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Vocabulary Test (Incomplete Sentences)

Description: This test will improve your vocabulary and also teach you the appropriate use of words in a sentence.
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: vocabulary test english school Xth XIIth XIth IXth X XI XII XI spoken english speak easyX Sentence Formation Compound and Conditional Sentences
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Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

It is always ....... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

  1. embarrassing

  2. peculiar

  3. singular

  4. attitude


Correct Option: A

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

In her speech she expressed her ....... for all the help she had been given.

  1. thankfulness

  2. gratitude

  3. gratefulness

  4. thanking


Correct Option: B

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Answer the questions at the back of the book and make ....... that you check your answers carefully.

  1. obvious

  2. definite

  3. sure

  4. clear


Correct Option: C

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At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing........

  1. ovation

  2. applause

  3. cheering

  4. support


Correct Option: A

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The boss was good enough to ....... my mistake.

  1. oversee

  2. overtake

  3. overdo

  4. overlook


Correct Option: D

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate option.

If you can ....... the cost of travel, there is of course no substitute for visiting the country itself.

  1. afford

  2. spend

  3. expend

  4. calculate


Correct Option: A

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Politicians pretend to ignore opinion........

  1. votes

  2. figures

  3. numbers

  4. polls


Correct Option: D

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

When the building was completed, all the workers were paid........

  1. off

  2. through

  3. out

  4. over


Correct Option: A

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Some people only read the ....... lines in a newspaper.

  1. top

  2. big

  3. main

  4. head


Correct Option: D

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In ....... nothing much happened at the meeting.

  1. quick

  2. briefly

  3. short

  4. shortly


Correct Option: C

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Try to ....... a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.

  1. influence

  2. persuade

  3. encourage

  4. impress


Correct Option: B

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

You don't have to read just novels but also newspapers so that you can see examples of ....... language.

  1. idiomatic

  2. automatic

  3. axiomatic

  4. dogmatic


Correct Option: A

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Play the tape back as many times as you like and ....... everything that the native speaker has said.

  1. hold

  2. take

  3. hear

  4. repeat


Correct Option: D

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The whole purpose of all these exercises is to ....... your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

  1. test

  2. probe

  3. investigate

  4. interpret


Correct Option: A

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Another important activity is to ....... your spoken language.

  1. train

  2. practice

  3. exercise

  4. emphasise


Correct Option: B

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If you manage to do all these things, it won't be long before you find yourself speaking the language........

  1. flowingly

  2. fluently

  3. knowingly

  4. frequently


Correct Option: B

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Start reading the story from page 4 and then go on until you ....... the end of the chapter.

  1. arrive

  2. reach

  3. touch

  4. achieve


Correct Option: B

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I need to find some kind of chemical that will ....... the weeds in the garden.

  1. keep off

  2. keep out

  3. keep down

  4. keep on


Correct Option: C

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Last week I ....... the book you wanted to buy from a small shop.

  1. came up

  2. came into

  3. came across

  4. came by


Correct Option: C

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Don't worry we'll have to wait a little longer because I'm sure he'll ....... soon.

  1. turn up

  2. turn in

  3. turn into

  4. turn down


Correct Option: A

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You should always check the sell ....... date of things you buy in the supermarket.

  1. in

  2. through

  3. by

  4. off


Correct Option: C

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A useful way to ....... your vocabulary is to read as much as possible.

  1. amass

  2. increase

  3. collect

  4. gather


Correct Option: B

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Newspapers are ....... to people's doors every day.

  1. taken

  2. distributed

  3. delivered

  4. handed


Correct Option: C

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What you have to do is to ....... a new idea that will enable us to make a lot of money.

  1. think over

  2. think out

  3. think about

  4. think up


Correct Option: C

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If you want to join that club, you have to ....... a form and send it to your secretary.

  1. fill up

  2. fill out

  3. fill into

  4. fill over


Correct Option: A
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