Note: Answer all questions

1 Fill up the blank with a phrasal verb

If they __________ for the night, I would have had to sleep in the street.

2 Fill in the correct word using a prefix from the bracket

Last night on TV there was a ______ of the new shows planned this fall
(VIEW).

3 Read the sentence below and add a suffix IF needed in the blank.

He ran very fast____.

4 Directions: read the sentence and determine the meaning of the

highlighted word using context clues

Angela did not want to go to the party. She wanted to study for the exam,
but her sister nagged her so much that Angela finally acquiesced and
agreed to go.

5 Write the contextually correct antonym of the highlighted word

She had a big smile when she received her birthday present

6 Choose the correct explanation for the idiom in the sentence

Vivian expected Craig to sob uncontrollably when she broke up with him;
however, Craig kept a stiff upper lip.

a. Craig cried even more than Vivian had expected.

b. Craig cried about as much as Vivian had expected.
c. Craig cried a little less than Vivian had expected.
d. Craig did not cry.

7 Jude was on pins and needles waiting for the results of the test.
What is the meaning of this idiom?
Use the idiom to make another sentence.

8 Choose the correct word from the given options that can replace the
highlighted word without changing the meaning of the sentence.
 1. Because Jackson could not make it to the finals of the tournament he has
been doleful to the point of not being able to do anything.
a.Vivacious b.Hopeless c.Gloomy d.Gleeful

2. Catherine gave a masterly performance in the taming of the shrew.

a.Cruel b.Brilliant c.Influencing d.Crafty

3. The children at the party were not attracted to the vapid entertainment.
a.Dull b.Grand c.Fun d.Serious

9 Provide suitable antonyms for the adjective in each of the sentences below 3 3 2 10
1. Such are the vicissitudes of history. Nothing remains the same. Three
hundred years of peace ended in darkness and confusion.
a. Evils b. Mistakes c. changes d. rules

2. We knew he couldn’t hold out much longer, because he had been

doomed from the beginning. One night he met his ineluctable fate.

a. Forgotten b. Inevitable c. hidden d. unhappy

3. It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of talent in one individual, yet Leonard
Bernstein simply does not have the time to make complete use of his talent
as a conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer.

a. Excess b. variety c. superiority d. lack

10 Fill up the blank with the appropriate options given 3 2 2 10

(i)____ at this time would be inadvisable; we have not yet accumulated

sufficient expertise to warrant anything other than a (ii)____ approach.

Blank (i) Blank (ii)

A. Circuitous proceedings D. decisive
B. Vacillation E. direct
C. Precipitate action F. cautious
11 1. It was a Sunday evening in October, and in common with many other 6 4 1 10
young ladies of her class, Katharine Hilbery was pouring out tea. Perhaps
a fifth part of her mind was thus occupied, and the remaining parts leapt
over the little barrier of day which interposed between Monday morning
and this rather subdued moment and played with the things one does
voluntarily and normally in the daylight. But although she was silent, she
was evidently mistress of a situation which was familiar enough to her
and inclined to let it take its way for the six hundredth time, perhaps,
without bringing into play any of her unoccupied faculties. A single
glance was enough to show that Mrs Hilbery was so rich in the gifts which
make tea parties of elderly distinguished people successful, that she
scarcely needed any help from her daughter, provided that the tiresome
business of teacups and bread and butter was discharged for her.

As used in the highlighted line, “mistress” most nearly means

a.supporter b.victim c.admirer d.manager

2. Fanny Price was at this time just ten years old, and though there might
not be much in her first appearance to captivate, there was, at least,
nothing to disgust her relations. She was small of her age, with no glow of
complexion, nor any other striking beauty; exceedingly timid and shy, and
shrinking from notice; but her air, though awkward, was not vulgar, her
voice was sweet, and when she spoke her countenance was pretty. Sir
Thomas and Lady Bertram received her very kindly; and Sir Thomas,
seeing how much she needed encouragement, tried to be all that was
conciliating: but he had to work against a most untoward gravity of
deportment; and Lady Bertram, without taking half so much trouble, or
speaking one word where he spoke ten, by the mere aid of a
good-humoured smile, became immediately the less awful character of the
two.

As used in the highlighted line, "received" most nearly means

A.suffered. b.were visited by. C.collected. d.welcomed.

3. While we imply that these effects may be exacerbated by social media,

the data cannot directly speak to this. However, any one of a number of
cognitive biases may add support to this assumption and explain our
findings. For example, it may be a type of availability bias or pluralistic
ignorance in which the more vocal and critical voices are leading
individuals to judge current opinions as more negative than reality. As a
result, it is easy to conflate discussions about direct replications with
“witch-hunts” and overestimate the impact on one’s own reputation.
 Whatever the source may be, it is worth looking at the potential negative
impact of social media on scientific conversations.

As used in the highlighted line, “critical” most nearly means

a.judgmental. b.analytical. C.serious. d.crucial.

12 1.Select two answer choices each of which can be used to complete the 6 3 2 10
sentence in a logical manner, and both of which produce sentences with
closely similar meanings.

i). Even though Byron is frequently glib, it is still hard to dismiss him as a
____ thinker.

A. superficial B. profound C. lightweight D. lucid E. verbose

F. uncompromising
ii). Far from being an innocent prank, their action is a ____ attempt to
spoil my reputation.

A. malicious B. salubrious C. naive D. saturnine

E. innocuous F. callous

iii). Although his findings were initially greeted with ____, the unlikely
hero was finally vindicated when the French Academy acknowledged his
work.

A. derision B. accolades C. commendations D. sympathy E. jubilation

F. incredulity