This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Frankly I ..... it's the other way round. A) Don't. B) Think. C) Honest. D) Personally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think. 2. What is the capital city of Sri Lanka? A) Colombo. B) Sigiriya. C) Galle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colombo. 3. Just as I was coming to the best part of the story he ..... and stopped me in mid-flow. A) Clear it up. B) Butted in. C) Missed the point. D) Drawn the line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Butted in. 4. People have no food for a long time and many people die A) Famine. B) Drought. C) Flood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Famine. 5. It's ..... hot!-it's super hot A) Boiling. B) Almolst. C) Freezing. D) Heating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boiling. 6. Remaining after a process, event etc is finished A) Blister. B) Residual. C) Socket. D) Limb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Residual. 7. When a flight is late A) On time. B) Delayed. C) Landing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delayed. 8. I got home and ..... some coffee and a sandwich. A) Made. B) Was making. C) Had been making. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made. 9. What feeling does it show if you yawn all the time? A) Annoyance. B) Anxiety. C) Disgust. D) Boredom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boredom. 10. The critics ..... his performance in the new movie, praising his acting skills. A) Vilify. B) Scourge. C) Choke. D) Laud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laud. 11. The next meeting will ..... on Thursday. A) Take into account. B) Take place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take place. 12. The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself. A) Origin. B) Case. C) Influence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Influence. 13. What it's the meaning of the word in bold? Some companies don't do dress-down Friday because people there dress casually A) Some companies don't let them use any clothes. B) It's a policy which lets employees wear informal clothes one day a week. C) To speak in an angry way to someone who has done something wrong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a policy which lets employees wear informal clothes one day a week. 14. We ..... by the time the taxi arrived. A) Had finishing. B) Had been finishing. C) Had finished. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had finished. 15. A machine used for carrying people from one floor to another A) Torch. B) Tap. C) Dresser. D) Lift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lift. 16. This is the amount of money you have in your account A) Savings. B) Bargain. C) Balance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balance. 17. You what? You paid $ 5000 for that. You need your ..... examined. A) Up. B) Head. C) Blows. D) Lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head. 18. If you are under a ..... you will get extremelly wet A) Rainfall. B) Torrential. C) Downpour. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Downpour. 19. The news caused a ..... fall in the stock market. A) Spectacular. B) Soaking. C) Gorgeous. D) Enormous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spectacular. 20. 4 I know you're very tired, but please try ..... A) To concentrate. B) Concentrate. C) Concentrating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To concentrate. 21. Eager to react and communicate A) Fluent. B) Articulate. C) Responsive. D) Hesitant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Responsive. 22. We always ..... fish on Fridays. A) Are going to eat. B) Eat. C) Eats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eat. 23. Is this a good paraphrase?ORIGINAL:Many people reported symptoms of anxiety after the pandemic.PARAPHRASE:The pandemic caused increased anxiety in a large number of young people. A) Bad paraphrase. B) Good paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad paraphrase. 24. Modern airlines offer their passengers a great varietyof ..... comforts. A) Vulgar. B) Lazy. C) Civilized. D) Competent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civilized. 25. As he got up to speak, the two girls ..... looks and burst out laughing. A) Exchanged. B) Best. C) Through. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exchanged. 26. I ..... sing at the chorus but now I don't have time A) Use to. B) Would. C) Am used to. D) Am getting use to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 27. It is not just something you do in your spare time anymore. You are ..... about it. It's a way of life. A) Crazy. B) Obsessed. C) Into. D) Aficionado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crazy. 28. One of my ..... is to be disorganized. A) Strenghts. B) Consequences. C) Weaknesses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weaknesses. 29. Blind is in English: A) Visually-impared. B) Visually-blind. C) Visually-blocked. D) Visually-impairment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visually-impared. 30. When you want to boost the sales of a product, you want to ..... A) Promote the product. B) Advance the product. C) Enhance the product. D) Demote the product. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promote the product. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesUpper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 1Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 2Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 3Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 4Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 5Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 6Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 7Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 8Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books