Advanced Level Synonym Questions (Wordpower) Test 05
Question 1 |
The officer compelled the suspect to lead him to the scene of the crime.
A | allowed |
B | hired |
C | beseeched |
D | forced |
E | helped |
Question 2 |
The feeling of competition in the classroom is noticeable to all teachers, which is not surprising at all.
A | conquest |
B | discovery |
C | rivalry |
D | cooperation |
Question 3 |
I was told that the instructions were easy, but I found them extremely complicated.
A | distinct |
B | irrelevant |
C | intricate |
D | extraordinary |
E | ridiculous |
Question 4 |
I didn’t comprehend the nature of the project until I had read your brief report.
A | follow |
B | contend |
C | embrace |
D | placate |
E | understand |
Question 5 |
Mathematics is a compulsory subject in Turkish high schools.
A | difficult |
B | easy |
C | required |
D | despised |
E | forcible |
Question 6 |
The heaviest concentration of niacin is in natural sources such as beans, whole-grain cereal products, liver and fish.
A | mass |
B | recollection |
C | scattering |
D | decency |
E | instantaneous |
Question 7 |
The newscaster gave a concise account of the hurricane.
A | long and detailed |
B | sad and depressing |
C | up-to-date |
D | short and clear |
E | complicated and intricate |
Question 8 |
Bones of the skull are capable of conducting sounds of the human voice to the inner ear.
A | receiving |
B | transmitting |
C | creating |
D | adjusting |
E | convenes |
Question 9 |
Mabel feels confident about her grade on the test she has just taken.
A | depressed |
B | sure |
C | ecstatic |
D | uncertain |
E | staunch |
Question 10 |
That matter is so confidential that it must not be discussed outside the office of chief inspector.
A | important |
B | secret |
C | intricate |
D | alarming |
E | boring |
Question 11 |
It was the English physicist Henry Cavendish who first confirmed that water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen.
A | doubted |
B | proposed |
C | researched |
D | arranged |
E | verified |
Question 12 |
Recent border confrontations between the two countries lend credence to the rumours of an impending war.
A | enterprises |
B | consequences |
C | conferences |
D | disputes |
E | interim |
Question 13 |
The congestion on the streets when everybody heads home from work at quitting time make mass transport very desirable in big cities.
A | crucial |
B | faux pas |
C | crowding |
D | recreation |
E | contamination |
Question 14 |
The coach congratulated Stella on her outstanding display of leadership.
A | alluded |
B | scolded |
C | praised |
D | contacted |
E | admonished |
Question 15 |
Conscientious researchers always pay attention to details while carrying out research.
A | clever |
B | meticulous |
C | fearless |
D | hasty |
E | intellectual |
Question 16 |
The consensus among her family members was that she ought to get married.
A | agreement |
B | survey |
C | statistics |
D | survey |
E | prohibition |
Question 17 |
Crying is a healthy way to bring relief from anxiety, and it even prevents a headache or other physical consequence.
A | cause |
B | origin |
C | source |
D | outcome |
E | destruction |
Question 18 |
The bulbs of the daffodil are poisonous if consumed.
A | touched |
B | smelled |
C | eaten |
D | conformed |
E | torn |
Question 19 |
The Department of Security notified the town council that the water supply was contaminated due to nuclear leakage.
A | polluted |
B | tinted |
C | diluted |
D | diverted |
E | purified |
Question 20 |
After several near disasters and especially the one in Chernobyl, a controversy has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.
A | dispute |
B | seminar |
C | colloquium |
D | conversation |
E | collaboration |
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