This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Very good indeed; very impressive or attractive. A) Interesting. B) Sensational. C) Objective. D) Biased. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensational. 2. Explain the meaning of the word 'resilient' as used in the passage:'The community demonstrated resilient spirit in rebuilding after the natural disaster.' A) Having the ability to recover quickly from difficulties or tough situations. B) Easily giving up in the face of challenges. C) Showing weakness and vulnerability in difficult situations. D) Being inflexible and unable to adapt to change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having the ability to recover quickly from difficulties or tough situations. 3. I'll give him your message when he ..... home. A) Is coming. B) Will be coming. C) Comes. D) Will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comes. 4. I'd describe Michael as ..... because he's both funny and clever A) Down to earth. B) Morning person. C) Good laugh. D) Witty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Witty. 5. Bay is in English: A) Estuary. B) Haven. C) Bay. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bay. 6. Replace the verb idioms in italics with the right phrase.I've put up with about as much as I can take, but I 'm definitely drawing the line at that! A) Saying 'no' to. B) Accept. C) Misunderstood. D) Explaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saying 'no' to. 7. Let's eat in this new ..... A) Diner. B) Dinners. C) Dinner. D) Diners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diner. 8. We feel that the company was not acting ..... A) Responsibly. B) Responsibility. C) Responsible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Responsibly. 9. I'm beginning to despise politics. A) I'm beginning to understand politics. B) I'm beginning to love politics. C) I'm beginning to hate politics. D) I'm thinking of going into politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'm beginning to hate politics. 10. If I lose my job because of this, I will be ..... with you! A) Relieved. B) Stunned. C) Furious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Furious. 11. The motorbike ran out of gasoline was they ..... home from work. A) Had been driving. B) Were driving. C) Had driven. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were driving. 12. Danielle ..... that book and she was fascinated. She wants to read the next one. A) Has been reading. B) Has read. C) Has been read. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has read. 13. There were also problems in the summer during the ..... when it was just boiling. A) Heatwave. B) Frosts. C) Flood. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heatwave. 14. The team recorder is responsible for writing down ..... points, ideas and decisions at meetings. A) Remote. B) Responsible. C) Key. D) Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Key. 15. Watch it in English: A) Peek. B) Squint. C) Blink. D) Glare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peek. 16. To find something that you have not seen or used for a long time A) Spill out. B) Dig out. C) Dish out. D) Filter out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dig out. 17. I don't pay much attention to it most of the time but I ..... watch a big game, if there's one on. A) Will. B) Shall. C) Did. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 18. What does an orientation program for international students primarily aim to do? A) Introduce local cuisine. B) Familiarize them with the local culture and university. C) Provide language classes. D) Offer exchange opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Familiarize them with the local culture and university. 19. Abandoned, abandoned, stray A) Relevant. B) Inaccessible. C) Derelict. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derelict. 20. To some extend but not very A) Fairly. B) A little bit. C) Shabby. D) Well-known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fairly. 21. Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and ..... A) Showers. B) Fog. C) Mist. D) Drizzle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drizzle. 22. The scientists issued a warning about the ..... disaster of global warming. A) Impending. B) Choking. C) Defining. D) Incinerating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impending. 23. A lot of false information ..... on the Internet. A) Is found. B) Found. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is found. 24. The antonym od 'useless' is ..... A) Handy. B) Convenient. C) Exorbitant. D) Reasonable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Handy. 25. AT TIMES. I FIND IT HARD TO ..... myself understood A) GET. B) MAKE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MAKE. 26. Any plant under my care ..... the bucket in about a week. A) Throws. B) Kicks. C) Pushes. D) Punches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kicks. 27. The synonym of 'churn out' is: A) Leave out. B) Turn out. C) Work out. D) Check out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turn out. 28. Only eat a particular type of food A) Fill up. B) Live on. C) Heat up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Live on. 29. ..... you mind driving me to the train station? A) Could. B) Did. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 30. The best thing to do is opt for something neutral, ..... is easy enough. A) Which. B) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 31. Explain the meaning of the word 'innovative' as used in the passage:'The innovative design of the new smartphone has revolutionized the industry.' A) Boring and unoriginal. B) Outdated and obsolete. C) Traditional and conventional. D) Introducing new ideas or methods; original and creative in thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introducing new ideas or methods; original and creative in thinking. 32. Reluctant to speak A) Coherent. B) Rambling. C) Vague. D) Inhibited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inhibited. 33. MEANING OF RIDGE A) A LONG NARROW PART. B) A FULL PART. C) A PIECE OF STH. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A LONG NARROW PART. 34. MEANING OF HOP IN A) JUMP OFF. B) MOVE UP FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. C) PASS QUICKLY FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. D) FELL OFF. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PASS QUICKLY FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. 35. To get on a plane A) Board. B) Take off. C) Land. D) Start. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Board. 36. Is going to leave A) Axed. B) Fire. C) To quit. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To quit. 37. Famous people should expect ..... (photograph) when they go out in public. A) To be photographed. B) Photographing. C) Not being photographed. D) To have been photographed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be photographed. 38. Most people get one of these when they open a bank account. They can get money out with it. A) Debit card. B) Wealthy. C) Credit card bill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debit card. 39. I can't get ..... to Sue-the line's engaged. A) Up. B) On. C) Away. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through. 40. Looking very tired because of illness, worry or lack of sleep A) Gradual. B) Requested. C) Haggard. D) Roaring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haggard. 41. I ..... by the maid anymore. A) Don't clean my apartment. B) Haven't my apartment cleaned. C) Not have my apartment cleaned. D) Don't have my apartment cleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't have my apartment cleaned. 42. It took a long time but ..... I had enough money to buy my dream house A) Eventually. B) Hardly. C) Gradually. D) Ideally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eventually. 43. Wire that connects electrical equipment to a power supply A) Handset. B) Headset. C) Keypad. D) Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cord. 44. When Nigel Marsh turned 40, he decided to try and turn his ..... around. A) Life. B) Balance work. C) Adviced. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 45. The difference is so ..... A) Bigger. B) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big. 46. You can have your book back on Monday ..... it by then. A) I've finished. B) I'll be finishing. C) I'll have finished. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'll have finished. 47. What does the term "inflation" refer to? A) The gradual decrease in the general price level of goods and services. B) The rise in the value of currency. C) The profit earned on investments. D) The gradual increase in the general price level of goods and services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The gradual increase in the general price level of goods and services. 48. The night-time temperatures were ..... but in the day I never felt cold. A) Scorching. B) Below zero. C) Mild. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Below zero. 49. Choose correct words in the dialogue:-They say it's a good company to work for, don't/doesn't/do they?-Yes, they do/are/don't say that. A) Don't/do. B) Doesn't/are. C) Do/don't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't/do. 50. Require to in English: A) Deliver. B) Recover. C) Encourage. D) To require. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To require. 51. Match the statement to the responses:Helen was really tired last night; she'd just come back from a long hike in the mountains. A) Are you?. B) Were they?. C) Did it?. D) Had she?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had she?. 52. Andrea is looking for a way to ..... her old laptop into a touch-screen tablet. A) Harm. B) Use. C) Transform. D) Scan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform. 53. Their behaviours were completely unacceptable. A) Correct. B) Incorrect . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect . 54. The commission estimates that at least seven companies ..... the program. A) Took advantage of. B) Take after. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took advantage of. 55. What is the exchange rate? A) The value of one currency compared to another. B) The cost of credit card usage. C) The amount of money borrowed from a lender. D) The interest earned on investments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The value of one currency compared to another. 56. Be careful in the kitchen. I've just ..... the floor and it's still wet. A) Been cleaning. B) Cleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cleaned. 57. The workers said they will have replaced the window ..... Tuesday. A) By. B) When. C) By the time. D) By the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 58. I'm sure John ..... (get promoted) in three years time. A) Will have got promoted. B) Is getting promoted. C) Is going to get promoted. D) Will be getting promoted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have got promoted. 59. 5 Customers who have recently bought a faulty washing machine ..... asked to call the company helpline. A) Have been being. B) Are being. C) Can be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are being. 60. Nervous and confused A) Cheesy. B) Sentimental. C) Flustered. D) Extremely strange, unusual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flustered. ← 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 9Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books