This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My flight's due in at 10.00. Could you ..... just outside Arrivals at 10.30? A) Drop me off. B) Pick me up. C) Get me off. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pick me up. 2. How many rings are there in the Olympic Games symbol? A) Five (5). B) Seven (7). C) Six (6). D) Eight (8). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five (5). 3. Despite the chaos around him, he remained ..... A) In control. B) Under control. C) In doubt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In control. 4. The taxi dropped us off at the airport ..... 1. We were flying to Amsterdam. A) Arrivals. B) Terminal. C) Customs. D) Check-in desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terminal. 5. Andrew never takes risks. He's so A) Naive. B) Moody. C) Cautious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cautious. 6. The fans were ..... by the result of the match A) Astonished. B) Afraid. C) Amazing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astonished. 7. 6 I ..... play video games every day, but now I only play them at weekends. A) Am used to. B) Used to. C) Got used to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used to. 8. Choose the word that is different: A) Damp. B) Mist. C) Fog. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damp. 9. Replace the verb idioms in italics with the right phrase. I wish you would stop butting in on the conversation! It is really annoying! A) Interrupting. B) Misunderstood. C) Make sense. D) Explaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrupting. 10. Ivan ..... friends easily. He'll meet a lot of new people when he moves. A) Tends to making. B) Tends to make. C) Is making. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tends to make. 11. What is the correct order of the noun phrase? A) Impressive advertising really campaign. B) Really impressive advertising campaign. C) Impressive really advertising campaign. D) Advertising really impressive campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really impressive advertising campaign. 12. In which sport would you use a 'sand iron'? A) Golf. B) Baseball. C) Track and Field. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Golf. 13. Recruitment ..... A) Budgets. B) Procedures. C) Setting. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Procedures. 14. Audible is in English: A) Likeable. B) Legible. C) Audible. D) Edible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audible. 15. Alan isn't at home. He ..... somewhere in the garden. A) May have played. B) Might be playing. C) May have been playing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might be playing. 16. Britney wore a big hat and a pair of sunglasses to avoid ..... (recognise). A) Not to be recognised. B) Not being recognised. C) Being recognised. D) To be recognised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being recognised. 17. ..... Peruvian are well known for their ceviche. A) A. B) The. C) -. D) An. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The. 18. I have done something ..... without consulting you. Can you help me solve it? A) Dreadful. B) Enormous. C) Hilarious. D) Soaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dreadful. 19. They ..... to attend the meeting in America by their boss. A) Were chosen. B) Chose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were chosen. 20. Andrew's fi xed my laptop. It's a good job he's a ..... A) Morning person. B) Computer geek. C) Good laugh. D) Down to earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Computer geek. 21. A large container outside your house where you throw things away A) Chest of drawers. B) Stove. C) Dustbin. D) Flashlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dustbin. 22. Now imagine the jar no longer cylindrical but conical, like an ice-cream cone, the wider end at the surface. A) Like a rod. B) Conelike. C) Round. D) Like a triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conelike. 23. You look pale and your temperature is high. I advise you ..... tonight. A) Not going out. B) To not go out. C) Not to go out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to go out. 24. Fashions in clothes and music just keep going round in ..... circles, constantly reworked and repeated. A) Never-ending. B) Knee-length. C) Middle-class. D) Anti-establishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never-ending. 25. Divide the task into ..... sections. A) Manageable. B) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manageable. 26. Choose the correct usage for "would" A) To say how long the action went on for. B) To talk about past actions or habits that are finished now. C) To describe states. D) To talk about past actions or habits that happened again and again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To talk about past actions or habits that happened again and again. 27. She ..... be here an hour ago. Where is she? A) Could. B) Ought not to. C) Was supposed to. D) Didn't need to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was supposed to. 28. ..... ! You have to relax. A) Get a grip. B) Cope with. C) Resist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get a grip. 29. Part of a city that has a lot of different bissiness A) Commercial area. B) Industrial park. C) The outskirts. D) Residential area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial area. 30. Next thing you know you have ..... the bug and you are buying all the equipment. A) Keen. B) Given. C) Take. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Got. 31. Mrs Alderson ..... every month A) Has her hair cut. B) Has her hair cutted. C) Has cut her hair. D) Cuts her hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has her hair cut. 32. I was ..... to discover that he had stolen money from me. A) Horrified. B) Thrilled. C) Tense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horrified. 33. -How can I find your house?-Do you know where the station is? My house is ..... A) Near. B) Remotely. C) Remote. D) Nearby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nearby. 34. You haven't told her, ..... ? A) Have you. B) Haven't you. C) You haven't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have you. 35. Quickly adapt to the situation A) Flexible. B) Moody. C) Eccentric. D) Mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flexible. 36. The new factory has had a negative ..... on the environment. A) Opportunity. B) Support. C) Impact. D) Sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impact. 37. Quick-thinking and clever with words A) Eccentric. B) Genuine. C) Moody. D) Witty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Witty. 38. ..... for Ellie, I prepared some coffee A) Waiting. B) Waited. C) While waited. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting. 39. The 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics ..... (win) by Marie Curie. A) Has been won. B) Was being won. C) Was won. D) Had been won. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was won. 40. Could we have the CHECK, please? Choose a BrE synonym. A) Receipt. B) Credit. C) Bill. D) Charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill. 41. Evaluate to in English: A) Overestimate. B) To evaluate. C) Underestimate. D) To appreciate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evaluate. 42. Your ..... is private to you and not known by other people. A) Email address. B) Statements. C) PIN number. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PIN number. 43. Mum let me stay longer =? A) Mum allowed me to stay longer. B) Mum made me stay longer. C) I managed to stay longer. D) I was supposed to stay longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mum allowed me to stay longer. 44. Making you think a lot about a subject A) Mind-blowing. B) Thought-provoking. C) Much-anticipated. D) Highly-respected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought-provoking. 45. I've known him ..... ages. A) For. B) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 46. We wanted to fly by plane as we ..... that before. A) Hadn't done. B) Did. C) Were doing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't done. 47. He ..... me mad the way he keeps criticising me all the time. A) Went. B) Drives. C) About. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drives. 48. Being forced to do sth A) Under pressure. B) Under attack. C) Under control. D) Under age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under pressure. 49. When I pass ..... , I won't care about the funeral. A) Off. B) Out. C) Over. D) Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Away. 50. We are going to have to ..... the fact that we aren't wanted. A) Add up. B) Face. C) Drawn the line. D) Missed the point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face. 51. A positive ..... will be vital to save the system from collapse. A) Drawback. B) Trade-off. C) Breakdown. D) Outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outcome. 52. There is bad reception there so I won't call you unless there ..... a problem. A) Will be. B) Won't be. C) Is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 53. I have a ..... that something is wrong between Adam and Jake A) Gut feeling. B) Opinion. C) Feel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gut feeling. 54. He's mad, totally and completely ..... the bend. A) On. B) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Round. 55. The floor ..... mopped at the moment, so be careful. A) Is. B) Is being. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is being. 56. I looked at the bill ..... to check that it was correct. A) Hardly. B) Hard. C) Close. D) Closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Closely. 57. As we got further up the mountain, the ..... became thicker and we couldn't see. A) Fog. B) Mist. C) Damp. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fog. 58. Lots of people deal with obesity because of the inordinate amount of unhealthy and fast food they consume. What does inordinate mean? A) Inappropriate. B) Small. C) Excessive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excessive. 59. Anna is very happy because ..... A) She's seeming to be able to do her work easily. B) She's believing that her work is important. C) She's learning a lot in her new job. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's learning a lot in her new job. 60. A nursery or similar place which looks after young children during the day. A) School. B) Child care facilities. C) Kindergarten. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Child care facilities. ← 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