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Name: ____________________ Date: ____________

Choose the word closest in meaning to FRUGAL.
- A Wasteful
- B Generous
- C Thrifty
- D Careless
Choose the word opposite in meaning to OPTIMISTIC.
- A Pessimistic
- B Confident
- C Cheerful
- D Hopeful
I look forward ___ you soon.
- A to see
- B at seeing
- C to seeing
- D for seeing
The news ___ good.
- A is
- B were
- C have been
- D are
Choose the correctly spelled word.
- A Occurrence
- B Occurence
- C Occurrance
- D Ocurrence
She was accused ___ stealing.
- A for
- B with
- C by
- D of
OBSOLETE means:
- A Useful
- B No longer in use
- C Very strong
- D Very clear
Choose the passive form of: They are building a bridge.
- A A bridge was built by them.
- B A bridge has been built by them.
- C A bridge is built by them.
- D A bridge is being built by them.
By next year he ___ his degree.
- A has completed
- B will have completed
- C will complete
- D completes
The synonym of CONCISE is:
- A Careful
- B Brief
- C Vague
- D Long
Choose the word closest in meaning to UBIQUITOUS.
- A Very old
- B Present everywhere
- C Easy to break
- D Very rare
Choose the word opposite in meaning to PERMANENT.
- A Lasting
- B Final
- C Strong
- D Temporary
He is senior ___ me by two years.
- A over
- B from
- C to
- D than
The phrase TO TURN A BLIND EYE means:
- A To lose sight
- B To look carefully
- C To ignore something on purpose
- D To close one eye
Choose the word closest in meaning to METICULOUS.
- A Quick
- B Careful about details
- C Careless
- D Loud
Choose the word opposite in meaning to EXPAND.
- A Shrink
- B Open
- C Grow
- D Spread
He has been absent ___ Monday.
- A at
- B from
- C since
- D for
The children ___ playing in the garden when it began to rain.
- A was
- B were
- C are
- D have been
If it rains tomorrow, we ___ at home.
- A would stayed
- B are stay
- C stayed
- D will stay
She is proud ___ her results.
- A at
- B of
- C for
- D with
Pick the correct spelling.
- A Maintenance
- B Maintanance
- C Maintenence
- D Maintainance
Choose the passive form of: The teacher praised the students.
- A The teacher was praised by the students.
- B The students were praised by the teacher.
- C The students praised the teacher.
- D The students are praised by the teacher.
The phrase A BLESSING IN DISGUISE means:
- A A false friend
- B Something that seems bad but turns out well
- C A religious act
- D A secret gift
Choose the word closest in meaning to DILIGENT.
- A Hard-working
- B Angry
- C Tall
- D Lazy

Answer key

1. C, 2. A, 3. C, 4. A, 5. A, 6. D, 7. B, 8. D, 9. B, 10. B, 11. B, 12. D, 13. C, 14. C, 15. B, 16. A, 17. C, 18. B, 19. D, 20. B, 21. A, 22. B, 23. B, 24. A

A frugal person spends carefully.
An optimistic person expects good things, and a pessimistic person expects bad ones.
The phrase look forward to is followed by an -ing form.
News is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
Occurrence has a double c and a double r.
The verb accuse is followed by of.
An obsolete thing has been replaced.
The present continuous becomes is being built.
The future perfect shows an action finished before a future time.
A concise answer uses few words.
Ubiquitous describes something found in every place.
Permanent means lasting, and temporary means for a short time.
Senior takes the preposition to.
It means to pretend not to see.
A meticulous person pays attention to every detail.
To expand is to grow larger, and to shrink is to grow smaller.
Since is used with a point in time.
The plural subject needs were in the past continuous.
The first conditional uses will with the base verb.
The phrase is proud of.
Maintenance has the letters t-e-n-a-n-c-e.
The simple past passive uses were praised.
It describes bad luck that leads to a good result.
A diligent person works with care and effort.