This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All are spelled correctly, except for: A) Compact. B) Excoose. C) Insert. D) Contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excoose. 2. What does 'ring' mean as a piece of jewelry? A) A piece of jewelry worn on the finger. B) A type of necklace worn around the neck. C) A decorative item worn on the wrist. D) A piece of jewelry that hangs from the ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A piece of jewelry worn on the finger. 3. Read the sentence: "The details in the drawing were so minute, you needed a magnifying glass to see them." What does minute mean here? A) A unit of time equal to 60 seconds. B) Extremely small. C) A written record of a meeting. D) Important or significant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extremely small. 4. I put the boat in ..... , instead of reverse. A) Normally. B) Neutral. C) Compressions. D) Minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral. 5. He had to duck his head to crawl through the tunnel. A) A quacking animal. B) To move downward. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move downward. 6. In which sentence is the stress on the second syllable of 'present' (pre-SENT)? A) I got a great present for my birthday. B) All students are present and accounted for. C) She will present her project to the class tomorrow. D) The present situation is under control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She will present her project to the class tomorrow. 7. To hit something A) Tip. B) Ground. C) Ring. D) Strike. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strike. 8. Fill in the blank with the synonym of the word in parenthesis. The teacher was ..... (pleased) with the students' progress. A) Disappointed. B) Satisfied. C) Angry. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satisfied. 9. Choose the correct homograph.While riding in the car, Cindy turned on the radio and immediately Beth screamed, "That's my ..... !" A) Jam (traffic). B) Jam (food). C) Jam (music). D) Jam (stuffed). E) Jam (stuck). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jam (music). 10. She answered all of the questions right on the test. A) Opposite of left. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 11. Which sentence uses the red word in the same way as the sentence below?I put the papers in order. A) She will order me a hamburger for lunch. B) Please put the numbers in order. C) I filled out the order form for my brother. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please put the numbers in order. 12. Read the sentence:'After eating the whole pizza, the boy was finally content.' What does content mean here? A) The topics or subjects inside a book. B) Satisfied and happy. C) To struggle against something. D) The amount of an ingredient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satisfied and happy. 13. The ..... on the weekend is supposed to be sunny. A) Weather. B) Whether. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 14. What is the meaning of record in the following sentence.-I had to record the times for the race. A) To score the highest ever in a race. B) To write down the times. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write down the times. 15. The prisoners were kept in the hold. A) Grasp. B) Part of ship. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part of ship. 16. Read the sentences below. Which one uses object with the stress on the second syllable (ob-JECT)? A) The strange object fell from the sky. B) What is the main object of this game?. C) I object to your unfair accusation!. D) She picked up a shiny object from the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I object to your unfair accusation!. 17. Choose the correct homograph usage: A) The wind blew fiercely. B) She will wind the clock. C) The dove flew away. D) He dove into the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She will wind the clock. 18. Early-late A) Homophones. B) Antonyms. C) Homonyms. D) Homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonyms. 19. After a good meal and a long nap, the cat seemed very content. Which word is a synonym for 'content' as it is used in the sentence? A) Information. B) Satisfied. C) Unhappy. D) Empty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satisfied. 20. What does 'ball' mean as a toy? A) A round toy. B) A square toy. C) A flat toy. D) A long toy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A round toy. 21. The tree had shiny leaves and smooth bark.What does the word bark mean in the sentence below? A) The outside of a tree trunk. B) The sound a dog makes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The outside of a tree trunk. 22. What is a antonym? A) Words with the same or similar meaning. B) A verb. C) A noun. D) Words that have opposite meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Words that have opposite meanings. 23. Homonyms are A) Words that are spelt the same, but have different meanings. B) Words that sound the same, but their meanings, spelling and origins are different. C) Happy places that we go to. D) The meanings of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words that are spelt the same, but have different meanings. 24. The hawk had brown feathers that were dappled with white marks.In the sentence above, what does the homograph dappled mean? A) Added. B) Broken. C) Dotted. D) Hidden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dotted. 25. Select the pair of antonyms. A) Beat-defeat. B) Alone-lonely. C) Boring-interesting. D) None of the above. 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