Vocabulary — Synonyms, Antonyms & Idioms — Practice

Question 1

In 'the policy was sound', 'sound' most nearly means:
(a) noise  (b) reliable  (c) deep  (d) loud

Accepted Answer

In this context 'sound' means reliable/well-founded.

Answer: (b) reliable.

Question 2

The antonym of 'scarce' is:
(a) rare  (b) limited  (c) abundant  (d) few

Accepted Answer

Scarce (few) ↔ abundant (plentiful).

Answer: (c) abundant.

Question 3

'The manager decided to bite the bullet and cut costs.' The idiom means:
(a) to give up  (b) to face a hard decision bravely  (c) to act angrily  (d) to delay

Accepted Answer

'Bite the bullet' = face a difficult situation bravely.

Answer: (b).

Question 4

'Benevolent' most nearly means:
(a) hostile  (b) kind  (c) wealthy  (d) careless

Accepted Answer

bene = good ⇒ kind/charitable.

Answer: (b) kind.

Question 5

Which sentence uses 'once in a blue moon' correctly?
(a) He exercises once in a blue moon, almost daily  (b) She visits her hometown once in a blue moon  (c) It rains once in a blue moon here, every day  (d) They meet once in a blue moon, very often

Accepted Answer

'Once in a blue moon' means very rarely.

Answer: (b).

Question 6

In 'the government will address the issue', 'address' means:
(a) a location  (b) to tackle/deal with  (c) a speech  (d) to write to

Accepted Answer

Here 'address' means to tackle/deal with the issue.

Answer: (b).

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