where objects are categorised
  • 2. mesh (correct)
  • 3. managed to escape alive
  • 4. the section along motorways in GB for use in emergencies

13. [Multiple choice]

conveyor belts

Answers for Quiz [13].

  • 1. the section along motorways in Great Britain for use in emergencies
  • 2. holes or containers holding unneeded, (often polluted) liquids
  • 3. very thin flat surfaces used for cutting (eg on knives or similar tools/weapons)
  • 4. continuous moving strips or surfaces used for transporting many objects from one place to another (correct)

14. [Multiple choice]

grids

Answers for Quiz [14].

  • 1. holes or containers holding unneeded, (often polluted) liquids
  • 2. spaces
  • 3. very thin flat surfaces used for cutting (eg on knives or similar tools/weapons)
  • 4. squares made from crossed horizontal and vertical lines (correct)

15. [Multiple choice]

gaps

Answers for Quiz [15].

  • 1. vaguely, slightly
  • 2. metal/plastic frames which strains solids from liquids
  • 2. overstepped the mark
  • 3. spaces (correct)

16. [Multiple choice]

blades

Answers for Quiz [16].

  • 1. waiting until there are
  • 2. containers which spin
  • 3. very thin flat surfaces used for cutting (eg on knives or similar tools/weapons) (correct)
  • 4. closed securely

17. [Multiple choice]

agile

Answers for Quiz [17].

  • 1. nocturnal
  • 2. physically or mentally quick (correct)
  • 3. heading for
  • 4. very worried and upset

18. [Multiple choice]

nocturnal

Answers for Quiz [18].

  • 1. relating to the night (correct)
  • 2. shaking forcefully
  • 3. playing a significant role / part in
  • 4. walking with difficulty due to having an injured leg or foot

19. [Multiple choice]

gone a step too far

Answers for Quiz [19].

  • 1. cut in thin strips
  • 2. of great merit
  • 3. overstepped the mark (correct)
  • 4. squashed

20. [Multiple choice]

trapped

Answers for Quiz [20].

  • 1. spun
  • 3. stuck (correct)
  • 3. played a significant rôle / part in
  • 4. shaken with force

21. [Multiple choice]

bound

Answers for Quiz [21].

  • 1. heading for (correct)
  • 2. spun
  • 3. stuck
  • 4. long

22. [Multiple choice]

skip

Answers for Quiz [22].

  • 1. rubbish lorry, dustbin lorry
  • 2. large metal container for unwanted items, building or garden waste (correct)
  • 3. mesh
  • 4. sieve

23. [Multiple choice]

whirled

Answers for Quiz [23].

  • 1. spun round (correct)
  • 2. cut in thin strips
  • 3. vaguely, slightly
  • 4. of great merit

24. [Multiple choice]

rotating drum

Answers for Quiz [24].

  • 1. refuse-collector
  • 2. square
  • 3. container which spins (correct)
  • 4. device which squashes objects

25. [Multiple choice]

bounced around

Answers for Quiz [25].

  • 1. thrown up and away after hitting surfaces (correct)
  • 2. closed securely
  • 3. cut in thin strips
  • 4. played a significant rôle / part in

26. [Multiple choice]

sieve

Answers for Quiz [26].

  • 1. metal/plastic frame which strains solids from liquids (correct)
  • 2. metal container for unwanted items, building or garden waste
  • 3. long story
  • 4. mesh

27. [Multiple choice]

juddered

Answers for Quiz [27].

  • 1. made from crossed horizontal and vertical lines
  • 2. overstepped the mark
  • 3. heading for
  • 4. shaken with force (correct)

28. [Multiple choice]

sealed

Answers for Quiz [28].

  • 1. shaken forcefully
  • 2. stuck
  • 3. closed securely (correct)
  • 4. well spaced out

29. [Multiple choice]

sumps

Answers for Quiz [29].

  • 1. dustbin lorries
  • 2. holes or containers holding unneeded, (often polluted) liquids (correct)
  • 3. refuse-collectors
  • 4. devices which squash objects

30. [Multiple choice]

garbage truck

Answers for Quiz [30].

  • 1. metal/plastic frame which strains solids from liquids
  • 2. large metal container for unwanted items, building or garden waste
  • 3. (American for) rubbish lorry, dustbin lorry (correct)
  • 4. continuous moving strip or surface used for transporting many objects from one place to another

31. [Multiple choice]

remotely

Answers for Quiz [31].

  • 1. most likely
  • 2. vaguely, slightly (correct)
  • 3. securely
  • 4. heading for

32. [Multiple choice]

featured in

Answers for Quiz [32].

  • 1. pictured in
  • 2. played a significant rôle / part in (correct)
  • 3. overstepped the mark
  • 4. tripped over

33. [Multiple choice]

the hard shoulder

Answers for Quiz [33].

  • 1. very thin flat surface used for cutting
  • 2. injured part of the body
  • 3. the section along motorways in Great Britain for use in emergencies (correct)
  • 4. container holding unneeded, (often polluted) liquids

34. [Multiple choice]

pending

Answers for Quiz [34].

  • 1. understanding
  • 2. hanging
  • 3. waiting until there are (correct)
  • 4. relating to the day

35. [Multiple choice]

distraught

Answers for Quiz [35].

  • 1. mentally quick
  • 2. absent-minded
  • 3. heading for
  • 4. very upset and worried (correct)
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