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Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To decide what the cause or result of something is; to discover the facts.

a)

Determine

b)

Manipulate

c)

Dislodge

d)

Discourage

2.

To use something that you do not want to use because nothing else is available.

a)

Resort to

b)

Proceed with

c)

Supplement

d)

Attribute

3.

To clarify or explain a confusing situation (Idiom).

a)

Shed light on

b)

Thread through

c)

Hunch over

d)

Keep at bay

4.

Not enough; inadequate for a specific purpose.

a)

Insufficient

b)

Excessive

c)

Significant

d)

Widespread

5.

To experience a process or change (usually unpleasant).

a)

Undergo

b)

Overlook

c)

Outlive

d)

Undermine

6.

A situation involving two opposite facts that seems impossible.

a)

Paradox

b)

Paradigm

c)

Panache

d)

Predecessor

7.

Important, large, or noticeable enough to have an effect.

a)

Significant

b)

Anecdotal

c)

Temporary

d)

Unintended

8.

Stories told by people rather than reliable facts.

a)

Anecdotal evidence

b)

Empirical data

c)

Genetic structure

d)

Excavated material

9.

Done on purpose; intentional.

a)

Deliberate

b)

Random

c)

Unbeknown

d)

Susceptible

10.

Moving quickly and lightly.

a)

Agile

b)

Obese

c)

Sedentary

d)

Static

11.

A sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.

a)

Breakthrough

b)

Breakdown

c)

Breakout

d)

Breakup

12.

An act of showing respect and admiration.

a)

Tribute

b)

Attribute

c)

Contribution

d)

Distribution

13.

To invent a plan or an idea.

a)

Conceive of

b)

Perceive as

c)

Receive from

d)

Deceive by

14.

To say that something is caused by something else.

a)

Attribute (v)

b)

Contribute

c)

Distribute

d)

Tribute

15.

A detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information.

a)

Experimentation

b)

Conservation

c)

Transformation

d)

Argumentation

16.

To make someone less confident or enthusiastic.

a)

Discourage

b)

Encourage

c)

Facilitate

d)

Incentivize

17.

Very complicated and detailed.

a)

Intricate

b)

Gigantic

c)

Majestic

d)

Rustic

18.

An original model on which something is patterned.

a)

Archetype

b)

Architecture

c)

Archive

d)

Archway

19.

To rub a surface hard to clean it; or to search an area thoroughly.

a)

Scour

b)

Scout

c)

Score

d)

Scorn

20.

Something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact.

a)

Testament

b)

Sentiment

c)

Element

d)

Experiment

21.

To exist or continue for a long time.

a)

Endure

b)

Cure

c)

Lure

d)

Pure

22.

Extremely attractive and holding your interest completely.

a)

Enthralling

b)

Appalling

c)

Installing

d)

Stalling

23.

To prevent something harmful from affecting you.

a)

Keep at bay

b)

Shed light on

c)

Dump into

d)

Hunch over

24.

Replaced by something strictly newer or better.

a)

Superseded

b)

Succeeded

c)

Proceeded

d)

Conceded

25.

Something that happens that is unusual or difficult to understand.

a)

Phenomena

b)

Criteria

c)

Agenda

d)

Data

26.

"The study ______ light on the mystery of the bears' survival."

a)

Sheds

b)

Casts

c)

Throws

d)

Beams

27.

"The bones are constantly being ______." (Changed in structure)

a)

Remodelled

b)

Removed

c)

Reviewed

d)

Replaced

28.

"We need to ______ the genes responsible for this trait."

a)

Determine

b)

Deter

c)

Defer

d)

Demolish

29.

"The bears have a huge ______ for storing fat."

a)

Capacity

b)

Capability

c)

Cap

d)

Capital

30.

"This building is a ______ to the architect's skill."

a)

Testament

b)

Test

c)

Testimony

d)

Testing

31.

"The culture has ______ for millennia." (Continued to exist)

a)

Endured

b)

Ensured

c)

Entered

d)

Ended

32.

"Bacteria help to ______ toxins from the body."

a)

Eliminate

b)

Estimate

c)

Elevate

d)

Emit

33.

We are facing ______ rates of obesity.

a)

Soaring

b)

Souring

c)

Sorting

d)

Snoring

34.

The ship was ______ by a larger vessel.

a)

Superseded

b)

Supervised

c)

Superimposed

d)

Supercharged

35.

Contrary ______ popular belief, the workers were not slaves.

a)

To

b)

With

c)

For

d)

By

36.

They used the stars for ______.

a)

Navigation

b)

Irrigation

c)

Mitigation

d)

Litigation

37.

The ice patches are ______ due to climate change.

a)

Shrinking

b)

Sinking

c)

Thinking

d)

Linking

38.

Hunters were ______ into the high mountains.

a)

Venturing

b)

Adventuring

c)

Inventing

d)

Preventing

39.

The tunnel was equipped ______ handholds.

a)

With

b)

By

c)

For

d)

In

40.

They encountered ______ problems.

a)

Geological

b)

Biological

c)

Chemical

d)

Physical

41.

This skill ______ our ability to read.

a)

Underlies

b)

Underlines

c)

Undermines

d)

Understands

42.

We must not let these bad habits become ______.

a)

Entrenched

b)

Entrance

c)

Enchanted

d)

Enriched

43.

Reading requires ______ reasoning.

a)

Analogical

b)

Logical

c)

Magical

d)

Surgical

44.

The ______ of the Roman Empire.

a)

Reign

b)

Rain

c)

Rein

d)

Ruin

45.

A ______ of emails.

a)

Flotilla

b)

Float

c)

Flora

d)

Floor

46.

Which word describes a person who cannot leave their bed?

a)

Bedded

b)

Ridden

c)

Hidden

d)

Forbidden

47.

Which word describes a body part (like a bone) getting weaker from lack of use?

a)

Atrophy

b)

Trophy

c)

Entropy

d)

Catastrophe

48.

Which word describes damage that is accidental to non-targets?

a)

Collateral

b)

Lateral

c)

Bilateral

d)

Unilateral

49.

Which word describes something that gives off light?

a)

Luminescent

b)

Magnificent

c)

Efficient

d)

Sufficient

50.

Which word means "without anyone knowing"?

a)

Unbeknown to

b)

Unknown by

c)

Unknowing of

d)

Unknowingly

51.

Which word describes the process of checking land to make a map or build?

a)

Surveying

b)

Conveying

c)

Purveying

d)

Obeying

52.

Which word means "to act against" or "to fight"?

a)

Combat

b)

Combine

c)

Comfort

d)

Command

53.

Which word means "full of living things"?

a)

Teeming

b)

Teaming

c)

Taming

d)

Timing

54.

Which word describes a very strong, almost magical style?

a)

Panache

b)

Mustache

c)

Ganache

d)

Attaché

55.

Which word describes something that is everywhere?

a)

Ubiquitous

b)

Unanimous

c)

Anonymous

d)

Ambiguous

56.

Which word describes a religious group with strange beliefs?

a)

Cult

b)

Colt

c)

Culture

d)

Current

57.

Which word means "made to look like art/not realistic"?

a)

Stylised

b)

Stylish

c)

Stifled

d)

Stilled

58.

Which word means "to clean by rubbing hard"?

a)

Scour

b)

Sour

c)

Scowl

d)

Score

59.

Which word means "to form an idea"?

a)

Conceive

b)

Deceive

c)

Receive

d)

Perceive

60.

Which word means "gradually"?

a)

Progressively

b)

Aggressively

c)

Passively

d)

Massively

61.

Synonym for "Extensive / Widespread":

a)

Far-reaching

b)

Insufficient

c)

Bedridden

d)

Disjointed

62.

Synonym for "Establish / Ascertain":

a)

Determine

b)

Discourage

c)

Disrupt

d)

Dump

63.

Synonym for "Nourishment":

a)

Nutrient

b)

Toxin

c)

Dump

d)

Disjointed

64.

What is a synonym for "Exhausting / Using up"?

a)

Depleting

b)

Completing

c)

Deleting

d)

Competing

65.

Which word is a synonym for "Notable / Substantial"?

a)

Significant

b)

Trivial

c)

Minimal

d)

Anecdotal

66.

What is a synonym for "Turn to / Fall back on"?

a)

Resort to

b)

Report to

c)

Retort to

d)

Return to

67.

Which word is a synonym for "Process / System"?

a)

Mechanism

b)

Organism

c)

Prism

d)

Schism

68.

What is a synonym for "Regarded as / Seen as"?

a)

Perceived as

b)

Deceived as

c)

Received as

d)

Relieved as

69.

Which word is a synonym for "Intentional / Calculated"?

a)

Deliberate

b)

Delicate

c)

Desperate

d)

Disparate

70.

What is a synonym for "Nimble / Quick"?

a)

Agile

b)

Fragile

c)

Senile

d)

Docile

71.

Which word is a synonym for "Memorials / Landmarks"?

a)

Monuments

b)

Documents

c)

Sediment

d)

Fragment

72.

What is a synonym for "Credit / Ascribe"?

a)

Attribute

b)

Distribute

c)

Contribute

d)

Retribute

73.

Which word is a synonym for "Ditch / Channel"?

a)

Trench

b)

Bench

c)

Wrench

d)

Stench

74.

Select the synonym for "Integrated into":

a)

Incorporated into

b)

Separated from

c)

Isolated from

d)

Dedicated to

75.

Which word means "Deter / Prevent"?

a)

Discourage

b)

Encourage

c)

Courage

d)

Engage

76.

What is a synonym for "Labyrinth"?

a)

Maze

b)

Haze

c)

Gaze

d)

Graze

77.

Choose the synonym for "Dug up / Unearthed":

a)

Excavated

b)

Evaluated

c)

Elevated

d)

Educated

78.

Which word is a synonym for "Forebears / Ancestors"?

a)

Predecessors

b)

Processors

c)

Professors

d)

Possessors

79.

Select the synonym for "Complex / Elaborate":

a)

Intricate

b)

Immediate

c)

Imitate

d)

Intimate

80.

What is a synonym for "Landmark / Turning point"?

a)

Milestone

b)

Millstone

c)

Tombstone

d)

Rhinestone

81.

What is the antonym of "Sufficient / Enough"?

a)

Insufficient

b)

Efficient

c)

Proficient

d)

Deficient

82.

Which word is the antonym of "Safe / Harmless" in the context of weight?

a)

Obese

b)

Healthy

c)

Fit

d)

Slim

83.

What is the antonym of "Scientific / Proven"?

a)

Anecdotal

b)

Empirical

c)

Factual

d)

Logical

84.

Which word is the antonym of "Clumsy / Slow"?

a)

Agile

b)

Heavy

c)

Large

d)

Static

85.

What is the antonym of "Tiny / Insignificant"?

a)

Gigantic

b)

Microscopic

c)

Small

d)

Minute

86.

Which word is the antonym of "Simple / Basic"?

a)

Sophisticated

b)

Primitive

c)

Easy

d)

Plain

87.

Antonym of "Connected / Joined":

a)

Disjointed

b)

United

c)

Combined

d)

Linked

88.

Antonym of "Permanent":

a)

Temporary

b)

Eternal

c)

Lasting

d)

Stable

89.

Antonym of "Boring / Dull":

a)

Enthralling

b)

Tiring

c)

Annoying

d)

Confusing

90.

Antonym of "Weak / Ineffective":

a)

Potent

b)

Soft

c)

Mild

d)

Gentle

91.

Antonym of "Create / Construct":

a)

Eliminate

b)

Build

c)

Make

d)

Form

92.

Antonym of "Encourage":

a)

Discourage

b)

Support

c)

Aid

d)

Help

93.

Antonym of "Modern / New":

a)

Prehistoric

b)

Current

c)

Recent

d)

Future

94.

Antonym of "Expose / Reveal":

a)

Block (or Hide/Bury implicit in other words)

b)

Open

c)

Show

d)

Uncover

95.

Antonym of "Decrease / Fall":

a)

Soaring

b)

Dropping

c)

Declining

d)

Failing

96.

The architect decided to ______ the design to include a larger courtyard.

a)

Remodel

b)

Dismantle

c)

Exclude

d)

Suppress

97.

Without proper nutrients, the body will begin ______ its own energy reserves.

a)

Depleting

b)

Completing

c)

Repleting

d)

Deleting

98.

The discovery of the tomb was a ______ in understanding ancient burial rites.

a)

Milestone

b)

Millstone

c)

Grindstone

d)

Cornerstone

99.

The chemical waste was ______ into the river, causing massive pollution.

a)

Dumped

b)

Jumped

c)

Pumped

d)

Bumped

100.

He made a ______ attempt to hide the evidence, but he was caught.

a)

Deliberate

b)

Delicate

c)

Desolate

d)

Deviate