False Friends - Russian

Multiple-choice exercise

Choose the correct answer for each question.
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  1. In English, 'actual' means:
    1.   topical
    2.   fashionable
    3.   real
    4.   new
  2. In English, a lunatic is:
    1.   someone who walks in their sleep
    2.   a mad person
    3.   an extravagant person
    4.   an exciting person
  3. In English, 'example' means:
    1.   one type of something
    2.   a copy of a book
    3.   a piece of writing
  4. A resident is:
    1.   the head of an office
    2.   anyone who lives in a place
    3.   a palace
  5. A genial person is:
    1.   intelligent
    2.   characteristic
    3.   clever
    4.   friendly
  6. A chef is:
    1.   the most important person
    2.   someone who cooks
    3.   the boss
  7. If you are virtuous, you are:
    1.   very clever
    2.   good at playing an instrument
    3.   very good
  8. To manifest is:
    1.   to promise
    2.   to declare
    3.   to show
  9. In English, 'hazard' means:
    1.   excitement
    2.   gambling
    3.   danger
  10. 'marmalade' is:
    1.   a fruit drink
    2.   sweets made from fruit
    3.   a kind of jam