False Friends - Dutch

Multiple-choice exercise

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