The words achieve, manage and cope have similar meanings, but they are not usually interchangeable.

This vocabulary exercise tests your ability to use these words correctly.

1. I didn’t ………………….. to finish the work on time.

a) cope

b) achieve

c) manage

2. You won’t ……………….. anything by losing your temper, so calm down.

a) achieve

b) manage

c) cope

3. If you don’t ………………….. your time well, you won’t achieve anything.

a) manage

b) cope

c) achieve

4. He is struggling to ………………… with the work pressure.

a) manage

b) achieve

c) cope

5. It simply isn’t easy to ……………….. with the death of a near one.

a) manage

b) achieve

c) cope

6. You have every right to feel proud of your ……………………….

a) achievements

b) managements

7. Her books did not ……………… the popularity of her blog.

a) achieve

b) cope

c) manage

8. India …………………. independence from Britain in 1947.

a) achieved

b) managed

c) coped

9. We have ………………… what we set out to do.

a) achieved

b) managed

c) coped

10. She ……………….. very well under very difficult circumstances.

a) achieved

b) coped

c) managed

Answers

1. I didn’t manage to finish the work on time.

2. You won’t achieve anything by losing your temper, so calm down.

3. If you don’t manage your time well, you won’t achieve anything.

4. He is struggling to cope with the work pressure.

5. It simply isn’t easy to cope with the death of a near one.

6. You have every right to feel proud of your achievements.

7. Her books did not achieve the popularity of her blog.

8. India achieved independence from Britain in 1947.

9. We have achieved what we set out to do.

10. She coped very well under very difficult circumstances.