English Vocabulary Practice Tests

This English Vocabulary practice test is comprised of 30 questions in multiple choice

format. Choose the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word
or phrase in red color.

The beautiful facade of the building elicited admiration from the

guests.
Lobby

Paintings

Decoration

Front

Front
Installing the big, heavy logo of the company at the 25th floor of the
building's facade is a herculean task.
Easy

Problematic

Arduous

Lucrative

Arduous

A dash of baby powder and a red lipstick enhanced the beauty of

her visage.
Projection

Personality

Face

Lips

Face
He never forgets to bring cakes and flowers to his sweetheart when he
visits her.
Girlfriend

Wife

Beloved

Steady

Beloved
Early in the morning, the children frolic at the white sand of the
famous beach in Boracay.
Play cheerfully

Sunbathe

Crawl

Take pictures

Play cheerfully
Circling the virgin forest is a placid river where you can swim
peacefully in the late afternoon and enjoy the cool breeze from the
forest.
Serene

Beautiful

Exciting

Flowing

Serene
The impressive lighting produced different hues on her photograph.
Shadows

Colors or shades

Reflections

Impressions

Colors or shades
You cannot help but notice his profane activities being a religious man
himself.
Irreverent

Illegal

Modest

Respectful

Irrelevant
After receiving a lump sum for his pension, he splurged a large
amount on clothes and fancy accessories.
Spent extravagantly

Deposited immediately

Gave generously

Invested on

Spent extravagantly
In Feng Shui, having a water feature in front of the house is
considered auspicious.
Conducive to success

A good sign

Very lucky

Imperative

Conduct to success
The newly-crowned Miss Universe basks in the light of international
recognition.
Wonders

Recieves

Wallows

Smiles

Wallows
 As she gets her hand at the newspaper, she will look for
her horoscope.
Success in business

Success in love

Prediction of a person's wealth

A forecast of a person's future

A forecast of a person’s future

The newly-opened store attracts more customers because of its
lively, easy-to-remember slogan.
Advertisement

Promo

Jingle

Song

Jingle
Her immaculate image was destroyed by the latest rumors about her
that circulated in the social media.
Exciting

Spotless

Beautiful

Protected

Spotless
The candidate from Pasay City is predicted to win in
his bailiwick come election day.
A place where one was born.

A place where one is well-known.

A place where one lives.

One's sphere of operations

One’s sphere of operations

 The zigzag road is perilous to small vehicles.
Dangerous

Suitable

Attractive

Good

Dangerous
His long journey ended up in a hamlet at the foot of a great mountain.
Prosperous village

Small settlement

Waterless community

Remote barrio

Small settlement
The loquacious little bird was stationed at the lobby of the hotel to
greet the guests.
Crooning

Beautiful

Talkative

Colorful

Talkative
She flaunts her new body-hugging spaghetti-strapped dress to attract
the attention of the wealthy customers of the cafe.
Display ostentatiously

Wears with style

Pulls upward

Unbuttons openly

Display ostentatiously
His flamboyant personality easily attracts the girls in their
neighborhood.
Magnetic

Hot

Exotic

Exuberant

Exuberant
A breath of fresh air and a change of milieu is what you need to
regain your health.
Exercise

Diet

Environment

Medicine

Environment
he was the recipient of the award for model employee of the year.
One who borrows

A person or thing that receives

A generous person

Someone who gives something

A person or thing that receives

The color of the walls is so drab it needs to be repainted.
Simple and common

Lacking in elegance

Very ugly

Drearily dull

Drearily dull
Being the scion of a wealthy patriarch, the family enjoys a good life.
Paintings

Family

Relative
Descendant

Descendant
He recounted his ordeal at the hands of his kidnappers.
A beautiful experience

A difficult experience

A horrific experience

A tearful experience

A horrific experience
He was lambasted for his stand on same-sex marriage.
Criticized harshly

Praised highly

Reprimanded sternly

Blamed quickly

Criticized harshly
The exquisite design of the building made of corals enthralls the
guests of the blessing.
Impress

Charm

Secure

Capture

Charm
After his writing job in the internet, he usually saunters at the small
forest park near his home to refresh his mind.
Takes a nap

Walks in a slow, relaxed manner.

Plays with his tablet

Outlines his next writing job

Walks in a slow, relaxed manner.

The new project was finished ahead of deadline because they gave it
the paramount importance it deserves.
Attentive

Desired

Supreme

Needed

Supreme

The latest memo from the HR

department elicited invectives from the employees.
Accepted

Annoyed

Evoked

Insulted

Evoked