Vocabulary Tests
1 - ] Write the letter for the best answer to each
question
The
American constitution guarantees certain civil rights to all citizens of the
United States . However these rights often abridged by local or state
laws .
1 .
Which word could best replace abridged ? 1 . -------------------
( A ) expanded
( B ) improved
( C )
limited ( D ) transferred
For
decades civil rights groups fought civil rights restrictions . Martin Luther
King struggled to renew and galvanize the movement of civil rights .
2 . Which
word or words could best replace galvanize ? 2 . ---------------------
( A )
cut short ( B ) reduce
( C )
exhaust ( D ) energize
The
articulate and charismatic African leader inspired an entire generation
.
3 .
Which word could best replace charismatic ? 3 . -------------------
( A )
boring ( B ) simple
( C )
wealthy ( D ) magnetic
Dr .
King had for many years been an indefatigable worker for civil rights .
4 . Which
word could best replace indefatigable ? 4 . -------------------
( A )
sluggish ( B ) tireless
( C )
defeated ( D ) ineffective
In
spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment , I still have
a dream .
5 .
Which word could best replace frustrations ? 5 . -------------------
( A ) successes ( B ) disappointments
( C )
ideas ( D ) anger
One
day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed .
6 . A creed
is a ------------------ 6
. -----------------------
( A )
anthem ( B ) arrangement
( B )
belief ( D ) proud boast
I have
a dream that my little children will not be judged by the color of their skin
but by the content of their character .
7 . Character
is a person’s ------------------ 7 .
---------------------
( A )
appearance ( B ) ideas
( C )
religious beliefs ( D ) good and bad
qualities
Delivered
before the Lincoln Memorial , these words are among the most renowned and
often quoted in American history .
8 .
Which word could best replace renowned ? 8 . --------------------
( A )
ignored ( B ) ridiculed
( B )
famous ( D ) unusual
These
words had an immediate and immeasurable impact upon the civil rights
movement in the years that followed .
9 .
Which word could best replace immeasurable ?
9 . --------------------
( A )
enormous ( B ) immediate
( C )
uncertain ( D ) small
A
series of civil rights acts were eventually passed , and the long road
to Dr. King’s dream became a little shorter .
10 .
Which word could best replace eventually ? 10 . --------------------
( A )
finally ( B ) never
( C )
rudely ( D ) foolishly
Answer
Key
1. C 2 . D 3 . D 4 . B 5. B 6 . C 7 . D 8 . C
. 9 . A 10 . A
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2- ] Each question below include a word in capital
letters , followed by five words or phrases . Choose the word or phrase that is
closest in meaning to the word in capital letters. Write the letter for
your answer on the line provided .
1 . INDUCE ( A ) tempt ( B ) require
( C ) persuade ( D )
enter
1 . -----------------------
2 . APATHY ( A ) indifference ( B ) fear of heights
( C ) pity ( D )
type of medicine
2 . ----------------------
3 . INGREDIENT ( A ) argument ( B ) element
( C ) poison ( D )
investigation 3 . ---------------------
4 . INHERENT ( A ) natural
( B ) receive through a will
( C ) false ( D )
dangerous
4 . --------------------
5 . AVENGE ( A )
ambush ( B ) flee
( C ) arrange ( D )
repay
5 . --------------------
6 . XENOPHOBIA ( A )
fear of strangers ( B ) fear of
machinery
( C ) suffering ( D
) emotional distress 6 . --------------------
7 . COLLIDE ( A )
put in order ( B ) hit
( C ) collect ( D )
cooperate
7 . ----------------------
8 . AFFECT ( A ) flaw
( B ) love
( C ) influence ( D
) cleanse 8 .
----------------------
9 . PATHOS ( A )
landscape ( B ) pity
( C ) anger ( D )
fear
9 . ---------------------
10 . IMPRESSIVE ( A
) forceful ( B ) flattened
( C ) producing awe
( D ) simple
10 . --------------------
11 . PREVALENT ( A )
common ( B ) preventable
( C ) silly ( D )
one who pretends
11 . -----------------------
12 . PATHOLOGY ( A )
mental disorder ( B ) logical argument
( C ) branch of medicine
( D ) the study of migration
12 . -----------------------
13 . DEPICT ( A )
tool for digging ( B ) deposit
( C ) trust ( D )
show
13 . -----------------------
14. PATHETIC ( A ) pitiful
( B ) surprising
( C ) charitable ( D
) famous
14 . -----------------------
15 . DISINTERESTED (
A ) bored ( B ) impartial
( C ) impoverished (
D ) disorderly 15
. ----------------------
Answer Key
1 . C 2 . A 3 . B 4
. A 5 . D 6 . A 7 . B 8. C 9. B 10 . C 11 . A 12 . C 13 . D 14 . A 15 . B
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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 .
empathy a . a person with
a severe mental disorder 1 .
----------------------
2 .
claustrophobia b . sharing another’s
feelings 2. ----------------------
3 .
continuous c . to conclude
from an examination of evidence 3 .
---------------------
4 . continual d. fear of enclosed places 4 .
---------------------
5 .
acrophobia e . without
interruption 5 .
--------------------
6 .
surpass f . a display
6 . --------------------
7 .
infer g . repeated
frequently 7 .
--------------------
8 .
imply h . fear of high places 8
. ---------------------
9 . psychopath I . to go beyond
9 . ---------------------
10 .
exhibition j to hint or suggest
10 . -------------------
Answer
Key
1 . b 2 . d 3 . e 4 . g 5 . h 6 . I 7 . c 8 . j 9 . a 10 . f
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