NUST NET English chapter 1: English · Vocabulary MCQs with answers

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32 exam-style questions on English · Vocabulary, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.

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Ten English · Vocabulary questions with answers

Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.

1. Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to CONCEAL.

  1. A
    reveal
  2. B
    hide
  3. C
    cancel
  4. D
    contain
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Answer: A. To conceal is to hide; to reveal is to show or make known. 'Hide' is a synonym.

2. Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to AUGMENT.

  1. A
    increase
  2. B
    diminish
  3. C
    argue
  4. D
    predict
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Answer: B. To augment is to make something larger; to diminish is to make it smaller. 'Increase' is a synonym.

3. Choose the word closest in meaning to OBSOLETE.

  1. A
    rare
  2. B
    broken
  3. C
    obvious
  4. D
    outdated
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Answer: D. Obsolete means no longer used because something newer has replaced it: outdated. An obsolete machine may still work, so 'broken' is wrong.

4. Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to VERBOSE.

  1. A
    wordy
  2. B
    spoken
  3. C
    polite
  4. D
    concise
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Answer: D. Verbose means using more words than needed; concise means saying a lot in few words. 'Wordy' is a synonym, and 'spoken' confuses verbose with verbal.

5. The first vaccines against some diseases spoiled quickly in the heat. Researchers therefore worked to make them more stable, so that they could be carried to distant villages without refrigeration.
As used in the text, stable most nearly means

  1. A
    firmly fixed in place
  2. B
    emotionally calm
  3. C
    steady in price
  4. D
    less likely to break down
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Answer: D. The vaccines spoiled in the heat, so a more stable vaccine is one that does not break down easily. The other options are meanings of 'stable' that do not fit a medicine.

6. Choose the word closest in meaning to FRUGAL.

  1. A
    greedy
  2. B
    poor
  3. C
    thrifty
  4. D
    fruitful
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Answer: C. Frugal means careful not to waste money or resources: thrifty. A rich person can be frugal, so 'poor' is wrong; 'fruitful' only looks similar.

7. Choose the word closest in meaning to BENEVOLENT.

  1. A
    wealthy
  2. B
    kindly
  3. C
    watchful
  4. D
    boastful
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Answer: B. Benevolent means well-meaning and kind (bene = well). It is often used of people who give generously, which is why 'wealthy' tempts, but money is not part of its meaning.

8. Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to TRANSPARENT.

  1. A
    visible
  2. B
    opaque
  3. C
    fragile
  4. D
    translucent
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Answer: B. A transparent material lets light through clearly; an opaque one lets no light through. Translucent material lets some light through, so it lies between the two, not opposite.

9. Choose the word closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC.

  1. A
    idealistic
  2. B
    practical
  3. C
    talkative
  4. D
    stubborn
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Answer: B. Pragmatic means dealing with things sensibly and realistically: practical. 'Idealistic' is almost its opposite.

10. Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to AMBIVALENT.

  1. A
    indifferent
  2. B
    strongly opposed
  3. C
    having mixed feelings
  4. D
    ambitious
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Answer: C. Ambivalent (ambi = both) means having two opposing feelings about something at once. The common slip is 'indifferent', which means not caring either way.

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How many English · Vocabulary MCQs are there?

32, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 2 topics: Synonyms and antonyms, Words in context. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.

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How is the chapter test marked?

The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.

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