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6 IELTS Vocabulary questions with answers and explanations.
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Choose the word closest in meaning to 'sustainable'.
- 1 Short lived
- 2 Very expensive
- 3 Easy to break
- 4 Able to continue without harming the environment
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Correct answer: Able to continue without harming the environment
Sustainable means able to continue over a long time without using up resources or causing damage.
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The burning of fossil fuels is a major cause of global ____.
- 1 warming
- 2 growing
- 3 sharing
- 4 working
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'Deforestation' means:
- 1 The clearing of forests
- 2 The protection of wildlife
- 3 The building of roads
- 4 The planting of crops
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Correct answer: The clearing of forests
Deforestation is the removal of large areas of forest.
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Which word means 'to reduce the harm caused by something'?
- 1 Hesitate
- 2 Mitigate
- 3 Accumulate
- 4 Imitate
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Correct answer: Mitigate
To mitigate a problem is to make it less serious.
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A species that is 'endangered' is:
- 1 Kept in a zoo
- 2 Very common
- 3 Newly discovered
- 4 At risk of disappearing
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Correct answer: At risk of disappearing
Endangered species are at risk of extinction.
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Renewable energy comes from sources that:
- 1 Pollute the air
- 2 Are made by the government
- 3 Cannot be used up quickly
- 4 Are very rare
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Correct answer: Cannot be used up quickly
Wind, solar and tidal energy are naturally replaced.