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Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists have been ____ many experiments to find a cure for viruses.

a)

experiencing

b)

having

c)

conducting

d)

making

2.

A robot moves according to how it has been ____ by man.

a)

changed

b)

fixed

c)

programmed

d)

adjusted

3.

With improvements in ____, we can now travel easily from one country to another.

a)

transportation

b)

networks

c)

transmission

d)

interaction

4.

Michael was ____ furiously on his keyboard as he rushed to finish his homework.

a)

hitting

b)

pecking

c)

pressing

d)

tapping

5.

When the price of a computer drops, it will become more ____ for everyone.

a)

taxable

b)

affordable

c)

presentable

d)

convenient

6.

The student who deliberately knocked over the ____ in the science laboratory was punished.

a)

gear

b)

tools

c)

apparatus

d)

items

7.

With technological ____, these days, newer and better machines can be invented.

a)

increases

b)

advances

c)

changes

d)

process

8.

The electronics company has applied for a patent to ____ its invention and prevent others from copying it.

a)

defend

b)

protect

c)

cover

d)

keep

9.

A ____ produces a strong beam of light that is able to cut through surfaces.

a)

strip

b)

rainbow

c)

pointer

d)

laser

10.

New medicine is often ____ on animals before it is considered safe for humans.

a)

applied

b)

proven

c)

observed

d)

tested

11.

Power is ____ to the laptop from this battery.

a)

supplied

b)

added

c)

transferred

d)

sent

12.

I do not understand the medical ____ used in this story.

a)

terms

b)

sections

c)

words

d)

areas

13.

The invention of the computer was a ____ point in many people's lives.

a)

timely

b)

twisting

c)

selling

d)

turning

14.

With a car, we can move at a much faster ____ than before.

a)

pace

b)

space

c)

race

d)

trace

15.

Do you know that antibiotics was discovered by ____?

a)

probability

b)

time

c)

chance

d)

opportunity

16.

When aeroplanes were first invented, the invention did not look ____ as no one could get it to fly for long periods of time.

a)

extensive

b)

efficient

c)

promising

d)

convenient

17.

Inventors can ____ themselves to a room for hours while they work on an invention.

a)

consume

b)

restrain

c)

confine

d)

retain

18.

I do not like to ____ my laptop with me when I go out as it is big and heavy.

a)

pull

b)

lug

c)

burden

d)

trawl

19.

Technology has become a/an ____ in our lives these days. We cannot do without it.

a)

instrument

b)

requirement

c)

prerequisite

d)

necessity

20.

You must mix the right ____ of soap and water if you want to blow bubbles that last longer.

a)

set

b)

proportion

c)

share

d)

comparison

21.

The first few computers were built to deal with only problems on numbers.

Which word can replace the word 'deal with'?

a)

receive

b)

end

c)

handle

d)

obstruct

22.

An android is a robot that has been built to look like a real person.

Which word can replace the word 'look like'?

a)

imitate

b)

duplicate

c)

resemble

d)

overtake

23.

A robot can perform an operation more accurately than a doctor.

a)

precisely

b)

quickly

c)

clearly

d)

perfectly

24.

The invention of the laptop was a great change in computing.

Which word can replace 'great change''?

a)

transformation

b)

development

c)

revolution

d)

conversion

25.

There is no longer the extensive use of animals to test new products.

Which word can replace 'extensive'?

a)

specific

b)

widespread

c)

international

d)

complete

26.

Nobody can claim to be the only one responsible for the invention of the computer.

Which word can replace 'the only one'?

a)

individually

b)

highly

c)

barely

d)

solely

27.

Ken is a rather inflexible person who does not like to have many changes in his life.

Which word can replace 'rather inflexible'?

a)

rigid

b)

fierce

c)

stern

d)

determined

28.

The battery life of this laptop does not go beyond three hours.

Which word can replace 'go beyond'?

a)

expel

b)

continue

c)

sustain

d)

exceed

29.

"You have the innate ability to do well in the future," the teacher praised her student.

Which word can replace 'innate ability'?

a)

probability

b)

potential

c)

promise

d)

possibility

30.

I was extremely happy when my father decided to buy me a brand new computer.

Which word can replace 'extremely happy'?

a)

contented

b)

satisfied

c)

elated

d)

proud

31.

The hunter ____ the deer without it knowing.

a)

stalked

b)

tracked

c)

traced

d)

searched

32.

How does the hedgehog ____ itself from its enemies?

a)

attack

b)

protect

c)

calm

d)

shelter

33.

Most animals have ____ vision as they are nocturnal creatures.

a)

light

b)

dim

c)

dark

d)

night

34.

The lions left behind a ____ mess of bones after they finished their meal.

a)

muddled

b)

untidy

c)

tangled

d)

mangled

35.

If the pandas are not saved, there will not be any of them in ____ soon.

a)

extinction

b)

existence

c)

continuation

d)

endurance

36.

Do not try to ____ a wild animal for there is a likelihood that it might attack you.

a)

befriend

b)

assist

c)

support

d)

promote

37.

James was able to see lions, giraffes and elephants up close when he went on a ____ in the African grasslands.

a)

cruise

b)

voyage

c)

safari

d)

search

38.

When you are in the desert, you have to keep your eyes ____ for snakes that may be hidden in the sand.

a)

unblinking

b)

wide

c)

peeled

d)

sharp

39.

An orangutan's behaviour can be ____ at times. You never know what it might do to you.

a)

unbecoming

b)

unpredictable

c)

irregular

d)

flexible

40.

Our local zoo, the ____ in placing animals in enclosures that look like their natural habitats, has inspired many other zoos around the world to follow in its footsteps.

a)

pioneer

b)

source

c)

explorer

d)

creator

41.

Some animals die from ____ to extremely hot and cold weather.

a)

contact

b)

exposure

c)

encounter

d)

existence

42.

The scorpion has a thick outer covering to prevent water ____.

a)

shortage

b)

loss

c)

problems

d)

reduction

43.

If man continues to destroy the forests, many animals will become ____.

a)

risky

b)

extinct

c)

lost

d)

destroyed

44.

Not all hunters shoot at animals from a distance. Some kill them at close ____.

a)

sight

b)

distance

c)

range

d)

space

45.

The lion is a ____ creature that will not die easily as it can bear with harsh living conditions.

a)

brutal

b)

ferocious

c)

hardy

d)

firm

46.

Animals in the grasslands ____ on different species of grass so there is little competition among them for food.

a)

eat

b)

lie

c)

swallow

d)

graze

47.

Not all ____ animals are able to breathe for long periods underwater. Some of them have to come up for air occasionally.

a)

aquatic

b)

nocturnal

c)

maritime

d)

mammal

48.

Many desert animals hide in their burrows in the day and ____ at night to hunt for food.

a)

emerge

b)

expose

c)

exit

d)

arrive

49.

There is such a/an ____ number of animals in the wild that it is impossible to see all of them on one visit.

a)

divisive

b)

increased

c)

vague

d)

diverse

50.

The small body and strong legs of a deer allow it to ____ to the grasslands where it stays.

a)

adapt

b)

rely

c)

settle

d)

change

51.

The deer has four stomachs that help it to ____ the food that it eats.

a)

swallow

b)

chew

c)

digest

d)

release

52.

Instead of hunting, some animals ____ among the grass for food.

a)

bite

b)

explore

c)

forage

d)

track

53.

An animal that does not want to be seen by its predators will ____ itself.

a)

mask

b)

cover

c)

control

d)

camouflage

54.

Carnivores are meat eaters and their diet consists ____ of meat.

a)

consistently

b)

preferably

c)

definitely

d)

solely

55.

In the day, we saw several rhinoceroses lazing around and ____ on the sand.

a)

flipping

b)

basking

c)

burrowing

d)

scampering

56.

In the day, we saw several rhinoceroses lazing around and ____ on the sand.

a)

flipping

b)

basking

c)

burrowing

d)

scampering

57.

Vultures are ____ who feed on dead animals instead of hunting for food themselves.

a)

vagabonds

b)

scavengers

c)

hunters

d)

searchers

58.

The calm and peaceful grasslands is actually ____ with danger.

a)

covered

b)

fraught

c)

projected

d)

contained

59.

When food is ___, wild animals have to travel even further away from their homes in search of food.

a)

scarce

b)

sufficient

c)

plentiful

d)

defective

60.

When too many of one species are killed, there will be a/an ____ in the ecological system and other animals may die.

a)

imbalance

b)

attack

c)

invasion

d)

unevenness

61.

When I was at the African grasslands, I saw nothing but wild animals roaming in the ____ open space.

a)

bulky

b)

vast

c)

horizontal

d)

giant

62.

Geraldine was glad to get off the aeroplane after the ____ ride.

a)

raging

b)

interesting

c)

turbulent

d)

unruly

63.

Not many people travel to this island because it is ____ only by sea.

a)

accessible

b)

allowed

c)

approachable

d)

available

64.

The scenery ____ past very quickly when I was on the train.

a)

whizzed

b)

flitted

c)

flapped

d)

vanished

65.

As I could not speak Japanese, my Japanese pen friend was my ____ when I was in Japan.

a)

converter

b)

translator

c)

linguist

d)

forecaster

66.

I liked to look at the beautiful rural ____ as we drove through the countryside.

a)

setting

b)

background

c)

landscape

d)

geography

67.

There is a ____ in each animal enclosure at the zoo so that the animals cannot escape.

a)

fortress

b)

pond

c)

pool

d)

moat

68.

As I was on a tight ____, I had to find cheaper places to stay in when I was abroad.

a)

expense

b)

account

c)

budget

d)

finance

69.

Mrs Travis met with a/an ____ accident when she was overseas. She was in a coma for a month.

a)

fatal

b)

critical

c)

important

d)

severe

70.

Please ____ yourself with a few important phrases in the foreign language before you go overseas.

a)

adapt

b)

accustom

c)

contribute

d)

familiarize

71.

We decided to make a/an ____ on our way home from the park to avoid passing by the cemetery.

a)

divergence

b)

detour

c)

change

d)

alternative

72.

The train station is ____ with activity throughout the day.

a)

covered

b)

contained

c)

abuzz

d)

awakened

73.

A/An ____ tour of Buckingham Palace is conducted at certain times of the year.

a)

accompanied

b)

organized

c)

arranged

d)

planned

74.

Adults who are travelling with young children have the ____ of boarding the aeroplane before other passengers.

a)

certainty

b)

authority

c)

chance

d)

privilege

75.

You can have a simple meal at the food centre or a/an ____ one at a restaurant.

a)

complex

b)

elaborate

c)

complicated

d)

lengthy

76.

When I made ____ between the cultures in Japan and Singapore, I realized that there were many similarities.

a)

contrasts

b)

judgments

c)

comparisons

d)

reviews

77.

As I did not know what to order, I asked the waiter what the ____ at the restaurant were.

a)

specialities

b)

extras

c)

dishes

d)

sets

78.

Children who go to the playground should be ____ by an adult at all times.

a)

guarded

b)

supervised

c)

attached

d)

attended

79.

A large ____ of our time was spent travelling on the bus from one place to another.

a)

area

b)

portion

c)

segment

d)

section

80.

I packed all my daily ____ into the hand luggage that I was carrying on the aeroplane.

a)

provisions

b)

supplies

c)

necessities

d)

materials

81.

James found it difficult to ____ to the change in time when he travelled to America.

a)

adept

b)

rotate

c)

change

d)

adjust

82.

We do not have to buy the train tickets ____. We can buy them later.

a)

beforehand

b)

previously

c)

precisely

d)

definitely

83.

Her holidays are ____ with activities. There are many things she wants to do.

a)

arranged

b)

covered

c)

packed

d)

taken

84.

Due to the ____ weather conditions in the mountains, not many hikers made it to the peaks.

a)

deep

b)

fierce

c)

cruel

d)

harsh

85.

Many tourists are expected to arrive at the end of the year during the ____ period.

a)

end

b)

peak

c)

yearly

d)

popular

86.

I was ____ by the interesting exhibitions in the museums and grand theatres in Paris.

a)

intrigued

b)

interested

c)

charmed

d)

enchanted

87.

The boys who behaved in an ____ way were told to leave the amusement park.

a)

unruly

b)

undefined

c)

uncertain

d)

impossible

88.

You have to walk through a metal ____ when you are checking in at the airport.

a)

detector

b)

machine

c)

receiver

d)

scanner

89.

According to the package you signed up with the travel agency, the hike up this mountain is ----· You can choose not to do it.

a)

crucial

b)

optional

c)

critical

d)

voluntary

90.

Many items are now ____ on an aeroplane as they are considered dangerous.

a)

allowed

b)

permitted

c)

extinguished

d)

prohibited

91.

Tourists who buy goods from this shop are often charged an ____ price.

a)

uplifting

b)

excessive

c)

excruciating

d)

exorbitant

92.

I love to watch the water ____ down the rocks.

a)

dropping

b)

cascading

c)

dripping

d)

tumbling

93.

After a week of hot weather, the rain was a ____ for many people.

a)

chance

b)

relief

c)

sign

d)

break

94.

I saw a ring ____ among the grass when I went for a walk this morning.

a)

polishing

b)

glistening

c)

blinking

d)

winking

95.

There are not enough ____ in this soil for the crops to grow well.

a)

sediments

b)

insecticides

c)

stones

d)

nutrients

96.

The ____ that you see on the leaves in the morning is dew.

a)

moisture

b)

dampness

c)

humidity

d)

coldness

97.

A mountaineer who was ____ the mountain fell and rolled backwards down the slope.

a)

ascending

b)

mounting

c)

rising

d)

crossing

98.

After days of heavy rain, a/an ____ occurred and soil flowed down the hills.

a)

thunderstorm

b)

blizzard

c)

landslide

d)

avalanche

99.

The death ____ from the recent earthquake in Indonesia is increasing every day.

a)

toll

b)

percentage

c)

count

d)

population

100.

The trees in the forest grew so close to one another that sunlight could hardly ____.

a)

access

b)

break

c)

penetrate

d)

pierce

101.

All the villagers were ____ from their homes just before the typhoon occurred.

a)

evacuated

b)

escaped

c)

left

d)

abandoned

102.

During the blizzard, snow ____ into huge piles that blocked the roads.

a)

ripped

b)

drifted

c)

buried

d)

flooded

103.

During the thunderstorm, the rivers ____ and flooded the nearby farms.

a)

extended

b)

expanded

c)

overflowed

d)

leaked

104.

When the power lines fell on the people during the earthquake, many of them died from----·

a)

contamination

b)

electrocution

c)

strangulation

d)

infection

105.

The health effects of the haze on the people were ____ in the history of Singapore.

a)

unaffected

b)

unprecedented

c)

novel

d)

noteworthy

106.

We _ together in the tent to keep ourselves warm as the downpour continued outside.

a)

huddled

b)

bundled

c)

crowded

d)

hunched

107.

In the past, the sea was the ____ means of transportation for people. People travelled from one place to another by boat.

a)

good

b)

initial

c)

early

d)

main

108.

We stepped out of the tent and shielded our eyes from the ____ sunlight in the morning.

a)

burning

b)

glowing

c)

sizzling

d)

blinding

109.

Mr Brown felt ____ and was ready to begin work again after spending a few days at the beach resort.

a)

refreshed

b)

cool

c)

satisfied

d)

weightless

110.

The farmers built a dam so that they could change the ____ of the river and allow water to flow into their farms.

a)

route

b)

trail

c)

course

d)

location

111.

Workers can get the sand that they need for construction from the sand ____.

a)

quarry

b)

mine

c)

pit

d)

excavation