Beginner Grammar and Vocabulary

Choose the word which is nearly OPPOSITE in meaning:

Roger, who had consistently studied for the whole year, was OPTIMISTIC about his chances in the examination.

• doubtful

• confident

• outspoken

• unconcerned

Choose the word which is nearly OPPOSITE in meaning:

After the story was published in the newspaper his colleagues OSTRACIZED him.

• accepted

• discussed

• understood

• recognized

Choose the word which is nearly OPPOSITE in meaning:

The government's new health plan was greeted with ENTHUSIASM.

• anxiety

• amazement

• indifference

• disappointment

Choose the word which is nearly OPPOSITE in meaning:

There was a recent newsflash which said that the state of emergency had been RESCINDED.

• revised

• effected

• renewed

• approved

Choose the word which is nearly OPPOSITE in meaning:

Perhaps he would be more popular if he were not so RETICENT.

• frank

• clever

• laughable

• talkative

Fill in the blank:

His dismissal from the job was _______ since he persists in arriving late.

• inevitable

• inexcusable

• informative

• inconceivable

Fill in the blanks:

The Minister pointed out that _________ building developments along the river and _________ dumping of refuse into the watercourses continue to be a problem to his ministry.

• illegal...discriminate

• enormous...poisonous

• unauthorized...judicious

• unauthorized...indiscriminate

Fill in the blank:

Clinging to one of her relatives, the bereaved mother tried to maintain her ________.

• grief

• status

• composure

• innocence

Fill in the blank:

The investors expected a rate of return which seemed ________ high in light of current unfavourable economic conditions.

• favourable

• adequately

• unreasonably

• optimistically

Fill in the blank:

The psychologist said that it was time that a course on self respect was made __________ in all secondary schools.

• legal

• optimal

• universal

• mandatory