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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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She ___ to school every day.
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Correct answer: goes
The subject is singular, so the verb takes s.
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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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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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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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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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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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He is good ___ mathematics.
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Correct answer: at
The usual phrase is good at.
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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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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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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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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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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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The flowers in the garden ___ beautiful.
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Correct answer: are
The plural subject takes are.
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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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She has lived here ___ 2015.
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Correct answer: since
Since is used with a point in time.
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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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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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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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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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