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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Highrise buildings are not very _____in areas where there is weak base of ground.

a)

suitable             

b)

serious                     

c)

severe                                           

d)

sensitive

2.

As students of final year, we are ________ a lot of pressure in studying.

a)

on  

b)

out     

c)

under

d)

of

3.

It was found that he lacked the _______ to pursue a difficult task. 

a)

engagement                   

b)

commitment            

c)

persuasion                   

d)

obligation

4.

Paul is a very _______ character, he is never relaxed with strangers.  

a)

self-satisfied     

b)

self-directed  

c)

self-confident

d)

self-conscious  

5.

In Africa, people's interference in the rhino's ________ leads to habitat loss.

                      

a)

territory                            

b)

sector                                   

c)

domain                              

d)

country

6.

His mum gets annoyed with him because he_____________ his dirty clothes over the floor.

a)

was always throwing

b)

always throws         

c)

is always throwing   

d)

is throwing

7.

Many people are still in _______ habit of writing silly things in _______ public places.

a)

the - x   

b)

the - the        

c)

x - x

d)

x - the      

8.

The trouble with him is that he never _______ on time for a meeting.

a)

turns down

b)

turns up

c)

takes off    

d)

takes up

9.

Newton's greatest achievement may be the _____ of the three laws of motion

a)

discovery                            

b)

research                        

c)

inventions

d)

findings                          

10.

She found it ____ to discuss the problem with him. She lost her temper easily.

a)

reasonable                   

b)

possible

c)

impossible                       

d)

reasonable                   

11.

He got lost in the forest and he lived about 10 years isolated _____ the modern world.

a)

with                                 

b)

to

c)

for                                    

d)

from                                     

12.

Mark the underlined part that needs correction:

The school library is free and open for all the students and teaching staff.

a)

is                                       

b)

for                                    

c)

open                               

d)

the

13.

Mark the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part

His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth. 

a)

showy                                        

b)

expensive                          

c)

ossified

d)

large                      

14.

Mark the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part

He made light of what I told him, which made me angry.

a)

treated as important  

b)

completely ignored

c)

disagreed with       

d)

discovered by chance

15.

Mark the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one:

 

We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived. 

a)

Not until we solved the problem could our teacher arrive.       

b)

When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem.

c)

Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem.

d)

Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.

16.

Mark the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one:

I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.

a)

I was mistaken about her suitability for the position since she proved rather incompetent.

b)

Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.

c)

Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.

d)

I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job.

17.

Mark the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges:

A:  “Would you rather have coffee or orange juice?”                  

- B: “_______” 

a)

I have either.  

b)

I’d rather to have coffee.

c)

Either, please.

d)

I like both.

18.

Mark the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences:

The history of the United States is not long. It is interesting.

a)

The history of the United States is too long to be interesting.

b)

The history of the United States is not long but interesting.

c)

The history of the United States is not long enough to be interesting.

d)

The history of the United States is interesting whereas not long.

19.

Mark the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences:

Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of car. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.

a)

The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.

b)

Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.

c)

Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.

d)

However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors of air pollution.

20.

Mark  the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question:

Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.

     

a)

If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.

b)

I wish Marie had turned up at John's birthday party.

c)

I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.

d)

It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party