This exercise is an advanced level multiple choice test with multiple choice questions on the process of word-formation including the topics below.
Process of Word Formation
- Invention
- Echoism
- Clipping
- Acronymy
- Blending
- Back-Formation
- Folk Etymology
- Antonomasia
- Reduplication
Word Formation Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions With Answers - Advanced Level 40
Question 1 |
He has been living ____ since he left Turkey.
A | foreigner |
B | out |
C | abroad |
D | patriot |
E | adventure |
Question 2 |
The members have been ____ the subject for six hours but they haven't come to an ____ yet.
A | discussing / accepting |
B | discussing / common point |
C | debating / common point |
D | argueing / acceptance |
E | debating / agreement |
Question 3 |
A good dictionary is an important ____ in learning a new language.
A | supporter |
B | helper |
C | material |
D | aid |
E | aim |
Question 4 |
The tourists were very much ____ when they saw the magnificent mosques in Istanbul.
A | surprising |
B | amazed |
C | ashamed |
D | accepted |
E | accustomed |
Question 5 |
He became a rich man after he was ____ a great deal of money by his aunt whom he had never seen before.
A | inherited |
B | willed |
C | inhabited |
D | inquired |
E | bequeathed |
Question 6 |
The secretary has become quite ____ to the company because no one knows the filing system except for her.
A | indiscernible |
B | influential |
C | indispensable |
D | indefinite |
E | indeterminable |
Question 7 |
No one can say that he is trying to deceive us. I've known him since he was a child, and he has always been quite ____ about things.
A | straightforward |
B | truth |
C | absolute |
D | double-shooting |
E | sentimental |
Question 8 |
We stopped to let each other talk, then we started talking ____, and laughed at each other.
A | same time |
B | simultaneously |
C | punctually |
D | meantime |
E | meanwhile |
Question 9 |
The bus is not ____ to come so we'd better go on foot as it is not very far.
A | maybe |
B | completely |
C | probably |
D | likely |
E | alike |
Question 10 |
In a democracy, if there is a ____ decision, anything can be done even if the decision is not reasonable.
A | minority |
B | rare |
C | absolute |
D | unvoted |
E | majority |
Question 11 |
If necessary ____ are not taken immediately, there will be more teenagers smoking in the near future.
A | causes |
B | decisions |
C | prevents |
D | measures |
E | bans |
Question 12 |
His confidence is just a way of hiding his ____.
A | safety |
B | security |
C | pride |
D | happiness |
E | insecurity |
Question 13 |
The father of the boy who was killed tried not to cry, but he was grieving ____.
A | eternally |
B | inwardly |
C | mindly |
D | sincerely |
E | consciously |
Question 14 |
I think there is no ____ for his vulgar behaviour because it is completely his own fault.
A | justification |
B | justice |
C | sincerity |
D | time |
E | right |
Question 15 |
He is 18 years old so he is too old to be tried as a ____ delinquent.
A | youth |
B | child |
C | teenager |
D | juvenile |
E | young |
Question 16 |
In big supermarkets one can find a good ____ of goods.
A | distinguished |
B | selection |
C | alternatives |
D | case |
E | timetable |
Question 17 |
Investigation ____ that a long separation of a child from his mother can lead to psychological problems.
A | takes |
B | entails |
C | indicates |
D | requires |
E | presents |
Question 18 |
What can be more beautiful than walking slowly along a beach on a ____ summer night.
A | unpredictable |
B | windy |
C | sensitive |
D | serene |
E | tremendously |
Question 19 |
The first ____ of Parliament will begin in March.
A | session |
B | strike |
C | meeting |
D | arrangement |
E | arguments |
Question 20 |
The earliest ____ of America as far as we know were the Indians.
A | inhabitants |
B | immigrants |
C | governments |
D | visitors |
E | settlements |
Question 21 |
Some fruit such as oranges are ____ in spring and cost a lot.
A | rarely |
B | hard |
C | bare |
D | shallow |
E | scarce |
Question 22 |
Coffee and tea include caffeine which is a ____.
A | influence |
B | stimulant |
C | couraging |
D | movement |
E | studious |
Question 23 |
Most paragraphs have one sentence which expresses the general idea or ____ of the paragraph.
A | headline |
B | title |
C | topic |
D | theme |
E | rhythm |
Question 24 |
It is said that there is a big ____ between brown and white rice.
A | difficulty |
B | process |
C | distinguished |
D | separation |
E | difference |
Question 25 |
____ think that there are thirteen vitamins that our body need.
A | People |
B | Novelists |
C | Journalists |
D | Nutritionists |
E | Authorities |
Question 26 |
According to the ____ of advertising, consumers can shop more intelligently as a result of advertising.
A | supporters |
B | advertisers |
C | critiques |
D | advocates |
E | components |
Question 27 |
____ pulls down the top of a dome, and the dome tends to move outward.
A | Acceleration |
B | Gravity |
C | Curving |
D | Base |
E | Columns |
Question 28 |
Scientists have found a direct ____ between smoking and lung cancer.
A | link |
B | interaction |
C | correlative |
D | corporation |
E | corresponding |
Question 29 |
The Grand ____ in Istanbul is one of the oldest shopping centres in the world.
A | Centre |
B | Bazaar |
C | Campus |
D | Bookstore |
E | Grocery |
Question 30 |
He is like a satanic figure because he approaches people and argues, ____ like a snake.
A | roaring |
B | hissing |
C | shouting |
D | whispering |
E | thunder |
Question 31 |
John is very shy. That's why he has great difficulties in oral ____ although he is a very hardworking student.
A | organizations |
B | meetings |
C | exams |
D | discourses |
E | speech |
Question 32 |
The guests saluted each other, touched glasses with a ____ and clapped.
A | quack |
B | lisp |
C | whisper |
D | crack |
E | clink |
Question 33 |
When we first came to this university they gave us a ____ room that was so small that we decided to rent a small house instead.
A | gymnasium |
B | psychics |
C | caravan |
D | dormitory |
E | palace |
Question 34 |
Dr Alban recalls all the ____ people to come to get up for the sake of their future to attain their absolute liberty in the USA.
A | Indian |
B | Hindus |
C | Arabian |
D | Nazi |
E | Afro - American |
Question 35 |
Countries like Turkey are members of ____ and send soldiers when necessary, but on the other hand, they have no direct say in decision making, unlike the USA.
A | UNESCO |
B | OPEC |
C | OK |
D | NATO |
E | D8. |
Question 36 |
We rented ____ which could carry 60 passengers and went on a picnic in Abant last week.
A | an automobile |
B | a plane |
C | a train |
D | a ship |
E | an autobus |
Question 37 |
The ____ of this book made some unforgivable mistakes because he didn't take into consideration the differences between the source text and the target text.
A | author |
B | journalist |
C | narrator |
D | poet |
E | translator |
Question 38 |
When Alaaddin's genie said ____ the Statue of Liberty disappeared at the same time.
A | hotsy - totsy |
B | rowdy - dowdy |
C | hocus - pocus |
D | teeny - weeny |
E | roly - poly |
Question 39 |
The ____ is the main food of the fast-food culture and is nowadays very popular throughout the world.
A | sandwich |
B | lahmacun |
C | meatball |
D | hamburger |
E | coke |
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