This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging And Boosting > Boosters – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Boosters Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A false feeling that people are trying to harm you. A) Paranoid. B) Diabolical. C) Cryptic. D) Menacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paranoid. 2. We need to ..... that baby down for a nap. A) Lie. B) Lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lay. 3. Danny was in danger of failing, so before his last math test he left the show early to go home and ..... A) Keep your nose to the grindstone. B) A brown study. C) On tenterhooks. D) Hit the books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hit the books. 4. May Day has become a ..... institution A) Bibliophile. B) Erudite. C) Venerable. D) Of utmost importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venerable. 5. How Chunking works? A) Breaking down large information into smaller pieces. B) Building up small informations into large concept. C) Doing gym to build muscle. D) Information radiates outward from the central topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breaking down large information into smaller pieces. 6. As a vegetarian, Jill believes people should only eat plants as part of an effort to be more ..... to animals. A) Hackneyed. B) Hinder. C) Hearsay. D) Humane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humane. 7. She'll have to get a job and learn to ..... sooner or later. A) The world of good. B) Stand on her own two feet. C) Tied to her mother's apron strings. D) Fly their coop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stand on her own two feet. 8. My brother ..... carpet for a living. A) Lies. B) Lays. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lays. 9. First came lightning, and ..... came thunder. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Then. 10. The old dame was ..... when her Chanel bag was snatched by the pillion rider. A) Huff and puff. B) Bellow for help. C) Hollering for help. D) Panting for air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hollering for help. 11. What is the name of the dwarf planet in our solar system? A) Pluto. B) Uranus. C) Neptune. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pluto. 12. We need to take ..... to tackle the problems. A) Precautionary measures. B) Aforementioned. C) Spread like wildfire. D) Scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precautionary measures. 13. (Who's/Whose) opinions do you value? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 14. Now I am not unpatriotic, and I want to ..... in this great movement. A) Do my bit. B) Does your bit. C) Done my pits. D) Do your bits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do my bit. 15. What is the minimum number of years a Junior player must participate to receive a Junior jacket? A) Two years. B) One year. C) Three years. D) Four years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two years. 16. And for survivors, cancer treatments take a heavy toll and can have long-term health effects. A) Stop in one's track. B) Make ends meet. C) Dilapidated. D) Take a heavy toll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take a heavy toll. 17. Elon musk is a native of which country A) Cannada. B) India. C) South Africa. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Africa. 18. Diameter of the centre circle? A) 1m. B) 0.7m. C) 0.9m. D) 0.8m. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.9m. 19. The ..... of jobs in the town has caused the crime rate to increase dramatically. A) Mitigate. B) Perish. C) Umpteen years. D) Scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scarcity. 20. Which is attractive among birds A) Male. B) Female. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Male. 21. Extremely evil, very unpleasant, bad, or annoying. A) Superstitious. B) Diabolical. C) Concoct. D) Cryptic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diabolical. 22. A woman has to ..... an extreme amount of pain during childbirth. A) Endure. B) Exude. C) Exemplary. D) Engrossed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endure. 23. Every rational number has a reciprocal A) True. B) Cant say. C) Some times. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False. 24. He was still ..... waiting for his directors' decision about the job. A) Moment of truth. B) A brown study. C) In the nick of time. D) On tenterhooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On tenterhooks. 25. To stop happening; to end. A) Isolated. B) Paranoid. C) Cease. D) Superstitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cease. 26. Who is the founder of the parallel universe theory? A) Stephen Hawking. B) Hugh Everett. C) Albert einstein. D) Nikola tesla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hugh Everett. 27. What is the purpose of cognitive training? A) To enhance the ability of the brain to encode memories. B) To prevent dementia. C) To improve visual attention and speed of mental processing. D) To shrink the Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prevent dementia. 28. ..... , when I fell down, lost my phone and spilled my drink all over me. A) The rubber band of stress in me snapped. B) An irrational fear overwhelming me. C) Belt out. D) My hands clammy from perspiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rubber band of stress in me snapped. 29. Working in a record shop was pretty much a ..... A) Bellowed. B) Raspy. C) Exemplary. D) Labour of love. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Labour of love. 30. Maria's ..... hug made me suspicious of her motives. A) Zeal. B) Jealous. C) Scurry. D) Overzealous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overzealous. 31. Aunt Mary says I do do that-all the time, " rejoined Cordelia, with a ..... smile. A) Manacled. B) Left open mouth. C) Left aghast. D) Wistful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wistful. 32. The gen-z will have to ..... after the time comes. A) The world of good. B) Stand on their own two feet. C) Tied to their mother's apron strings. D) Fly their coop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stand on their own two feet. 33. He ran his fingers through his hair, making it even more ..... A) Discrete. B) Elude. C) Dishevel. D) Earnest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dishevel. 34. Christmas will be ..... without the children. A) Dismal. B) Divulge. C) Extirpate. D) Encumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dismal. 35. Who selects the Committee head? A) The President. B) The Treasurer. C) The Officers. D) The Vice President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Officers. 36. ..... to score flying colours, she has kept her nose to the grindstone for the longest time. A) Red-letter day. B) In a bid. C) Rebuked. D) Outright insolence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a bid. 37. For the right amount, the sleazy lawyer will represent even the most ..... criminals. A) Hapless. B) Herculean. C) Harrowing. D) Heinous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heinous. 38. What is the impact of chronic stress on the Hippocampus? A) It enhances the Hippocampus over time. B) It prevents the shrinking of the Hippocampus. C) It has no impact on the Hippocampus. D) It shrinks the Hippocampus over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It shrinks the Hippocampus over time. 39. Thickness of the lines marking the court: A) 40 mm. B) 30 mm. C) 50 mm. D) 20 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 mm. 40. Number of rational numbers lying between two rational nimbers are A) 2 only. B) Infinite. C) 3. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinite. 41. The ..... student graduated at the top of her class. A) Erudite. B) Of utmost importance. C) Bibliophile. D) Venerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erudite. 42. Did you hear? They are getting engaged! I just got it ..... ! A) Hot off the press. B) Stool pigeon. C) Word of mouth. D) To the best of my knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot off the press. 43. Which colour of Rainbow radiate least? A) Yellow. B) Blue. C) Green. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue. 44. ..... I try very hard not to force issues, I find it very difficult to avoid them. A) Despite. B) Although. C) Draw out. D) Bring out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although. 45. The ball is inflated to a pressure of? A) 35-45 k Pa. B) 55-69 k Pa. C) 80-90 k Pa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 55-69 k Pa. 46. ..... by the smell of the food, the bear tried to enter the elderly woman's home. A) Extraneous. B) Exorbitant. C) Enticed. D) Ebullient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enticed. 47. What ''E" discovered by Hans Christian Orested? A) Magnism. B) Electromagnetism. C) Mateism. D) Magnetism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electromagnetism. 48. What happens when the vacuum source to the power booster is interrupted? A) More effort is needed to apply the brakes. B) Braking power is increased. C) The vehicle switches to regenerative braking. D) The brakes lock up automatically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More effort is needed to apply the brakes. 49. The roller coasters at Six Flags are scarier ..... the ones at Disney World. (than, then) A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 50. Radius of goal circle? A) 4.9m. B) 8.9m. C) 5.9m. D) 6.9m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4.9m. 51. I'm trying to learn new things, but I find it difficult because my ..... A) Memory sieve. B) Sieve memory. C) Memory is like a sieve. D) Memory like a sieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Memory is like a sieve. 52. A: "Well, boss, what do you think we should do?" B: "Just let me put ..... for a minute." A) Break the bank. B) My thinking cap on. C) My thinking cap. D) Memory like a sieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My thinking cap on. 53. I've ..... now it's up to you. A) Does your bit. B) Done my pits. C) Done my bit. D) Do your bits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Done my bit. 54. How are you and your brother different? He's really shy, ..... A) But I'm not. B) Like me. C) And I'm shy. D) And we're both friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But I'm not. 55. Columbia University has often shown that the principle is among ..... core values. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 56. What ''E" was the principle stated by Pauli? A) Extract principle. B) Electric principle. C) Explsion Principle. D) Exclusion principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclusion principle. 57. Oliver made 263 baskets during basketball practice last week and 319 baskets this week.How many baskets did he make in total? A) 585 baskets. B) 555 baskets. C) 565 baskets. D) 582 baskets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 582 baskets. 58. He was ..... into the phone, giving orders to one of his employees. A) Bellowed. B) Bellowing. C) Bellow. D) Below. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bellowing. 59. She ..... on her Spanish before going to Mexico. A) Boned up. B) On tenterhooks. C) Moment of truth. D) A brown study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boned up. 60. ..... because it was my turn to jump down from the airplane. A) The rubber band of stress in me snapping. B) An irrational fear overwhelming me. C) Belt out. D) My hands clammy from perspiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My hands clammy from perspiration. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWriting Style QuizzesGrammar QuizzesBoosters Quiz 1Boosters Quiz 3Boosters Quiz 4Boosters Quiz 5Boosters Quiz 6Boosters Quiz 7Boosters Quiz 8Boosters In Writing Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books