WorksheetsThe Lost City of Atlantis
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Some landlords have become ____ and are demanding higher rents than people can afford.
greedy
grievous
lush
veritable
How do we call someone who is in charge of a museum?
(a)
'What a ____ loss his death is to American culture and to those of us who knew him personally, admired, and loved him.’
utopian
devastating
coincidental
grievous
Which word refers to a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defence against attack?
(a)
‘Every era has its ____ movements that hold out the promise of social perfectability.’
concentric
utopian
disintegrated
divine
‘The event will ____ with Teacher Day on March 7, and will feature poetry, prose, photography, and art.’
devastate
grieve
penetrate
coincide
‘Sunlight, for instance, often stands in for (a) grace or revelation.’ (coming from or relating to God)
‘She didn't understand why she was upset over a (a) matter such as this.’ (insignificant, unimportant)
‘It is Quaranth's misfortune to be a town that lies on one of three (a) circles that surround the tower.’ (having the same center)
‘Record shop shelves all over the land are suddenly flooded with an ____ of Best Of Compilations and Singles Collections.’
alliance
corruption
abundance
morality
‘Dozens of abandoned and neglected dogs and cats are to find shelter in a new ____, thanks to a community's generosity.’
confederation
haven
wreck
laureate
Which word do we use to express the meaning of 'over there'?
(a)
‘The harbour at Suda Bay was the largest in the Mediterranean Sea and an ideal base for ____ operations.’
naval
gradual
veritable
petty
‘The book is a comprehensive, detailed text that ____ all aspects of head and neck pathology.’
penetrates
devastates
corrupts
encompasses
‘He said he supported the role of the media in exposing (a) , dishonesty and malpractice in public life.’ (dishonest or illegal actions)
‘We did our best to keep you informed of all events happening locally (a) the year.’ (during the whole)
‘Kathy is interested in how our environment - cultural, physical and ____ - affects what we do, and thus who we become.’
abundant
spiritual
lush
veritable
‘Then there is the little library which is a (a) treasure trove on Kangra's rich heritage.’ (=real, true)
‘That was the last thing I remembered before a familiar voice (a) my unconsciousness.’ (=went into, entered)
‘Some were from two hundred years previous to this day, and it was a small wonder that they had not simply decayed and ____ into nothingness.’
coincided
disintegrated
encompassed
allied
