Vocabulary Test About EDUCATION Choose The Best Synonym MCQ Exercise 56

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Question 1

That student is discourteous; he GRUMBLES no matter how you try to please him.

A	complains
B	giggles
C	scolds
D	sneers

Question 1 Explanation:

To grumble means to complain in a quiet, unhappy way, often about small things. Example: He always grumbles about the homework. Not scolds: to scold is to speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong.

Question 2

Vivian REVISED his paper carefully, following the professor's suggestions.

A	copied
B	corrected
C	retyped
D	reviewed

Question 2 Explanation:

To revise a piece of writing means to change and correct it to improve it. The clue is following the professor's suggestions: he made changes. Not reviewed, which only means he looked at it again without necessarily changing anything.

Question 3

"Roget's Thesaurus" is a collection of English words and phrases arranged by the ideas they express RATHER THAN in alphabetical order.

A	as well as
B	instead of
C	restricted
D	unless

Question 3 Explanation:

Rather than means instead of: the words are arranged by ideas, not alphabetically. Not as well as, which would mean both ways at the same time.

Question 4

Habits can be CONSCIOUSLY strengthened, as when a student of the guitar practises and memorizes different fingerings.

A	conveniently
B	deliberately
C	lastingly
D	robustly

Question 4 Explanation:

Consciously means deliberately: on purpose, knowing what you are doing. The guitar student chooses to practise in order to build the habit. Not conveniently, which means in an easy or suitable way.

Question 5

My supply of confidence slowly DWINDLES as the day of the exam approaches.

A	diminishes
B	emerges
C	grows
D	revives

Question 5 Explanation:

To dwindle means to become gradually smaller or less, so it means diminishes. The word slowly is a clue. Grows and revives mean the opposite.

Question 6

His face was FLUSHED because he had run all the way from the dorm so as not to be late for the lecture.

A	pale
B	red
C	shaking
D	wet

Question 6 Explanation:

A flushed face is red, usually because of heat, exercise or embarrassment. Running all the way is the clue. Pale means the opposite.

Question 7

The student BROKE IN ON the conversation without waiting for the speaker to stop talking.

A	interrupted
B	regarded
C	seized
D	withdrew from

Question 7 Explanation:

To break in on a conversation means to interrupt it by speaking before the other person has finished. The clue is without waiting for the speaker to stop talking.

Question 8

The warmth of the lecture hall made the student DOZE.

A	faint
B	fall asleep
C	sweat profusely
D	yawn widely

Question 8 Explanation:

To doze means to fall asleep lightly, usually for a short time. Example: Grandpa often dozes in his chair after lunch. Not yawn widely: you may yawn when you are tired, but yawning is not sleeping.

Question 9

The speaker DEMONSTRATED his knowledge of the subject by his excellent lecture.

A	corrected
B	created
C	repeated
D	showed

Question 9 Explanation:

To demonstrate knowledge means to show clearly that you have it. His excellent lecture showed how much he knew about the subject.

Question 10

The teacher told the student that his paper was ILLEGIBLE.

A	illegal
B	indecipherable
C	outstanding
D	sloppy

Question 10 Explanation:

Illegible writing is impossible or very hard to read, so it is indecipherable. Not illegal, which only looks similar and means 'against the law'. Not sloppy, which means careless and untidy; sloppy writing may still be readable.

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