English skills

Choose the word closest in meaning to BENEVOLENT.

• 1 Careless
• 2 Strict
• 3 Kind
• 4 Proud

She ___ to school every day.

• 1 going
• 2 goes
• 3 go
• 4 gone

Choose the word opposite in meaning to SCARCE.

• 1 Costly
• 2 Rare
• 3 Abundant
• 4 Small

The committee ___ its decision yesterday.

• 1 announce
• 2 announced
• 3 has announce
• 4 announcing

Choose the correctly spelled word.

• 1 Accommodate
• 2 Accomodate
• 3 Acomodate
• 4 Acommodate

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

Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present.

• 1 was
• 2 were
• 3 has been
• 4 is

He is good ___ mathematics.

• 1 in
• 2 for
• 3 at
• 4 on

METICULOUS means:

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

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.

The company changed ___ policy last year.

• 1 its
• 2 their's
• 3 its'
• 4 it's

EPHEMERAL means:

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

Choose the word closest in meaning to RAPID.

• 1 Slow
• 2 Quiet
• 3 Heavy
• 4 Quick

The flowers in the garden ___ beautiful.

• 1 are
• 2 was
• 3 is
• 4 has

Choose the word opposite in meaning to TRANSPARENT.

• 1 Opaque
• 2 Clear
• 3 Thin
• 4 Bright

She has lived here ___ 2015.

• 1 for
• 2 since
• 3 at
• 4 from

A GULLIBLE person is:

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

Pick the correct spelling.

• 1 Defanitely
• 2 Definitly
• 3 Definitely
• 4 Definately

The idiom A PIECE OF CAKE means:

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

I enjoy ___ books.

• 1 reading
• 2 to be read
• 3 read
• 4 to reading