Vocabulary Tests [ 47 ] Test Forty Eight

4 7 - ] Vocabulary Tests 

 

Test Forty Seven

1 - ] Cars & driving

Read the story . Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best word or words . The first one has been done for you .

I’m what is known as a ( 0 ) learner driver . I’m learning to ( 1 ) --------------- a car . So far , I’ve learnt how to ( 2 ) -------------- the ( 3 ) ------------- of my car and I know how to ( 4 )

------------------- I can even ( 5 ) ---------------quite long distances .

        Twice a week , my instructor sits in the ( 6 ) ----------------- beside me and ( 7 ) ------------

me a lesson . First , we look at ( 8 ) ------------- and decide on the best ( 9 ) ----------------Then we go for a ( 10 ) -----------------round the town .

         My instructor gives me advice like ‘Don’t (11 ) ------------------‘ , or ‘Stop before you get to the next ( 12 ) ---------------‘ , or ‘We can’t go down there . The road is ( 13 )-----------‘, or ‘You can’t turn right . It says ( 14 ) -----------------‘ , or ‘Always stop to allow pedestrians to ( 15 ) ---------------- at the zebra .’

         Sometimes we stop at a ( 16 ) ---------------and my instructor says , ‘You must never fill up when your engine is 9 17 ) -----------------Your engine must be ( 18 ) …………..before you put any ( 19 ) --------------- in the car.’

         There are two things I hate about driving . One is looking for a ( 20 ) --------------- and the other is being held up in a ( 21 ) ---------------- of traffic . Yesterday , I sat in a traffic jam for a whole hour and all I could see was the ( 22 ) --------------- of the big truck in front of me !

                                                1 . ( A )  conduct          2 . ( A ) start         3 . ( A ) engine

                                                     ( B )  lead                     ( B ) begin              ( B ) machine   

                                                     ( C ) drive                                                    ( C ) machinery

                                                     ( D )  guide  

 4 . (  A ) turn it off               5 .  ( A ) steer                  6 . ( A ) seat           7 . ( A ) makes

      ( B ) close it                           ( B ) pilot                        ( B ) chair              ( B ) does

      ( C ) shut it                            ( C ) guide                                                      ( C ) gives    

                                                      ( D ) drive

8 . ( A ) chart                         9 . ( A ) road                    10 . ( A ) drive         11 . ( A) run  

     ( B ) map                                ( B ) route                          ( B ) walk                 ( B ) go too fast

     ( C ) cart                                 ( C ) way                            ( C ) ride

12 . ( A ) corner                     13 . ( A ) shut                   14 . ( A ) No Entry   15 . ( A ) pass

       ( B )  angle                              ( B ) barred                     ( B ) No Entrance     ( B ) cross

       ( C ) curve                               ( C ) closed

16 . ( A ) filling station          17 .  ( A ) on                       18 . ( A ) off               19 . ( A ) essence

       ( B ) service station                 ( B ) open                          ( B ) out                      ( B ) petrol

                                                         ( C ) alight                        ( C ) closed                ( C ) benzine     

                                                                                                   ( D ) shut

 20 . ( A ) parking space         21 . ( A ) tail                       22 . ( A ) plaque

        ( B ) parking                           ( B ) row                            ( B ) plate 

                                                         ( C ) queue                         ( C ) record

                                                                                                     ( D ) number plate

Answer Key

1 . C 2. A 3 . A 4 . A 5 . D 6 . A 7 . C 8 . B 9 . B 10 . A 11 . B 12 . A 13 . C 14 . A 15 . B 16 . A

17 . A 18 . A 19 . B 20 . A 21 0 C 22 . D

2 . Adjectives and noun modifiers .

Supply the best words

1 . ----------------table tops mark easily . (  Glass , Glassy )

2 . She fixed me with a -----------------stare . ( glass , glassy )

3 . How much would you have to pay for a ---------------watch ? ( gold , golden )

4 . Silence is ---------------- . ( gold , golden )

5 . We danced by the light of the ------------------moon . ( silver , silvery )

6 . My mother has a lovely old -------------- teapot . ( silver , silvery )

7 . There’s an old ----------- wall at the end of the garden .( stone , stony )

8. It’s impossible to cultivate such --------------- soil . ( stone , stony )

9 . ---------------- cutlery is very practical . ( Steel , Steely )

10 . Dr Magid has such terrifying --------------blue eyes . ( steel , steely )

11 . I wouldn’t drink water that flows through -------------- pipes . ( lead , leaden )

12 . Under a grey sky , the sea looked heavy and --------------. ( lead , leaden )

13 . Take a --------------- cardigan with you in case it gets cold . ( wool , woolen )

14 . You might find one in a ---------------- shop . ( wool , woolen )

15 . They specialized in --------------- goods . ( wool , woolen )

 16 . Use a ------------------ spoon if you want to stir the soup . ( wood , wooden )

Answer Key

1 . Glass 2 . glassy 3 . gold 4 . golden 5 . silvery 6 . silver 7 . stone 8 . stony

9 . Steel 10 . steely 11. lead 12 . leaden 13 . woolen 14 . wool 15 . woolen 16 . wooden

Vocabulary Tests [ 46 ] Test Forty Six

46 - ] Vocabulary Tests

 

Test Forty Six 

1 - Social Exchanges  

Supply the best word or words .

1 . You’re late for an appointment , so you say , ‘--------------------. I’m late .’

( A ) Sorry / I’m sorry ( B ) Excuse me ( C ) Forgive me . ( D ) Pardon me .

2 .  You fail to hear what someone says to you , so you say , ‘------------------?’

( A ) Excuse me ( B ) Pardon ( C ) Forgive me ( D ) Pardon me

3 . A passenger on a bus complains you’re standing on his foot ; you say , ‘---------------!’

( A ) Sorry ( B ) Forgive me ( C ) Excuse me ( D ) Pardon me .

4 . Here’s your apology for bad behavior :‘------------------for mu awful behavior last night .’

( A ) Please pardon me ( B ) Please forgive me ( C ) I beg your pardon ( D ) Pardon

5 . You answer the phone and you might say , ‘-----------------!’

( A ) Speak ( B ) Hullo ( C ) Enter ( D ) Say

6 . You are introduced to a stranger , so you say , ‘-----------------------?’

( A ) How are you ( B ) How do you do ( C ) What do you do ( D ) What a good chance

7 . You’re leaving , so you say , ‘------------------!’

( A ) Adieu ( B ) Goodbye

8 . You’re refusing food that is offered ; you say , ‘--------------‘ .

( A ) Thank you ( B ) No , thank you ( C ) Thanks

9 . You thank me for holding the door open and my response might be , ‘-------------‘ .

( A ) It’s nothing ( B ) --- ( C ) Please ( D ) Nothing

10 . You meet a friend at the airport on arrival and you might say , ‘---------------London.’

( A ) Welcome to ( B ) Be welcome to ( C ) Welcome in ( D ) Well come to

11 . Someone asks you how you are and you answer , ‘---------------thanks .’

( A ) Good ( B ) Very good ( C ) Fine ( D ) Very fine

12 . Your friend is waiting for you to finish what you’re doing and you say , ‘----------‘ .

( A ) One moment ( B ) A moment ( C ) One minute ( D ) Just a minute

13 . You’re attending an interview and the interviewer says , ‘---------------‘ .

( A ) Sit yourself ( B ) Take a seat ( C ) Sit ( D ) Sit you

14 . The class stands up as you enter the room and you say , ‘---------------‘ .

( A ) Sit yourselves ( B ) Take a seat ( C ) Sit down ( D ) Sit ( E ) Sit you

15 . This is what you say to a friend on January 1^st : ‘-------------------New Year !’

( A ) Lucky ( B ) Happy ( C ) Merry ( D ) Good

Answer Key

1 . A 2 . B ( Am E ) A 3 . A 4 . B 5 . B 6 . B 7 . B 8 . B 9. B 10 . A 11 . C 12. D

13 . B 14 . C 15 . B

2 . Adjectives : opposites

Supply the right opposites

1 . dry paint                                     ------------- paint

2 . weak tea                                       --------------tea

3 . tender meat                                  --------------meat

4 .a full glass                                    an --------------------glass

5 . a solid cylinder                            a -------------------cylinder

6 . an old man                                   a -------------------- man

7 . an old suitcase                             a ------------------- suitcase

8 . salt water                                      -------------------- water

9 . a cool day                                     a ---------------------man

10 . a cold day                                    a ------------------- day

11 . a single person                            a ---------------- person

12 . a living person                            a -----------------person

13 .a  tall person                                a ----------------person

14 . a long time                                  a ----------------time

15 . an open door                               a ----------------door

16 . a right answer                             a ---------------answer

17 . a high wall                                  a --------------- wall

18 . a sick person                               a --------------- person

19 . a loud sound                               a ---------------   sound

20 . a loud voice                                 a ---------------- voice

21 . a thin ruler                                  a ---------------- ruler

22 . a large suitcase                            a ---------------- suitcase

Answer Key

1 . wet 2 . strong 3 . tough 4 . empty 5 . hollow 6 . young 7 . new 8 . fresh 9 . warm

10 . hot 11 . married 12 . dead 13 . short 14 . short 15 . closed 16 . wrong 17 . low

18 . healthy 19 . soft / quiet 20 . quiet / soft 21 . thick 22 . small

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