TYS 2015 P2BC Vocab Quiz

Pick best meaning:

I tried vainly to close my ears to his incessant questioning.

• occasional
• brief
• intermittent
• unending

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Along the banks were uniform rows of pointed trees.

• diverse; consisting of many different types

• irregular; lacking a consistent pattern

• random; occurring without a specific order

• the same; not changing or different in any way

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The engineer would no doubt have enlightened me.

• provided insight or knowledge
• confused me
• ignored my questions
• misled me

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The old road teased like a mirage, disappearing beneath the bus, reappearing first on one side, then on the other.

• illusion
• reality
• certainty
• fact

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Convoys of trucks were everywhere.

• a destination point for trucks

• a type of cargo carried by trucks

• a single vehicle moving alone

• a group of vehicles traveling together

Pick best meaning of 'surf':

Hills like surf billowed out into a haze.

• mountains
• clouds
• waves
• valleys

Pick best meaning of 'billowed':

Hills like surf billowed out into a haze.

• descended quickly and smoothly

• surged or swelled or puffed up

• collapsed suddenly without warning

• emained still and unchanged

Pick best meaning of 'obstinate':

Paddy terraces, tiny and obstinate, clung on grimly.

• compliant
• yielding
• stubborn
• flexible

Pick best meaning of 'grimly':

Paddy terraces, tiny and obstinate, clung on grimly.

• temporarily; for a short time

• carelessly; without concern

• cheerfully; in a happy manner

• stubbornly; with a serious determination

Pick best meaning of 'precipitous':

Paddy terraces climbed up the precipitous slopes.

• very steep
• rugged
• flat
• slightly inclined