This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging And Boosting > Boosters – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Boosters Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His choice of words created quite a ..... A) Fathom. B) Impetuous. C) Cognizant. D) Furore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Furore. 2. Being a lawyer, sometimes I have to ..... in order to scare off the criminals. A) Grapevine. B) Hear through grapevine. C) Chinese whispers. D) Play devil's advocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play devil's advocate. 3. He could not ..... the depth of the ocean. A) Felicitous. B) Funereal. C) Fugitive. D) Fathom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fathom. 4. A ..... of deers A) Herd. B) Swarm. C) Troop. D) Flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herd. 5. Mr. Parr gave you and ..... a treat for helping the younger students. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 6. ..... going to have to move your car because it's blocking the exit. (your, you're) A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 7. Due to this ..... , he was suspended from the school. A) Verge of tears. B) Outright insolence. C) Infuriated. D) Rebuked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outright insolence. 8. It feels like I ..... when I promised to complete this worksheet in one day. A) Bite off more than he can chew. B) Bit off more than I could chew. C) Does your bit. D) Bit off the chew part. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bit off more than I could chew. 9. Soda water contains? A) Carbondioxide. B) Sulpuric acid. C) Carbonic acid. D) Nitrous acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbonic acid. 10. I want to express my utmost gratitude towards my professor who ..... in every class. A) Imparts deep insights. B) The din and bustle of life. C) Earnest. D) Devours book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imparts deep insights. 11. My father is just the ..... , that is why everyone loves him! A) Salt of the earth. B) Take it with a grain of salt. C) Pie in the sky. D) Sweet tooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt of the earth. 12. Circumference of the ball? A) 500-590 mm. B) 690-710 mm. C) 609-619 mm. D) 609-689 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 690-710 mm. 13. The rexiprocal of-3/8*(-7/13) is A) -21/104. B) -104/21. C) 21/104. D) 104/21. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 104/21. 14. Rational numbers are A) Closure under division. B) Associative under subtraction. C) Commutative under subtraction. D) Closure under subtraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Closure under subtraction. 15. TRUE or FALSEAccording to the text, "Energy Boosters" , Coffee has about 100 mg of caffeine per cup. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. A ..... of crows. A) Herd. B) Flock. C) Troop. D) Flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flock. 17. Which company pizza was the first to be eaten in space A) Mc Donalds. B) Pizza hut. C) Dominos. D) Oven story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pizza hut. 18. I am dizzy and need to ..... down. (lie, lay) A) Lie. B) Lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lie. 19. When Sarah caught her husband in bed with another woman, she was ..... and burned all of his clothing. A) Perish. B) Tumultuous. C) Livid. D) In vain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Livid. 20. As soon as they were seated, Cynthia ..... the menu, bit her lip and ordered manhattans for both of them. A) Placid. B) Bawled uncontrollably. C) Perused. D) Abruptly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perused. 21. Our delivery will be delayed due to ..... A) Cognizant. B) Frolic. C) Flippant. D) Unforeseen mishap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unforeseen mishap. 22. What is the center of the solar system? A) Pluto. B) Earth. C) Moon. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 23. Our new product is ..... against that of our competitor. A) Gaining ground. B) Gift of the gab. C) Grey area. D) All that glistens is not gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gaining ground. 24. A ..... of aeroplanes. A) Flight. B) Posse. C) Troop. D) Swarm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flight. 25. What is the building block of brain health? A) Cognitive Training. B) Neuron to neuron communication. C) The amygdala. D) Meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron to neuron communication. 26. Don't take his advice literally! Just ..... ! A) Sweet tooth. B) Pie in the sky. C) Take it with a grain of salt. D) Salt of the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take it with a grain of salt. 27. Choose the correct sentence for (to, two, too) A) The second hamburger was too much for me. B) The second hamburger was to much for me. C) The second hamburger was two much for me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The second hamburger was too much for me. 28. He claimed that changing 5 jobs in a month is thrilling and that ..... A) Out of this world. B) Finger in the pie. C) Variety is the spice of life. D) Go Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variety is the spice of life. 29. Sara has certainly not looked like ..... in the mathematics lecture, since she is taking some online classes to improve her concepts. Source:theidioms.com A) Out of depth. B) Rub shoulders. C) A fish out of water. D) Fly the coop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fish out of water. 30. When he throws a party, he really ..... A) Sportsmanship. B) Determined. C) Pulls out all the stops. D) Express our gratitude. 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