Vocabulary tests - Test forty five [ 45 ]

45 - ] Vcabulary Tests 

Test Forty Five .

1- ] Read the sentences or short passages . Write the letter for the best answer to each question on the line provided

After the cold gray winter , spring brings a sense of freshness and renewal . The salutary effect of the new season has been celebrated in festivals and ceremonies for centuries .

1 . Which word could best replace salutary ?  

( A ) demoralizing ( B ) confusing

( C ) religious ( D ) beneficial                                 1 . ---------------------

Perhaps more than anything else , the green sprouts that burst from the soil and gradually elongate upward reflect this annual renewal .

2 .Which word could best replace elongate  ?

( A ) lengthen ( B ) shorten

( C ) retract ( D ) demand                                      2 . ---------------------

After witnessing this phenomenon year after year , one might begin to take this rebirth of plant life for granted .

3 . A phenomenon is a -------------------- .

( A ) noteworthy event ( B ) game

( C ) photograph ( D ) serious crisis                      3.--------------------

A little sunny warmth , some water , soil , and seeds can endow a field with explosions of flowers and a dense green cover in just a few weeks .

4 . Endow means ---------------

( A ) take away ( B ) supply

( C ) discard ( D ) subtract                                      4 . ----------------------

How can a field that was frozen in lifeless ice and snow in February produce such grandeur

in April and May ?

5 . The word grandeur means --------------- .

( A ) ugliness ( B ) magnificence

( C ) confusion ( D ) tallness                                    5 .----------------------

Almost all life on earth is powered by energy imparted by the sun .

6 . Which word could best replace imparted ?  

( A ) given ( B ) removed

( C ) taken away ( D ) concealed                              6 .---------------------

Directly or indirectly , the energy that powers almost all life is derived from the sun .

7. Which word could best replace derived  ?

( A ) predicted ( B ) ignored

( C ) hidden ( D ) received                                        7 . ---------------------

During this phase , water is decomposed , ultimately giving off oxygen and leaving hydrogen iron behind .

8 . Which word or words could best replace decomposed ?

( A ) built ( B ) written down

( C ) broken down ( D ) assembled                           8 . ---------------------

This oxygen is then accessible to you and other living things .

9 . Which word could best replace accessible  ?

( A ) explained ( B ) available

( C ) denied ( D ) unpleasant                                     9 . ---------------------

Photosynthesis is the pivotal chemical reaction of human existence .  

10 . The word pivotal means -----------------

( A ) extremely important ( B ) unnecessary

( C ) sensible ( D ) repulsive                                 10 . ----------------------

Answer Key

1 . D 2 . A 3 . A 4 . B 5 . B 6 . A 7 . D 8 . C 9 . B 10 . A

1- ] Read the sentences or short passages . Write the letter for the best answer to each question on the line provided

It’s a peaceful a summer afternoon in the late 1950s , and sounds of Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly wail from almost-new portable radios . In yards and on street corners , young boys - and maybe a few girls take packs of rubber-banded cards from their pockets . Flipping thin cardboard in regular competitions , they maintain a steadfast hope of winning a Willie Mays or a Mickey Mantle from an unwary friend .

1 . Which word or words could best replace steadfast ?

( A ) halfhearted ( B ) unnecessary

( C ) steady ( D ) disorderly                                   1. -----------------------

2 . Someone who is unwary could best be described as ------------------------ .  

( A ) lacking caution ( B ) forgetful

( C ) careful ( D ) disorganized                              2 . ----------------------

Today , those same boys and girls have grown up , and they plumb attics and basements for the shoeboxes that housed their baseball cards.

3 . Which word or words could best replace plumb ?

( A ) escape from ( B ) measure

( C ) treat thoughtlessly ( D ) examine closely       3 .---------------------

Once the pastime of grade-school kids , collecting baseball cards has become big business , and gleeful hobbyists have been transfigured into serious-minded investors .

4 . Which word or words could best replace transfigured ? 

( A ) changed ( B ) consumed carelessly

( C ) affected negatively ( D ) separated                  4 . -------------------

The publishers’ inchoate notions of what the cards should contain seem rather peculiar today .

5 . If something is inchoate , it can best be described as ---------------- .

( A ) easily irritated ( B ) in an early stage

( C ) geographically close ( D ) random                   5 . ---------------------   

Although the early cards meet the demands of age and rarity , they usually lack an important variable in determining worth - condition .

6 . A variable can best be described as ---------------------- .

( A ) a pattern of markings ( B ) a member of a group

( C ) something likely to change ( D ) one of a series  6 . ---------------------

Pristine cards are straight-out-of-the-package perfect : sharp corners , crisp edges , and brilliant colors .

7 . Which word or words could best replace Pristine ?  

( A ) Modest ( B ) Incidental

( C ) Remarkable ( D ) unspoiled                                  7 . ---------------------

Even the tiniest defect indelibly labels a card as damaged goods .

8  . Which word or words could best replace  indelibly ?

( A ) privately ( B ) permanently

( C ) without equal ( D ) unfairly                                   8 . --------------------

 

As collectors and dealers vie for choice merchandise , they speculate on players’ futures . Rookie cards of players who were later elected to the Hall of Fame are thus among the most valuable .

9 . Which word or words could best replace  vie  ?

( A ) live lavishly ( B ) cause to appear greater

( C ) make note of ( D ) strive for superiority                     9 . --------------------

Putting money into baseball cards is akin to speculating on the stock market .

10 . Akin can best be explained as -------------------- .

( A ) having a similar character ( B ) not openly practiced

( C ) winning approval ( D ) excessively sentimental         10 . -----------------

Answer Key

 1. C 2 . A 3 . D 4 . A 5 . B 6 . C 7 . D 8 . B 9 . D 10 . A

3 - ] Each question below includes a word in capital letters , followed by five words or phrases . Choose the word or phrase that is nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Write the letter for your answer on the line provided .

1 . COMPULSORY ( A ) required ( B ) optional

( C ) sudden ( D ) simple                                            1 . --------------------

2 . CAPRICIOUS ( A ) clumsy ( B ) unconnected  

( C ) stale ( D ) constant                                              2 . ------------------

3 . IMPLAUSIBLE ( A ) unlikely ( B ) probable

( C ) without pauses ( D ) attractive                          3 . ------------------

4 . MALLEABLE ( A ) rigid portable ( B )

( C ) impossible ( D ) counterfeit                                4 . -----------------

5 . VACILLATE ( A ) awaken ( B ) deny

( C ) remain unchanged ( D ) lubricate                      5 . ---------------

6 . VIABLE ( A ) invisible ( B ) genuine

( C ) unable to survive ( D ) solid                                6 . -----------------

7 . REPELLENT ( A ) attractive ( B ) repeated often

( C ) calm ( D ) sickly appearance                               7. -----------------

8 . IMMUTABLE ( A ) loud ( B ) easily changed

( C ) lovable ( D ) attractive                                         8 . -----------------

9 . SCRUPULOUS ( A ) humorous ( B ) illogical

( C ) honest ( D )  careless                                             9 . ----------------

10 . DESULTORY ( A ) well organized ( B ) complimentary

( C ) pure ( D ) harmful                                                10 . ----------------

11 . MODULATE ( A ) simplify ( B ) proceed without change

( C ) modify ( D ) examine closely                               11 . --------------

12 . EPHEMERAL ( A ) essential  ( B ) plain

( C ) long-lived ( D ) commonplace                              12 . ----------------

13 . PRIMITIVE ( A ) complex ( B ) related to animals

( C ) artistic ( D ) dangerous                                         13 . -----------------

14 . INVETERATE ( A) experienced ( B ) changeable

( C ) confusing ( D ) tending to arouse anger             14 . -----------------

15 . VIVACIOUS ( A ) deceitful ( B ) possessing high moral principles

( C ) easily embarrassed ( D ) dull                               15 . ------------------

Answer Key

1. B 2 . D 3 . B 4 . A 5 . C 6 . C 7 . A 8 . B 9 . D 10 . A 11 . B 12 . C 13 . A 14 . B 15 . D