brodidit for students
English skills
FAST · English · 20 questions
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________
Choose the word closest in meaning to BENEVOLENT.
- A Careless
- B Strict
- C Kind
- D Proud
She ___ to school every day.
- A going
- B goes
- C go
- D gone
Choose the word opposite in meaning to SCARCE.
- A Costly
- B Rare
- C Abundant
- D Small
The committee ___ its decision yesterday.
- A announce
- B announced
- C has announce
- D announcing
Choose the correctly spelled word.
- A Accommodate
- B Accomodate
- C Acomodate
- D Acommodate
The idiom BREAK THE ICE means:
- A To break something cold
- B To feel angry
- C To start a friendly conversation
- D To end a meeting
Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present.
- A was
- B were
- C has been
- D is
He is good ___ mathematics.
- A in
- B for
- C at
- D on
METICULOUS means:
- A Easily angry
- B Very quick
- C Careful about small details
- D Very old
Choose the passive form of: The boy kicked the ball.
- A The boy was kicked by the ball.
- B The ball was kicked by the boy.
- C The ball kicked the boy.
- D The ball is kicked by the boy.
The company changed ___ policy last year.
- A its
- B their's
- C its'
- D it's
EPHEMERAL means:
- A Hidden
- B Very large
- C Lasting a very short time
- D Easy to see
Choose the word closest in meaning to RAPID.
- A Slow
- B Quiet
- C Heavy
- D Quick
The flowers in the garden ___ beautiful.
- A are
- B was
- C is
- D has
Choose the word opposite in meaning to TRANSPARENT.
- A Opaque
- B Clear
- C Thin
- D Bright
She has lived here ___ 2015.
- A for
- B since
- C at
- D from
A GULLIBLE person is:
- A Careful
- B Easily deceived
- C Always angry
- D Very clever
Pick the correct spelling.
- A Defanitely
- B Definitly
- C Definitely
- D Definately
The idiom A PIECE OF CAKE means:
- A A bad idea
- B Very easy
- C Something sweet
- D A small gift
I enjoy ___ books.
- A reading
- B to be read
- C read
- D to reading
Answer key
1. C, 2. B, 3. C, 4. B, 5. A, 6. C, 7. B, 8. C, 9. C, 10. B, 11. A, 12. C, 13. D, 14. A, 15. A, 16. B, 17. B, 18. C, 19. B, 20. A
Benevolent describes a person who is kind and wants to do good.
The subject is singular, so the verb takes s.
Scarce means in short supply, and abundant means plentiful.
Yesterday needs the simple past tense.
Accommodate has a double c and a double m.
It means to make people feel more relaxed at a first meeting.
The verb agrees with the nearer subject, which is the plural students.
The usual phrase is good at.
A meticulous person pays close attention to detail.
The past tense becomes was kicked, and the object becomes the subject.
Its is the possessive form. It's means it is.
Ephemeral things last only a short time.
Rapid means very fast.
The plural subject takes are.
Transparent means see through, and opaque means not see through.
Since is used with a point in time.
Gullible means too ready to believe.
Definitely has the letters i-n-i-t-e.
It describes a task that is easy.
Enjoy is followed by an -ing form.