This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging And Boosting > Boosters – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Boosters Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. " ..... going to explore the Milky Way!" A) We're. B) Were. C) Where. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're. 2. Although I was ..... at the sight of the bloodied body in my house, I still managed to call the police. A) Spring into action. B) Sprang into action. C) Aghast. D) Left aghast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aghast. 3. Sam and Sue like to celebrate their ..... alone and out vacationing somewhere. A) Rebuked. B) In a bid. C) Outright insolence. D) Red-letter day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red-letter day. 4. Fans often ..... in hotel lobbies to see if they can catch a glimpse of their favorite celebrities. A) Omnipresent. B) Deter. C) Loiter. D) Grasp the nettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loiter. 5. You have to find work on the side to ..... A) Make ends meet. B) Took a heavy toll. C) Stop in one's track. D) Dilapidated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make ends meet. 6. Everyone was ..... in a ramshackle living room. A) Egress. B) Cramped up. C) Cramp up. D) Dilapidated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cramped up. 7. They wish to promote a real and ..... understanding between the two countries. A) Divulge. B) Dismal. C) Everlasting. D) Effectual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effectual. 8. The additive inverse of-7/19 is A) -7/19. B) 7/19. C) 19/7. D) -19/7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -19/7. 9. "Children, where ..... you?" asked Dad. (where, were, wear, we're) A) Were. B) Wear. C) Where. D) We're. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 10. The floods have been a major ..... to relief efforts. A) Humane. B) Hearsay. C) Hackneyed. D) Hindrance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hindrance. 11. The outcome or rewards of one's work or efforts. You worked hard this semester, and straight A's are the ..... A) Fruits of their labor. B) Fruits of our labor. C) Fruits of labor. D) Fruits of your labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fruits of your labor. 12. I know you don't like disciplining employees, but you've just got to ..... A) Omnipresent. B) Deter. C) Loiter. D) Grasp the nettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grasp the nettle. 13. That is a rather ..... melody. A) Dismal. B) Divulge. C) Extirpate. D) Encumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dismal. 14. She embodied good ..... on the playing field. A) Sportsmanship. B) Determined. C) Pull out all the stops. D) Express her gratitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sportsmanship. 15. Over ..... , you will find ..... car. A) Their, they're. B) There, their. C) They're, there. D) Their, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There, their. 16. The gases used in different types of welding would include? A) Oxygen and hydrogen. B) Oxygen, hydrogen, acetylene, nitrogen. C) Oxygen, aacetylene, argon. D) Oxygen and acetylene. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen and acetylene. 17. Separate from others; happening just once. A) Isolated. B) Emerged. C) Cryptic. D) Menacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isolated. 18. The band's new recording ..... yesterday. I am thrilled to bits ! A) Stool pigeon. B) Word of mouth. C) To the best of my knowledge. D) Hit the airwaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stool pigeon. 19. Which planet is the largest in the solar system? A) Sun. B) Earth. C) Jupiter. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jupiter. 20. Kris caught ..... what looked like a shopping mall west of them. His gaze lingered. A) Surpass. B) Eager. C) A bundle of nerves. D) A glimpse of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A glimpse of. 21. Many scientists working for the government have left for ..... in the private sector. A) Fit for a king. B) Bread and butter. C) Greener pastures. D) Melting pot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greener pastures. 22. Which car is named after a bird A) Maruti. B) Suzuki. C) Swift. D) Plymouth Roadrunners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swift. 23. Who is known as the father of Psycology? A) Lan Wilmut. B) Sigmund Freud. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sigmund Freud. 24. I need less/fewer advice and more open-minded questions. A) Less. B) Fewer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less. 25. Flynn is truly an avid reader! He ..... as fast as lightning! A) Impart deep insights. B) The din and bustle of life. C) Earnest. D) Devours book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Devours book. Next →Related QuizzesWriting Style QuizzesGrammar QuizzesBoosters Quiz 2Boosters Quiz 3Boosters Quiz 4Boosters Quiz 5Boosters Quiz 6Boosters Quiz 7Boosters Quiz 8Boosters Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books