Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 47 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice π
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π Ielts Vocabulary β Quiz 47
1. What are 'pastimes'?.
A) Activities done for enjoyment or relaxation.
B) Activities done for work or study.
C) Activities done for punishment.
D) Activities done for profit or gain.
2. It usually takes several years for a small business to _____ a profit.
A) Earn.
B) Occur.
C) Buy.
D) Acquire.
3. Able to remain calm and not become annoyed when waiting for a long time or when dealing with problems or difficult people.
A) Patient.
B) Patience.
C) Patent.
D) None of above.
4. How many words are required in IELTS Writing Task 2.
A) 200.
B) 300.
C) 250.
D) 150.
5. Overcoming unhappy feelings may require you to _____ .
A) Suppress optimistic thoughts.
B) Activate negative feelings.
C) Suppress negative emotions.
6. In his article, the critic _____ considerable admiration for the poet's work.
A) Heave.
B) Take.
C) Heart.
D) Express.
7. Her parents eventually _____ to the engagement.
A) Pedaled.
B) Consented.
C) Ensued.
D) Evaded.
8. Our new house was designed _____ computer.
A) D with.
B) A by.
C) B in.
D) C on.
9. I _____ a lot about computers since I started work here.
A) Have studied.
B) Learned.
C) Have learned.
D) Studied.
10. Many retail outlets encourage customers to make a _____ by _____ the prices of their products.
A) Purchase-slashing.
B) Shopping-slash.
C) Buying-slapping.
11. Read the following sentence and decide the meaning of "garner publicity (v)". The book didn't garner much publicity.
A) To get public attention.
B) To be affected by something.
C) To make someone feel very very nervous and worried.
D) To be attracted by something.
12. City planners can sometimes be very _____ in their approach to traffic calming.
A) Aggressive.
B) Agressive.
C) None of above.
13. Mild adj.
A) Moist.
B) Dry.
C) Moderate.
14. Plain n.
A) Delta.
B) Plateau.
C) Plain.
D) Swamp.
15. Vulnerable.
A) Vulnerable.
B) Be interested in.
C) Delicate.
D) Flexible.
16. Someone who is able to be trusted is _____ .
A) Reliable.
B) Ambitious.
C) Punctual.
D) Chatty.
17. What is another word for 'finishing with'.
A) Following with.
B) Culminating with.
C) Beginning with.
D) Subsequently with.
18. For the first year after birth, a baby is called an _____ .
A) Infant.
B) Inherit.
C) Heir.
D) Adolescent.
19. Altitude n.
A) High.
B) Width.
20. Sphere (n).
A) Crystal.
B) Revelation.
C) Sphere, field.
D) Attention.
21. "the teaching of young children was largely a quiet backwater, untroubled by any serious intellectual debate or controversy." what does "controversy" mean?.
A) Agreement.
B) Acknowledgement.
C) Disagreement.
D) Support.
22. Turbid.
A) Turbulent.
B) Muddy.
23. To level off (v.), a levelling-off (n.).
A) An increase.
B) A big increase.
C) A big decrease.
D) No change.
E) A decrease.
24. Check all the words that have the same meaning.
A) Afternoon.
B) In the dark.
C) Dawn.
25. Her uncontrolled anxiety _____ into every aspect of her life.
A) Encroached.
B) Spiralled.
C) Panted.
D) Grieved.