Three types of questions in vocabulary test

(1) Multiple-choice questions where students select the closest synonym or meaning of a given
vocabulary word.
(2) Multiple-choice questions where students identify the correct outcome or effect of a given
vocabulary word.
(3) Fill-in-the-blank questions where students must use the provided vocabulary word to
complete a sentence appropriately.

1. In the sentence, "The impaction of the meteorite onto the Earth's surface resulted in the
formation of a crater," what does "impaction" mean?
A. Breaking
B. Landing
C. Sticking
D. Bouncing

Answer: C. Sticking

​ Explanation: Impaction refers to the process of striking a surface and becoming stuck in
it.
2. What does it mean to "scrap" plans, as in the sentence "They had been forced to scrap plans
for a new school building"?
A. To finalize
B. To develop
C. To abandon
D. To improve
Answer: C. To abandon

​ Explanation: Scrap means to discard or abandon something, as in the given sentence

where plans for a new school building were abandoned.
3. If someone "embraces" an idea, what are they doing?
A. Rejecting it
B. Ignoring it
C. Accepting it enthusiastically
D. Criticizing it
Answer: C. Accepting it enthusiastically

​ Explanation: To embrace an idea means to accept it, often with enthusiasm.

4. What does the term "sweeping" suggest in the sentence "The new policy had a sweeping
impact on the entire organization"?
A. Limited
B. Comprehensive
C. Insignificant
D. Temporary
Answer: B. Comprehensive

​ Explanation: "Sweeping" means affecting many things or making an important difference,

indicating that the policy had a comprehensive impact on the organization.
5. If someone is described as "meticulous," what are they likely to be?
A. Careful about details
B. Careless
C. Hasty
D. Forgetful
Answer: A. Careful about details

​ Explanation: Meticulous means very careful about small details, ensuring correctness.
6. What happens when someone is "ostracized"?
A. They are included in a group
B. They are rejected from a group
C. They are praised
D. They are ignored
Answer: B. They are rejected from a group

​ Explanation: Ostracize means to stop accepting a person as a member of a group, often

leading to their exclusion or rejection.
7. In the context of "turbulent" political climate, what does "turbulent" mean?
A. Calm
B. Stable
C. Unsettled
D. Predictable
Answer: C. Unsettled

​ Explanation: Turbulent means unsettled or characterized by conflict or disorder.

8. What does it mean for excitement to "fizzle"?
A. To intensify
B. To grow
C. To fade away
D. To stabilize
Answer: C. To fade away

​ Explanation: To fizzle means to fail or fade away slowly, losing strength or intensity.
9. If a pond becomes "stagnant," what happens?
A. It becomes cleaner
B. It starts flowing rapidly
C. It remains still
D. It becomes polluted
Answer: D. It becomes polluted

​ Explanation: Stagnant means not moving, often referring to water that is not flowing and
may become polluted or stagnant.
10. What does "salient" mean in the sentence "During the presentation, the speaker highlighted
the salient points"?
A. Important
B. Minor
C. Temporary
D. Insignificant
Answer: A. Important

​ Explanation: Salient means of great importance or relevance, often referring to key or

significant points.
11. If something is "disproportionate," what does that mean?
A. It is balanced
B. It is fair
C. It is unequal
D. It is similar
Answer: C. It is unequal

​ Explanation: Disproportionate means too large or too small in comparison to something

else, indicating an imbalance or inequality.
12. What happens when a company "overreaches" itself?
A. It achieves its goals
B. It exceeds its limits
C. It underestimates its potential
D. It fails due to excessive ambition
Answer: D. It fails due to excessive ambition

​ Explanation: Overreach means to fail by trying to achieve, spend, or do more than you can
manage.
13. What does "efficacious" mean in the sentence "We believe that educational or counseling
schemes are a more efficacious way of dealing with this problem than harsh sanctions"?
A. Ineffective
B. Successful
C. Costly
D. Temporary
Answer: B. Successful

​ Explanation: Efficacious means able to produce the intended result or successful.

14. What does "divergent" mean in the sentence "In the heated debate, the participants presented
divergent views"?
A. Similar
B. Contradictory
C. Consistent
D. Unified
Answer: B. Contradictory

​ Explanation: Divergent means developing or moving in different directions; becoming less

similar.
15. If something "alleviates" a problem, what does it do?
A. Makes it worse
B. Makes it better
C. Makes it more severe
D. Makes it irrelevant
Answer: B. Makes it better
 ​ Explanation: Alleviate means to reduce the pain or trouble of something, to make
something less painful, difficult, or severe.
16. What does "mitigating" mean in the sentence "Planting trees helps in mitigating the effects of
climate change"?
A. Intensifying
B. Exacerbating
C. Lessening
D. Ignoring
Answer: C. Lessening

​ Explanation: Mitigating means lessening or reducing, often referring to reducing the

severity or impact of something negative.
17. If something is described as "aesthetic," what is it connected with?
A. Beauty and art
B. Functionality and efficiency
C. Practicality and utility
D. Cost-effectiveness
Answer: A. Beauty and art

​ Explanation: Aesthetic is connected with beauty and art and the understanding of
beautiful things.
18. What happens when something "invigorates" a crowd?
A. It makes them tired
B. It makes them bored
C. It makes them livelier or stronger
D. It makes them quieter
Answer: C. It makes them livelier or stronger

​ Explanation: Invigorate means to make livelier or stronger, often referring to energizing or

exciting a group of people.
19. What is the primary meaning of "parallel" in the sentence: "The historian drew parallels
between the political climates of the two nations"?
A. A relationship or similarity between two things
B. A loss of ability to move part of the body
C. The opposite of similarity
D. An independent event
Answer: A. A relationship or similarity between two things

Explanation: In this context, "parallel" refers to finding similarities or connections between two

different situations or entities.

20. If someone experiences paralysis, what is affected?

A. Their ability to breathe
B. Their ability to see
C. Their ability to think
D. Their ability to move
Answer: D. Their ability to move
​ Explanation: Paralysis affects the ability to move, not other bodily functions such as
breathing, vision, or cognitive abilities.