Practice Test EA117 – Word Formation OLP 30/4

Choose the correct form of the word in brackets. An example has been given in sentence 0.

1. __________ transformation is prerequisite to pave the way for a better and modern
society. (EDUCATE)
 Answer: EDUCATION

Time allotted: 40 minutes for 30 sentences

1. He is __________ for his charitable activities than for his business in steel industry.
(KNOW)
2. Our bodies arer naturally __________ by our organs of elimination – the skin, lung,
intestines, kidneys and liver. (TOXIC)
3. He’s such a __________ who always pretends to know everything. (INTELLECT)
4. She should take this __________ drugs to treat her state. (DEPRESS)
5. The audience was mesmerized by her clear and __________ voice. (SOUND)
6. A number of local church leaders have acted as __________ with the people in the
vicinity. (GO)
7. The ban on firecrackers was __________ introduced to reduce the number of accidents.
(EXPRESSION)
8. He sold the car to a __________ who paid with a worthless stolen cheque. (TRICK)
9. It was such __________ for a new band to be offered such a deal. (HEAR)
10. John was arrested for smuggling __________. (BAND)
11. To the __________ , most computer systems seem complex and difficult to understand.
(INITIATION)
12. The pieces of evidence fell into palce with the __________ precision of a well-made
jigsaw puzzle. (VOICE)
13. Parents have deep __________ about allowing business values to be used in school.
(GIVE)
14. For many people, social networking offers them a feeling of __________ from the real
world. (ESCAPE)
15. Not sick, Mai guesses, but probably __________ now that she drank a lot at the pary
last night. (HANG)
16. The boats surrounded the whales, drove them into nets, where they became
__________ and were rendered helpless by harpoon thrusts. (MESH)
17. “P” is an __________ consonant. (LIP)
18. Perhaps __________ , recent computer modeling studies predict fewer tropical cyclines
if the ocean heats up further as a result of global warming. (INTUITION)
19. New immigrants have been successfully __________ into the community. (SIMILAR)
20. We have to good examples, to look at our behaviour and to stop being __________.
(RIGHT)
21. You should see the way my older brother dresses, I suppose on his salary he can afford
to look so smart and __________. (GROOM)
22. The Government has the law of __________. (ALCOHOLIC)
23. In my view, he is too __________ to be accepted. A good broker must be able to take
prompt deicions. (DECISION)
24. The poet’s __________ attracted hundreds of his admirers who came to pay their last
respects. (BURY)
25. In __________ with the rules of competition, the team was disqualified. (ACCORD)
26. The film is interesting but full of historical __________. (ACCURATE)
27. Newspapers blamed the chaos after the flood on __________ of the local officials
(ADMINISTER).
28. The build-up of troops in the border area has __________ tension between the two
countries. (HIGH)
29. The Government has yet to make an official __________ on the issue.
(PRONUNCIATION)
30. The company has an annual __________ of $25M. (TURN)

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