False Friends - Dutch

Multiple-choice exercise

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