Vocabulary Tests [ 91 ] Test Ninety One

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Test Ninety One

Experiences , Perception , Thought

Supply the best word or words .

1 . If you overhear someone , you ---------------------

(A) hear something by accident (B) understand something wrongly (C) fail to hear

2 . If you sympathize with someone , you ----------------

(A) like them very much (B) love them (C) share them emotions

3 . If you’re conscientious , you ---------------------

(A) are awake (B) know right from wrong (C) do things seriously and with care

4 . Remarking has to do with ----------------------

(A) seeing (B) saying (C) thinking

5 . A sentimental person ---------------------

(A) has strong feelings (B) arouse strong feelings (C) has feelings that aren’t deep

6 . You are in love , so you have --------------

(A) strong sentiments (B) strong feelings (C) deep senses

7 . You had to survive without food and water for several days , so you had ----------

(A) a terrible adventure (B) a terrible experience (C) a terrible experiment

8 . If you recognize someone , you ----------------

(A) see who they are (B) say who they are (C) see them differently

9 . You can see someone in your mind’s eye . You have an ------------of them .

(A) icon (B) image

10. You’re very anxious . You have ------------------of anxiety .

(A) a sense (B) an impression

11 . If you’re gazing at something you’re looking at it ------------------

(A) steadily (B) with your mouth open (C) in a way that causes offence

12 . Which of these words warns you of danger ? --------------------

(A) Care ! (B) Attention ! (C) Caution !

13 . If something is curious to you , it seems ----------------

(A) unusual (B) foreign (C) exceptional

14 . If you bare curious about something , you are -------------------

(A) peculiar (B) foreign (C) eager to know about it (D) anxious

15 . If you perceive something , you -------------------it .

(A) imagine (B) notice (C) think about (D) have ideas about

Answer Key

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

Referring To Facts , The Truth

Choose the best explanation in each case .

1 . If you say that a person is disinterested , you mean he or she

(A) has lost interest in something

(B) is not interested in something

(C) has no personal bias when making a decision

2 . Evidence is

(A) information that might be produced in court to support a case .

(B) a statement in court which does not require any proof .

(C) something that is extremely obvious to everybody .

3 . We would use the word effectively

(A) to say that a person really did something .

(B) to describe an activity that produced good results .

(C) like indeed , to ass emphasis to what we say .

4 . If you verify something , you

(A) confirm or show that it is true .

(B) examine it closely .

(C) consider it carefully .

5 . Curiosity refers to

(A) the quality of wanting to know about people and things .

(B) the strangeness of people and things .

(C) a quality of being peculiar or exotic .

6 . Fantasy refers to

(A) dreams that can’t be realized .

(B) the power to make the imagined seem real .

(C) creations that are quite original

7 . You could use the word logical to describe , for example ,

(A) a just or fair request for a rise in salary .

(B)  a sensible investment of money .

(C)  a well-argued case .

8 . A person who is interrogated is probably someone who

(A) has been arrested by the police .

(B) is applying for a job .

(C) is being examined by a doctor .

9 . A rumor  refers to

(A) information that is passed around which may or may not be true .

(B) the reputation of a person who is known to a lot of people .

(C) the qualities that make up a person’s character .

Answer Key

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