This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Cae > Cae Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cae Vocabulary Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... situation is one that is good for everyone who is involved A) Win-win. B) Winning. C) Win or lose. D) Win big. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Win-win. 2. A subsidiary is a A) Company that is owned by a larger company. B) Lecturer at a university. C) Tool a mechanic uses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Company that is owned by a larger company. 3. Which fixed phrase means ultimately; when all is said and done? A) So to speak. B) At the end of the day. C) In light of. D) On the whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end of the day. 4. Mr Smith has appointed his best friend as the new director! It's a clear case of ..... A) Favouritism. B) Prejudice. C) Subjectivity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Favouritism. 5. Which dependent preposition is correct? "Don't interfere ..... my work." A) On. B) For. C) About. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 6. The children who are ..... when they are little, that is ask a lot of questions and are interested to know answers-do very well as adults. A) Self-reliant. B) Plausibe. C) Compulsive. D) Inquisitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inquisitive. 7. We're ..... likely to stay in quarantine for many months. A) Possibly. B) Probably. C) Highly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Highly. 8. A crotchety person is A) Irresponsible. B) Bad-tempered. C) Sympathetic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad-tempered. 9. Relentless means A) Careless and unconcerned about consequences. B) Irrational; lacking judgement or logic. C) Not giving in, unyieldingly severe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not giving in, unyieldingly severe. 10. What is the word for 'a holiday where you purchase the travel and accommodation together'? A) Package holiday. B) Solo trip. C) Road trip. D) Staycation. E) Day tour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Package holiday. 11. Active involvement in artistic activities is known as ..... A) Artistic engagement. B) Passive observation. C) Scientific inquiry. D) Physical exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artistic engagement. 12. When you enhance your reputation, you A) Blow it. B) Improve it. C) Don't care about it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improve it. 13. Umpteenth means A) Unlikeable. B) Innumerable. C) Potentially bad. D) Silly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innumerable. 14. What is the word for 'the activity of going for long walks, especially across country'? A) Hiking. B) Swimming. C) Cycling. D) Fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiking. 15. The military government was ..... by an uprising. A) Downsized. B) Overthrown. C) Downplayed. D) Undertaken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overthrown. 16. Which word does NOT belong in the group? A) Risen. B) Grown. C) Surfaced. D) Sent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sent. 17. I have a maths test tomorrow and I am not very good at maths so I am a bit ..... before it. I'm not sure how I will manage ..... A) Conscientious. B) Apprehensive. C) Dejected. D) Frivolous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apprehensive. 18. Carbon footprint is A) The most harmful kind of smog. B) The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by a company or a person per year. C) What is left after coal is burnt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by a company or a person per year. 19. The researchers' ..... were published in Nature. A) Results. B) Findings. C) Investigations. D) Surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Findings. 20. What is the word for 'popular ways of keeping physically fit'? A) Fitness trends. B) Diet plans. C) Fashion styles. D) Study habits. E) Music genres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fitness trends. 21. If you oil the wheels of something, you ..... A) Make something happen very suddenly. B) Make it easier for something to happen. C) Stop something happening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make it easier for something to happen. 22. Fill in the blank: ..... is the haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism. A) Genome. B) Nucleus. C) Cytoplasm. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genome. 23. I was sitting ..... when she arrived. It's the best sofa I have ever sat on. A) Comfortable. B) Uncomfortably. C) Uncomfortable. D) Comfortably. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comfortably. 24. Choose a synonym for 'plausible'. A) Reasonable. B) Difficult. C) Feasible. D) Impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reasonable. 25. Depending ..... how well you skate, you'd be able to compete at a higher level. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 26. A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere. Fill in the blank with the correct term. A) Pollutant. B) Solvent. C) Nutrient. D) Element. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollutant. 27. My parents emigrated when they were children with their aunts, grandparents, cousins-in fact, their whole ..... family A) Close. B) Absolut. C) Compelte. D) Extended. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extended. 28. Contrary to all our ..... , he's found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend. A) Expectations. B) Commitment. C) Nourishment. D) Bunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expectations. 29. A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year. Fill in the blank with the correct term. A) Permafrost. B) Bedrock. C) Topsoil. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permafrost. 30. Fill in the blank: ..... is a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country. A) Frontier. B) Capital. 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