English - Vocabulary - MCQs
Vocabulary MCQs | |
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Homophones and Homographs MCQs | Idioms and Phrases MCQs |
Synonyms and Antonyms MCQs | Word Meanings MCQs |
What is the meaning of ‘parsimony’?
A. Generosity
B. Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
C. Lavishness
D. Extravagance
Answer: Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
What does ‘fortify’ mean?
A. To weaken
B. To strengthen a place with defensive works
C. To neglect
D. To abandon
Answer: To strengthen a place with defensive works
What does ‘row’ (a line of things) and ‘row’ (to paddle) represent?
A. Synonyms
B. Antonyms
C. Homographs
D. Homophones
Answer: Homographs
What does the idiom ‘to be a piece of cake’ mean?
A. To be very easy
B. To be difficult
C. To be complicated
D. To be boring
Answer: To be very easy
What is the meaning of ‘hinder’?
A. To assist
B. To impede or delay progress
C. To promote
D. To encourage
Answer: To impede or delay progress
What is the homophone of ‘bare’?
A. Bear
B. Bore
C. Beer
D. Beard
Answer: Bear
What does the idiom ‘to be a fly on the wall’ mean?
A. To observe something without being noticed
B. To be ignored
C. To be annoying
D. To be loud
Answer: To observe something without being noticed
What does ‘to hit the hay’ mean?
A. To go to sleep
B. To start working
C. To take a break
D. To exercise
Answer: To go to sleep
What does ‘dove’ (the bird) and ‘dove’ (past tense of dive) represent?
A. Synonyms
B. Antonyms
C. Homographs
D. Homophones
Answer: Homographs
What is the synonym of ‘quixotic’?
A. Practical
B. Idealistic
C. Realistic
D. Sensible
Answer: Idealistic