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. Love - admire - esteem






2. Begin - initiate - commence






3. One-sided - unilateral






4. To let something go bad or ruin






5. Nervous - tense - ill at ease






6. Faraway - distant - removed






7. Minor - insignificant - negligible






8. Forgiveness - pardon - turning the other cheek






9. Pleasant - delightful - pleasing - appealing






10. A hard worker - workaholic






11. Central - pivotal - focal






12. Unruly - wayward - disobedient






13. Important - weighty - momentous






14. Inconspicuous - unnoticeable - obscure






15. Decelerate - slow down






16. Fertile - productive - fruitful






17. Neglect - ignore - discourage - hinder






18. Injured - damaged - harmed






19. Wholesome - beneficial - benign






20. Restraint - hindrance






21. Joyful - merry - happy - cheerful






22. Normal - regular - usual - typical






23. Soak - drench - saturate - waterlog






24. Pleased - delighted - overjoyed - elated






25. Lazy - lethargic - sluggish






26. Unnecessary - nonessential






27. Frosted - smoky - unclear - indistinct






28. Actual - real - impossible






29. To implant - instill - to foster - promote






30. To deny - refuse






31. Rift - split - parting ways with






32. Pro - master - expert - veteran






33. Friendly - cordial - peaceful






34. Hindmost - last - secondary






35. Illegible - unreadable - indecipherable






36. Disprove - refute - discredit






37. Persuade - talk into






38. Scatter - disperse - dissipate - separate






39. Speak one's mind plainly - barge in






40. Ordinary - common






41. Illiterate - ignorant






42. Encourage - raise one's spirits






43. Incompetent - inept - unskilled - ignorant






44. Willing - eager - inclined






45. Foreign - alien - wild - untamed






46. To know for sure - know for certain






47. Increase - grow - develop






48. Triumph - victory - success






49. Nauseate - sicken - revolt - repel






50. Occurring at different times