Vocabulary MCQ - Set 015

1. The soldiers ___ when they realized that the people in the room were hostages.

• A. backed in
• B. backed out
• C. backed away
• D. backed down

2. The stadium erupted in applause and ___ when the home team scored the final goal.

• A. yelling
• B. cheering
• C. shouting
• D. screaming

3. The audience gave the pianist a standing ovation for his ___ performance.

• A. exquisite
• B. extensive
• C. convincing
• D. remarkable

4. The young gymnasts who won the competition were a talented and ___ team.

• A. great
• B. brilliant
• C. dedicated
• D. disciplined

5. The poor maid had to ___ with her employers' unreasonable demands.

• A. put in
• B. put on
• C. put up
• D. put away

6. Sam's decision to migrate to Australia has made his family ___ as they cannot imagine life without him.

• A. go bananas
• B. swallow their pride
• C. kept a stiff upper lip
• D. blow up in their faces

7. Ailing is working ___ to complete her project in time so that she can submit it to her teacher next day.

• A. warily
• B. excitedly
• C. carelessly
• D. frantically

8. After the interview with the police, the ___ were advised not to discuss the case with anyone as investigations were ongoing.

• A. listeners
• B. audience
• C. witnesses
• D. spectators

9. She was ___ the shelves for something interesting to read.

• A. seeking
• B. browsing
• C. houndling
• D. scavenging

10. There is ___ milk left. Shall we use the milk to bake some muffins?

• A. few
• B. little
• C. much
• D. a lot of