Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 11 - Test 2 - Passage 01

Which word is a synonym for vary in this sentence:

Accounts of what happened to the ship vary: while witnesses agree that she was not hit by the French, some maintain that she was outdated, overladen and sailing too low in the water, others that she was mishandled by undisciplined crew.

• choke off

• differ

• seek

• traverse

Which word is a synonym for witnesses in this sentence:

Accounts of what happened to the ship vary: while witnesses agree that she was not hit by the French, some maintain that she was outdated, overladen and sailing too low in the water, others that she was mishandled by undisciplined crew.

• intuition

• wisdom

• path

• observe

Which word is a synonym for maintain in this sentence:

Accounts of what happened to the ship vary: while witnesses agree that she was not hit by the French, some maintain that she was outdated, overladen and sailing too low in the water, others that she was mishandled by undisciplined crew.

• remain

• sharpen

• untangle

• pinpoint

Which word is a synonym for outdated in this sentence:

Accounts of what happened to the ship vary: while witnesses agree that she was not hit by the French, some maintain that she was outdated, overladen and sailing too low in the water, others that she was mishandled by undisciplined crew.

• unalterable

• obsolete

• elemental

• immense

Which word is a synonym for crew in this sentence:

Accounts of what happened to the ship vary: while witnesses agree that she was not hit by the French, some maintain that she was outdated, overladen and sailing too low in the water, others that she was mishandled by undisciplined crew.

• absence

• plot

• reflection

• seamen

Which word is a synonym for undisputed in this sentence:

What is undisputed, however, is that the Mary Rose sank into the Solent that day, taking at least 500 men with her.

• critical

• undeniable

• ingenious

• infinite

Which word is a synonym for exposed in this sentence:

As a result, the starboard side filled rapidly, leaving the exposed port (left) side to be eroded by marine organisms and mechanical degradation.

• unprotected

• subtle

• feasible

• ancient

Which word is a synonym for to be eroded in this sentence:

As a result, the starboard side filled rapidly, leaving the exposed port (left) side to be eroded by marine organisms and mechanical degradation.

• to be woven

• to be thoroughly tested

• to be cleared

• to be damaged

Which word is a synonym for marine in this sentence:

As a result, the starboard side filled rapidly, leaving the exposed port (left) side to be eroded by marine organisms and mechanical degradation.

• secretive

• sea

• diplomatic

• exotic

Which word is a synonym for organism in this sentence:

As a result, the starboard side filled rapidly, leaving the exposed port (left) side to be eroded by marine organisms and mechanical degradation.

• conjunction

• obstruction

• living thing

• collaboration