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Chapter 3 Improving Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The company tried to __________ young athletes by using their image without paying them.

a)

escalate

b)

exploit

c)

terminate

d)

engross

2.

Her talent and hard work earned her wide public __________ from critics and fans alike.

a)

acclaim

b)

obsolete

c)

methodical

d)

tangible

3.

The broken equipment was completely __________ and had to be replaced.

a)

obsolete

b)

elicit

c)

escalate

d)

terminate

4.

The two classrooms are __________ to each other, making it easy for teachers to collaborate.

a)

methodical

b)

adjacent

c)

tangible

d)

escalate

5.

His anger began to __________ after the third warning, and he eventually shouted at the manager.

a)

terminate

b)

escalate

c)

exploit

d)

acclaim

6.

She became so __________ in the novel that she didn’t hear her phone ring.

a)

engrossed

b)

methodical

c)

terminated

d)

acclaim

7.

The detective used a __________ approach, checking every piece of evidence in order.

a)

methodical

b)

tangible

c)

acclaim

d)

adjacent

8.

He needed __________ proof before he would believe the wild story.

a)

adjacent

b)

terminate

c)

tangible

d)

methodical

9.

The company decided to __________ the program after it failed to gain users.

a)

terminate

b)

exploit

c)

engross

d)

elicit

10.
  1. My question _______ed no response.

a)

elicit

b)

engross

c)

tangible

d)

terminate

11.

What does exploit mean?

a)

To praise

b)

To take advantage of

c)

To end

d)

To be next to

12.

What does tangible mean?

a)

Clear enough to touch or feel

b)

Next to something

c)

Extremely outdated

d)

Carefully planned

13.

What does acclaim mean?

a)

Public praise or applause

b)

To become absorbed

c)

To increase rapidly

d)

To end something

14.

What does terminate mean?

a)

To end

b)

To start

c)

To upgrade

d)

To praise

15.

What does methodical mean?

a)

Slow and careless

b)

Done in a structured and organized way


c)

Easy to touch

d)

No longer useful

16.

What does adjacent mean?

a)

Far away

b)

Careful

c)

Next to or beside

d)

Intangible

17.

What does engross mean?

a)

To take full attention

b)

To stop something

c)

To give praise

d)

To touch

18.

What does obsolete mean?

a)

No longer useful

b)

Praised by many

c)

Rapidly rising

d)

Direct and focused

19.

What does escalate mean?

a)

To raise or increase

b)

To reduce

c)

To explain

d)

To create

20.

What does exploit mean?

a)

To take unfair advantage

b)

To end something quickly

c)

To build slowly

d)

To become outdated