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ADJ compound

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It was a really _ _ _ _film. I understood many issues about life in the East.

a)

mind-opening

b)

mind-blowing

c)

eye-opening

d)

eye-blowing

2.

I felt nervous and excited during all the event.

a)

mind-blowing

b)

nail-biting

c)

soul-destroying

d)

hair-raising

3.

Their attitude to poor children was really _ _ _ _. They brought lots of food and blankets for them.

(a)  

4.

Which of these words can "eye" combine with?

a)

opening

b)

biting

c)

warming

d)

catching

5.

Attractive or Unusual

a)

mind-blowing

b)

eye-blowing

c)

mind-catching

d)

eye-catching

6.

My parents are quite ________ . They accept most of things I do, without getting upset.

a)

easy-going

b)

bad-tempered

c)

tight-fisted

d)

narrow minded

7.

Tom's wife is very ______ . She doesn't seem to let anything worry her.

a)

narrow minded

b)

laid-back

c)

strong-willed

d)

well-behaved

8.

Oliver's new girlfriend isn't as dramatic as he is. She seems quite _______ .

a)

two-faced

b)

bad-tempered

c)

well-balanced

d)

strong-willed

9.

My partner is quite _______ . He won't listen to other people's ideas.

a)

open-minded

b)

absent-minded

c)

narrow-minded

d)

good-tempered

10.

Grace never thinks of anyone else, because she's so _______ .

a)

strong-willed

b)

self-centred

c)

two-faced

d)

laid-back

11.

My sister-in-law is very _______ . She's nice to me, and then speaks badly of me to other people.

a)

bad-tempered

b)

well-behaved

c)

two-faced

d)

self-centred

12.

Since he went to work abroad for a while, Leo has become more _______ abput other cultures.

a)

open-minded

b)

narrow-minded

c)

absent-minded

d)

big-headed

13.

She's very ______ , and if she's decided to become a vegetarian, nothing will stop her.

a)

tight-fisted

b)

easy-going

c)

big-headed

d)

strong-willed

14.

When we go out, my friend Jack never offers to buy the drinks. I wish he wasn't so ________ .

a)

tight-fisted

b)

big-headed

c)

self-centred

d)

bad-tempered

15.

The new manager seems very _______ . He spent most of the meeting telling us how succesfull he was.

a)

self-centred

b)

narrow-minded

c)

big-headed

d)

two-faced

16.

My grandmother never remembers where she's put her keys. She's very ________ .

a)

narrow- minded

b)

open-minded

c)

absent-minded

d)

well-balanced

17.

I've never seen your children being naughty. They are really ______ .

a)

big-headed

b)

strong-willed

c)

laid-back

d)

well-behaved

18.

Our English teacher never seems to get angry. She's extremely ________ .

a)

bad-tempered

b)

good-tempered

c)

open-minded

d)

two-faced

19.

It's best not to talk to my brother when he first gets up. He's usually __________ .

a)

strong-willed

b)

well-balanced

c)

easy-going

d)

bad-tempered

20.

It's best not to talk to my brother when he first gets up. He's usually __________ .

a)

strong-willed

b)

well-balanced

c)

easy-going

d)

bad-tempered

21.

She's so ............-minded and often forgets her keys.

a)

loose

b)

absent

c)

distant

d)

strong

22.

You're ............-sighted and need glasses, I'm afraid.

a)

old

b)

little

c)

low

d)

short

23.

He's very ............ going and gets on with everyone.

a)

happy

b)

open

c)

friendly

d)

easy

24.

It's cheaper to travel by air in ............ .

a)

second hand

b)

style

c)

economy class

d)

savings account

25.

Winning the Nobel prize has made her ............ known throughout the world.

a)

un

b)

highly

c)

well

d)

generally

26.

He behaves very well. He's a very                    child.

a)

well-behaving

b)

well-behaved

c)

behaved well

d)

behaving-well

27.

Mrs. Black has a kind heart. She's a                    lady.

a)

kind-hearted  

b)

kind heart

c)

kindly-heart

d)

hearted-kind

28.

‘Look at Tom. He's writing with his left hand.’

‘Don't you know he's                      ?’

a)

left hand

b)

left handing   

c)

left-handed

d)

handed-left

29.

It took him three hours to get to the city.

=> It was a                      trip.

a)

three hours

b)

three-hours

c)

three-hour

d)

three hour

30.

My father works for a foreign company and he earns a good salary.

=> He has a                      job.

a)

well-paid

b)

well-paying

c)

badly-paid

d)

badly-paying

31.

Mr. Chinh is a farmer. He works hard from morning until late evening in the field.

=> He is                .

a)

weather-beat

b)

weather-beating

c)

weather-beaten

d)

weather beaten

32.
a)

time-saving

b)

long-lasting

c)

hand-made

d)

high-level

33.

The film had a _______ message.

a)

provoking-thought

b)

thought-provoking

c)

thought-provoked

d)

provoked-thought

34.

Keeping the house neat and clean is a ______ battle.

a)

never-ended

b)

ending-never

c)

never-ending

d)

ended-never

35.

She's a very ______ child.

a)

naturing-good

b)

natured-good

c)

good-naturing

d)

good-natured

36.

You would be _____ to accept his offer.

a)

well-advised

b)

well-advising

c)

advised-well

d)

advising-well

37.

It hasn't escaped my notice that you've gone from ______ hotels to virtual slums.

a)

five-stars

b)

five-star

c)

star-five

d)

stars-five

38.

A _____ person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.

a)

French-spoken

b)

French-speaking

c)

speaking-French

d)

spoken-French

39.

Others regarded him as tall and blond — in fact, he was relatively short and ______.

a)

dark-hairing

b)

dark-haired

c)

haired-dark

d)

hairing-dark

40.

An example of ______ is a person who is jealous of the success her friends enjoy.

a)

eyeing-green

b)

eyed-green

c)

green-eyeing

d)

green-eyed

41.

Some people come close to solving problems but never do it because they are not ............................

a)

open-minded enough.

b)

far-reaching enough.

42.

I have to go or I'll miss my bus. He's started telling a story but his stories are ...........................

a)

far-reaching.

b)

never-ending.

43.

Scientists working on a cure for this disease think they are close to ....................................

a)

making a breakthrough.

b)

facing never-ending challenges.

44.

He's a little shy. I think that's because he's had a difficult ..............................

a)

breakthrough.

b)

upbringing

45.

You can find shops selling tools and everyday objects, like scissors, which are specially designed for .................................

a)

open-minded people.

b)

left-handed people.

46.

We are now closer to finding a cure for cancer thanks to the .....................................

a)

never-ending challenges that scientists face.

b)

groundbreaking research of scientists.

47.

The ambitious scientist was left disappointed because .........................

a)

his big breakthrough never came.

b)

of his groundbreaking discovery.

48.

Do you think your character is determined by your DNA or by ........................?

a)

cutting-edge research?

b)

your upbringing

49.

Transplant organs are sometimes transported by ____drones

a)

forward-thinking

b)

remote-controlled

c)

decision-making

d)

expensive

50.

Recent research shows baboons make ______ sounds

a)

mass-produced

b)

three-dimensional

c)

human-like

d)

good

51.

Which of the options does not mean broad-minded?

a)

tolerant

b)

dispassionate

c)

respectful

d)

liberal

52.

Which of the following options means unable to see far?

a)

short-sighted

b)

split ends

c)

sighted-short

d)

narrow-minded

53.

He isn't sincere. Find the appropriate word.

a)

well-balanced

b)

two-faced

c)

big-headed

d)

narrow-minded

54.

They don't worry about anything.

a)

laid-back

b)

self-centred

c)

good-tempered

d)

easy-going

55.

We are too proud of ourselves.

a)

big-headed

b)

strong-willed

c)

open-minded

d)

tight-fisted