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Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms are words with the same meaning.


Antonymsare words with opposite meaning.
English Verbal Ability Sample Questions with Answers
Answers are already highlighted.
Instruction: Choose the correct answer for each question.
1. Which sentence uses famish correctly?
After the straight exam, I felt too exhausted and famished to eat my favourite foods.
I could eat a horse, I am famish now.
I famished my stomach next time you treat me to a meal out.
I will bring lots of pizza, thats a famish.
2. Priscila _______ rather not invest her savings in the stock market.
must
has to
could
would
3. Did you have any problem ______ our house?
search
to search
searching
for searching
4. I hope you dont mind _____ joining you.
to be
I had been
that I may
my
5. Most basketball players are 6 ____ tall or more.
foot
feet
foots
feets
6. These children _____ how to improvise more props for the play.
knew
knows
know
known
7. The company will upgrade ______ computer systems next week.
there
their
its
its
8. Clara ___________ three thousand words for her essay.
have wrote
has wrote
have written
has written
9. You have too many _______ but few time to prove youre right.
hypothesis
hypotheses
hyphothesises
hypotheses

10. Neither Sarah nor Tina _______ the crime yesterday.


witness
witnesses

witnessed
witnessing
11. You do like going to the party alone. _____ you?
Does
Doesnt
Do
Dont
12. We had our house _______ in yellow.
painting
painted
paint
to paint
13. He has been exercising but his immune system was steadily _________.
weak
weaken
weakened
weakening
14. I was ______ that the weather would be sunny and we would be able to enjoy our
swimming.
hopeless
hopeful
hopelike
hopely
15. I think its not a great idea. I totally ______.
misagree
unagree
inagree
disagree
16. So many ___________ I found in the library, now Im ready to report.
information
informations
infoes
infos
17. My grandpa always feed his flock of _______ early in the morning.
sheeps
sheep
ships
ship
18. Happy memories are always remembered, not ________.
forget
forgets
forgot
forgotten
19. Flight Z735 ______ yesterday. 350 passengers died in that accident.
crush
crushed
crash
crashed

20. There is a ________ message when you look closely at her painting.
hid
hide
hided
hidden

Civil Service Test Questions


Grammar and Vocabulary
Test yourself with grammar and vocabulary questions similar to the questions you'll
find on a civil service test.
Add apostrophes where they're needed in the following:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Tennessee Williams play


two cents worth
three days wait
Its a shame.
a pennys worth

6. Whose car is it?


7. The change was OKd.
8. dos and donts
9. others dreams
10.the company and its employees
Answers: 1. Williams' or Williams's; 2. cents'; 3. days'; 4. It's; 5. penny's; 6. Whose
(no apostrophe needed); 7. OK'd; 8. do's and don'ts; 9. others'; 10. its (no
apostrophe needed)

Practice Exercises
1.) 2.32 1.82
2.) 6.71 3.9
3.) 6 0.52
4.) 5.03 4.25
5.) 0.53 0.33
6.) 4 1.26
7.) 7.28 2.4
8.) 7.08 0.29
9.) 3 0.305
10.) 40 12.5

Answers1.) 0.5
2.) 2.81
3.) 5.48
4.) 0.78
5.) 0.2
6.) 2.74
7.) 4.88
8.) 6.79
9.) 2.695
10.) 27.5

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