This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging And Boosting > Boosters – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Boosters Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His voice was ..... and comforting. A) Palpitate. B) Mellifluous. C) Psyched. D) Rapturous ovation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mellifluous. 2. What is the impact of learning new things on the brain? A) It creates more neural connections in the brain. B) It reduces the risk of dementia. C) It shrinks the Hippocampus over time. D) It has no impact on the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates more neural connections in the brain. 3. Don't believe the teacher's ..... about school being closed tomorrow due to the snowstorm unless you hear it directly from the news. A) Hinder. B) Hearsay. C) Humane. D) Hackneyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hearsay. 4. I was ..... when he started discussing quantum physics during dinner. A) Vital. B) A ray of sunshine. C) Conserve. D) At sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At sea. 5. The ..... husband was the total opposite of his easily upset wife. A) Bawled uncontrollably. B) Abruptly. C) Perused. D) Placid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Placid. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. The students praised that her classes are ..... ! A) Finger in the pie. B) Go Dutch. C) Out of this world. D) Variety is the spice of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out of this world. 9. "We ..... in the garden, fixing the flying saucer, " said Sue and Bob (where, were, we're, wear) A) Were. B) Wear. C) We're. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 10. Scientists have been ..... for the longest time about how to prevent cancer from spreading. A) Mystified. B) Glowing in delight. C) Caress. D) Expeditious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystified. 11. 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. 12. A ..... of baboons. A) Troop. B) Posse. C) Flight. D) Swarm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troop. 13. What component separates the chambers within the power booster unit? A) A metal plate. B) A plastic divider. C) A flexible rubber diaphragm. D) A vacuum seal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A flexible rubber diaphragm. 14. We ..... when we saw the heart-breaking movie. A) Abruptly. B) Perused. C) Placid. D) Bawled uncontrollably. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bawled uncontrollably. 15. Who is eligible to be a member of the Soccer Boosters? A) Only students of Burrell High School. B) Only school staff. C) Any interested party. D) Only parents of soccer players. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any interested party. 16. 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. 17. The ..... river was the perfect haven for me. A) Bawled uncontrollably. B) Abruptly. C) Placid. D) Perused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Placid. 18. 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. 19. What is the correct order of the planets? A) Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,. B) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. D) Neptune, Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. What is the primary function of the power booster in a vehicle's braking system? A) To cool down the brake fluid. B) To multiply the driver's pedal effort. C) To reduce the vehicle's speed. D) To signal the brakes to engage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To multiply the driver's pedal effort. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. I held the soup gingerly as it was ..... A) Piping-hot. B) Pipe hot. C) As hot as pipe. D) As wet as fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piping-hot. 26. 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. 27. The whole thing is a ..... and will add to the instability of the country. A) Needle in a haysack. B) Burst at the seams. C) Reduce to ashes. D) House of cards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) House of cards. 28. 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. 29. An ..... worker, Mr. Smith never arrives late for work. A) Exemplary. B) Endure. C) Engrossed. D) Exude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exemplary. 30. There are 589 students in the school. 258 are boys. The rest are girls. How many students are girls? A) 331. B) 137. C) 430. D) 350. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 331. 31. You'll do well at school if you just ..... A) Keep your nose to the grindstone. B) Moment of truth. C) A brown study. D) On tenterhooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep your nose to the grindstone. 32. As soon as the boss came in the door, everyone ..... A) Spring into action. B) Left aghast. C) Sprang into action. D) Aghast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sprang into action. 33. She ..... untangled herself from some thorny vines and tried to stand. A) Gingerly. B) Gullible. C) Gibberish. D) Grasp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gingerly. 34. A new problem ..... at this critical moment. A) Omnipresent. B) Cropped out. C) Batten the hatches. D) Substantially. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cropped out. 35. If ..... going to school, you need to get ..... backpack ready. A) You're, you're. B) You're, your. C) Your, your. D) Your, you're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're, your. 36. I never delegate my tasks to her because she is a ..... A) Bull in the china shop. B) Bury the hatchet. C) Bag standard / bog standard. D) Bear with a sore throat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bull in the china shop. 37. 1 is the identity for A) Multiplicative identity. B) Additive inverse. C) Multiplicative inverse. D) Additive identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiplicative identity. 38. I'm not a strong swimmer, so I prefer not to go ..... A) A fish out of water. B) Rub shoulders. C) Fly the coop. D) Out of depth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out of depth. 39. It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in ..... A) Discrete. B) Elude. C) Dishevel. D) Earnest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earnest. 40. The entire house was ..... , I was overly petrified to enter. A) Affected. B) Shivered. C) Pitch-dark. D) People from all walks of lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pitch-dark. 41. The police has a specific goal to ..... crime in the neighborhood. A) Extirpate. B) Encumber. C) Divulge. D) Dismal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extirpate. 42. Who is the father of history A) Huin swang. B) Herodotu. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herodotu. 43. Kerry Ann, ..... hates spiders, wears boots wherever she goes. (who, whom) A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 44. Does smoking ..... lung cancer? A) Draw out. B) Despite. C) Contribute to. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contribute to. 45. Ms. Maureen buy 7 shirts.Each shirt has 5 buttons.How many buttons are there altogether? A) 15. B) 45. C) 25. D) 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35. 46. Jessica hates to stock up on vegetables because they tend to ..... quickly. A) Perish. B) Livid. C) Tumultuous. D) In vain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perish. 47. I passed all of my exams ..... the fact that I never studied. A) Although. B) Draw out. C) Bring out. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite. 48. We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting like ..... A) Bull in the china shop. B) Bury the hatchet. C) Bag standard / bog standard. D) A bull in a china shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bull in a china shop. 49. Obviously, we are having a midlife crisis. We were ..... sending our children to private schools. A) Memory like a sieve. B) Breaking the bank. C) Thinking cap. D) Break the bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking the bank. 50. She was ..... sharply by her mother. A) Exemplary. B) Infuriated. C) Old dame. D) Rebuked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rebuked. 51. Oscar planted some seeds. He planted 278 bean seeds and159 sunflower seeds. How many seeds did Oscar plant? A) 437. B) 399. C) 450. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 437. 52. Michelle has been in the show since she left school and feels like she needs to ..... A) Come out of their shell. B) Spread her wings. C) Tied to my mother's apron strings. D) Stand in my way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spread her wings. 53. After my husband breaks down the ..... shed in our backyard, he is going to build a playhouse for our children in the same area. A) Stop in one's track. B) Dilapidated. C) Make ends meet. D) Took a heavy toll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dilapidated. 54. Red and green are ..... throughout the holiday season. A) Omnipresent / ubiquitous. B) Grasp the nettle. C) Deter. D) Loiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omnipresent / ubiquitous. 55. Max is 183 cm tall, while Ruby is 169 cm tall. By how many centimeters is Max taller than Ruby? A) 16cm. B) 12 cm. C) 14 cm. D) 18cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14 cm. 56. Which planet is closest to the sun? A) Venus. B) Mars. C) Moon. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury. 57. We've been looking for an apartment in Geneva for six weeks and it's like finding a ..... A) House of cards. B) Reduce to ashes. C) Bursting at the seams. D) Needle in a haystack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needle in a haystack. 58. Who is the father of Printing A) Guttenberg. B) Lan wilmut. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guttenberg. 59. I need to find a humane way to ..... all the wildlife from ravaging my vegetable garden. A) Loiter. B) Omnipresent. C) Deter. D) Grasp the nettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deter. 60. His choice of words created quite a ..... A) Fathom. B) Cognizant. C) Furore. D) Impetuous. 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