This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging And Boosting > Boosters – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Boosters Quiz 8 (40 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Being a lawyer, sometimes I have to ..... in order to scare off the criminals. A) Play devil's advocate. B) Grapevine. C) Chinese whispers. D) Hear through grapevine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play devil's advocate. 2. He could not ..... the depth of the ocean. A) Felicitous. B) Fathom. C) Funereal. D) Fugitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fathom. 3. A ..... of deers A) Swarm. B) Troop. C) Flight. D) Herd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herd. 4. 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. 5. ..... 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. 6. Due to this ..... , he was suspended from the school. A) Rebuked. B) Infuriated. C) Verge of tears. D) Outright insolence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outright insolence. 7. It feels like I ..... when I promised to complete this worksheet in one day. A) Bit off more than I could chew. B) Bit off the chew part. C) Bite off more than he can chew. D) Does your bit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bit off more than I could chew. 8. Soda water contains? A) Nitrous acid. B) Carbonic acid. C) Sulpuric acid. D) Carbondioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbonic acid. 9. 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. 10. My father is just the ..... , that is why everyone loves him! A) Pie in the sky. B) Salt of the earth. C) Sweet tooth. D) Take it with a grain of salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt of the earth. 11. Circumference of the ball? A) 690-710 mm. B) 609-619 mm. C) 500-590 mm. D) 609-689 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 690-710 mm. 12. The rexiprocal of-3/8*(-7/13) is A) -21/104. B) 104/21. C) 21/104. D) -104/21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 104/21. 13. Rational numbers are A) Associative under subtraction. B) Closure under division. C) Closure under subtraction. D) Commutative under subtraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closure under subtraction. 14. 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. 15. A ..... of crows. A) Flight. B) Flock. C) Herd. D) Troop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flock. 16. Which company pizza was the first to be eaten in space A) Dominos. B) Mc Donalds. C) Pizza hut. D) Oven story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pizza hut. 17. 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. 18. When Sarah caught her husband in bed with another woman, she was ..... and burned all of his clothing. A) Perish. B) Livid. C) In vain. D) Tumultuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Livid. 19. As soon as they were seated, Cynthia ..... the menu, bit her lip and ordered manhattans for both of them. A) Abruptly. B) Placid. C) Perused. D) Bawled uncontrollably. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perused. 20. Our delivery will be delayed due to ..... A) Cognizant. B) Unforeseen mishap. C) Flippant. D) Frolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unforeseen mishap. 21. What is the center of the solar system? A) Moon. B) Pluto. C) Sun. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 22. 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. 23. What is the building block of brain health? A) Meditation. B) Cognitive Training. C) The amygdala. D) Neuron to neuron communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron to neuron communication. 24. Don't take his advice literally! Just ..... ! A) Sweet tooth. B) Salt of the earth. C) Pie in the sky. D) Take it with a grain of salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take it with a grain of salt. 25. He claimed that changing 5 jobs in a month is thrilling and that ..... A) Finger in the pie. B) Variety is the spice of life. C) Out of this world. D) Go Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variety is the spice of life. 26. 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) A fish out of water. B) Fly the coop. C) Rub shoulders. D) Out of depth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fish out of water. 27. When he throws a party, he really ..... A) Sportsmanship. B) Determined. C) Pulls out all the stops. D) Express our gratitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pulls out all the stops. 28. Hearing that you have cancer is always ..... news. A) Grandeur. B) Grievous. C) Gingerly. D) Grasp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grievous. 29. I do not think that was true, I am sure my family just got it from ..... A) Play devil's advocate. B) Herculean. C) Hear through grapevine. D) Grapevine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grapevine. 30. Where is the head quarters for automobile manufacturer ''fiat" ? A) Washington DC. B) Germany. C) Delhi. D) Turin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turin. 31. What does lifelong learning involve? A) Shrinking the Hippocampus. B) Creating more neural connections in the brain. C) The loss of synapses required to learn new information over the lifetime. D) Relaxing and slowing down as one grows older. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creating more neural connections in the brain. 32. His skin was soft ..... his strength, a combination the woman in her found appealing. A) Draw out. B) Although. C) Despite. D) Bring out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite. 33. Being in love with Hank has made Janet so ..... that she pays all his bills while he sits around all day. A) Gingerly. B) Grasp. C) Gibberish. D) Gullible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gullible. 34. Length of Goal Lines? A) 5.25m. B) 25.5m. C) 35.5m. D) 30.5m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5.25m. 35. This decision is ..... for the advancement of the country. A) Of utmost importance. B) Bibliophile. C) Venerable. D) Erudite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of utmost importance. 36. When the bank robber was shot, he could only ..... to his getaway car. A) Jealous. B) Glee. C) Zeal. D) Scurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scurry. 37. Which vehicles are fitted with an engine-driven vacuum pump for the power booster? A) Petrol engine vehicles. B) Electric vehicles. C) Diesel engine vehicles. D) Hybrid vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diesel engine vehicles. 38. The habit of putting your ..... has to stop, sometimes we do not need an outsider to give remarks. A) Out of this world. B) Go Dutch. C) Finger in the pie. D) Variety is the spice of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of this world. 39. What maintains the vacuum in the booster when the engine is off? A) The non-return valve. B) A battery-powered pump. C) An external vacuum reservoir. D) The intake manifold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The non-return valve. 40. The ..... was being annoying hence I decided to turn a blind eye when she approached me for money. A) Exemplary. B) Old dame. C) Rebuked. D) Infuriated. 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