This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Vocabulary – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the United States, citizens are ..... to vote at the age of eighteen. A) Essential. B) Elderly. C) Eligible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eligible. 2. The island falls under the ..... of South Korea. A) Exorbitant. B) Imminent. C) Instigate. D) Fortification. E) Jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Jurisdiction. 3. Select the synonym for "precarious" . A) Uncertain. B) Exalted. C) Important. D) Secure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncertain. 4. Workmen at the refinery find that the smell of oil goes through their clothes. Goes through means ..... A) Circumnavigates. B) Permeates. C) Collates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permeates. 5. A group of insurance ..... arrived at the scene of the accident to talk to their customers. A) Prudent. B) Piecemeal. C) Renegade. D) Representative. E) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representative. 6. Assign a task to A) Register. B) Task. C) Publish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Register. 7. What's the meaning of Intervene? A) A small amount of something that is not enough. B) To come between people, objects, or an event and change what is happening. C) Easily becoming angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To come between people, objects, or an event and change what is happening. 8. Complete the phrase:Walk more quickly, you're ..... A) Ranking. B) Colliding. C) Lagging. D) Enduring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lagging. 9. What's the meaning of Hierarchy? A) To guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain. B) A system for organizing people according to their status in a society, organization, or other group. C) To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A system for organizing people according to their status in a society, organization, or other group. 10. The best students know that to ..... good grades, they have to study every day. A) ACQUIRE. B) ACHIEVE. C) ACCESS. D) ACCURATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ACHIEVE. 11. Frown upon:To not approve of somethingWhich one is NOT the correct use of the words "frow upon" A) She frown upon five children. B) In her family, any expression of feeling was frowned upon. C) Failure to attend classes is frowned upon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She frown upon five children. 12. Fleet is a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 13. The chairman of the board takes (right to come before) over the other board members. A) Predecessor. B) Precedence. C) Precedes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precedence. 14. There are so many ..... in the roads of Sedati, which make us dizzy. A) Extinction. B) Extinguish. C) Distant. D) Poultry. E) Curves. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Curves. 15. One of three divisions into which play is divided in ice hockey games A) Economy. B) Period. C) Authority. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. 16. Choose the correct meaning of the word 'zealous': A) Nonchalant. B) Indifferent. C) Enthusiastic. D) Apathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enthusiastic. 17. The meaning of "Disarray" is ..... A) Disaster. B) Neatness. C) Chaos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chaos. 18. Many words in the dictionaries are ..... in order to keep their contents short and simple. A) Spearhead. B) Tuition. C) Abbreviate. D) Wary. E) Somber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abbreviate. 19. A person, a business, or organization against whom you are competing or fighting in the same area or for the same things is ..... A) A dealer. B) A rival. C) A partner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rival. 20. People say ignorance is ..... , but having knowledge is the true pleasure in life. A) Alienate. B) Advent. C) Abode. D) Bliss. E) Beacon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bliss. 21. The noun of "Subsequent" is ..... A) Subsequenment. B) Subsequenness. C) Subsequence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subsequence. 22. The word curriculum in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Syllabus. B) Track. C) Course of action. D) Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syllabus. 23. If you receive an ..... commercial e-mail, it is recommended that you erase it immediately. A) Unsolicited. B) Stationary. C) Reminiscence. D) Subordinate. E) Stationery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unsolicited. 24. The word skittish in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Excitable. B) Irritated. C) Serene. D) Calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excitable. 25. His refusal does nothing to ..... his reputation A) Enhance. B) Cope. C) Crop. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enhance. 26. What does it mean to censure someone? A) To stop. B) Arranged in order of time or date. C) To make clear; to remove confusion. D) To express strong disapproval. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To express strong disapproval. 27. 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 Receptors for the sense of smell are located at the top of the nasal cavity A) Mouth. B) Upper end. C) Inner edge. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upper end. 28. The word 'adjacent' means next to. A) . B) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 29. He ..... the big truck carefully over the narrow bridge. A) Fluctuate. B) Inhabits. C) Liberal. D) Maneuver. E) Inhibit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maneuver. 30. Chimpanzees have surprisingly high ..... skills. A) Cognitive. B) Advocate. C) Zeal. D) Articulate. E) Aura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive. 31. Carnivorous plants, such as the Sundew and Venus flytrap are generally found in humid areas. Carnivorous means? A) Plants-eater. B) Meat-eater. C) Plants and meats-eater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meat-eater. 32. These are synonyms of INSTANCE, except A) A resort. B) Example. C) Turn, step. D) Hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A resort. 33. Relic means something left from a long-ago culture, time period, or person. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 34. What's the meaning of Hostile? A) Something, you can feel or see its influence clearly in every part of that thing. B) To examine something very carefully. C) Behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way towards someone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way towards someone. 35. To form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have A) Refute. B) Compare. C) Infer. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infer. 36. A:I did not know you liked Jazz. B:I didn't before but I am starting to ..... A) Get over it. B) Get up to it. C) Get down on it. D) Get into it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get into it. 37. The birds in the forest ..... south for the winter. A) Inhabits. B) Liberal. C) Maneuver. D) Migrate. E) Inhibit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Migrate. 38. Photosynthesis is ..... A) Process related to how plants get food. B) Process related to how light travels. C) The process related to how plants change color. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process related to how plants get food. 39. What's the meaning of Disrupt? A) To gradually wear away. B) Expert knowledge or skill in a particular field. C) To interrupt by causing a disturbance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To interrupt by causing a disturbance. 40. The noun of "absolute" is ..... A) Absolutement. B) Absoluteness. C) Absolutenity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absoluteness. 41. Do you think your question is pertinent to the matter we are discussing? A) Apparent. B) Discriminating. C) Appropriate. D) Perceptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appropriate. 42. A. The population has trebled in the last 25 years.b. There has been a DRAMATIC INCREASE in the number of people. A) SAME MEANING. B) DIFFERENT MEANING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SAME MEANING. 43. Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, an innovation I heartily support. A) Inner part. B) Entrance. C) Test. D) Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change. 44. What's the meaning of Irascible? A) Not noticeable. B) To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist. C) Easily becoming angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Easily becoming angry. 45. During the divorce, the husband and wife fought over the ..... of their children. A) Bona fide. B) Custody. C) Cryptic. D) Even. E) Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Custody. 46. Which of the following is NOT a part of a tree? A) Twig. B) Soil. C) Folliage. D) Branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. 47. A "house" or "apartment" are both examples of a " ..... ". A) Dwelling. B) Shop. C) Home. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dwelling. 48. TO CONDUCT is, except: A) Forgive. B) Drive. C) Transmit electricity. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forgive. 49. To avoid confusion, the twins never wore the same clothes. Confusion means ..... A) Confusion. B) Disagreement. C) Crowd. D) Clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusion. 50. I don't know much about computers. I can only do basic things, like typing papers and using email. A) Simple; including only what is necessary. B) Something that you need or that you must do or have. C) A person who works for someone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple; including only what is necessary. 51. Among a group of monkeys, there is also a social ..... with the leader at the top. A) Hierarchy. B) Forage. C) Exposure. D) Heritage. E) Fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hierarchy. 52. Enter into a contractual arrangement A) Proceed. B) Contract. C) Consist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contract. 53. The ..... of the Nobel Peace Prize donated over a million dollars of the prize money to charity. A) Recipient. B) Quota. C) Propel. D) Plausible. E) Periodically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recipient. 54. What's the meaning of Harsh? A) To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist. B) Not gentle; unpleasant. C) It gradually bends towards the ground because it needs water or is dying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not gentle; unpleasant. 55. A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function A) Area. B) Structure. C) Labor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Area. 56. The word stressed in the passage is closest in meaning to A) Postponed. B) Cancelled. C) Emphasized. D) Ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emphasized. 57. While they ..... (sleep), a fire ..... (break) out. A) Was sleeping / breaks. B) Were sleeping / broke. C) Is sleeping / broke. D) Are sleeping / breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were sleeping / broke. 58. Without ..... , there would be no radios, televisions, or computers. A) Prudent. B) Renegade. C) Semiconductor. D) Representative. E) Secrete. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semiconductor. 59. Coughing and sneezing are some of the ..... of the flu. A) Symptom. B) Subtle. C) Suppress. D) Superstitious. E) Shrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symptom. 60. I ..... (scream) at her because she ..... (annoy )me. A) Screamed / was annoyed. B) Was screaming / was annoying. C) Screamed / annoyed. D) Screamed / was annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Screamed / was annoying. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesToefl Vocabulary Quiz 1Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 2Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 3Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 4Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 5Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 6Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 7Toefl Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books