WorksheetsBLALALA
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Highrise buildings are not very _____in areas where there is weak base of ground.
suitable
serious
severe
sensitive
As students of final year, we are ________ a lot of pressure in studying.
on
out
under
of
It was found that he lacked the _______ to pursue a difficult task.
engagement
commitment
persuasion
obligation
Paul is a very _______ character, he is never relaxed with strangers.
self-satisfied
self-directed
self-confident
self-conscious
In Africa, people's interference in the rhino's ________ leads to habitat loss.
territory
sector
domain
country
His mum gets annoyed with him because he_____________ his dirty clothes over the floor.
was always throwing
always throws
is always throwing
is throwing
Many people are still in _______ habit of writing silly things in _______ public places.
the - x
the - the
x - x
x - the
The trouble with him is that he never _______ on time for a meeting.
turns down
turns up
takes off
takes up
Newton's greatest achievement may be the _____ of the three laws of motion
discovery
research
inventions
findings
She found it ____ to discuss the problem with him. She lost her temper easily.
reasonable
possible
impossible
reasonable
He got lost in the forest and he lived about 10 years isolated _____ the modern world.
with
to
for
from
Mark the underlined part that needs correction:
The school library is free and open for all the students and teaching staff.
is
for
open
the
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.
showy
expensive
ossified
large
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.
treated as important
completely ignored
disagreed with
discovered by chance
Mark the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one:
We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived.
Not until we solved the problem could our teacher arrive.
When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem.
Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem.
Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.
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.
I was mistaken about her suitability for the position since she proved rather incompetent.
Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.
Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.
I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job.
Mark the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges:
A: “Would you rather have coffee or orange juice?”
- B: “_______”
I have either.
I’d rather to have coffee.
Either, please.
I like both.
Mark the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences:
The history of the United States is not long. It is interesting.
The history of the United States is too long to be interesting.
The history of the United States is not long but interesting.
The history of the United States is not long enough to be interesting.
The history of the United States is interesting whereas not long.
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.
The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.
Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.
However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
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.
If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.
I wish Marie had turned up at John's birthday party.
I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.
It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party
