This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cae > Cae Use Of English – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cae Use Of English Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He was the first to discover bacteria and other microscopic organisms, calling these tiny creatures "animalcules" . (8) ..... ? to this discovery, very small creatures such as fleas and maggots were thought to "spontaneously generate" from a single source, such as rotting meat in the case of maggots. A) Prior. B) Due. C) Owing. D) According. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prior. 2. In addition to that, the railway stations themselves became ..... places to spend time between journeys. A) Desirable. B) Wanted. C) Liked. D) Preferable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desirable. 3. This ..... the nature of travel for ever and contributing to the industrial revolution A) Altered. B) Adapted. C) Adjusted. D) Amended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altered. 4. They still hunted wild (3) ..... ?, but could now do so with the ..... A) Play. B) Game. C) Contest. D) Sport. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Game. 5. ..... of the films are available on streaming platforms. A) None. B) Any. C) No. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None. 6. It's impossibly to say who will win the matchThere's ..... who will win the match. (WAY) A) There's any way of telling who will win the match. B) There's no way to tell who will win the match. C) There's no way telling who will win the match. D) There's no way of telling who will win the match. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There's no way of telling who will win the match. 7. The change would reduce its ink ..... by 24% annually. Working on that ..... , the federal savings would be enormous. A) Application, thought. B) Consumption, basis. C) Intake, impression. D) Capacity, belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumption, basis. 8. Jerry:Mom, I'm going out!Mom:I would rather/sooner you ..... tonight as tomorrow is a long day for you. A) Not to go out. B) Don't go out. C) Not go out. D) Didn't go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't go out. 9. The project was completed ahead of schedule, which impressed the client. A) In front of time. B) Ahead of schedule. C) Before the plan. D) Under time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ahead of schedule. 10. But ..... the same time, these smokers continue lighting up when they go out for a drink, take a break from work, or hear alarming news. A) In. B) For. C) By. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 11. The teacher asked the students to hand in their assignments by Friday. A) Hand out. B) Hand in. C) Hand over. D) Hand on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand in. 12. The railway brought them ..... freedom and enlightenment. A) Higher. B) Larger. C) Greater. D) Bigger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater. 13. Although the principle was known to the Chinese as early as 1000 A.D, it was not until the 13th and 14th centuries in Europe (5) ..... ? it was put to practical use in the form of eyeglasses. In Europe the first microscope was invented by brothers Zacharias and Hans Janssen, two Dutch eyeglass-makers, around 1590. They built a "compound" microscope, so called because of its two lenses. A) Then. B) When. C) That. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 14. The whole effect of the alarm-clock duvet is ..... to replicate the break of day. A) Pretended. B) Assumed. C) Supposed. D) Suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supposed. 15. I can't do it by myself, I need your financial ..... A) Backing. B) Basis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backing. 16. A creative working environment ..... to many people. A) Appeals. B) Engages. C) Lures. D) Attracts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeals. 17. More than fifty guests came to the partyMore than fifty guests ..... the party. (UP) A) More than fifty guests showed for the party. B) More than fifty guests showed up to the party. C) More than fifty guests showed to the party. D) More than fifty guests showed up at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than fifty guests showed up to the party. 18. She's capable of solving very complex problems. A) Capable in. B) Capable for. C) Capable to. D) Capable of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capable of. 19. The two countries are in ..... over the boundaries of their coastal waters A) DEBATE. B) DISCUSSION. C) ARGUMENT. D) DISPUTE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DISPUTE. 20. He was accused of lying during the trial. A) Accused of. B) Accused for. C) Accused with. D) Accused about. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accused of. 21. You should take advantage of this opportunity. A) Take profit of. B) Take chance in. C) Take benefit for. D) Take advantage of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take advantage of. 22. The Mediterranean, otherwise known as the 'cradle of civilization', was also a pirate hot-spot, which we know because the Ancient Egyptians (5) ..... ? the time to describe the attacks and their perpetrators. A) Set. B) Made. C) Passed. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Took. 23. In 1830, there were under 100 miles of public railway in Britain. Yet within 20 years, this ..... had grown to more than 5, 000 miles. A) Figure. B) Amount. C) Sum. D) Quantity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figure. 24. He's very keen on photography and spends hours taking pictures. A) Keen to. B) Keen for. C) Keen on. D) Keen of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keen on. 25. He's my best friend, I ..... him at high school. A) Met. B) Encountered. C) Knew. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 26. I didn't ask ..... questions. A) None. B) Any. C) No. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 27. Their needs for meat, milk, skins and wool were being (5) ..... ?, and it may not have been immediately obvious to them that the horse had anything more to offer than the occasional ..... A) Met. B) Faced. C) Undergone. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 28. Brighter meteors will occasionally leave a smoke trail behind in their path lasting a few seconds; trails produced by very bright meteors, (8) ..... ? to as fireballs, may last minutes. Fireballs that appear to break up or produce sound are called bolides, from the Greek word bolis meaning missile. A) Concerned. B) Referred. C) Directed. D) Related. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Referred. 29. I didn't find it hard to answer their questions.I ..... their questions. (DIFFICULTY) A) I had no difficulty to answer their questions. B) I had no difficulty answer their questions. C) I had no difficulty in answering their questions. D) I had difficulty answering their questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I had no difficulty in answering their questions. 30. You can use ..... computer in the room. All of them work. A) None. B) Any. C) No. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCae Use Of English Quiz 1Cae Use Of English Quiz 2Cae Use Of English Quiz 4Cae Use Of English Quiz 5Cae Essay QuizCae Listening QuizCae Practice Test QuizCae Reading Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books