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Quiz Day 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following question.

a)

change

b)

check

c)

chance

d)

chemical

2.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

personal

b)

semester

c)

eternal

d)

opponent

3.

His wife was ill with depression and he was responsive for caring for the children ranging in age from a teenager to a toddler.

a)

depression

b)

B. responsive

c)

caring

d)

ranging

4.

Remember to phone me when you arrive at the airport, ______?

a)

won’t you

b)

will you

c)

do you

d)

don’t you

5.

It was a mistake for Tim when he entered her room.

a)

Tim need have entered her room.

b)

Tim should have entered her room.

c)

Tim shouldn’t have entered her room.

d)

Tim can’t have entered her room.

6.

“I criticized him in front of the audience.”, said Peter.

a)

Peter refused to criticize him in front of the audience.

b)

Peter admitted criticizing him in front of the audience.

c)

Peter denied criticizing him in front of the audience.

d)

Peter was asked to criticize him in front of the audience.

7.

Ms Young, to _______ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada.

a)

who

b)

whom

c)

that

d)

whose

8.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The service was good, but the food was run-of-the-mill or worse.

a)

similar

b)

boring

c)

exciting

d)

different

9.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

We've achieved some marvellous results with this new drug.

a)

creative

b)

new

c)

enthusiastic

d)

wonderful

10.

Did you read _______ news about the Sukkoi Superjet crash in Indonesia?

a)

a

b)

the

c)

some

d)

Ø

11.

The sky was grey and cloudy. ___________, we went to the beach.

a)

However

b)

In spite of

c)

Even though

d)

Consequently

12.

The government has ________ a programme of economic reform.

a)

relieved

b)

appealed

c)

witnessed

d)

initiated

13.

The issue of tax reform continues to ______ the country.

a)

tear

b)

divide

c)

shred

d)

isolate

14.

He lives in my neighborhood, but we've never ______ each other.

a)

run after

b)

taken off

c)

run into

d)

put down

15.

He ______ her heart when he left her for another woman.

a)

broke

b)

asked

c)

lacked

d)

earned

16.

The biologist doesn’t allow us _________ in the laboratory.

a)

smoke

b)

to smoke

c)

smoking

d)

smoked

17.

The embassy website has general information about visas. _______ travel information can be obtained by calling the hotline number.

a)

The others

b)

Few

c)

Other

d)

Many

18.

The living room ________ by some skilled workers a few months ago.

a)

was painted

b)

painted

c)

has painted

d)

had painted

19.

They will relocate to the capital city ____________.

a)

once their son turns 8

b)

by the time their son turned 8

c)

after their son had turned 8

d)

before their son turned 8

20.

She has just bought __________.

a)

an interesting French old painting

b)

an old interesting French painting

c)

a French interesting old painting

d)

an interesting old French painting