Language Practice Section 2b

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Questions 1 3

Choose the best proverb to fill in the blanks.1 We should _____ means we should act when the situation is good for us.

A strike while the fire is hotB strike while the iron is hotC strike while there is a fire

2 _____ means we cannot expect to complete a difficult task quickly.A People in glass houses should not throw stonesB A rolling stone gathers no moss

C What is done cannot be undoneD Rome was not built in a day

3 You may not like this book but I do. After all _____.A one mans meat is another mans poisonB beauty is in the eye of the beholderC charity begins at home

D dead man tells no tales

Questions 4 6

Choose the best idiom to fill in the blanks.4 To pull the _____ means to bluff someone.

A wool over someones eyes

B cart before the horseC sack over the head

5 Her fantastic performance at the concert is now the _____.A fish out of waterB girl about townC talk of the townD bad hat

6 To build _____ means to daydream.

A castles in the cloudsB fortresses in the airC palaces in the air

D castles in the air

Questions 7 9Choose the best simile to fill in the blanks.7 He has shaved his head and is now as _____.

A slippery as an eelB bald as an ostrich

C bald as an egg

8 Aminah is very sweet and is as gentle as a _____.

A pigeonB kitten

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C swanD lamb

9 We cannot trust him because he is as cunning as a _____.A lionB wolf

C henD fox

Questions 10 12

Choose the best collective noun to fill in the blanks.10 There is a _____of lions in the cave.

A brood

B prideC tribeD gang

11 The rich man owns a _____ of big cars.A flightB troop

C fleet

12 My mother put a _____ of drawers beside my bed.

A stackB chestC nest

Questions 13 15

Choose the best homophone to fill in the blanks.13 He likes to _____ at his _____.

A stair, sunB stare, sunC stare, son

D stair, son

14 He used a _____ to write down the name of his _____.

A pen, heirB pan, heirC pen, airD pan, air

15 There is a lot of _____ at the _____ shore.A send, see

B sand, seaC send, seeD sand, see

Questions 16 18



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Choose the best meaning of the word underlined.16 Mr Lim will fire you if you do not work hard.

A The light and heat that is produced from burning

B To tell someone that they must leave their jobC A pile of wood that you burn to keep warmD To shoot bullets from a gun

17 She waves to us as she is leaving.A To move the hand from side to sideB A raised line of water in the sea

C A sudden increase in an activityD The way that energy travels

18 He gave me a tap on the shoulder.A Something that is turned to make water come out from a pipe.B The sound that is made by hitting something gently.C To hit something gently with your hand

D To move your feet in time to music

Questions 19 20

Choose the opposite gender of the word underlined.19 She is the landlady of this apartment.

A landlord

B headmanC caveman

20 The man wants to sell us a colt.A mareB fillyC stag

Questions 21 23Choose the best answer.

21 Which of these words can be used with the prefix im- to mean the opposite?A comfortableB mature

C healthyD invited

22 Which of these is a root word?A wonderfulB computerC enormous

D careless

23 The suffix -less is added to the word _____ to mean without.

A speechB ugly



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C fameD play

Questions 24 26

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word underlined.24 She has long straight hair.

A crookedB twistedC curlyD plaid

25 The toilet is dirty and smelly.A fragrant

B cleanC whiteD neat

26 The Taj Mahal is an ancient building.A advancedB forward

C modern

Questions 27 29

Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the word underlined.27 There is an abundant supply of water from the well.

A limited

B endlessC plentyD little

28 Do not damage the small wires.A endangerB attack

C touchD spoil

29 He is rich but miserly.A generousB stingyC caringD kind

Questions 30 31

Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.30 They gave us a warm welcome.

A They were happy to see us.

B They did not like to see us.C They gave us a warm drink.



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31 He is never lost for words.A He does not know how to speak.

B He always has something to say.C He likes to get lost.

Questions 32 33Choose the best collective noun to fill in the blanks.32 There is a _____ of mice under the roof of that old house.

A swarm

B troopC nestD hive

33 Rashid is in that _____ of singers.A troupeB choir

C stringD team

Questions 34 35

Choose the most meaningful sentence.34

A We felt cold when the wind blew.B When we felt cold the wind blew.C We blew cold when the wind felt.

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A Ramesh slipped because he fell down.B Ramesh fell because he slipped down.C Ramesh slipped he fell down because.D Ramesh fell down because he slipped.

Questions 36 37

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.36

A Can I help you, Tina asked.B can I help you? Tina asked.C Can I help you? Tina asked.D Can I help you? tina asked.

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A There are shops, restaurants and a supermarket on Jalan Silang.

B There are shops, restaurants, and a supermarket on Jalan Silang.C There are shops, restaurants and a supermarket on jalan silang.

Questions 38 42

Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.



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Ali and his family drove to _____(38) Ipoh last weekend. _____(39) relativeswere happy to see them. They _____(40) there for two days. They visited _____(41)

places of interest _____(42) enjoyed themselves.

38

A theB aC anD -

39

A They

B ThemC TheirD Theirs

40 A stayingB stayed

C staysD stay

41

A a lotB much

C many

42

A becauseB andC butD so

Questions 43 45Choose the best preposition to fill in the blanks.

43 The snake slithered _____ the drain outside my house.A throughB amongC acrossD along

44 He hit the ball _____ the net and lost.

A againstB intoC in

45 He turned _____ the pages of the book quickly.



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A forwardB pastC over

D at

Questions 46 47

Choose the best adverb to fill in the blanks.46 A bullet train can travel _____ than a normal train.A fastB faster

C the fastest

47 We jumped _____ when our team won the match.

A excitedlyB endlesslyC highly

Questions 48 50Choose the best question tag to fill in the blanks.48 You have two pet parrots, _____?

A havent youB arent theyC have you

D isnt it

49 He plays well, _____?

A doesnt heB does heC is he

50 They didnt arrive in time, _____?A didnt theyB dont they

C did theyD do they


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