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. To let something go bad or ruin






2. Nervous - tense - ill at ease






3. Rift - split - parting ways with






4. Pleasant - delightful - pleasing - appealing






5. Ignite - set on fire - kindle






6. One-sided - unilateral






7. Illiterate - ignorant






8. Ordinary - common






9. Decelerate - slow down






10. Important - weighty - momentous






11. Hindmost - last - secondary






12. Neglect - ignore - discourage - hinder






13. Soak - drench - saturate - waterlog






14. Minor - insignificant - negligible






15. Faraway - distant - removed






16. Set free - let loose - liberate






17. Triumph - victory - success






18. Unruly - wayward - disobedient






19. Friendly - cordial - peaceful






20. Occurring at different times






21. Identical - uniform






22. Not likely to cause a fuss






23. Frosted - smoky - unclear - indistinct






24. Lazy - lethargic - sluggish






25. Love - admire - esteem






26. Begin - initiate - commence






27. To know for sure - know for certain






28. Constant - steady - consistent






29. Incompetent - inept - unskilled - ignorant






30. Forgiveness - pardon - turning the other cheek






31. A hard worker - workaholic






32. Injured - damaged - harmed






33. Actual - real - impossible






34. Wholesome - beneficial - benign






35. Foreign - alien - wild - untamed






36. Inconspicuous - unnoticeable - obscure






37. Pro - master - expert - veteran






38. Restraint - hindrance






39. With a known identity






40. Fertile - productive - fruitful






41. Unnecessary - nonessential






42. Increase - grow - develop






43. Persuade - talk into






44. In effect - teaming with - not empty






45. Joyful - merry - happy - cheerful






46. Pleased - delighted - overjoyed - elated






47. Disprove - refute - discredit






48. Illegible - unreadable - indecipherable






49. Good - kind - mild - harmless






50. To deny - refuse