ENGLISH QUIZ 27

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word Opposite in meaning to the given word.

Q1.   Convene

1. Cancel
2. Dissolve
3. Adjourn
4. Postpone

Q2.   Kindle

1. Ignore
2. Ignite
3. Encourage
4. Extinguish

Q3.   Paucity

1. Scarcity
2. Presence
3. Surplus
4. Richness

Q4.   Vanguish

1. Debase
2. Surrender
3. Destroy
4. Ruin

Q5.  Lissome

1. Huge
2. Crude
3. Pungent
4. Ungainly

Q6.  Bashful

1. Boastful
2. Confident
3. Daring
4. Upright

Q7.   Kill

1. Azure
2. Relief
3. Execute
4. Animate

Q8.  Militant

1. Combative
2. Religious
3. Pacifist
4. Spiritual

Q9.  Deplete

1. Recover
2. Fulfill
3. Replenish
4. Refund

Q10. Dear

1. Free
2. Worthless
3. Priceless
4. Cheap

Q11. Nimble

1. Giant
2. Frank
3. Quick
4. Clumsy

Q12. Paternity

1. Ancestors
2. Successors
3. Posterity
4. Offspring

Q13. Podgy

1. Slim
2. Thin
3. Weak
4. Short

Q14. Gradually

1. Hastily
2. Impulsively
3. Suddenly
4. Thoughtlessly

Q15. Roughly

1. Largely
2. Completely
3. Exactly
4. Pointedly

Q16. Jeer

1. Sneer
2. Mock
3. Mourn
4. Praise

Q17. Dauntless

1. Weak
2. Cautious
3. Thoughtful
4. Adventurous

Q18. Innocent

1. Guilty
2. Corruption
3. Deadly
4. Sinful

Q19. Redolent

1. Sticky
2. Yellowish
3. Stinking
4. Pesticides

Q20. Crass

1. Gross
2. Dense
3. Refined
4. Coarse

ANSWERS:-

1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. C
16. D
17. D
18. A
19. C
20. C