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English Weekly Challenge - Week 3: Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are the synonyms of "accelerate"?

a)

speed up

b)

increase

c)

delay

d)

decelerate

2.

What is the meaning of at stake?

a)

at risk

b)

at the moment

c)

immediately

d)

at least

3.

What does up in the air mean?

a)

something that is unresolved

b)

something that comes to a conclusion

c)

something overhead

d)

to annoy or upset someone

4.

"Down the drain" means?

a)

Exploring

b)

Go for adventure

c)

Wasted

d)

Dirty

5.

Choose the synonym for concise.

a)

lengthy

b)

apprise

c)

brief

d)

incise

6.

Which of the following is NOT the meaning of “nurture”?

a)

to imitate

b)

to grow, develop, or succeed

c)

to feed or rear

d)

to bring up or train

7.

adhere also has the meaning of ________.

a)

comply with

b)

stick to

c)

attach to

d)

release

8.

What does “stand one’s ground” mean?

a)

easy progress without impediment or difficulty

b)

to not change one’s opinion or position

c)

to be independent and support yourself financially

d)

to relax and not participate in a conflict or fight

9.

Choose the best synonym for benevolent.

a)

philanthropic

b)

merciless

c)

malevolent

d)

prevalent

10.

This election was perhaps the first one in which the electronic media played a decisive role.


The word “decisive” also means:

a)

influential

b)

critical

c)

insignificant

d)

irresolute

11.

Which of the following is the meaning of “go through the roof”?

a)

to rise to a very high level

b)

to cover the top of the building

c)

to do something in a perfunctory way, without any enthusiasm or commitment.

d)

to make a lot of noise by playing music, celebrating, shouting

12.

Which of the following is the antonym of “absorbed”?

a)

engrossing

b)

captivated

c)

engaged

d)

unoccupied

13.

The first International Day of Sign Languages was celebrated on ________.

a)

23 September 2018

b)

23 September 2019

c)

23 September 1951

d)

24 September 2019

14.

In the British Sign Language (BSL), the alphabets can be demonstrated using one hand.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

International Day of Sign languages is celebrated annually across the world along with International Week of the Deaf.

a)

True

b)

False