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Housing and urban life

Written by Amina Shah (IELTS)

8 IELTS Vocabulary questions with answers and explanations.

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  1. The word 'affordable' means:

    • 1 Made of expensive materials
    • 2 Not too expensive for most people
    • 3 Close to the city centre
    • 4 Very old
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    Correct answer: Not too expensive for most people

    Affordable homes are priced so that ordinary people can pay for them.

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  2. A person who rents a home from the owner is a:

    • 1 Architect
    • 2 Neighbour
    • 3 Tenant
    • 4 Landlord
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    Correct answer: Tenant

    The tenant pays rent to the landlord.

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  3. 'Overcrowded' describes a place that has:

    • 1 Too many people for the space
    • 2 Many trees
    • 3 Very few people
    • 4 Wide roads
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    Correct answer: Too many people for the space

    Overcrowded housing has more residents than it can comfortably hold.

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  4. The suburbs are:

    • 1 Farms far from any town
    • 2 Residential areas on the edge of a city
    • 3 The oldest part of a city centre
    • 4 Industrial ports
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    Correct answer: Residential areas on the edge of a city

    Suburbs are mainly homes, outside the centre.

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  5. To 'commute' means to:

    • 1 Move to a new house
    • 2 Repair a building
    • 3 Travel regularly between home and work
    • 4 Rent a room
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    Correct answer: Travel regularly between home and work

    People commute by bus, train or car.

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  6. Which word means 'the people who live in a particular area'?

    • 1 Tenants only
    • 2 Visitors
    • 3 Architects
    • 4 Residents
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    Correct answer: Residents

    Residents live in a place permanently.

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  7. 'Urban' means connected with:

    • 1 Towns and cities
    • 2 The countryside
    • 3 The sea
    • 4 Mountains
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    Correct answer: Towns and cities

    Urban is the opposite of rural.

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  8. A word for the process of making a poor part of a city more attractive and wealthier is:

    • 1 Congestion
    • 2 Migration
    • 3 Regeneration
    • 4 Isolation
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    Correct answer: Regeneration

    Urban regeneration improves run-down areas.

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