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 deny - refuse






2. Soak - drench - saturate - waterlog






3. Triumph - victory - success






4. In effect - teaming with - not empty






5. Uplifted - liberated - raised up from the dirt






6. Encourage - raise one's spirits






7. Central - pivotal - focal






8. Set free - let loose - liberate






9. With a known identity






10. Friendly - cordial - peaceful






11. Pleased - delighted - overjoyed - elated






12. Fertile - productive - fruitful






13. Illiterate - ignorant






14. Incompetent - inept - unskilled - ignorant






15. Identical - uniform






16. Good - kind - mild - harmless






17. Love - admire - esteem






18. Decelerate - slow down






19. Lazy - lethargic - sluggish






20. Unruly - wayward - disobedient






21. Rift - split - parting ways with






22. Unnecessary - nonessential






23. Scatter - disperse - dissipate - separate






24. Important - weighty - momentous






25. Willing - eager - inclined






26. Give up - discontinue - quit






27. To know for sure - know for certain






28. Increase - grow - develop






29. Constant - steady - consistent






30. Injured - damaged - harmed






31. Illegible - unreadable - indecipherable






32. Occurring at different times






33. Begin - initiate - commence






34. To let something go bad or ruin






35. Foolproof - unfailing - flawless






36. Disprove - refute - discredit






37. Pleasant - delightful - pleasing - appealing






38. Forgiveness - pardon - turning the other cheek






39. Inconspicuous - unnoticeable - obscure






40. Ordinary - common






41. Nauseate - sicken - revolt - repel






42. Actual - real - impossible






43. Hindmost - last - secondary






44. Wholesome - beneficial - benign






45. Restraint - hindrance






46. Foreign - alien - wild - untamed






47. Pro - master - expert - veteran






48. Minor - insignificant - negligible






49. Faraway - distant - removed






50. Neglect - ignore - discourage - hinder