This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging And Boosting > Boosters – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Boosters Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After my husband breaks down the ..... shed in our backyard, he is going to build a playhouse for our children in the same area. A) Make ends meet. B) Took a heavy toll. C) Stop in one's track. D) Dilapidated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dilapidated. 2. Red and green are ..... throughout the holiday season. A) Omnipresent / ubiquitous. B) Deter. C) Loiter. D) Grasp the nettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omnipresent / ubiquitous. 3. Max is 183 cm tall, while Ruby is 169 cm tall. By how many centimeters is Max taller than Ruby? A) 12 cm. B) 16cm. C) 14 cm. D) 18cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14 cm. 4. Which planet is closest to the sun? A) Moon. B) Venus. C) Mars. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury. 5. We've been looking for an apartment in Geneva for six weeks and it's like finding a ..... A) Reduce to ashes. B) House of cards. C) Needle in a haystack. D) Bursting at the seams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needle in a haystack. 6. Concoct A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 7. Who is the father of Printing A) Guttenberg. B) Lan wilmut. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guttenberg. 8. I need to find a humane way to ..... all the wildlife from ravaging my vegetable garden. A) Omnipresent. B) Deter. C) Loiter. D) Grasp the nettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deter. 9. His choice of words created quite a ..... A) Furore. B) Fathom. C) Impetuous. D) Cognizant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furore. 10. Being a lawyer, sometimes I have to ..... in order to scare off the criminals. A) Grapevine. B) Chinese whispers. C) Play devil's advocate. D) Hear through grapevine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Play devil's advocate. 11. He could not ..... the depth of the ocean. A) Fathom. B) Fugitive. C) Funereal. D) Felicitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fathom. 12. A ..... of deers A) Flight. B) Swarm. C) Herd. D) Troop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herd. 13. Menacing A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 14. Mr. Parr gave you and ..... a treat for helping the younger students. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 15. ..... going to have to move your car because it's blocking the exit. (your, you're) A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 16. Due to this ..... , he was suspended from the school. A) Rebuked. B) Infuriated. C) Outright insolence. D) Verge of tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outright insolence. 17. It feels like I ..... when I promised to complete this worksheet in one day. A) Bit off more than I could chew. B) Bite off more than he can chew. C) Bit off the chew part. D) Does your bit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bit off more than I could chew. 18. Soda water contains? A) Carbonic acid. B) Sulpuric acid. C) Carbondioxide. D) Nitrous acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbonic acid. 19. I want to express my utmost gratitude towards my professor who ..... in every class. A) Imparts deep insights. B) The din and bustle of life. C) Earnest. D) Devours book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imparts deep insights. 20. My father is just the ..... , that is why everyone loves him! A) Salt of the earth. B) Take it with a grain of salt. C) Sweet tooth. D) Pie in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt of the earth. 21. Circumference of the ball? A) 690-710 mm. B) 500-590 mm. C) 609-689 mm. D) 609-619 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 690-710 mm. 22. The rexiprocal of-3/8*(-7/13) is A) 104/21. B) -104/21. C) 21/104. D) -21/104. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 104/21. 23. Rational numbers are A) Closure under division. B) Commutative under subtraction. C) Closure under subtraction. D) Associative under subtraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closure under subtraction. 24. TRUE or FALSEAccording to the text, "Energy Boosters" , Coffee has about 100 mg of caffeine per cup. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. A ..... of crows. A) Flight. B) Herd. C) Flock. D) Troop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flock. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWriting Style QuizzesGrammar QuizzesBoosters Quiz 1Boosters Quiz 2Boosters Quiz 3Boosters Quiz 4Boosters Quiz 5Boosters Quiz 6Boosters Quiz 7Boosters Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books