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. Give up - discontinue - quit






2. Injured - damaged - harmed






3. Nauseate - sicken - revolt - repel






4. Illiterate - ignorant






5. Pleasant - delightful - pleasing - appealing






6. To know for sure - know for certain






7. Forgiveness - pardon - turning the other cheek






8. Disprove - refute - discredit






9. Wholesome - beneficial - benign






10. Inconspicuous - unnoticeable - obscure






11. With a known identity






12. Soak - drench - saturate - waterlog






13. Actual - real - impossible






14. Increase - grow - develop






15. Fertile - productive - fruitful






16. Begin - initiate - commence






17. Hindmost - last - secondary






18. Scatter - disperse - dissipate - separate






19. In effect - teaming with - not empty






20. One-sided - unilateral






21. Constant - steady - consistent






22. Pro - master - expert - veteran






23. Ignite - set on fire - kindle






24. Normal - regular - usual - typical






25. Joyful - merry - happy - cheerful






26. Foolproof - unfailing - flawless






27. Faraway - distant - removed






28. Decelerate - slow down






29. Minor - insignificant - negligible






30. Neglect - ignore - discourage - hinder






31. Frosted - smoky - unclear - indistinct






32. To deny - refuse






33. Set free - let loose - liberate






34. Good - kind - mild - harmless






35. Love - admire - esteem






36. Uplifted - liberated - raised up from the dirt






37. Rift - split - parting ways with






38. Occurring at different times






39. Friendly - cordial - peaceful






40. Incompetent - inept - unskilled - ignorant






41. Identical - uniform






42. Speak one's mind plainly - barge in






43. Central - pivotal - focal






44. Nervous - tense - ill at ease






45. Important - weighty - momentous






46. Ordinary - common






47. Illegible - unreadable - indecipherable






48. Restraint - hindrance






49. Lazy - lethargic - sluggish






50. Foreign - alien - wild - untamed