False Friends - Dutch

Multiple-choice exercise

Choose the correct answer for each question.
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  1. In English 'uproar' means:
    1.   revolt
    2.   great noise
    3.   rebellion
    4.   mutiny
  2. In English, 'glance' means:
    1.   glory
    2.   polish
    3.   shine
    4.   look quickly
  3. In English, 'control' means:
    1.   check
    2.   supervise
    3.   manage
    4.   inspect
  4. In English, 'blind' means:
    1.   hidden
    2.   fake
    3.   sham
    4.   unseeing
  5. In English, 'a college' is:
    1.   a course of lectures
    2.   a type of school
    3.   a lecture
    4.   a lesson
  6. In English, 'grief' is:
    1.   a plan
    2.   writing
    3.   complaint
    4.   sorrow
  7. In English, 'brutality' is:
    1.   disrespect
    2.   cruelty
    3.   impudence
    4.   cheek
  8. In English, 'rayon' is:
    1.   a bookshelf
    2.   a radius
    3.   a territory
    4.   a kind of cloth
  9. In English 'a warehouse' is:
    1.   a department store
    2.   a store
    3.   a shop
    4.   a market
  10. In English, 'deception' is:
    1.   disenchantment
    2.   disappointment
    3.   lying
    4.   regret