This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This small country ..... many great empires. A) Outlasted. B) Outlaid. C) Outlearnt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outlasted. 2. Some scientists still ..... the mythology connected with education. A) Feed. B) Intensify. C) Input. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feed. 3. His parents are ..... over his marks at school. A) Up in arms. B) Up on heels. C) Up on head. D) Up in air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up in arms. 4. Could I pick your ..... on the subject before the meeting? A) Mind. B) Intellect. C) Head. D) Brains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brains. 5. I'm slightly ..... today, I need to take an aspirin. A) Under the collar. B) Off colour. C) Down the drain. D) On the dole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off colour. 6. Regular physical activity will improve your blood ..... A) Circulation. B) Circle. C) Circling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circulation. 7. Preservation techniques ensure a much longer ..... life. A) Plate. B) Shelf. C) Table. D) Cupboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shelf. 8. He showed his true ..... when I needed his help. A) Chest. B) Colours. C) Chin. D) Cheek. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colours. 9. The committee is made ..... of twelve members. A) Up. B) Out. C) Off with. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 10. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. There's a feeling of anticipation ..... at the moment A) On the air. B) Up in the air. C) In the air. D) Clear the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the air. 11. Stop fidgeting ..... and sit still. A) Forward. B) Away. C) Around. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About. 12. This is my advice but you'll do what you see ..... A) Right. B) Suitable. C) Fit. D) Match. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fit. 13. He has won ..... elections. A) Municipal. B) Urban. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Municipal. 14. The new film was barely similar to the book I had read.BOREThe new ..... the book I had read. A) Film bore no resemblance to. B) Film bore a bare resemblance to. C) Was a bore when compared to. D) Film bore me more than. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Film bore no resemblance to. 15. I don't want to point ..... but I think he's guilty. A) The finger of accuse. B) The finger of suspicion. C) The finger of judgement. D) The finger of guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The finger of suspicion. 16. All the ..... (INDULGENT) of the weekend are over. I must get down to some serious hard work. A) Indulgently. B) Indulgences. C) Indulging. D) Indulgence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indulgences. 17. Once we've settled ..... (= become used to a new) we'll invite you for a long weekend. A) Over. B) Up. C) Through. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 18. His opinion was really ..... , I'm not sure what he really wanted to say. A) Grudging. B) Ambiguous. C) Timeless. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ambiguous. 19. This is the world ..... car producer. A) Paramount. B) Leading. C) Key. D) Essential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leading. 20. He gave a ..... warning that the earthquake was ..... A) Dire; about. B) Dire; imminent. C) Dire; over. D) Bad; imminent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dire; imminent. 21. Don't worry, it's going to be OK. Every cloud ..... A) Is made of gold. B) Is worth a bush. C) Has a silver lining. D) Has a good result. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has a silver lining. 22. Looking ..... on my life, I realise I've been very fortunate. A) Back. B) Over. C) Ahead. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Back. 23. He'll be ..... it when his parents discover he took the money. A) In for. B) Up to. C) Beneath. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In for. 24. Back out-She backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning. A) Ignore or disregard a commitment or agreement. B) Advance or move forward with a commitment or agreement. C) Cancel or revoke a decision or action. D) Withdraw or retreat from a commitment or agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Withdraw or retreat from a commitment or agreement. 25. He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw ..... (= to see what he is like) him immediately. A) Over. B) Off. C) About. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through. 26. I can't make ..... (= discern) who is in the room, as it's too dark. A) Into. B) Out. C) Up. D) Off with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out. 27. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. You must ..... his educational background ..... when deciding what work to give him. A) On no account. B) On account of. C) Take into account. D) On that account. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take into account. 28. Smog is a problem for many city ..... A) Inhabitants. B) Settlers. C) Residents. D) Dwellers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dwellers. 29. As a ..... professor in sociology, he spends much of his time abroad. A) Traveling. B) Visiting. C) Touring. D) Vouching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visiting. 30. I can't eat this kind of food, it gives me ..... A) Indigestion. B) Digestion. C) Digestive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indigestion. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCpe Use Of English Quiz 1Cpe Use Of English Quiz 2Cpe Use Of English Quiz 4Cpe Use Of English Quiz 5Cpe Use Of English Quiz 6Cpe Use Of English Quiz 7Cpe Use Of English Quiz 8Cpe Use Of English Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books