This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Ielts Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After a ..... divorce from his wife of 20 years, the actor married a woman young enough to be his daughter. A) Cruel. B) Bitter. C) Hostile. D) Mysterious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bitter. 2. To encourage-to try to convince. A) Announce. B) Urge. C) Avoid. D) Reveal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urge. 3. The ground ..... while he was operating the heavy machinery. A) Rotted. B) Straddled. C) Rumbled. D) Permeated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rumbled. 4. A number of the kids in my classroom come from ..... homes. A) Dysfunctional. B) Damaged. C) Hurt. D) Broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broken. 5. The meal was a rip-off and the service was ..... A) Spectacular. B) Satisfying. C) Adequate. D) Appalling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appalling. 6. Salary trumps the prospective employer's brand value when it comes to taking up jobs.What does trump mean? A) Better than. B) Less important than. C) As important as. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Better than. 7. By washing your clothing in cold water, therefore, you can ..... your CO2 ..... from laundry. A) Cut the consumption of footprint. B) Cut the amount of consumption. C) Reduce emitting. D) Cut down on emission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cut down on emission. 8. What does 'metropolis' mean? A) A huge city with lots of people. B) A small city with hardly any people. C) A beautiful city. D) An ugly city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A huge city with lots of people. 9. The town centre is very different to the old quarter. It was built quite recently so the buildings are more ..... , and it has a great shopping centre. A) Modern. B) Historical. C) Ancient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern. 10. Bank account (n.) A) Marine clock. B) Bank account. C) Grab, grab. D) Fit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bank account. 11. I found a very useful article ..... the Internet. A) D on. B) A by. C) B in. D) C for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D on. 12. We really need to find a way to ..... this issue. A) C prevent. B) B overcome. C) D resolve. D) A solve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D resolve. 13. Collocation: ..... the result / ..... information / ..... the situation / ..... by A) Manipulate. B) Enlarge. C) Diminish. D) Transition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manipulate. 14. The Japanese economy is experiencing its worst ..... in 20 years. A) Retailer. B) Currency. C) Recession. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recession. 15. I want to learn how/study how to drive a car. A) Study how. B) Learn how. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learn how. 16. To make known-to show-to bring into view. A) Announce. B) Event. C) Urge. D) Reveal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reveal. 17. Synonym of unexpectedly A) Once in a blue moon. B) Feeling blue. C) Out of the blue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out of the blue. 18. Taking effect on a past date A) Ambiguous. B) Cogent. C) Agile. D) Retroactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retroactive. 19. The teacher's constant ..... comments were demoralizing to the students. A) Apprehensive. B) Deprecating. C) Patient. D) Decisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deprecating. 20. Social reintegration A) Reoffend. B) Rehabilitate. C) Revenge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rehabilitate. 21. How can she ..... herself into trusting that cold and cunning opportunist? A) Merit. B) Tow. C) Delude. D) Holler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delude. 22. I hate winter. It is A) Fantastic. B) Terrible. C) Brilliant. D) Weird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrible. 23. A person who tries to protect nature A) Vehicle. B) Passenger. C) Environmentalist. D) Uncle Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmentalist. 24. London has always been a ..... city. A) Celebrity. B) Role. C) Cosmopolitan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cosmopolitan. 25. I really like your earrings. They are A) Cool. B) Weird. C) Boring. D) Awful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cool. 26. People stay because they don't have ..... opportunities. A) Impact. B) Insecurties. C) Alternative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alternative. 27. My town is very old and ..... there are lots of buildings and monuments to look at. It has an old quarter which has lots of bars and restaurants A) Modern. B) Historic. C) Boring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historic. 28. Choose the correct form of the word "employ" .I couldn't work when my daughter was sick. Fortunately, my ..... is very understanding. A) Employee. B) Unemployment. C) Employer. D) Employment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Employer. 29. Kim is going to Cambridge University to ..... History and Economics. A) Studying. B) Learn. C) Learning. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Study. 30. My older sister is very ..... for her age. She still needs my parents to help her with almost everything. A) Maturity. B) Immaturity. C) Mature. D) Immature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immature. 31. Conservation = ..... A) In danger. B) Education. C) Charity. D) Protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protection. 32. The word "subsequent" means A) Later. B) Early. C) At the same time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Later. 33. I frequently use sunflowers as ..... of strength. A) Symbols. B) Role. C) Stage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbols. 34. She makes a big ..... from selling waste material to textile companies. A) Loss. B) Retailer. C) Profit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Profit. 35. Choose the correct form of the word "employ" .I was only ..... as a cleaner, but the family expected me to look after their children as well. A) Employed. B) Unemployed. C) Employee. D) Employ. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Employed. 36. The collocation "immediate family" has similar meaning with ..... A) Extended family. B) Intended family. C) Nuclear family. D) Intermediate family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear family. 37. Catastrophic adj. A) Disastrous. B) Seismic. C) Dry. D) Constructive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disastrous. 38. International prices can also have an impact on the ..... market. A) D worldwide. B) A domestic. C) B global. D) C urban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A domestic. 39. A general, continuous increase in prices: A) Recession. B) Inflation. C) Debt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inflation. 40. Direct the course of a naval vessel or an aircraft A) React. B) Retroactive. C) Navigate. D) Transact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Navigate. 41. The process of studying or examining something in an organized way to learn more about it, or a particular study of something: A) Consist. B) Unaware. C) Analysis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analysis. 42. Vietnamese meaning of the word "intestine" A) Intestine. B) Compare. C) Chimpanzee. D) Self-heal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intestine. 43. Standards in education have received much ..... over the last fewyears. A) Ubiquity. B) Publicity. C) Reputation. D) Popularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Publicity. 44. "What are you doing?""Well, I ..... for my A-level exams next week. It's so tiring!" A) Learn. B) Study. C) Am studying. D) Am learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am studying. 45. Mark is so ..... that he believes almost everything he hears. A) Eccentric. B) Talkative. C) Reliant. D) Gullible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gullible. 46. My friend loves sport. He thinks it is A) Weird. B) Brilliant. C) Bad. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brilliant. 47. She didn't cut herself with a fork. She ..... herself with a knife. A) Cat. B) Cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut. 48. Professor Smith has some ..... ideas about art and creativity. A) Eccentric. B) Deprecating. C) Patient. D) Reliant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eccentric. 49. Everyone should travel; it really ..... the mind. A) Opens. B) Broadens. C) Widens. D) Develops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broadens. 50. Chris phoned to say they'd arrived safely, so that really ..... A) Slipped my mind. B) Put my mind at ease. C) Had something in mind. D) Broadened my mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Put my mind at ease. 51. Choose the synonym of 'Nudge' A) Jump over. B) Push gently. C) Hit severely. D) Run around. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Push gently. 52. ..... by her early success, she went on to write four more novelsin rapid succession. A) Stemmed. B) Spurred. C) Caused. D) Motived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spurred. 53. Intelligent and serious, and enjoying serious thought rather than emotion: A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebral. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral. 54. Large in amount or size A) Wave. B) Extensive. C) Interrupt. D) Regard as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extensive. 55. The singers were amazingand the costumes were ..... all decorated with gold and jewels. A) Harmless. B) Beautiful. C) Useful. D) Terrible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautiful. 56. Expand understanding (phrase) A) Remember. B) Bear in mind. C) Broaden the mind. D) Have sth in mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broaden the mind. 57. The committee reached a ..... decision after careful deliberation. A) Fluctuating. B) Biased. C) Sporadic. D) Unanimous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unanimous. 58. Choose the most suitable explanation or interpretation, A or B, for thefollowing sentences. The pollution in my city is terrible. A) There is a lot of crime in my city. B) The air quality in my city is very poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The air quality in my city is very poor. 59. Choose the most suitable explanation or interpretation, A or B, for thefollowing sentences. The junction of London Road and Holly Street is an accident black spot. A) A lot of traffic accidents happen here. B) Not many accidents happen here. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lot of traffic accidents happen here. 60. If sales don't improve, we'll have to declare ..... within a year. A) Currency. B) Recession. C) Bankruptcy. D) Profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bankruptcy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIelts Vocabulary Quiz 1Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 2Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 3Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 4Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 6Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 7Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 8Ielts Vocabulary Quiz 9Advanced Vocabulary Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books