Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Complete the idiom: The news came out of the ___. (a) red (b) green (c) pink (d) blue
- 2.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) keys (c) lions (d) ships
- 3.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) a new square shape (b) going backwards (c) starting all over again (d) winning a game
- 4.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a sad goodbye (b) good luck that looks bad (c) a fancy dress (d) a secret prayer
- 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 6.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) frequently
- 7.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) beside (c) behind (d) below
- 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) ancient (c) rich (d) quiet
- 9.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) wolves
- 10.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) every night (b) at midnight (c) very rarely (d) very quickly
- 11.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) attack (b) win (c) refuse (d) agree after resisting
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
- 13.Complete the analogy: Bat is to cricket as racket is to ___. (a) kabaddi (b) football (c) hockey (d) tennis
- 14.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) separate (b) hieght (c) vegetable (d) believe
- 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) flock (c) herd (d) pride
- 16.What does the idiom “throw in the towel” mean? (a) win easily (b) dry your hands (c) clean up (d) give up
- 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) down
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
- 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) along (b) up (c) after (d) off
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
- 21.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
- 22.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) indepedent (b) restaurant (c) accommodation (d) vegetable
- 23.Which spelling is correct? (a) guarante (b) garantee (c) guarentee (d) guarantee
- 24.The soup was scalding, and Meera burnt her tongue. “Scalding” means ___. (a) very salty (b) very cold (c) very hot (d) very thick
- 25.Complete the analogy: Finger is to hand as toe is to ___. (a) foot (b) arm (c) nail (d) knee
- 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) borrow (b) sing (c) float (d) arrive
- 27.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 28.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) silent (c) noisy (d) quick
- 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) absent (b) early (c) modern (d) honest
- 30.Which spelling is correct? (a) recommend (b) reccommend (c) recomend (d) reccomend
- 31.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) cows (d) grapes
- 32.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
- 33.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happily (c) happiness (d) happiest
- 34.Which spelling is correct? (a) librery (b) libary (c) library (d) liberary
- 35.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
- 36.The speech was so tedious that half the class yawned. “Tedious” means ___. (a) short and funny (b) very exciting (c) long and boring (d) very loud
- 37.Complete the analogy: Chennai is to Tamil Nadu as Mumbai is to ___. (a) Punjab (b) Kerala (c) Bihar (d) Maharashtra
- 38.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) cook badly (b) tell a lie (c) tell a secret (d) waste food
- 39.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) grandmother (d) aunt
- 40.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) girl (d) queen
Answer key
- blue
- sheep
- starting all over again
- good luck that looks bad
- not usual
- previously
- below
- ancient
- wolves
- very rarely
- agree after resisting
- light
- tennis
- hieght
- string
- give up
- down
- outside
- along
- slow
- some
- indepedent
- guarantee
- very hot
- foot
- borrow
- not equal
- silent
- absent
- recommend
- cows
- diary
- happily
- library
- error
- long and boring
- Maharashtra
- tell a secret
- grandmother
- girl
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