Vocabulary Tests
Test Thirteen
1- ] Read the sentences or short
passages below . Write the letter for the correct definition of the underlined
vocabulary word
At the annual meeting of the nation’s popcorn growers , the
growers decided to form a cartel to set the prices charged by all the
producers .
1 . ( A ) an association of producers in a particular
industry that works to improve the industry’s image .
( B ) an association of producers in a particular industry
that buys out the smaller producers .
( C ) an association of producers in a particular industry
that works to control the market
( D ) an association of producers in a particular industry
that works to influence public officials and legislators .
1 . ---------------------
An advantage of keeping your money in a saving account is
that your money will accrue interest .
2 . ( A ) invest
( B ) accumulate over time
( C ) discount
( D ) keep track of
2 . ---------------------
The drug company printed long warnings on packages of its new
drug in an attempt to indemnify itself from legal action in case the medicine
had some unexpected side effects .
3 . ( A ) insure or protect against loss , damage , or
injury
( B ) safeguard the reputation of a person or business
( C ) use the media to inform the public about a product
( D ) cause a movement to gain strength or vigor 3 . ------------------
The United States was able to industrialize because it had
workers and natural resources . Perhaps most important , it had the capital and
the confidence to spend it building factories and railroads , knowing such
investments would pay fir themselves in the long run .
4 . ( A ) the most important kind of wealth a person
possesses
( B ) money loaned to a company by orders
( C ) wealth that comes from land
( D ) wealth that is used to produce more wealth 4 .
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No one could understand how Inez Santos could have a lucrative
job on Wall Street to go back to art school . Inez said she didn’t mind
giving up a few luxuries for a more personal challenge .
( A ) temporary
( B ) profitable
( C ) difficult
( D ) illegal
5 . ----------------------
When businesses hire an accounting firm to audit their financial records , they hope the
accountants will not find big mistakes .
6 . ( A ) examine and verify the accounts of a business
( B ) listen carefully to the complains of employers
( C ) copy and store the records of a business
( D ) conceal from competitors
6 . ----------------------
After some banks began charging interest rates of 20
percent and more , the legislature considered severed laws to prevent such usury
.
7 . ( A ) excessive rates of interest
( B ) illegal business practices
( C ) generosity
( D ) confusion
7 . ---------------------
To get her new business started , Sara Gates borrowed money
from the bank , putting up her house as collateral .
8 . ( A ) proof of success
( B ) a major source of customers for a business
( C ) a temporary turnover of property
( D ) property pledged as security for the payment of a
loan 8 .
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Before Lee applied for a mortgage , he used his inheritance
from Aunt Molly to liquidate his
college loans so that he would have a clean financial slate .
9 . ( A )into a more fluid state
( B ) refinance
( C ) pay off
( D ) get rid of by force or violence
9 . ---------------------
When Senator Dobbs announced that he would not run for a
third term , he reminded his listeners that the pecuniary rewards of
public service are few and that he had children to send to college .
10 . ( A ) personal
( B ) financial
( C ) intangible
( D ) unable
10
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Answer Key
1 . C 2 . B 3 . A 4 . D 5 . B 6 . A 7 . A 8 . D 9 . C 10 .
B
2 . ] Decide which word in parentheses best completes
the sentence . Then write the sentence , adding the missing word
1 .
The --------------of our guests from the city made it difficult to carry on a
conversation .
( patois , soliloquy )
2 .
When the minister began his remarks with the overused -----------------“ Life
is a journey “ , I knew we were in for a long , boring talk .
( idiom , metaphor )
3 .
Because our foreign visitors did not understand the ------------------when I asked
them to carry out my orders they picked up the papers and went outside .
( idiom , parody )
4 . In
Hamlet’s famous “ To be or not to be “ ------------------------, he thinks
aloud about committing suicide .
( allegory , soliloquy )
5 . It
was no accident that the candidate made numerous ----------------------- to his
military service , since his opponent had no such experience .
(
allusions , connotations )
6 .
When Steve rehearsed his speech before the school administration , he shocked
them by using numerous -----------------------
( connotations ,
solecisms )
7 .
There is nothing as frustrating as having a doctor explain your illness using
------------------you do not understand .
( jargon , parodies )
8 To
many Americans , the word politician --------------- smoke-filled rooms and
shady deals .
( alludes , connotes )
9 . In
the medieval ------------------- Everyman , the title character must meet Death
. All his friends , including Five Wits , Beauty and Knowledge , desert him ,
but Good Deeds stays with him to his end .
( allegory , parody )
10 .
For my senior drama project , I am going to write and produce a
------------------of The Phantom of the Opera “ called The Fantom of
the Auditorium .
( parody , patois )
Answer
Key
1 .
patois 2 . metaphor 3 . idiom 4 . soliloquy 5 . allusions 6 . solecisms 7 .
jargon 8 . connotes
9 .
allegory 10 . parody
3 - ] Match the
definition in Column B with the word in Column A . Write the letter for your
choice on the answer line .
Column
A Column B
1 .
syntax a . prolong
1 . ----------------
2 . facilitate b . advance 2
. ----------------
3 . conscript c . belief 3 .-----------------
4 . parody d . way of putting words
together in sentences 4 .
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5 . nascent e . written
afterthought
5 .----------------
6 . relentless f . to force into service 6.
----------------
7. tenet g. sacred
writing
7 . ---------------
8 . protract h. coming into being
8 .-----------------
9 . scripture i . make easier
9 . ----------------
10 . connotation
j . implied comparison
10 . --------------
11 . metaphor
k . steady
11 . ---------------
12 . extract l . local form of a
language
12 .---------------
13 . patois m . humorous
imitation 13
.-------------
14 . foster n . implied meaning of a
word
14 .--------------
15 . postscript o . take out by pulling
15 .--------------
Answer Key
1 . d 2 . i 3 . f 4 . m 5 . h 6 . k 7 . c 8 . a 9 . g 10 .
n 11 . j 12 . o 13 . l 14 . b 15 . e
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