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English skills

Written by Sara Ahmed (English)

20 FAST English questions with answers and explanations.

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  1. Choose the word closest in meaning to BENEVOLENT.

    • 1 Careless
    • 2 Strict
    • 3 Kind
    • 4 Proud
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    Correct answer: Kind

    Benevolent describes a person who is kind and wants to do good.

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  2. She ___ to school every day.

    • 1 going
    • 2 goes
    • 3 go
    • 4 gone
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    Correct answer: goes

    The subject is singular, so the verb takes s.

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  3. Choose the word opposite in meaning to SCARCE.

    • 1 Costly
    • 2 Rare
    • 3 Abundant
    • 4 Small
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    Correct answer: Abundant

    Scarce means in short supply, and abundant means plentiful.

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  4. The committee ___ its decision yesterday.

    • 1 announce
    • 2 announced
    • 3 has announce
    • 4 announcing
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    Correct answer: announced

    Yesterday needs the simple past tense.

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  5. Choose the correctly spelled word.

    • 1 Accommodate
    • 2 Accomodate
    • 3 Acomodate
    • 4 Acommodate
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    Correct answer: Accommodate

    Accommodate has a double c and a double m.

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  6. The idiom BREAK THE ICE means:

    • 1 To break something cold
    • 2 To feel angry
    • 3 To start a friendly conversation
    • 4 To end a meeting
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    Correct answer: To start a friendly conversation

    It means to make people feel more relaxed at a first meeting.

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  7. Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present.

    • 1 was
    • 2 were
    • 3 has been
    • 4 is
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    Correct answer: were

    The verb agrees with the nearer subject, which is the plural students.

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  8. He is good ___ mathematics.

    • 1 in
    • 2 for
    • 3 at
    • 4 on
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    Correct answer: at

    The usual phrase is good at.

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  9. METICULOUS means:

    • 1 Easily angry
    • 2 Very quick
    • 3 Careful about small details
    • 4 Very old
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    Correct answer: Careful about small details

    A meticulous person pays close attention to detail.

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  10. Choose the passive form of: The boy kicked the ball.

    • 1 The boy was kicked by the ball.
    • 2 The ball was kicked by the boy.
    • 3 The ball kicked the boy.
    • 4 The ball is kicked by the boy.
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    Correct answer: The ball was kicked by the boy.

    The past tense becomes was kicked, and the object becomes the subject.

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  11. The company changed ___ policy last year.

    • 1 its
    • 2 their's
    • 3 its'
    • 4 it's
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    Correct answer: its

    Its is the possessive form. It's means it is.

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  12. EPHEMERAL means:

    • 1 Hidden
    • 2 Very large
    • 3 Lasting a very short time
    • 4 Easy to see
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    Correct answer: Lasting a very short time

    Ephemeral things last only a short time.

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  13. Choose the word closest in meaning to RAPID.

    • 1 Slow
    • 2 Quiet
    • 3 Heavy
    • 4 Quick
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    Correct answer: Quick

    Rapid means very fast.

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  14. The flowers in the garden ___ beautiful.

    • 1 are
    • 2 was
    • 3 is
    • 4 has
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    Correct answer: are

    The plural subject takes are.

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  15. Choose the word opposite in meaning to TRANSPARENT.

    • 1 Opaque
    • 2 Clear
    • 3 Thin
    • 4 Bright
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    Correct answer: Opaque

    Transparent means see through, and opaque means not see through.

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  16. She has lived here ___ 2015.

    • 1 for
    • 2 since
    • 3 at
    • 4 from
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    Correct answer: since

    Since is used with a point in time.

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  17. A GULLIBLE person is:

    • 1 Careful
    • 2 Easily deceived
    • 3 Always angry
    • 4 Very clever
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    Correct answer: Easily deceived

    Gullible means too ready to believe.

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  18. Pick the correct spelling.

    • 1 Defanitely
    • 2 Definitly
    • 3 Definitely
    • 4 Definately
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    Correct answer: Definitely

    Definitely has the letters i-n-i-t-e.

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  19. The idiom A PIECE OF CAKE means:

    • 1 A bad idea
    • 2 Very easy
    • 3 Something sweet
    • 4 A small gift
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    Correct answer: Very easy

    It describes a task that is easy.

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  20. I enjoy ___ books.

    • 1 reading
    • 2 to be read
    • 3 read
    • 4 to reading
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    Correct answer: reading

    Enjoy is followed by an -ing form.

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