Vocabulary Test Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 30: Final vocabulary test · Set 437 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill, use the method): Decide which skill the question is testing. Use that lesson’s method — swap test, split the word, find the link, or look for the clue. Read your answer back in the sentence to check it.

1. 1.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) clean the garden (b) hit a plant (c) run very fast (d) avoid the main point
2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) across (b) off (c) up (d) after
4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
7. 7.The canteen was deserted; there was not a single person inside. “Deserted” means ___. (a) newly painted (b) empty of people (c) very dirty (d) very crowded
8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) build up (c) stop working (d) start working
9. 9.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) loud (c) kind (d) lazy
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) open – shut
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) jump – leap
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
13. 13.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankless (d) thankful
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
15. 15.The street vendor’s samosas were delectable, so we ordered more. “Delectable” means ___. (a) burnt (b) cold (c) delicious (d) tasteless
16. 16.Which spelling is correct? (a) interrupt (b) interrup (c) interupt (d) intterupt
17. 17.Arjun gave a candid answer and told us exactly what he thought. “Candid” means ___. (a) secret (b) honest and open (c) false (d) sleepy
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) across (b) in (c) after (d) off
19. 19.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) after (b) down (c) up (d) across
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
22. 22.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
24. 24.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
25. 25.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
26. 26.The view from the hilltop was breathtaking; we stood and stared for ages. “Breathtaking” means ___. (a) very dangerous (b) very ugly (c) very dull (d) amazingly beautiful
27. 27.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
30. 30.The timid kitten hid under the bed whenever guests came. “Timid” means ___. (a) easily frightened (b) very fierce (c) very playful (d) very hungry
31. 31.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) victory (b) success (c) journey (d) question
34. 34.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) grammar (b) accommodation (c) interupt (d) occasion
35. 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
37. 37.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
39. 39.Which word means “without care”? (a) carer (b) careless (c) carefully (d) careful
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft

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