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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She _______ a raw nerve when she mentioned that job he didn't get.      

a)

drilled

b)

hit

c)

knocked

d)

pulled

2.

Union leaders called for_______ between themselves and the government.  

a)

speeches

b)

elections

c)

debates

d)

consultations

3.

For many young people, driving cars at high speed seems to _______ a rather fatal fascination.

a)

hold

b)

contain

c)

comprise

d)

weave

4.

I was lucky because everything fell _______ place at exactly the right time.

a)

in

b)

into

c)

out

d)

off

5.

Otherwise, in a prolonged hunt, it will ________wanting in the stamina department and generally have to abandon the chase.

a)

show

b)

confirm

c)

prove

d)

disclose

6.

I bumped into John in Athens and he ……………….. me before I had time to speak first.

a)

ajar

b)

brawled

c)

jolted

d)

accosted  

7.

The prices were ……………….. and there was little value for money to be had in any of the items on the menu.

a)

oppressive

b)

extortionate

c)

exacting

d)

fraudulent

8.

Living as a foreigner in such a(n) ……………….. place as this, it is hardly surprising that I get started at walking down the street; I stand out like a sore thumb.

a)

eminent

b)

convivial

c)

extraneous

d)

homogeneous

9.

This pesticide kills insects______ contact.

a)

on

b)

with

c)

at

d)

for

10.

Despite the continued ………… of those early town perks, it wasn't until the Depression that modern Hershey start­ed to take shape.

a)

flexibility

b)

rigidity

c)

elasticity

d)

resilience

11.

The word ‘ boundedis closest in meaning to______ .

a)

covered

b)

convened            

c)

delimited                 

d)

dominated

12.

Every now and then we hear someone claiming to be _____ or to experience precognitive dreams or to have premonitions about imminent adversities.

a)

clairvoyant    

b)

supernatural 

c)

extraordinary

d)

subconscious

13.

The Minister is also implicated (a)   the scandal.

14.

Juvenile delinquency refers to (society) (a)   or illegal behavior by children or adolescents and is considered a serious problem all over the world. It is caused by social, economic and cultural factors.

15.

Although officially the police deny having _______ to parapsychology, they do benefit from its vast potential whenever any clear evidence is running low.

a)

support

b)

aid

c)

plea

d)

recourse

16.

The real test of your relationship will come when you start to see your new boyfriend _______ and all.

a)

warts

b)

spots

c)

moles

d)

faults

17.

Stella’s parents decided to _______ out on a reception for 500 people at her wedding.

a)

crash

b)

smash

c)

thrash

d)

splash

18.

We have been really busy, but things are starting to slacken ________ now.

a)

on

b)

away

c)

off

d)

though

19.

Following Mandela’s release and dismantling of apparatus of apartheid, the issue of how to move the country forward peaceably loomed (a)   .

20.

For that he was put to death and there was, in one respect, a _______ justice about it.

a)

extreme

b)

rough

c)

severe

d)

tough