P6 IR 3 Vocabulary MCQs

Despite turning 80 this year, my grandmother is ___________ for her age and dances three times a week.

• hasty

• flexible

• queasy

• sprightly

Anna gave her teacher a ___________ excuse to explain why she did not complete her homework.

• dainty

• feeble

• fragile

• delicate

Citizens who fail to ___________ the latest government regulations will be arrested.

• submit to

• agree with

• conform to

• comply with

My uncle's back got ___________ worse over the months as a result of the heavy lifting he needed to do for his job.

• regularly

• subsequently

• progressively

• consequently

Doing some light stretches will help ___________ some of the pain you are feeling.

• alleviate

• sustain

• assist

• dilute

The caricature artist made his customers laugh when he drew their portraits with ___________ features.

• exact

• extensive

• excessive

• exaggerated

My mother always looks on the bright side of life. She is the most ___________ person I know.

• obliging

• objective

• obstinate

• optimistic

Nobody likes to work with Nigel because they find him rude and ___________.

• overriding

• overacting

• overbearing

• overwhelming

"Let's hope the rain ___________ soon so that we can go for our run," Mary told Jane.

• lets up

• lets off

• lets out

• lets down

Herbert always ___________ when it comes to doing his homework. He would wait until the last minute on Sunday night to complete it.

• resist

• hesitates

• delegates

• procrastinates