R5 TOEFL practice (4-6)

Check the nouns that are NOT synonyms for match.

• counterpart

• equal

• contest

• game

• collision

Write at least 3 synonyms for match as verb in alphabetical order. Use commas!

Write the 3 synonyms for act as a noun. Use commas!

Write as many synonyms as you can recall for act as a verb.

What definition best describes the idiom catch in the act

• You say that someone was caught in the act for doing something to indicate what they were doing when they were seen or interrupted.

• to behave or speak in a false or artificial way.

• If you catch someone in the act, you discover them doing something wrong or committing a crime

• to sustain the part of one of the characters in a play

What idiom best completes the sentence?

I'm glad that Sarah is so committed to her studies, but sometimes I wish she would ____________and go out with her friends a bit.

• act up

• act out

• act on

• act her age

Complete the sentence: If you___________ in class, you will be sent to the principal's office.

• act on

• act up

• act out

• act a part

• act your age

departure, vacation and permission are all synonyms for_______.

• process

• marriage

• thud

• leave

• discharge

Which is not a synonym for leave as a verb?

• bequeath

• resign

• abandon

• cease

• portray

by your leave means ________

• with your permission

• with your absence

• by your side

• give allowance