Vocabulary Building: Practice Questions with Answers

Question 1

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: The court ACQUITTED the accused for lack of evidence.

Accepted Answer

(B) Convicted

Question 2

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: After dinner, we had ice cream for ________.

Accepted Answer

(A) dessert

Question 3

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The poem makes an ________ to a famous story from the Mahabharata.

Accepted Answer

(C) allusion

Question 4

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The bank decided to ________ the cashier for stealing money from the locker.

Accepted Answer

(C) prosecute

Question 5

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The doctor ________ complete rest and plenty of fluids for a week.

Accepted Answer

(C) prescribed

Question 6

The prefix "bene-" in words such as "benefactor" and "benediction" means:

Accepted Answer

(D) good or well

Question 7

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The red dupatta ________ her green kurta perfectly.

Accepted Answer

(D) complements

Question 8

Which of the following words CANNOT be formed using the letters of the word "PERSONALITY"? (Each letter may be used only as many times as it appears.)

Accepted Answer

(C) TENSION

Question 9

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: Mohan is very ________; he gets upset at the slightest criticism.

Accepted Answer

(D) sensitive

Question 10

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: The INCESSANT noise from the factory kept the residents awake.

Accepted Answer

(B) Intermittent

Question 11

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in capitals: The DILIGENT student finished her project a week before the deadline.

Accepted Answer

(B) Industrious

Question 12

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in capitals: The PROLIFIC writer published more than fifty novels.

Accepted Answer

(C) Productive

Question 13

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in capitals: Despite the chaos around her, the pilot remained COMPOSED.

Accepted Answer

(D) Calm

Question 14

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The interviewer asked simple questions to ________ a response from the nervous candidate.

Accepted Answer

(A) elicit

Question 15

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: The labourers survived on a MEAGRE diet of rice and salt.

Accepted Answer

(C) Plentiful

Question 16

The prefix "mal-" in words such as "malnutrition" and "malpractice" means:

Accepted Answer

(C) bad or badly

Question 17

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: The fame of most viral videos is EPHEMERAL.

Accepted Answer

(B) Long-lived

Question 18

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in capitals: The villagers remained ADAMANT in their demand for a new school.

Accepted Answer

(D) Unyielding

Question 19

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: The old king was remembered as a BENEVOLENT ruler.

Accepted Answer

(C) Malevolent

Question 20

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The ________ clerk kept interfering and giving orders that were not his to give.

Accepted Answer

(B) officious

Question 21

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The dark clouds and strong winds warned of an ________ storm.

Accepted Answer

(A) imminent

Question 22

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: Please ________ with your work; I will join you after the meeting.

Accepted Answer

(D) proceed

Question 23

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: Spending only on what she really needed was a ________ use of her savings.

Accepted Answer

(D) judicious

Question 24

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: Ravi's ________ idea of using an old bicycle wheel to draw water from the well impressed everyone.

Accepted Answer

(A) ingenious

Question 25

Which of the following words CANNOT be formed using the letters of the word "EXAMINATION"? (Each letter may be used only as many times as it appears.)

Accepted Answer

(B) MOTION

Question 26

Which prefix forms the opposite of the word "appear"?

Accepted Answer

(B) dis-

Question 27

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: The rules for admission to the hostel are STRINGENT.

Accepted Answer

(B) Lenient

Question 28

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: The new branch manager is AFFABLE.

Accepted Answer

(A) Unfriendly

Question 29

The suffix "-cide" in words such as "pesticide" and "homicide" means:

Accepted Answer

(A) killing

Question 30

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: She was tired of the MUNDANE routine of office work.

Accepted Answer

(D) Extraordinary

Question 31

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in capitals: The soil in this valley is very FERTILE.

Accepted Answer

(B) Barren

Question 32

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The sandpaper felt ________ to the touch.

Accepted Answer

(D) coarse

Question 33

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: Please be ________ and do not tell anyone about her illness.

Accepted Answer

(B) discreet

Question 34

The prefix "ante-" in words such as "antechamber" and "antedate" means:

Accepted Answer

(A) before

Vocabulary Building: Practice Questions with Answers

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