## Appendix

### Vocabulary Size Test Version A

The following is a version of the Vocabulary Size Test. This version is also available online at [Vocabulary Size Test Version A](http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/about/staff/publications/paul-nation/VST-version-A.pdf).

1. see They saw it.
   a. closed it tightly  
b. waited for it  
c. looked at it  
d. started it up

2. time They have a lot of time.
   a. money  
b. food  
c. hours  
d. friends

3. figure Is this the right figure?
   a. answer  
b. place  
c. time  
d. number

4. poor We are poor.
   a. have no money  
b. feel happy  
c. are very interested  
d. do not like to work hard

5. machine for making food hot
   a. machine that makes sounds  
b. machine that makes things look bigger  
c. small telephone that can be carried around  
d. machine that makes sounds louder

6. nil His mark for that question was nil.
   a. very bad  
b. nothing  
c. very good  
d. in the middle

7. pub They went to the pub.
   a. place where people drink and talk  
b. place that looks after money  
c. large building with many shops  
d. building for swimming

8. circle Make a circle.
   a. rough picture  
b. space with nothing in it  
c. round shape  
d. large hole

9. dig Our dog often digs.
   a. solves problems with things  
b. creates a hole in the ground  
c. wants to sleep  
d. enters the water

10. soldier He is a soldier.
    a. person in a business  
b. person who studies  
c. person who uses metal  
d. person in the army

11. restore It has been restored.
    a. said again  
b. given to a different person  
c. made like new again  
d. given a lower price

12. pro He's a pro.
    a. someone who is employed to find out important secrets  
b. a stupid person  
c. someone who writes for a newspaper  
d. someone who is paid for playing sport

13. compound They made a new compound.
    a. agreement  
b. thing made of two or more parts  
c. group of people forming a business  
d. guess based on past experience

14. deficit The company had a large deficit.
    a. spent a lot more money than it earned  
b. went down a lot in value  
c. had a plan for its spending that used a lot of money  
d. had a lot of money stored in the bank

15. strap He broke the strap.
    a. promise  
b. top cover  
c. shallow dish for food  
d. strip of strong material

16. weep He wept.
    a. finished his course  
b. cried  
c. died  
d. worried

17. haunt The house is haunted.
    a. full of decorations  
b. rented  
c. empty  
d. full of ghosts

18. cube I need one more cube.
    a. sharp thing used for joining things  
b. solid square block  
c. tall cup with no saucer  
d. piece of stiff paper folded in half

19. butler They have a butler.
    a. man servant  
b. machine for cutting up trees  
c. private teacher  
d. cool dark room under the house

20. nun We saw a nun.
    a. long thin creature that lives in the earth  
b. terrible accident  
c. woman following a strict religious form but with wings  
d. unexplained bright light in the sky

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### VOCABULARY SIZE TEST ANSWERS

The following is the answer key of the version of the Vocabulary Size Test above. This answer key is also available online at [Vocabulary Size Test Answers](http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/about/staff/publications/paul-nation/VST-version-A_answers.pdf).

| Item  | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| 1. see | c |
| 2. time | c |
| 3. figure | d |
| 4. poor | a |
| 5. machine | b |
| 6. nil | b |
| 7. pub | a |
| 8. circle | c |
| 9. dig | b |
| 10. soldier | d |
| 11. restore | c |
| 12. pro | d |
| 13. compound | b |
| 14. deficit | a |
| 15. strap | d |
| 16. weep | b |
| 17. haunt | d |
| 18. cube | b |
| 19. butler | a |
| 20. nun | c |