Reliable vs. patient

[Kirilli]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #152 "How to describe people: attitude expressions", question 2

Students at the school where I teach are so .......... They always hand in their homework on time.

(a) patient
(b) lazy
(c) reliable
(d) friendly

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #152 "How to describe people: attitude expressions", answer 2

Students at the school where I teach are so reliable. They always hand in their homework on time.

Correct answer: (c) reliable
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Why not patient?

Kirilli

[Alan]

Hi,

Patient suggests you are willing to wait without complaining. The idea here in the test sentence is that you can be sure that the students will hand their work in on time - they can be trusted to do that - you can rely on that.

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