SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

PART 1: SYNONYMS
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
51. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each.
A. penalty B. draw C. score D. goal
52. Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
A. essential B. informative C. invented D. excited
53. Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies assume the
duties and responsibilities of a national relief society.
A. take on B. get off C. go about D. put in
54. Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical
exercise.
A. reduced B. encouraged C. recognized D. practical
55. She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. strict B. outspoken C. tactful D. firm
56. Her style of dress accentuated her extreme slenderness.
A. revealed B. betrayed C. disfigured D. emphasized
57. Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this
sum is used for the awards which vary from S 30, 000 to S 125,000.
A.

PART 2: ANTONYMS
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.