English Practice Set 379

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1. Q1 · English · Phrasal Verbs
   Which phrasal verb means: "to wait"?
   AHold onBGet overCHold upDLook up to
2. Q2 · English · English Language
   Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: 'The committee decided to ______ the meeting until next week due to unavoidable circumstances.'
   ApostponeBcancelCattendDinitiate
3. Q3 · English · Cloze Test
   Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: "These vehicles can operate for weeks without human _____, gathering detailed terrain data."
   AinconsistentBinvisibleCadaptiveDintervention
4. Q4 · English · Homonyms / Confusing Word Pairs
   Select the most appropriate homonym. She went to the court to file a case.
   AGroundBLaw placeCYardDField
5. Q5 · English · Completing Statements
   Complete the sentence logically: So exhausted was the team after the match _____
   Athe team barely walked before the match.Bthat they can barely walk to the bus tomorrow.Cthat they could barely walk to the bus.Das they could barely walk to the bus.
6. Q6 · English · Ordering of Words
   Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence: "the / distributed / flood-affected / Volunteers / to / families / food"
   Adistributed flood-affected food Volunteers families to the.Bdistributed food families to Volunteers the flood-affected.CVolunteers distributed food to the flood-affected families.Dfood the families flood-affected distributed to Volunteers.
7. Q7 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   I decided to call out to various bookstores in the area to see if any of them had the book I needed.
   Acall onBNo substitution requiredCcall aroundDcall off
8. Q8 · English · Match the Columns
   Match Column A with Column B (Phrasal Verbs): Column A: A. Carry out B. Break out C. Come across as D. Hang on Column B: 1. to begin suddenly, as of a fire or disease 2. to wait, or to hold tightly 3. to perform or complete a task 4. to give a particular impression
   AA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2BA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4CA-3, B-4, C-1, D-2DA-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
9. Q9 · English · Grammar — Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives/Adverbs
   Fill in the blank with the correct form: It was _____ day of the year.
   Athe most hottestBa hottestChotterDthe hottest
10. Q10 · English · Phrasal Verbs
    Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb "Do away with".
    Ato leave school or a course before finishingBto continue doing or using somethingCto consider someone inferiorDto abolish or discard