English Synonyms Vocabulary MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 8

English Synonyms Vocabulary Test 8

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Question 1

Find the synonym of the following words.

Temporary

A	provisional
B	permanent
C	constant
D	enduring

Question 1 Explanation:

Temporary and provisional both mean lasting only for a short time, until something permanent replaces it: a provisional/temporary arrangement. Permanent, constant and enduring mean the opposite: lasting a long time.

Question 2

Go off

A	spoil
B	break
C	clear up
D	rest

Question 2 Explanation:

When food goes off, it becomes bad and can't be eaten, so it spoils: The milk has gone off. Not break: a machine breaks, food does not 'go off' in that sense.

Question 3

Remedy

A	gift
B	argument
C	reward
D	cure

Question 3 Explanation:

A remedy is something that makes an illness or a problem better, so it is a cure: a remedy for a cold.

Question 4

Seldom

A	rarely
B	frequently
C	regularly
D	often

Question 4 Explanation:

Seldom means not often, so it means rarely: He seldom/rarely eats meat. Frequently, regularly and often are opposites.

Question 5

Ban

A	produce
B	prohibit
C	create
D	happen

Question 5 Explanation:

To ban something means to officially say that it is not allowed, so it means to prohibit: Smoking is banned/prohibited here.

Question 6

Raw

A	rotten
B	tough
C	moldy
D	uncooked

Question 6 Explanation:

Raw food has not been cooked, so it is uncooked: raw fish. Not rotten or moldy: these describe food that has gone bad.

Question 7

Lucrative

A	crucial
B	fragile
C	profitable
D	decisive

Question 7 Explanation:

Lucrative means making a lot of money, so it means profitable: a lucrative business. Not crucial, which means very important.

Question 8

Discover

A	carry out
B	sort out
C	find out
D	bring out

Question 8 Explanation:

To discover something means to learn a fact you didn't know, so it means to find out: I found out/discovered the truth. Not sort out, which means to organise or solve.

Question 9

Simply

A	merely
B	actually
C	usually
D	frequently

Question 9 Explanation:

Simply can mean only or just, the same as merely: It was simply/merely a mistake. Not actually, which means in fact.

Question 10

Classify

A	tie up
B	sort out
C	stir up
D	tear up

Question 10 Explanation:

To classify things means to put them into groups by type, which is like sort out: Sort out the papers into piles. Not tie up (fasten with string) or tear up (rip into pieces).

Question 11

Devious

A	scornful
B	liberal
C	honest
D	crooked

Question 11 Explanation:

A devious person is dishonest and uses tricks to get what they want. In informal English this is crooked: a crooked/devious businessman. Honest is the opposite.

Question 12

Stress

A	omit
B	emphasize
C	leave out
D	ignore

Question 12 Explanation:

To stress a point means to give it special importance, so it means to emphasize: She stressed/emphasized the need for safety. Omit, leave out and ignore mean the opposite.

Question 13

Contaminate

A	renovate
B	mend
C	purify
D	pollute

Question 13 Explanation:

To contaminate means to make something dirty or harmful by adding a bad substance, so it means to pollute: The river was contaminated/polluted by chemicals. Purify is the opposite.

Question 14

Timetable

A	scheme
B	plot
C	schedule
D	minutes

Question 14 Explanation:

A timetable is a list of times when things happen, so it is a schedule: a train timetable/schedule. Not scheme (a plan) or minutes (a written record of a meeting).

Question 15

Slowly

A	briefly
B	gradually
C	deeply
D	mainly

Question 15 Explanation:

Gradually means slowly, little by little over time: The weather gradually got warmer. Not briefly, which means for a short time.

Question 16

Harm

A	peril
B	trouble
C	damage
D	rush

Question 16 Explanation:

Harm means physical injury or damage to something, so it is closest to damage: The storm did a lot of harm/damage. Not peril, which means great danger, not the damage itself.

Question 17

Incidentally

A	far away
B	in any case
C	by the way
D	in my opinion

Question 17 Explanation:

Incidentally is used to add something extra or change the topic, like by the way: Incidentally, have you seen Tom? Not in any case, which means whatever happens.

Question 18

Summit

A	rear
B	bottom
C	peak
D	front

Question 18 Explanation:

The summit is the highest point of a mountain, so it is the peak: They reached the summit/peak at noon. Bottom is the opposite.

Question 19

Skin

A	peel
B	pip
C	seed
D	stone

Question 19 Explanation:

The skin of a fruit such as an orange or a banana is also called the peel. Not pip, seed or stone: these are the hard parts inside fruit.

Question 20

Walk out

A	leave
B	lay out
C	work out
D	burst out

Question 20 Explanation:

To walk out means to leave a place suddenly, often because you are angry: He walked out of the meeting. Not work out, which means to solve or to exercise.

Question 21

Glimmer

A	darken
B	shimmer
C	slit
D	shelter

Question 21 Explanation:

To glimmer means to shine with a weak, unsteady light, similar to shimmer: Lights glimmered/shimmered on the water. Darken is the opposite.

Question 22

Goods

A	legacy
B	heritage
C	possessions
D	patrimony

Question 22 Explanation:

Your goods are the things you own, so they are your possessions: He sold all his goods/possessions. Not legacy, heritage or patrimony: these mean things passed down from earlier generations.

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