מלכודות נפוצות בשאלות אמירנט

Although the café is usually ____ at lunchtime, it was almost empty today.

• The trap: quiet
• The answer: crowded

Because the road was ____, the drivers slowed down, and several of them stopped to fit chains to their tires.

• The trap: narrow
• The answer: icy

Everyone can ____ a mistake when they are tired.

• The trap: do
• The answer: make

The new parking rules will ____ only the people who live on this street.

• The trap: effect
• The answer: affect

Some of the town's swimming pools stay open until midnight in July.

• The trap: All of the town's swimming pools stay open until midnight in July.
• The answer: In July, a number of the town's pools are open until midnight.

The storm may reach the coast by Friday.

• The trap: The storm will reach the coast by Friday.
• The answer: It is possible that the storm will reach the coast by Friday.

The bakery hired two more workers because its orders doubled.

• The trap: The bakery's orders doubled because it hired two more workers.
• The answer: A doubling of its orders led the bakery to hire two more workers.

The choir gave more concerts this year than last year.

• The trap: The choir gave more concerts this year because it had more singers.
• The answer: Last year the choir gave fewer concerts than it did this year.

It is not uncommon for the ferry to leave a few minutes early.

• The trap: The ferry rarely leaves early.
• The answer: The ferry quite often leaves a few minutes early.

The town library now opens at seven in the morning. According to the librarians, the early hours help students who want a quiet place to study before school. Why does the library open early?

• The trap: Students learn better in the morning.
• The answer: To give students a quiet place to study before school.

The museum stopped selling printed guidebooks, but it still offers them free of charge on its website. What does the text say about the guidebooks?

• The trap: The museum stopped offering its guidebooks.
• The answer: Visitors can still read the guidebooks online.

A passage has three paragraphs: how a canal was dug, how boats use it today, and the plan to repair its locks. Which answer describes the passage as a whole?

• The trap: How boats use the canal today
• The answer: The canal's past, present and future