English quiz

Joseph is not __________ enough to reach the highest shelf in the cupboard.

• short

• good

• tall

• strong

I decided to _________ my savings into my bank account .

• withdraw

• deposit

• check

• close

The soil of these islands is very fertile and well suited to the __________ of sugarcane.

• reaping

• transportation

• manufacture

• cultivation

A large glass of cold mauby is definitely ___________ on a hot, humid day.

• exciting

• heavy

• refreshing

• sobering

Because there was only one copying machine available, it was used almost _________.

• seldom

• occasionally

• continuously

• effectively

Assing and Chin are interested in acting and have taken the job with a non-professional __________ group.

• theatre

• opera

• music

• athletic

It took me nearly one hour to bandage the wound on the lion's leg, but it took the lion only a few minutes to _____________ it.

• cure

• tie

• remove

• eat

Although the Standard Five teachers insist on disciplined pupils, they are not thought of as being very _________.

• bad

• comical

• greedy

• strict

Although Standard English is the ______________ language of many West Indian islands, many of the people speak their own dialect.

• official

• spare

• foreign

• dreary

The bank manager did not install an alarm system because he was ______________ that the vault was secure.

• brave

• certain

• proud

• boastful