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UltimateB Lesson 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word:

"A Saturday morning in a public library is packed with avid readers."

a)

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm

b)

showing little enthusiasm

c)

having or showing a keen interest in something

d)

excessively or unpleasantly self-assertive

2.

What does "woefully" mean?

a)

expressing a feeling of happiness

b)

in a manner expressing sorrow or misery

c)

showing a state of peaceful happiness

d)

in a state of total disinterest

3.

Fill in the blank:

"They immerse themselves_____their books of choice."

a)

without

b)

off

c)

out of

d)

in

4.

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word:

"Not all children are interested in books, but the captivating nature of TV channels never fail."

a)

capable of attracting and holding interest

b)

to be controlled by force

c)

to be repulsive or distasteful to

d)

having the effect of inspiring someone

5.

Which of the following phrase means "the action of regarding something as being caused by"?

a)

attribute to

b)

allocate on

c)

fuse with

d)

cut off

6.

Find two correct synonyms for "optimal"

a)

mediocre

b)

modest

c)

ideal

d)

tolerable

e)

prime

7.

Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined:

"Many travel writers have depicted their trips with incredible details"

a)

described

b)

distort

c)

exaggerate

d)

convert

8.

What does "idiosyncratic" mean?

a)

occurring, found, or done often

b)

habitually or typically occurring

c)

completely normal

d)

strange or odd, unusual

9.

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word:

"First-hand experiences are always better than just books and films."

a)

a connecting link between

b)

gained or learned directly

c)

To be the first

d)

experienced in the imagination through the feelings

10.

Which of the following means "an item of clothing"?

a)

gem

b)

garbage

c)

garment

d)

germ

11.

Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined:

"...the culture of designer fashion comes along with its hefty price tags..."

a)

average

b)

substantial

c)

gaunt

d)

light

12.

What does "compromise" mean?

a)

a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions

b)

a complete victory in favour of one side

c)

the refusal to change one's views or to agree about something

d)

one side imposing their will on the others

13.

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word:

"The development of job opportunities in the railway industry was the spur to Didcot's expansion."

a)

to ease one's mind

b)

to make someone more cheerful

c)

to cause someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm

d)

to give an incentive or encouragement to someone

14.

Choose the phrase that has the same meaning as the underlined:

"A new street of stores runs parallel to Broadway."

a)

straightforward

b)

side by side

c)

similar

d)

skew

15.

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word:

"The town is bisected by the east-west railway."

a)

to be combined with one another

b)

to be brought together

c)

to be divided into two parts

d)

to be mixed together

16.

What does "adequate" mean?

a)

satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity

b)

failing to fulfill someone's hopes or expectations

c)

unusual, not typical

d)

worthy of attention, striking

17.

What does "controversial" mean?

a)

not likely to provoke dissent or offense

b)

widely accepted by everyone

c)

likely to give rise to public disagreement

d)

lacking interest or excitement

18.

What does "outlier" mean?

a)

a thing that is normal with no special features

b)

a thing being found everywhere

c)

a thing that is regarded as normal or conventional

d)

a thing differing from all other members of a particular group

19.

Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined:

"People question the theory of universal grammar..."

a)

local

b)

general

c)

particular

d)

vague

20.

What does "indigenous" mean?

a)

native

b)

foreign

c)

expatriate

d)

migrant