This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Vocabulary – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These are synonyms of SURVEY, except: A) Research. B) Study. C) Survive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survive. 2. Exactly at that time A) Reproduce. B) Tantamount. C) Placid. D) Profound. E) On the dot. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) On the dot. 3. Choose the synonym for the word 'eloquent': A) Rambling. B) Mute. C) Fluent. D) Inarticulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fluent. 4. The biography on the life of Marilyn Monroe was a very gripping story. A) Compelling. B) Essential. C) Proper. D) Deficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compelling. 5. It is important for parents to teach their children to be ..... of strangers. A) Tuition. B) Sibling. C) Spearhead. D) Wary. E) Somber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wary. 6. Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources A) Process. B) Economy. C) Sector. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economy. 7. What is the synonym for the word 'meticulous'? A) Careless. B) Negligent. C) Thorough. D) Sloppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thorough. 8. The word drab in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Scary. B) Well-known. C) Dull. D) Entertaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dull. 9. She is ..... to the gossip and rumors. A) Obliterate. B) Trifling. C) Composed. D) Impervious. E) Adjusted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impervious. 10. Nosy reporters tend to ..... the personal lives of celebrities. A) Buffer. B) Surround. C) Authorize. D) Coerce. E) Delve into. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Delve into. 11. What's the meaning of Paucity? A) Having the belief that someone is doing something dishonest or illegal. B) A small amount of something that is not enough. C) To examine something very carefully. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small amount of something that is not enough. 12. The terrorists plan to take away the American general. A) Supervise. B) Attract. C) Abduct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abduct. 13. What's the meaning of Sustain? A) Impossible to avoid. B) To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist. C) A system for organizing people according to their status in a society, organization, or other group. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist. 14. The National Film Board of Canada was established in 1939to produce films that reflect Canadian life and thought, andto distribute them both domestically and abroad. By winningawards from film festivals around the world, it has earnedinternational acclaim for the artistic and technical excellenceof its work.The word acclaim in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Acceptance. B) Fascination. C) Attraction. D) Praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Praise. 15. Everyone listened with awe at his ..... of the hunting trip in Africa. A) Phase out. B) Reign. C) Pilgrimage. D) Reminiscence. E) Relic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reminiscence. 16. Once the financial crisis hit, the bitter ..... of becoming unemployed would always weigh on my mind. A) Incidentally. B) Whereas. C) Individual. D) Category. E) Prospect. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Prospect. 17. Choose word below which means "memadamkan" A) Measure. B) Extinguish. C) Distinguish. D) Emphasize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extinguish. 18. A "half colon" is also known as ..... A) Intrepid. B) Semi colon. C) Mini colon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi colon. 19. His efforts to keep the peace were so ..... that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. A) Lucrative. B) Commendable. C) Heavy. D) Mercenary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commendable. 20. You can find any kind of poultry in a ..... A) Barn. B) Skew. C) Prominent. D) Regent. E) Emit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barn. 21. He company has ..... over the years into a multi-million-dollar organization. A) Valve. B) Resemble. C) Ribbed. D) Stalks. E) Evolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Evolved. 22. For each word, choose the word or phrase that hasthe most similar meaning. divination A) Demand. B) Prediction. C) Problem. D) Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prediction. 23. POLICY isn't a synonym to A) Orientations. B) Police corporation. C) Laws. D) Rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Police corporation. 24. The word mist in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Rain. B) Meteor shower. C) Explosion. D) Cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cloud. 25. Superficial; shallow is: A) Despise. B) Cumbersome. C) Constrain. D) Shallow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shallow. 26. She makes a butter cake with some ..... of vanilla essence. A) Cunning. B) Speard. C) Measles. D) Scatter. E) Droplets. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Droplets. 27. Ali hid the letter ..... a pile of papers. A) Beneath. B) Approximately. C) Minstrel. D) Convenient. E) Parlor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beneath. 28. For college students to do a part-time job will exert a ..... influence on their personality and life. A) Meager. B) Harness. C) Profound. D) Affluent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Profound. 29. Complete the phrase:The police ..... the money that was stolen from the bank. A) Oppressed. B) Praised. C) Retrieved. D) Pertained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retrieved. 30. She ..... her family and friends into lying for her. A) Expanse. B) Invincible. C) Manipulate. D) Generate. E) Interim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manipulate. 31. The possibility of John's getting accepted to the university ..... the quality of his application essays. A) Hinge on[upon]. B) Foster. C) Enactment. D) Futile. E) Eradicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge on[upon]. 32. What does cacophony mean? A) Rude and tactless. B) Short (in terms of time). C) Abrupt to the point of rudeness. D) A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise. 33. One rule of thumb is to ..... complex explanations and use the simple ones. A) Consequence. B) Deft. C) Criterion. D) Diagonal. E) Discount. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Discount. 34. The professor had an ..... of authority and confidence. A) Aura. B) Vivid. C) Articulate. D) Zeal. E) Advocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aura. 35. Barley can be grown almost anywhere in the temperate zone. Unlike most other grains, it even ..... at high altitudes. (A) tampers (B) thrives (C) thaws A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 36. My kitten loves lying on the ..... in front of television. A) Prevail. B) Imperial. C) Rug. D) Susceptible. E) Insulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rug. 37. He felt such a close ..... for animals that he became a veterinarian. A) Likeness. B) Affinity. C) Approach. D) You distanced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affinity. 38. The word faint in the passage is closest in meaning to? A) Dim. B) Bright. C) Shining. D) Useless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dim. 39. John and Mary ..... on all their books; she writes the text and he does the artwork. A) Collaborate. B) Divide. C) Study. D) Discuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collaborate. 40. The desks were arranged in a circular ..... with the teacher in the middle. A) Bliss. B) Beacon. C) Alienate. D) Advent. E) Configuration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Configuration. 41. NGOs generally ..... positive changes in society and government. A) Zeal. B) Advocate. C) Variable. D) Unsolicited. E) Vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advocate. 42. Certain words in the English language are so ..... that only scholars are aware of their meanings. A) Torrential. B) Streak. C) Substitute. D) Archaic. E) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archaic. 43. The story of Cinderella was the ..... the media used to describe the actress's success. A) Lethal. B) Imminent. C) Jurisdiction. D) Instigate. E) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Metaphor. 44. The infection was discovered only ..... at a postmortem examination. A) Incidentally. B) Whereas. C) Individual. D) Category. E) Prospect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incidentally. 45. Because of his strong dislike for anything that dealt with numbers, he failed ..... in school. A) Analogy. B) Arithmetic. C) Torrential. D) Substitute. E) Archaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arithmetic. 46. A:What should I do when the boss is in the office. B:Just listen and try not to ..... A) Get over yourself. B) Get rid of him. C) Get in the way. D) Get over him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get in the way. 47. What is archaeology? A) The study of plants. B) The study of animals. C) The study of history. D) The study of prehistory and human history. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of prehistory and human history. 48. She made an ..... between a light bulb and an idea. A) Substitute. B) Streak. C) Analogy. D) Respiratory. E) Torrential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 49. When you put people in a certain ..... , you stop appreciating their unique individuality. A) Incidentally. B) Whereas. C) Individual. D) Category. E) Prospect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Category. 50. A:How is it working with your new partner? B:Good. We ..... pretty well. A) Get over. B) Get under. C) Get on. D) Get in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get on. 51. The message was difficult to unscramble because of the system that was used to write it. A) Align. B) Dispute. C) Decode. D) Ensue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decode. 52. What is the meaning of meager? A) To combine two different things into one. B) To place among or between other things. C) Not enough in amount. D) To make small changes to improve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not enough in amount. 53. As water freezes, it ..... A) Expands. B) Alters. C) Weakens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expands. 54. Although the hundred dollar bill was a ..... , it looked so real that even the experts from the bank were fooled. A) Altruistic. B) Archive. C) Cache. D) Counterfeit. E) Banter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterfeit. 55. Move from one setting or context to another A) Compensate. B) Immigrate. C) Shift. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigrate. 56. The personnel manager could not even consider her for the position because of her ..... appearance. A) Unkempt. B) Inflexible. C) Inept. D) Disheartened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unkempt. 57. Many species of plants and animals are in ..... A) Extinguish. B) Curves. C) Distant. D) Poultry. E) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Extinction. 58. Look at the sentences and decide if the statement which follows each one is true or false. Prices have gone up by about 4% every year since 1998. There has been a constant rise in the rate of inflation. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. J. Edgar Hoover was an astute professional who served as Director of the FBI for 48 years. The word astute in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Perceptive. B) Celebrated. C) Eminent. D) Acclaimed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perceptive. 60. Living in an underwater vehicle is the most confining. A) Submarine. B) Proponents. C) Antipathy. D) None of above. 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