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. Disprove - refute - discredit






2. Ordinary - common






3. One-sided - unilateral






4. Faraway - distant - removed






5. Restraint - hindrance






6. Ignite - set on fire - kindle






7. Joyful - merry - happy - cheerful






8. Neglect - ignore - discourage - hinder






9. Hindmost - last - secondary






10. Willing - eager - inclined






11. Nauseate - sicken - revolt - repel






12. Begin - initiate - commence






13. Pro - master - expert - veteran






14. Increase - grow - develop






15. To know for sure - know for certain






16. Scatter - disperse - dissipate - separate






17. To implant - instill - to foster - promote






18. To let something go bad or ruin






19. Not likely to cause a fuss






20. Identical - uniform






21. Forgiveness - pardon - turning the other cheek






22. Speak one's mind plainly - barge in






23. Actual - real - impossible






24. Unruly - wayward - disobedient






25. Foreign - alien - wild - untamed






26. Good - kind - mild - harmless






27. Fertile - productive - fruitful






28. Minor - insignificant - negligible






29. Soak - drench - saturate - waterlog






30. Uplifted - liberated - raised up from the dirt






31. Illiterate - ignorant






32. Love - admire - esteem






33. Important - weighty - momentous






34. To deny - refuse






35. Occurring at different times






36. Injured - damaged - harmed






37. Give up - discontinue - quit






38. Wholesome - beneficial - benign






39. Persuade - talk into






40. Normal - regular - usual - typical






41. A hard worker - workaholic






42. Encourage - raise one's spirits






43. Inconspicuous - unnoticeable - obscure






44. In effect - teaming with - not empty






45. Incompetent - inept - unskilled - ignorant






46. Illegible - unreadable - indecipherable






47. Friendly - cordial - peaceful






48. Central - pivotal - focal






49. Nervous - tense - ill at ease






50. Constant - steady - consistent