WorksheetsPCSI Week #10
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 4mins
Find the odd one out.
acceptance
assertion
compliance
consent
Find the odd one out.
resistance
willingness
resilience
willpower
Which conjunction may not be used to begin a sentence?
Yet
But
However
Indeed
Which term may well be used to begin a conclusion?
Concludingly
In conclusion
Eventually
In any event
Find the odd one out.
Thus, ...
Indeed, ...
Moreover, ...
However, ...
Which of these terms is incorrect?
On the contrary
Contrarily
Contrary to
Conversely
Which of these terms is not a synonym of the others?
On the other hand
Nevertheless
Nonetheless
Having said that
At the end of the day
a lingua franca is...
an ancestor of the French language
an honest and unambiguous discourse
a common language used for professional exchanges
a language that dominates all others
Which one is not a synonym of the others?
to entail
to involve
to imply
to foster
Which one is incorrect?
undispensable
unavoidable
inevitable
ineluctable
A whistleblower is usually...
a former company employee or civil servant
a hacker who got access to classified information
an anonymous social vigilante
a high-ranking army officer
Whistleblowers believe they are acting...
to get back at their former employer/government.
to perform a heroic mission.
for the greater good.
on a whim.
Whistleblowers are threatened in society because...
nobody wants to believe them.
companies or governments are trying to eliminate them.
their country's legal framework does not protect them enough.
they could be sentenced to death.
Julian Assange was at the origin of the so-called...
Cambridge Analytica
WikiLeaks
Panama Papers
Instagram scandal
Edward Snowden uncovered classified information about...
Facebook's private data leaks
Tax havens and thousands of offshore bank accounts
US military operations
The CIA and the National Security Agency
His father was an engineer, and he wants to be ... too.
this one
the one
that one
one
... can't always win.
None
Every one
No one
One
That period was ... great economic expansion.
one of
this of
of one
this one
They have all applied for financial help but haven't got ... so far.
none
some
any
one
"What were they doing?"
"Some were playing; ... were just doing nothing."
other
others
the other
some other
I don't know how many will come, but ... have been invited.
all others
every one
all of them
both
I'd like to have a house ...
mine.
of mine.
to me.
of myself.
I don't have a bike, but Mike does. Maybe I can use ...
of his.
his.
of him.
his one.
John, I need a pair of socks for the night. can you lend me one ... ?
of you
your
yours
of yours
It began to rain as he was leaving; so I gave him an old raincoat of ...
mine.
me.
my.
my own.
I don't have a car but she is willing to lend me ...
that of hers.
her one.
hers.
one's own.
I want a car ... !
of mine
to me
of my own
for me
"Should I go to this party?"
"The choice is entirely ... "
yours.
to you.
upon you.
from you.
That car of ... is always breaking down.
yourself
you
yours
your own
That girl is a friend ...
of me.
by me.
of mine.
to mine.
