49993 airport vocabulary exam

Name________________________

ESL Airport EXAM
Part One: Write the name of each item under the pictures. (8 points)

1 _________________ 2___________________

3_____________________

Score: ________/34

4_____________________

5 ___________________ 6___________________ 7______________________ 8. ________________________
Part Two: Use the word bank to fill in the blanks in the paragraph below.
departure lounge
through security
check-in counter

terminal

(14 points)

baggage claim

take-off

go

boarding pass

gate
When you take a trip on an airplane, there's so much to do and see at the (9)_______________!
First, you should go to the (10) ___________________________ to leave your bags and get a
(11)_________________________ from the clerk. You can look at the (12)_________________________
monitor to see if your (13)_____________________ will leave on time. Then, you must get in
line to (14)_____________________________; they will ask you to take off your shoes and leave
your keys in a tray. Next, you walk to your (15)_________________ and take a seat in the
(16)____________________________ to wait until your plane is ready. When you go on board,
the (17) ______________________ will help you find your seat number in the (18)________________.
You might even get to see the people who fly the plane, called the (19)_____________________,
sitting in the (20)______________________. Finally, your plane will (21)________________________,
and then you can read, sleep, or even watch a movie. Don't forget to look for your
luggage at the (22)_____________________ when you land!


Part three: Reading. Read the story about Andrea's vacation below and then answer the
questions that follow. (12 points)
I'm so excited for summer vacation!
My family and I always fly to
California every June to visit my grandmother. My dad makes the
reservation online with the airline, and he also checks the weather
forecast to see what kind of clothes we should bring.
My mom sometimes
helps me pack my suitcase with clothes, a hairbrush, toothbrush, and
swimming suit for the trip. I also pack a carry-on with my wallet, a
jacket, and a book to read during the flight. This year I will also bring
my school picture to give as a present to my grandmother.
I don't like going through the airport before our flight; the
terminal is so crowded and the line at the check-in counter can be so
long. Then after we check our luggage we have to stand in line again to

go through security! I really don't like to empty my pockets, take off my
shoes, and put everything in a tray to be checked. However, after that
things aren't so bad. We ride the escalator to go to our gate, and sit in
the departure lounge until our flight is ready for boarding. Usually my
mom will give my brother and I some money to buy ice cream at one of the
terminal restaurants while we are waiting. We never fight about who gets
the window seat because my mom makes us take turns; I get to sit there
going to California, and my brother gets it when we go home.
My grandmother will come to the airport to meet us, and go with us
to get our luggage from the baggage claim. I'm glad we don't have to go
through customs because I'm always happy to leave the airport as soon as
possible! We will spend the next two weeks playing at the beach,
shopping, and visiting attractions. I love our summer vacation!

23. Why is Andrea excited about her summer vacation?
a. she wants to get out of school
b. she wants to go to the airport
c. she wants to visit her grandmother
d. she will go to her friend's house
24. What does her father do before they leave?
a. he makes flight reservations
b. he checks the weather forecast
c. he buys the tickets
d. both 'a' and 'b'
25. Where will Andrea put her carry-on?
a. she will leave it at the check-in counter
c. she will leave it in the car at the airport
26. Why doesn't Andrea like the airport?
a. she is afraid of flying
c. it is so big that she gets lost

b. she will take it into the cabin with her
d. she will take it to baggage claim

b. she gets sick on airplanes
d. it is crowded and has long lines

(Short Answer--2 points each)

27. What do Andrea and her brother do while they wait in the departure lounge?_______________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
28. Why don't they fight about seats on the plane?__________________________________________________


29. Who comes to the airport to pick them up?_____________________________________________________
30. Why doesn't Andrea have to go through customs?_____________________________________________
Answer Key:
1. suitcase
2. airport
3. passport
5. identification
6. label or tag

4. trolley or luggage cart
7. luggage or baggage
8. liquids

9. terminal 10. check-in counter
11. boarding pass
12. departures/arrivals

13. flight
14. go through security
15. gate
16. departure lounge
17. stewardess
18. cabin
19. pilots
20. cockpit
21. take off
22. baggage claim
23.
27.
28.
29.
30.

c
24. d
25. b
26. d
Their mother gives them money to buy ice cream while they wait
They take turns sitting in the window seat
Their grandmother
(info. not contained in reading) She isn't travelling outside of the country