15-MINUTE TEST GRADE 10

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

• tender

• garnish

• drain

• sprinkle

Answer explanation

A. tender /ˈten.dər/

B. garnish /ˈɡɑː.nɪʃ/

C. drain /dreɪn/

D. sprinkle /ˈsprɪŋ.k/

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

• gender

• enroll

• preference

• secondary

Answer explanation

A. gender /ˈdʒen.dər/

B. enroll /ɪnˈroʊl/

C. preference /ˈpref.ər.əns/

D. secondary /ˈsek.ən.dri/

Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

• recommend

• volunteer

• understand

• potential

Answer explanation

A. recommend /ˌrek.əˈmend/

B. volunteer /ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/

C. understand /ˌʌn.dəˈstænd/

D. potential /pəˈten.ʃəl/

Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

• suspicion

• telephone

• relation

• direction

Answer explanation

A. suspicion /səˈspɪʃ.ən/

B. telephone /ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/

C. relation /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/

D. direction /daɪˈrek.ʃən/

I saw those slaves ____ had been led to the city.

• whose

• which

• whom

• who

Answer explanation

“those slaves” indicate people

In every culture, there are basic standards for social ______ such as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public.

• reaction

• interaction

• relationship

• relation

Cultural diversity makes the United States a ________ interesting place in which to live for all of its inhabitants.

• much better

• more

• many more

• much more

Her first term in office was not easy, but her government successfully reduced the (a)   rate and improved the economy. (EMPLOY)

Her (a)   was gradually built up, which led to her re-election in 1983 and a third term in office in 1987. (REPUTE)

The parents of the groom go to the fortune teller to see what date and time is best for them to (a)   the wedding ceremony. (CELEBRATION)