Vocabulary Questions

Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Don't let the past shape your future. Most of the events of your life have been shaped by your thoughts, attitude and expectations. If your life doesn't change and doesn't improve, it means that you are not changing your thoughts, attitude and expectations. It is like playing the same movie in your mind, over and again, and enacting it in your real life, time and again. There is no reason to cling to thoughts, beliefs, attitude and expectations. You can change them if you really want. If you change them, you will start seeing life in a different way, acting in a different way, and consequently, changing the events and situations in your life. Even if circumstances do not change, or cannot be changed, your attitude would be different, and therefore, the impact of circumstances on you would be different, milder, or even non-existent.

Match the words from the passage with their correct meanings.

Word

shape (verb)

enact

spirituality

Meaning
a. the quality of being deeply connected to God or higher values
b. put into practice / act out
c. influence or give form to something

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The fire season that started in late 2019 in Australia (1) ________ massive devastation and things swiftly got worse before rains finally came and helped contain the (2) ________ fires ever. The smoke released by the fires became (3) ________ disaster. On January 1st, Australia's capital recorded the worst pollution it's ever seen, with an air quality index 23 times higher (4) ________ what's considered 'hazardous'. Smoke in the city crept into birthing rooms, stopped MRI machines from working, and (5) ________ a heart attack in one elderly woman who died soon after she stepped off a plane.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The fire season that started in late 2019 in Australia (1) ________ massive devastation and things swiftly got worse before rains finally came and helped contain the (2) ________ fires ever. The smoke released by the fires became (3) ________ disaster. On January 1st, Australia's capital recorded the worst pollution it's ever seen, with an air quality index 23 times higher (4) ________ what's considered 'hazardous'. Smoke in the city crept into birthing rooms, stopped MRI machines from working, and (5) ________ a heart attack in one elderly woman who died soon after she stepped off a plane.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Annul

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Let the cat out of the bag

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Bite off more than you can chew

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Scientific study of the human mind and behaviour

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hospitable

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Someone who looks at the brighter side of things

Students are increasingly turning to online courses because they have become a better way to learn. Online courses offer students greater control over their own learning by enabling them to work at their own pace.Some other benefits are the engaging multimedia content, greater access to the instructor and the stimulating online interactions with other students and the teachers. All these can add to enhanced learning and improved retention.Another key feature is that online courses tend to include more frequent assessments. The more often students are assessed, the better their instructors can track progress and intervene when needed.I experienced all this myself when I completed a six-week online program through Columbia Business School. As a busy executive, the only way I was able to take such a course was online. And it proved to be an incredibly valuable and timely experience - highly relevant to my new job. I was able to do many of the lecture portions from my iPhone while sitting on a plane. I did coursework during the week and turned in weekly assignments on Sunday evening. And each Wednesday, I attended live online sessions with professors and students from around the world.Many students who have taken both face-to-face and online courses now rank their online experiences equal to or better than their more traditional classroom courses. We have reached a watershed moment when the discussion will no longer be about the relative merits of online learning, but how best to implement online programmes for maximum effect on student enrollment and success. By 'watershed moment' the writer means:

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.Shakespeare still remains the most read and the most _________ performed of all dramatists.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.Full of people

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.An afternoon performance of a play, film or show

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.I am glad I _________ my friend's invitation to dinner as I met many old friends there.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.Split

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.A piece of cake

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.Distinguished

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.To raise a few eyebrows

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Fret

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Defamatory

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The farmers in this village _______ their fields with water from the river.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
By and large

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Rejoice

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No love lost

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Accept

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place where pigs are kept

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Dalai Lama was born in Tibet (1) _______ the 6th of July 1935. He is the leader of Tibet's Buddhists (2) _______ he lives in India, where thousands of his followers (3) _______ him. He is the world's (4) _______ Buddhist monk. He (5) _______ for freedom in Tibet and peace in the world.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3.

Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
To steal and pass off ideas and words of another as one's own

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hollow

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Lofty

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On purpose

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The wind blew so _____ at night that many trees fell in the park.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Interfere

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A person, animal or plant belonging originally to a place

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The lion's share

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The fruit of a tree are either dry or fleshy and there are many different ways in which the seeds ________.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
It is best to steer the middle course in life. The key to happiness is to keep (1) ______ bounds and discipline one's life. Eating well is (2) ______ for nourishment but overeating can do more (3) ______ than good. All parents love their children but those who (4) ______ in excessive pampering end up spoiling their kids. (5) ______ riches can bring many evils, enemies, cares and worries.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
It is best to steer the middle course in life. The key to happiness is to keep (1) ______ bounds and discipline one's life. Eating well is (2) ______ for nourishment but overeating can do more (3) ______ than good. All parents love their children but those who (4) ______ in excessive pampering end up spoiling their kids. (5) ______ riches can bring many evils, enemies, cares and worries.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
It is best to steer the middle course in life. The key to happiness is to keep (1) ______ bounds and discipline one's life. Eating well is (2) ______ for nourishment but overeating can do more (3) ______ than good. All parents love their children but those who (4) ______ in excessive pampering end up spoiling their kids. (5) ______ riches can bring many evils, enemies, cares and worries.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Perennial

Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
To have a strong feeling of sympathy with a desire to help.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Pious

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Boycott