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. Wholesome - beneficial - benign






2. Incompetent - inept - unskilled - ignorant






3. Set free - let loose - liberate






4. Important - weighty - momentous






5. Soak - drench - saturate - waterlog






6. Speak one's mind plainly - barge in






7. Uplifted - liberated - raised up from the dirt






8. Ordinary - common






9. Nervous - tense - ill at ease






10. Occurring at different times






11. Neglect - ignore - discourage - hinder






12. One-sided - unilateral






13. Frosted - smoky - unclear - indistinct






14. Foolproof - unfailing - flawless






15. Fertile - productive - fruitful






16. In effect - teaming with - not empty






17. Increase - grow - develop






18. Normal - regular - usual - typical






19. Actual - real - impossible






20. Hindmost - last - secondary






21. Scatter - disperse - dissipate - separate






22. With a known identity






23. Willing - eager - inclined






24. Encourage - raise one's spirits






25. Love - admire - esteem






26. Disprove - refute - discredit






27. To let something go bad or ruin






28. Not likely to cause a fuss






29. Persuade - talk into






30. Illegible - unreadable - indecipherable






31. Rift - split - parting ways with






32. To deny - refuse






33. Foreign - alien - wild - untamed






34. Lazy - lethargic - sluggish






35. A hard worker - workaholic






36. Constant - steady - consistent






37. Pro - master - expert - veteran






38. Nauseate - sicken - revolt - repel






39. Joyful - merry - happy - cheerful






40. Triumph - victory - success






41. Injured - damaged - harmed






42. Pleasant - delightful - pleasing - appealing






43. Restraint - hindrance






44. To implant - instill - to foster - promote






45. Begin - initiate - commence






46. Pleased - delighted - overjoyed - elated






47. Inconspicuous - unnoticeable - obscure






48. Faraway - distant - removed






49. Decelerate - slow down






50. Central - pivotal - focal