Test your basic knowledge |

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Hindmost - last - secondary






2. Fertile - productive - fruitful






3. Not likely to cause a fuss






4. Persuade - talk into






5. Encourage - raise one's spirits






6. Important - weighty - momentous






7. Wholesome - beneficial - benign






8. Increase - grow - develop






9. Lazy - lethargic - sluggish






10. Actual - real - impossible






11. Occurring at different times






12. Restraint - hindrance






13. Foreign - alien - wild - untamed






14. To let something go bad or ruin






15. Constant - steady - consistent






16. Willing - eager - inclined






17. Unruly - wayward - disobedient






18. One-sided - unilateral






19. Love - admire - esteem






20. Inconspicuous - unnoticeable - obscure






21. Nervous - tense - ill at ease






22. To deny - refuse






23. Disprove - refute - discredit






24. Neglect - ignore - discourage - hinder






25. In effect - teaming with - not empty






26. Ordinary - common






27. Illegible - unreadable - indecipherable






28. A hard worker - workaholic






29. Nauseate - sicken - revolt - repel






30. Illiterate - ignorant






31. Joyful - merry - happy - cheerful






32. Incompetent - inept - unskilled - ignorant






33. Give up - discontinue - quit






34. Pleased - delighted - overjoyed - elated






35. Foolproof - unfailing - flawless






36. Frosted - smoky - unclear - indistinct






37. Speak one's mind plainly - barge in






38. With a known identity






39. Begin - initiate - commence






40. Soak - drench - saturate - waterlog






41. To implant - instill - to foster - promote






42. Friendly - cordial - peaceful






43. Triumph - victory - success






44. Forgiveness - pardon - turning the other cheek






45. Uplifted - liberated - raised up from the dirt






46. Unnecessary - nonessential






47. Decelerate - slow down






48. Rift - split - parting ways with






49. Central - pivotal - focal






50. Good - kind - mild - harmless