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The Environment – Test 1

B1 Intermediate VocabularyEnglish

This B1 vocabulary test covers everyday words and phrases about the environment, such as pollution, recycling, climate change and wildlife. It checks meaning, common collocations, word choice in context and word families, and includes a short reading text. It suits intermediate learners and teachers who want a ready-to-print topic test.

Questions
30
Time
35 min
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4 pages
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Part 1: Key environment words

Choose the word or meaning that best fits each question.

  1. Plastic, paper and glass can be _____ and made into new products.

  2. Animals that may soon disappear forever are called _____ species.

  3. Dirty air in big cities is a form of _____.

  4. What does the word "drought" mean?

  5. Sun and wind are examples of _____ energy because they will never run out.

  6. Global warming is causing _____ change, with hotter summers and more extreme storms.

  7. After three days of heavy rain, the river burst its banks and there were _____ in the town.

  8. Which word means "the natural home of an animal or plant"?

  9. We should switch off the lights when we leave a room to save _____.

  10. _____ is the cutting down of large areas of trees.

Part 2: Collocations and word choice

Choose the word or phrase that is correct and natural in each sentence.

  1. We can all _____ a difference by making small changes to our daily habits.

  2. Please don't _____ litter in the park. Use the bins.

  3. Many people _____ part in the beach clean-up every year.

  4. It's important to _____ the environment for future generations.

  5. Cars and factories produce harmful _____ that pollute the air.

  6. Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth so you don't _____ water.

  7. The government plans to _____ a ban on single-use plastic bags.

  8. Find the mistake: "Most people now sort their rubbish, but we still produce too many waste."

  9. "Why do you always take a reusable bag to the supermarket?" Choose the best reply.

  10. Heavy traffic causes a lot of _____ pollution, which makes it hard to sleep.

Part 3: Reading and word families

Read the text and answer questions 21–25. Then choose the correct form of the word in brackets for questions 26–30.

A Greener Neighbourhood

When Amara moved to Riverside three years ago, the local park was in a terrible state. There was rubbish everywhere, the pond was full of plastic bottles, and most of the birds had disappeared. "It made me sad," she says. "I decided that complaining wasn't enough. I had to do something."

Amara started a small group of volunteers who met every Saturday morning to clean the park. At first, only four people came, but news spread quickly. Today, more than fifty neighbours of all ages take part. Together, they have planted over two hundred trees and built a wildlife garden where bees and butterflies can find food.

The group has also encouraged local shops to stop giving out plastic bags. "Most shop owners were very supportive," Amara explains. "They understood that small changes add up." The group now runs a monthly repair café, where people bring broken items such as lamps and bikes instead of throwing them away.

The results are impressive. The pond is clean again, and ducks and frogs have returned. Amara is proud, but she knows there is still a lot to do. "Protecting nature is not a one-day job," she says. "It's a habit we need to keep for life."

  1. In the text, "the local park was in a terrible state". Here, "state" means:

  2. "At first, only four people came, but news spread quickly." This means:

  3. What is a "wildlife garden"?

  4. "Small changes add up" means:

  5. What is the "repair café" in the text?

  6. Many young people feel _____ about the future of the planet. (WORRY)

  7. There has been a big _____ in air quality since the factory closed. (IMPROVE)

  8. Some plastics are _____ to the environment because they take hundreds of years to break down. (HARM)

  9. Solar panels are a good _____ for families who want cheaper and cleaner energy. (CHOOSE)

  10. We need to find more _____ friendly ways to travel, like cycling and walking. (ENVIRONMENT)

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About this test

This B1 vocabulary test covers everyday words and phrases about the environment, such as pollution, recycling, climate change and wildlife. It checks meaning, common collocations, word choice in context and word families, and includes a short reading text. It suits intermediate learners and teachers who want a ready-to-print topic test.

Topics covered

Environment vocabularyPollution and recyclingClimate and weather eventsCollocationsWord familiesMeaning in context

How to use this test

  1. Download the PDF and print it, or take the test online below.
  2. Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
  3. Check your answers and note the topics you need to review.

Notes for teachers

Use this test after a unit on the environment or as a review before a B1 exam. It targets common learner errors such as confusing pollution/population, weather/climate and endangered/extinct, wrong verb collocations (do/make a difference, have/take part), countable vs uncountable nouns (too many waste) and forms like 'environmental friendly'. As a follow-up, ask students to write a short paragraph about a green project in their area using at least ten words from the test.