This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Vocabulary – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His father ..... (call) him when he ..... (kick) the ball through window. A) Was calling / kicked. B) Was calling / was kicked. C) Called / was kicked. D) Was calling / kicks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was calling / kicked. 2. What's the meaning of allocate? A) To give a particular amount of time, money, etc. to someone or something, so that it can be used in a particular way. B) Expert knowledge or skill in a particular. C) To avoid or escape from someone or something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give a particular amount of time, money, etc. to someone or something, so that it can be used in a particular way. 3. It is very annoying when they like to ..... a light on my face. A) Skew. B) Regent. C) Prominent. D) Emit. E) Barn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emit. 4. Barbara's parents received a report from her teacher that said, "Barbara is an excellent student, but she talks to her friends ..... during class." A) Unerringly. B) Incessantly. C) Ineptly. D) Incoherently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incessantly. 5. The students protested the university's decision to raise ..... A) Sarcastic. B) Tuition. C) Spearhead. D) Somber. E) Sibling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuition. 6. Whenever life seemed difficult, he remembered the old ..... , "There is a light at the end of the tunnel." A) Stimulate. B) Simultaneous. C) Tangible. D) Adage. E) Sophisticated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adage. 7. Impressive is a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 8. The tragic accident proved to be a ..... for changes in traffic laws. A) Arithmetic. B) Analogy. C) Catalyst. D) Beneficiary. E) Archaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catalyst. 9. What does it mean to berate someone? A) To scold. B) To give as a gift. C) To brag or talk with excessive pride. D) To help raise or increase something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To scold. 10. These are synonyms of OUTCOMES, except: A) Results. B) Consequences. C) Cause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause. 11. Record in detail A) Contribute. B) Deduce. C) Document. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Document. 12. What does it mean for something to be brief? 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: B) Short (in terms of time). 13. As people get older, they become ..... for the music they listened to when they were young. A) Generate. B) Manipulate. C) Interim. D) Nostalgic. E) Invincible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nostalgic. 14. Transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs A) Export. B) Vary. C) Assume. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Export. 15. Artificacts are ..... A) Behaviors and beliefs of a specific people. B) Man-made objects that give clues to how people lived. C) The site where archaeologist find old products. D) Remains of a building or project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Man-made objects that give clues to how people lived. 16. Today, his speech is recognized as one of the greatest speeches. Recognized means? A) Seen. B) Read. C) Known. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Known. 17. Janice isn't a doctor yet, but from her studies she's slowly ..... the knowledge and skills she'll need. A) ACHIEVING. B) ACCURATE. C) ACQUIRING. D) ACCESS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ACQUIRING. 18. These are synonyms of SCHEME, except A) Brainstorming chart, mindmap. B) Bad policy. C) Organized plan. D) A water fountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A water fountain. 19. Running will ..... your sore knees. A) Intervene. B) Aggravate. C) Persist. D) Augment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aggravate. 20. What's the meaning of Endure? A) To suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful. B) A perfect example of something. C) Expert knowledge or skill in a particular field. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful. 21. It was amazing moment when they enjoy such kind of many types of ice cream in an ice-cream ..... A) Approximately. B) Parlor. C) Beneath. D) Convenient. E) Minstrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parlor. 22. Cliff is a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 23. The retirement homes are in close ..... to a major hospital. A) Minority. B) By foot. C) Migrate. D) Proximity. E) Nominate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proximity. 24. These are synonyms of IMPLY, except: A) Eliminate. B) Have a meaning. C) Induce. D) Insinuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eliminate. 25. A nation cannot maintain peace and prosperity without a successful social ..... of its minority groups. A) Futile. B) Inspiration. C) Hinge on[upon]. D) Foster. E) Integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Integration. 26. That name ..... a bell but I can't remember exactly where I've heard it before. A) Rings. B) Sounds. C) Phones. D) Calls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rings. 27. He had an ability to ..... his ideas clearly and simply. A) Vivid. B) Advocate. C) Variable. D) Zeal. E) Articulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Articulate. 28. Without carbonation, cola and other soft drinks taste ..... A) Empirical. B) Flat. C) Exponential. D) Elliptical. E) Exhaust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat. 29. I'm tired. Let's ..... it a day. A) Tell. B) Say. C) Call. D) End. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Call. 30. The umiak is used to haul belongings from campsite to another campsites. Haul means? A) Find. B) Carry. C) Drag. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carry. 31. Adj. imaginary, impractical, idealistic n. idealist A) Spurious. B) Veracious. C) Abhor. D) Mammoth. E) Coarse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veracious. 32. Credit card ..... allow consumers to keep a record of their purchases. A) Transaction. B) Suppress. C) Superstitious. D) Subtle. E) Symptom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transaction. 33. Some ..... farmers keep turkeys and ducks as well as chickens. A) Curves. B) Extinction. C) Extinguish. D) Poultry. E) Distant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poultry. 34. Select the antonym for "impoverished" . A) Affluent. B) Inane. C) Destitute. D) Indolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affluent. 35. Although he was at first ..... about the trip, he was soon enjoying it. A) Commute. B) Condone. C) Beneficiary. D) Dubious. E) Catalyst. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dubious. 36. The car model will be ..... by next year because of its low sales. A) Omnipotent. B) Omnipresent. C) Metaphor. D) Omniscient. E) Phase out. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Phase out. 37. She ..... (laugh) with her friends when I ..... (see) her. A) Were laughing / saw. B) Was laughing / saw. C) Laughed / saw. D) Was laughing / see. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was laughing / saw. 38. What is the meaning of affluent? A) Not used anymore. B) Wealthy. C) To combine two different things into one. D) To turn away from a plan or standard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wealthy. 39. Choose the group of words which refer to 'surgery' A) Anesthesiainjectimplant. B) Diseasecuredivination. C) Agnosticillness persist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anesthesiainjectimplant. 40. A civil war pits brother against brother and causes ..... harm to a nation's morale. A) Uncompromising. B) Infallible. C) Invariable. D) Incalculable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incalculable. 41. We all chipped ..... to buy Amy a graduation present. A) In. B) Up. C) Off. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 42. J. Edgar Hoover was an astute professional who served asDirector of the FBI for 48 years. A resilient and determinedgovernment official, Hoover's tenure spanned one of the mostimportant eras of modern U.S. history. His policies helped toshape and create what has now become a highly respectedmodern investigative organization.84The word astute in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Acclaimed. B) Eminent. C) Celebrated. D) Perceptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perceptive. 43. AdequateWe have an adequate income to live on A) Little. B) Enough. C) Perfect. D) So much. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enough. 44. Complete the phrase:The information about the hotel rooms was very ..... They are much smaller than they say. A) Hollow. B) Nonchalant. C) Leery. D) Misleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misleading. 45. She brought the matter up very late so they didn't have time to discuss it properly. A) Introduce. B) To start discussing a subject. C) To ask somebody to do a particular job. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To start discussing a subject. 46. It was truly miraculous that the child was ..... after falling six stories. A) Illiterate. B) Uncanny. C) Unscathed. D) Irreparable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unscathed. 47. A definition of ACHIEVE is: A) Obtain something actively. B) To get to know someone. C) To acquire knowledge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obtain something actively. 48. Most companies were unhappy with the new ..... that limited overtime. A) Interval. B) Homogeneous. C) Inherent. D) Inception. E) Legislation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Legislation. 49. Which one below is an adverb? A) Prevent. B) Weight. C) Region. D) Inventively. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inventively. 50. They like to stay in the ..... palace. A) Insulate. B) Susceptible. C) Imperial. D) Rug. E) Prevail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperial. 51. Many complain that the ..... surveillance cameras invade their privacy. A) Jurisdiction. B) Lethal. C) Omnipotent. D) Omnipresent. E) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Omnipresent. 52. VocabularyDirectionsEach sentence has a highlighted word or phrase. Below each sentence are 4 other words or phrases.Choose the 1 word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the highlighted word or phrase. Practice Questions 1-5 It is not possible for people to recall everything that they have thought, felt, or done. A) Remember. B) Repeat. C) Discuss. D) Appreciate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remember. 53. If someone has their right-turn signal on and is slowing down, you can ..... that they are about to turn right. A) Opinion. B) Refute. C) Infer. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infer. 54. Before he became famous, he was just an ..... singer in a club. A) Interim. B) Nostalgic. C) Manipulate. D) Invincible. E) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Obscure. 55. If something is nocturnal, what does that mean? A) Active at night. B) Asleep at night. C) Hibernate. D) Rarely sleeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active at night. 56. The sailboat looked small in the wide ..... of the ocean. A) Encounter. B) Dexterity. C) Depict. D) Expanse. E) Demeanor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expanse. 57. Washing one's hands regularly can help ..... the spread of disease. A) Exponential. B) Inhabits. C) Flat. D) Fluctuate. E) Inhibit. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Inhibit. 58. "Arrogant" is a synonym for: A) Arrogance. B) Humble. C) Self-important. D) Importantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-important. 59. Bring into existence A) Factor. B) Derive. C) Create. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Create. 60. 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