This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging And Boosting > Boosters – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Boosters Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of training reduces the risk of dementia across 10 years by 33%? A) Neuroplasticity. B) Meditation. C) Cognitive Training. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognitive Training. 2. His voice was ..... and comforting. A) Palpitate. B) Rapturous ovation. C) Mellifluous. D) Psyched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mellifluous. 3. What is the impact of learning new things on the brain? A) It shrinks the Hippocampus over time. B) It has no impact on the brain. C) It reduces the risk of dementia. D) It creates more neural connections in the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It creates more neural connections in the brain. 4. Don't believe the teacher's ..... about school being closed tomorrow due to the snowstorm unless you hear it directly from the news. A) Hearsay. B) Hackneyed. C) Humane. D) Hinder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hearsay. 5. I was ..... when he started discussing quantum physics during dinner. A) A ray of sunshine. B) At sea. C) Conserve. D) Vital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At sea. 6. The ..... husband was the total opposite of his easily upset wife. A) Bawled uncontrollably. B) Perused. C) Placid. D) Abruptly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Placid. 7. The new school is very proud of ..... reputation. (its, it's) A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 8. I could not help but notice your mellifluous voice when you are ..... in the shower. A) The rubber band of stress in me snapped. B) Belting out. C) Belt out. D) My hands clammy from perspiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belting out. 9. The students praised that her classes are ..... ! A) Variety is the spice of life. B) Go Dutch. C) Out of this world. D) Finger in the pie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out of this world. 10. "We ..... in the garden, fixing the flying saucer, " said Sue and Bob (where, were, we're, wear) A) Were. B) Where. C) Wear. D) We're. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 11. Scientists have been ..... for the longest time about how to prevent cancer from spreading. A) Expeditious. B) Glowing in delight. C) Mystified. D) Caress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mystified. 12. Michael and ..... got a new dog for Christmas. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 13. A ..... of baboons. A) Swarm. B) Posse. C) Flight. D) Troop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troop. 14. What component separates the chambers within the power booster unit? A) A vacuum seal. B) A plastic divider. C) A metal plate. D) A flexible rubber diaphragm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A flexible rubber diaphragm. 15. We ..... when we saw the heart-breaking movie. A) Placid. B) Perused. C) Bawled uncontrollably. D) Abruptly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bawled uncontrollably. 16. Who is eligible to be a member of the Soccer Boosters? A) Only parents of soccer players. B) Any interested party. C) Only students of Burrell High School. D) Only school staff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any interested party. 17. The person depends on you for his ..... , how can you be so thoughtless? A) Butter and bread. B) Bread and butter. C) Breadwinner. D) Fit for a king. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bread and butter. 18. The ..... river was the perfect haven for me. A) Bawled uncontrollably. B) Placid. C) Perused. D) Abruptly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Placid. 19. The two lines dividing the court into three equal halves? A) Transverse Lines. B) Side Lines. C) Goal Lines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transverse Lines. 20. What is the correct order of the planets? A) Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,. B) Neptune, Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. C) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 21. What does one do during meditation? A) To shrink the Hippocampus. B) To reduce the risk of dementia. C) To improve visual attention and speed of mental processing. D) To focus on only 1 thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To focus on only 1 thing. 22. Please tell ..... friends that we will be leaving soon. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 23. What is the primary function of the power booster in a vehicle's braking system? A) To signal the brakes to engage. B) To multiply the driver's pedal effort. C) To cool down the brake fluid. D) To reduce the vehicle's speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To multiply the driver's pedal effort. 24. All of the corn ..... dried up. (Sub/Verb Agreement) A) Have. B) Has. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 25. How many committees must all Booster Members participate in each year? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 26. I held the soup gingerly as it was ..... A) Piping-hot. B) As wet as fish. C) Pipe hot. D) As hot as pipe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piping-hot. 27. The waiter showed us to our table with much ..... A) Keep the ball rolling. B) Bowing and scraping. C) Bag standard / bog standard. D) Bow and scrape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bowing and scraping. 28. The whole thing is a ..... and will add to the instability of the country. A) Burst at the seams. B) House of cards. C) Needle in a haysack. D) Reduce to ashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House of cards. 29. The tornado is coming, so we had better ..... here and get to the cellar. A) Omnipresent. B) Crop out. C) Batten the hatches. D) Substantially. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Batten the hatches. 30. An ..... worker, Mr. Smith never arrives late for work. A) Exude. B) Engrossed. C) Endure. D) Exemplary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exemplary. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWriting Style QuizzesGrammar QuizzesBoosters Quiz 1Boosters Quiz 2Boosters Quiz 3Boosters Quiz 4Boosters Quiz 5Boosters Quiz 6Boosters Quiz 7Boosters Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books