This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... to Peru in 1980. A) Had been. B) Were going. C) Went. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 2. She ..... him on his excellent German. A) Complimented. B) Offended. C) Reaction. D) Misunderstanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complimented. 3. My back really hurts. This will ..... be the last time I go camping! A) Most probably. B) Possible that. C) Safe to. D) Is bound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most probably. 4. We must have ..... as soon as possible. A) The tap fixed. B) Fixed the tap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tap fixed. 5. There was loads of rubbish ..... in the streets. A) Left. B) Leaving. C) Has left. D) Is left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 6. He never stops studying because of his ..... ambition to become a scientist. A) Hard. B) Leading. C) Driving. D) Diverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving. 7. A force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage $\rightarrow$ pressure A) Finite. B) Blister. C) Strain. D) Interface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strain. 8. 'Don't forget to post the letter!' A) She reminded me to post the letter. B) She reminded me of post the letter. C) She threatened me to post the letter. D) She warned me to post the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She reminded me to post the letter. 9. Wasteful, wasteful A) Wasteful. B) Waste. C) Wasted. D) Wasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasteful. 10. ..... you use to have a garden? A) Do. B) Did. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 11. I love listening to my uncle. He's got a very rich voice and a ..... laugh. A) Deep-throated. B) Wide-throated. C) Deep-voiced. D) High-throated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep-throated. 12. Mr Smith ..... (interview) for the job at the moment A) Have been interviewed. B) Was being interviewed. C) Is being interviewed. D) Were being interviewed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is being interviewed. 13. Hundreds of homes ..... (destroy) by the floods in recent weeks. A) Have destroyed. B) Have been destroyed. C) Had been destroyed. D) Has destroyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been destroyed. 14. Perhaps you get this from your parents every week? A) Allowance. B) Savings. C) Debit card. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allowance. 15. MEANING OF WANDERING A) JUMP. B) WALK SLOWLY. C) WALK WITHOUT AN AIM. D) WALK FAST. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WALK WITHOUT AN AIM. 16. What are you cooking? It ..... very nice! A) Is smelling. B) Smells. C) Smelt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smells. 17. A thin, flat, often square piece of hard material such as wood, stone, or metal A) Pottery. B) Sculpture. C) Statue. D) Tablet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tablet. 18. What's the British English equivalent of the word:pacifier A) Dummy. B) Rubber. C) PRINCIPLES. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dummy. 19. The weather is changing this month, but we hope it will become more ..... in a week. A) Settled. B) Changeable. C) Good. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Settled. 20. ..... is a trend around the world A) Youth hostel. B) Couch surfing. C) Caravan. D) Sleeping on the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couch surfing. 21. When she saw what had happened to the window, she was absolutely ..... A) Livid. B) Round. C) Totally. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Livid. 22. A bit wet but not raining A) Mild. B) Humid. C) Drizzle. D) Chilly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humid. 23. My mum ..... me to play the piano when I was 10. A) Taught. B) Was taught. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taught. 24. We ..... to live in New York when I was a kid. A) Used. B) Use. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used. 25. To give or serve food to people A) Set out. B) Dish out. C) Turn out. D) Filter out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dish out. 26. Alexandra's ..... She wears a huge hat with a feather. A) Flexible. B) Eccentric. C) Cautious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eccentric. 27. 11 Try ..... your laptop off and then on again. That might fix the problem. A) Turn. B) To turn. C) Turning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turning. 28. When My father was a child, he ..... play soccer a lot. A) Is used to. B) Use to. C) Get used to. D) Used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Used to. 29. He was made ..... a new branch of the company in the capital city. A) Opened. B) To open. C) Opening. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To open. 30. Frankly I ..... it's the other way round. A) Don't. B) Think. C) Honest. D) Personally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think. 31. What is the capital city of Sri Lanka? A) Colombo. B) Sigiriya. C) Galle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colombo. 32. Just as I was coming to the best part of the story he ..... and stopped me in mid-flow. A) Butted in. B) Clear it up. C) Missed the point. D) Drawn the line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Butted in. 33. 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. 34. It's ..... hot!-it's super hot A) Heating. B) Boiling. C) Almolst. D) Freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boiling. 35. Remaining after a process, event etc is finished A) Socket. B) Residual. C) Blister. D) Limb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Residual. 36. When a flight is late A) On time. B) Delayed. C) Landing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delayed. 37. 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. 38. What feeling does it show if you yawn all the time? A) Disgust. B) Anxiety. C) Boredom. D) Annoyance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boredom. 39. The critics ..... his performance in the new movie, praising his acting skills. A) Laud. B) Choke. C) Vilify. D) Scourge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laud. 40. The next meeting will ..... on Thursday. A) Take place. B) Take into account. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take place. 41. 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. 42. 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. 43. 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. 44. A machine used for carrying people from one floor to another A) Tap. B) Torch. C) Dresser. D) Lift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lift. 45. 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. 46. You what? You paid $ 5000 for that. You need your ..... examined. A) Head. B) Up. C) Lose. D) Blows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head. 47. 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. 48. The news caused a ..... fall in the stock market. A) Spectacular. B) Gorgeous. C) Enormous. D) Soaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spectacular. 49. 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. 50. Eager to react and communicate A) Articulate. B) Hesitant. C) Responsive. D) Fluent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Responsive. 51. We always ..... fish on Fridays. A) Are going to eat. B) Eat. C) Eats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eat. 52. 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) Good paraphrase. B) Bad paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad paraphrase. 53. Modern airlines offer their passengers a great varietyof ..... comforts. A) Lazy. B) Competent. C) Civilized. D) Vulgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civilized. 54. 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. 55. I ..... sing at the chorus but now I don't have time A) Am getting use to. B) Am used to. C) Use to. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 56. It is not just something you do in your spare time anymore. You are ..... about it. It's a way of life. A) Into. B) Obsessed. C) Aficionado. D) Crazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crazy. 57. One of my ..... is to be disorganized. A) Strenghts. B) Consequences. C) Weaknesses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weaknesses. 58. Blind is in English: A) Visually-impared. B) Visually-blind. C) Visually-blocked. D) Visually-impairment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visually-impared. 59. When you want to boost the sales of a product, you want to ..... A) Enhance the product. B) Demote the product. C) Promote the product. D) Advance the product. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promote the product. 60. Choose the correct definition to the word:work-life balance A) A mark, object, or sign that shows that sb or sth existed or was existed. B) The number of hours per week ypu spend working compared with the numbers of hours you spend with your family, relaxing, etc. C) Smth that is difficult to explain or understand. D) None of above. 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