This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... of the drug have not been discovered yet. A) Side effects. B) By product results. C) Side results. D) Undesired effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Side effects. 2. She ..... my pen when I wasn't looking. A) Ripped off. B) Abducted. C) Swiped. D) Acquired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swiped. 3. When I saw this awful dress she was wearing I could hardly keep a ..... face. A) Straight. B) Stright. C) Crooked. D) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straight. 4. There are many bad things I do just by ..... of habit. A) Matter. B) System. C) Power. D) Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Force. 5. The main way into the building is via High Street but there is also a(n) ..... at the back used for deliveries. A) Way. B) Direction. C) Passage. D) Access. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passage. 6. The meeting took place ..... closed doors. A) Over. B) In front of. C) Behind. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind. 7. After everyone got an A on the exam Bridget was ..... A) In cloud nine. B) Over the moon. C) On seventh heaven. D) Walking on water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On seventh heaven. 8. The company ensures the ..... of its employees. A) Wellbeing. B) Goodness. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wellbeing. 9. They are completely incompatible, as different as ..... A) Chalk and cheese. B) Salt and pepper. C) Water and blood. D) Ying and yang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chalk and cheese. 10. She's still grieving ..... her dead dog. A) On. B) From. C) Over. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over. 11. All but-The subject was all but forgotten. A) As far as I know. B) In spite of. C) Nearly, almost/ except. D) Altogether. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nearly, almost/ except. 12. I tried to be friendly, but she ..... me ..... A) Matched. B) Snubbed. C) Tugged. D) Grudged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snubbed. 13. Dominic complained about the spate ..... burglaries that had occurred on his street. A) At. B) Of. C) Up. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 14. He may appear to be ..... but in fact he's a compulsive liar. A) Genuine. B) Natural. C) Authentic. D) Real. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genuine. 15. We should have tackled to problem sooner. A stitch in time ..... A) Spoils the borth. B) Catches the worm. C) Saves nine. D) Makes hay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saves nine. 16. The hospital is ..... out tests to find out what's wrong with him. A) Helping. B) Carrying. C) Conducting. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrying. 17. The ..... of the driver was the main cause of the accident. A) Fatigue. B) Exhausted. C) Tired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fatigue. 18. The cat was ..... as she was trying to catch a mouse. A) Slinking. B) Strutting. C) Scampering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slinking. 19. He even went ..... claim his boss was not qualified for the position. A) So far as to. B) As far as to. C) As for so to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So far as to. 20. He always talks about helping other people but ..... than words. A) Actions show better. B) Actions are more visible. C) Actions are more important. D) Actions speak louder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Actions speak louder. 21. Flowers have ..... a spell on mankind and have been a parto of their lives ever since. A) Thrown. B) Put. C) Struck. D) Cast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cast. 22. I passed the exam ..... A) With flying colours. B) On the dole. C) Red-handed. D) Under the collar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With flying colours. 23. We were ..... the trail of the deer but we didn't find it. A) At. B) On. C) By. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 24. I was rather embarrassed when John gave me such a(n) ..... gift. A) Affluent. B) Rich. C) Well-off. D) Extravagant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extravagant. 25. The king ruled the country with a(n) ..... fist. A) Tough. B) Hard. C) Rigid. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron. 26. She has a(n) ..... obsession with sport. A) During. B) Duration. C) Durable. D) Undue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undue. 27. Her paintings are very ..... on the eye. A) Difficult. B) Simple. C) Hard. D) Easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Easy. 28. Answer back-Stop answering your mother back! A) Respond rudely. B) Retort. C) Respond. D) Reply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respond rudely. 29. The police are ..... for anyone carrying suspicious objects. A) In the alert. B) On alert. C) On the alert. D) At lert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the alert. 30. This device ..... warmth when it works for too long. A) Generates. B) Produces. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generates. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCpe Use Of English Quiz 1Cpe Use Of English Quiz 2Cpe Use Of English Quiz 3Cpe 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