MCQs (Synonyms)

Revision: Lesson 1—9

 Lesson 1: The Dying Sun
1) We find the universe frightening because of its immense distance.
(a) dangerous (b) fearful (c) destructive (d) harmful
2) Each star makes its voyage in complete loneliness.
(a) journey (b) act (c) appearance (d) shape
3) The stars are immense balls of fire.
(a) huge (b) tiny (c) various (d) small
4) The space beyond the milky way is immensely cold.
(a) the marker (b) collection of stars (c) the sun (d) the wandering star
5) These millions of stars are wandering in space.
(a) declining (b) diving (c) annoying (d) roaming
6) A star seldom finds another anywhere.
(a) quickly (b) oftenly (c) rarely (d) frequently
 Answers:
• 1: B
• 2: A
• 3: A
• 4: B
• 5: D
• 6: C
 Lesson 3: Why Boys Fail in College?
1) Others can see the difficulty, but the boy must make himself and calm that smothers the fidgets:
(a)Hard (b) long (c) thin (d) twists
2) As well argued with a person that he ought to like onions when he detests them:-
(a)Like (b) good (c) dislike (d) bad
3) Never the less, many boys are cast entirely on their own resources for their college expenses:-
(a)Independent (b) depend (c) show (d) free
4) A few lazy bluffers drift into the college:-
(a)Inactive (b) with aim (c) deceive others (d) both a and c
5) Nervous habits cannot be eradicated by anyone but the boy himself.
(a) eliminated (b) pushed (c) to plant (d) planted
6) It is always to the detriment of their health.
(a) gain (b) loss (c) benefit (d) good
 Lesson 3: Why Boys Fail in College?
7) Others can see the difficulty, but the boy must make himself and calm that smothers the fidgets:
(a)restricts (b) loosens (c) thinned (d) twists
8) There is no substitute for health.
(a) affection (b) allowance (c) alternate (d) indignation
9) And inevitably it is an important reason for their failure.
(a) indefinitely (b) unsurely (c) certainly (d) scarcely
10) Others can see the difficulty but the boy must take himself by the collar and make himself cultivate a
poise and calm that smothers the fidgets.
(a) restlessness (b) peace (c) fruit (d) habit
 Answers:
• 1: D • 6: B
• 2: C • 7: A
• 3: B • 8: C
• 4: D • 9: C
• 5: A • 10: B
 Lesson 5: ON DESTROYING BOOKS
1) Many people are reluctant to throw away anything that looks like a book.
(a) glad (b) worried (c) elated (d) hesitant
2) The pedestrian was only a tramp.
(a) addict (b) thief (c) beggar (d) wanderer
3) The writer looked into the luminous swirl of the river.
(a) misty (b) murky (c) dim (d) bright
4) In my agony of the decision, I left the embankment.
(a) pane (b) pain (c) sane (d) help
5) I fervently hoped with air of rumination and unconcern.
(a) painfully (b) jealous (c) eagerly (d) proud
 Lesson 5: ON DESTROYING BOOKS
6) Perhaps he suspects I have swag in the sack.
(a) food (b) books (c) stolen goods (d) cats
7) The writer leaned against the parapet.
(a) plot (b) parrot (c) ground (d) edge
8) I improvised sack and stuffed the books into it.
(a) bought (b) arranged (c) picked (d) threw
9) It is sometimes difficult to find scaffold for them.
(a) store (b) rope (c)place (d) gallows
10) I thought savagely.
(a) pleasantly (b) annoyingly (c) wildly (d) slowly
 Answers:
• 1: D • 6: C
• 2: D • 7: D
• 3: D • 8: B
• 4: B • 9: D
• 5: C • 10: C
 Lesson 7: My Financial Career
1) The manager though that I was detective.
(a) Manager (b) baron (c) spy (d)millionaire
2) The writer’s face was ghastly pale.
(a) clearly (b) lovely (c) constantly (d) horribly
3) The manager was a grave calm man.
(a) bald (b) rash (c) serious (d) idiot
4) Reckless with misery, I made a plunge.
(a) promise (b) surprise (c) initiative (d) show
5) The manager looked relieved but still serious.
(a) relaxed (b) suspicious (c) slow (d) quick
 Lesson 7: My Financial Career
6) The writer held his money in a crumpled ball.
(a) creased (b) broken (c) polished (d) painted
7) I came from a rival agency.
(a) detective (b) secret (c) opponent (d) state
8) So I shambled in and looked timidly around at the clerks.
(a) shyly (b) rashly (c) seriously (d) insanely
9) The voice of the writer was sepulchral.
(a) harsh (b) gloomy (c) nervous (d) shrill
10) When I got into the bank, I got rattled.
(a) happy (b) suspicious (c) nervous (d) proud
 Answers:
• 1: C • 6: A
• 2: D • 7: C
• 3: C • 8: A
• 4: C • 9: B
• 5: A • 10: C