Vocabulary Quiz

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He looked at his watch quickly.
a. searched
b. reached
c. glanced
d. sobbed
e. raced
The robbers looked through the whole house for money.
a. searched
b. glanced
c. hunted
d. sobbed
e. tossed
When she got her test back, she was so disappointed that she threw it away.
a. searched
b. poured
c. roared
d. tossed
e. raced
The waiter put Kuala Beer into my glass.
a. filled
b. poured
c. reached
d. threw
e. tossed
When her dog died, she cried very hard for half an hour.
a. yelled
b. screamed
c. sobbed
d. raced
e. drowned
It was foggy and I watched my friend move out of sight into the distance as he walked away.
a. toss
b. throw
c. disappear
d. pour
e. race
Would you like some more to eat. No thank you. I've had more than enough already.
a. amount
b. race
c. pour
d. plenty
e. much
This road turns a lot.
a. races
b. roars
c. admits
d. widens
e. bends
Please do this now!
a. immediately
b. later
c. sooner
d. whenever
e. before long
Someone who is not strong is ___ .
a. muscular
b. weak
c. pale
d. raced
e. excited
When your face does not have much colour, it is ___ .
a. pale
b. excited
c. calm
d. seek
e. painted
Another word for quiet is ___ .
a. excited
b. adventure
c. pale
d. calm
e. search
A story from the past is called a ___ .
a. account
b. article
c. exciting
d. myth
e. ancient
On a clear night, the moon ___ so brightly that you can see your shadow.
a. pours
b. shines
c. excites
d. looks
e. seems
A box for keeping valuable things is called a ___ .
a. valuable
b. mommy
c. plenty
d. safe
e. sale

Copyright 1998 by Jennifer Cassels-Scupham (jcassels@rosey.ch)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.