Pronunciation and Comprehension Quiz

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

• assume

• source

• spread

• visual

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

• reference

• assurance

• customer

• agency

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 13: __________ like newspapers and television are traditional sources of news.

• Fake news

• Social media

• Mass media

• Comfortable

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal ____. Question 14: A. protect B. protection C. protective D. protector

• protect

• protection

• protective

• protector

It's important to ______ your colleagues to maintain a positive work environment. Question 15: A. live up to B. put up with C. get on with D. go in for

• live up to

• put up with

• get on with

• go in for

Non-profit organisations have made an attempt to ________ funds for wildlife conservation initiatives. Question 16: A. preserve B. breed C. treat D. raise

• preserve

• breed

• treat

• raise

Reporters may struggle _________ conveying complex information. Question 17: A. for B. of C. with D. from

• for

• of

• with

• from

The new software operates smoothly, _________it were designed specifically for user convenience. Question 18: A. as B. as if C. like D. if

• as

• as if

• like

• if

The company had the software ________the latest version to improve its functions. Question 19: A. updated B. to update C. update D. updating

• updated

• to update

• update

• updating

We've had_______ problems with our new computer that we had to send it back to the shop. Question 20: A. so B. such C. enough D. too

• so

• such

• enough

• too