Practice Test EA116 – Word Formation OLP 30/4

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

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

Time allotted: 40 minutes for 30 sentences

1. The __________ sports stadium is the pride of the city. (FUTURE)

2. She is one of those __________ people who nover get angry or upset. (PERTURB)
3. Nadal had defeated his __________ Ferrer in the quarter final. (PATRIOTISM)
4. Salt water has more __________ than fresh water. (BUOY)
5. His __________ injury put him out of contention for the championship. (CAPACITY)
6. She __________ the things we need to buy – sugar, tea and sandwiches. (NUMBER)
7. __________ , we should stay in a hostel instead of a hotel. (BUDGET)
8. The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its __________. (PRECEDE)
9. She __________ herself, left the farm and moved to London. (UPROOT)
10. Many fish __________ protect their egges from predators. (GENIUS)
11. The planning authorities gave the school the __________ for an extension. (HEAD)
12. I want to make sure all my dependants will be financially secure if I’m __________ in
any way. (CAPACITY)
13. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to __________ him.
(FAMOUS)
14. The referee who will be __________ at this year’s F.A.C final is one of my relatives, you
know. (OFFICIAL)
15. I was surprised by his __________ to break the law. (PREPARATION)
16. It thrives in a vacuum of consusmer information that might give everybody an
__________ reason to go somewhere else. (REFUTE)
17. She stood there completely __________ , so I had no idea at all what she was thinking.
(EXPRESS)
18. Throughout the 70s, he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy patrons. Such
__________ enabled him to concentrate on being a successful composer. (PATRON)
19. Childron who grow up in time of war are more likely to be __________ than others.
(ADJUST)
20. The years in isolation and adveristy have deepened his __________. (KNOWLEDGEABLE)
21. She became well-known as a consistent __________ of slavery. (OPPOSE)
22. __________ is a list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections, known
as an errata page. (CORRECT)
23. Many scientist argue that dinosaurs developed extensive __________ passages with
membrances to cool their skin surfaces. (NOSE)
24. Premature disclosyre of the test sites might lead to __________ of the experiment.
(VALID)
25. He became __________ in his opposition in the plan. He gave up his viewpoints after his
boss criticized. (RESOLVE)
26. He was returned to prision in 1977 for __________ a police officer. (PERSON)
27. The soldiers have been ordered to __________ from firing the guns. (INSIST)
28. I lingered in San Francisco, __________ myself after the hardships in the cruise,
spending monet, regretting it, continually promising departure for the morrow.
(DAMAGE)
29. One of the cars involved in the accident was a complete __________. (WRITE)
30. The work is marred by a number of typing and spelling errors, and would have benefited
from stricter __________ before submission. (READ)

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