This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Barrons > Barrons Vocab – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Barrons Vocab Quiz 1 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of 'standard' in the transportation passage according to Nora, Emma, and Mia? A) Something that serves as protection. B) Central office for a military commander. C) Related to the countryside. D) To compete with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Related to the countryside. 2. V. to throw light on something A) To cast. B) To generate. C) To knot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cast. 3. Cargo carried by a train, truck, or ship A) Freight. B) Ferry. C) Ferrari. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freight. 4. What is the meaning of 'rugged' in the transportation passage? A) To shine a light on something. B) The locomotive of a train. C) A technique or category. D) Sturdy; capable of withstanding rough treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sturdy; capable of withstanding rough treatment. 5. N. to gain speed A) Accelerate. B) Appeal. C) Speed up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accelerate. 6. To fill so much as to make movement difficult A) To expand. B) To clog. C) Utilize. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To clog. 7. What does 'efficient' mean in the transportation passage according to Grace? A) To throw light on something. B) The engine of a train. C) A method or type. D) Easy to carry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Easy to carry. 8. Hey there! Can you tell me what 'innovation' means in the world of transportation? A) To throw light on something. B) A method or type. C) The engine of a train. D) A new idea or product. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A new idea or product. 9. N. harmful gas or smoke in the air A) Fuel. B) Fume. C) Petrol. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fume. 10. N. a terrible event A) Reflector. B) Disaster. C) Knot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disaster. 11. Hey there! Can you tell me what 'disaster' means in the world of transportation? A) To throw light on something. B) The engine of a train. C) A method or type. D) A terrible event. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A terrible event. 12. Hey there! Can you tell me the meaning of 'pedestrian' in the transportation world? A) Something that serves as protection. B) A person traveling on foot. C) Central office for a military commander. D) To compete with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person traveling on foot. 13. The main or most important feature A) Centerpiece. B) Central part. C) Clog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centerpiece. 14. What does the word 'cast' mean in the context of transportation? Let's say Maya is on a train journey and she hears the word 'cast'. What could it mean? A) The engine of a train. B) To show or exhibit. C) A method or type. D) To throw light on something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The engine of a train. 15. A problem, disadvantage A) Drawback. B) Disaster. C) Advantage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drawback. 16. An object that produces light A) Illuminator. B) Illuminator. C) Illuminator. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illuminator. 17. Stopping the usual course of activity (adj) A) Disruptive. B) Intrinsic. C) Pedestrian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disruptive. 18. Hey there! Can you tell me what 'utilize' means in the transportation passage? A) To compete with. B) To use. C) Central office for a military commander. D) Something that serves as protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To use. 19. Hey there! Can you tell me what 'sprawl' means in the transportation world? A) Something that serves as protection. B) An area of spreading growth. C) Central office for a military commander. D) To compete with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area of spreading growth. Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books