Practice Test on Vocabulary

A thing can be ____ if it is easy to see, either because it is different in some way from the things around it or if it is clearer and more visible, as in: “The license number of the getaway car was more distinct once I cleaned my glasses.” The word distinct comes from “to distinguish,” which is when a person or ...

• distinct
• opposite

• similar

• direct

It was a beautiful ornament, antique brass with an ____design.

• intricate

• simple

• straightforward

• dull

Mary screams in horror and the girls _____ her every word."

"She says just - I mean, she repeats everything.

• shout

• utter

• speak

• mimic

His lecture was ____ and difficult to follow.

• easy

• simple

• complicated

• straightforward

The restaurant has a ____ menu that includes entrees from all over the world

• identical

• similar

• diverse

• uniform

The weather in this country shows great ______

• similarity

• variability

• reliability

• sureness

An ____ is a feature of language that is characteristic of one particular speaker.

An example of an idiolect is Homer Simpson on The Simpsons always saying,

“Doh!”

• nonsense

• dialect

• formal

• idiolect

Many West Africans are ___, speaking different languages

• multilingual

• biracial

• multiracial

• idiolect

Gordon is a ___ chef who can quickly alter his menu if necessary.

• static

• fixed

• dynamic

• unchanging

Language ____ is the process of learning and understanding a language by a child or adult. It is believed that humans acquire language easier as a child than as an adult.

• dispossession

• acquisition

• variation

• development