This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cae > Cae Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cae Vocabulary Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the word for 'the activity of going for long walks, especially across country'? A) Swimming. B) Hiking. C) Fishing. D) Cycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hiking. 2. The military government was ..... by an uprising. A) Downsized. B) Undertaken. C) Downplayed. D) Overthrown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overthrown. 3. Which word does NOT belong in the group? A) Risen. B) Surfaced. C) Sent. D) Grown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sent. 4. I have a maths test tomorrow and I am not very good at maths so I am a bit ..... before it. I'm not sure how I will manage ..... A) Conscientious. B) Dejected. C) Frivolous. D) Apprehensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apprehensive. 5. Carbon footprint is A) The most harmful kind of smog. B) The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by a company or a person per year. C) What is left after coal is burnt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by a company or a person per year. 6. The researchers' ..... were published in Nature. A) Findings. B) Surveys. C) Results. D) Investigations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Findings. 7. What is the word for 'popular ways of keeping physically fit'? A) Fashion styles. B) Study habits. C) Music genres. D) Fitness trends. E) Diet plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fitness trends. 8. If you oil the wheels of something, you ..... A) Make something happen very suddenly. B) Make it easier for something to happen. C) Stop something happening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make it easier for something to happen. 9. Fill in the blank: ..... is the haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism. A) Mitochondria. B) Cytoplasm. C) Nucleus. D) Genome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genome. 10. I was sitting ..... when she arrived. It's the best sofa I have ever sat on. A) Uncomfortably. B) Comfortably. C) Comfortable. D) Uncomfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comfortably. 11. Choose a synonym for 'plausible'. A) Feasible. B) Difficult. C) Reasonable. D) Impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reasonable. 12. Depending ..... how well you skate, you'd be able to compete at a higher level. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 13. A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere. Fill in the blank with the correct term. A) Nutrient. B) Solvent. C) Element. D) Pollutant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollutant. 14. My parents emigrated when they were children with their aunts, grandparents, cousins-in fact, their whole ..... family A) Compelte. B) Close. C) Absolut. D) Extended. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extended. 15. Contrary to all our ..... , he's found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend. A) Commitment. B) Expectations. C) Nourishment. D) Bunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expectations. 16. A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year. Fill in the blank with the correct term. A) Bedrock. B) Permafrost. C) Humus. D) Topsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permafrost. 17. Fill in the blank: ..... is a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country. A) Capital. B) Harbor. C) Frontier. D) Metropolis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontier. 18. Alex punched the pillow in an effort to ..... his anger. A) Release. B) Be crowded into. C) Resolve. D) Cope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Release. 19. The tasks I am given at work are not interesting at all-on the contrary, they are ..... and they make me sick. A) Dejected. B) Diligent. C) Mundane. D) Inquisitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mundane. 20. What does this phrase mean? A) Some people are unsure. B) It's rarely discussed. C) It's an unpopular opinion. D) Everyone agrees with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everyone agrees with it. 21. Categories of literary composition are called ..... A) Literature genres. B) Literature authors. C) Literature themes. D) Literature periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literature genres. 22. Which phrasal verb means 'to postpone something'? A) Put off. B) Carry out. C) Bring about. D) Come up with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put off. 23. The scandals in the White House almost ..... the entire Republican comittee. A) Hooked up. B) Broke out. C) Broke down. D) Brought down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brought down. 24. I like most vegetables but ..... cabbage. A) Not. B) No. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. 25. After the accident, he ..... reconstructive surgery to rebuild his face. A) Took. B) Underwent. C) Went. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underwent. 26. Please, bring me some wood from the ..... A) Pile. B) Bundle. C) Heap. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pile. 27. The word "figure" has many meanings and can also be collocated in different ways. What is the meaning in this sentence?"The actress become famous playing the role of an important figure" A) Character. B) Performance. C) Shape. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character. 28. If you come across something, you ..... A) Reduce it. B) Reject it. C) Avoid it. D) Find it by chance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Find it by chance. 29. Fill in the blank:Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms is described as ..... A) Biodegradable. B) Synthetic. C) Flammable. D) Soluble. 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