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EP.E27 Vocabulary and Word Skills Set 4

GL ASSESSMENT / CSSE 11+ Entrance English (GL Assessment / CSSE style) · Calculators not allowed · about 40 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Which word is closest in meaning to MEEK?
  • A) fierce
  • B) submissive and easily led
  • C) proud
  • D) clever
  • E) swift
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Which word is closest in meaning to BRISK?
  • A) quick and full of energy
  • B) slow
  • C) lazy
  • D) careless
  • E) quiet
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
Which word is closest in meaning to WEARY?
  • A) extremely tired
  • B) excited
  • C) angry
  • D) curious
  • E) strong
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
Which word is closest in meaning to LAVISH?
  • A) extremely generous or luxurious
  • B) stingy
  • C) plain
  • D) cheap
  • E) dull
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
Which word is closest in meaning to AMIABLE?
  • A) friendly and pleasant
  • B) hostile
  • C) shy
  • D) arrogant
  • E) nervous
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
Which word is closest in meaning to METICULOUS?
  • A) extremely careful and precise about details
  • B) careless
  • C) hasty
  • D) forgetful
  • E) impatient
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
Which word means the OPPOSITE of FRUGAL?
  • A) careful
  • B) poor
  • C) wasteful and extravagant with money
  • D) wealthy
  • E) cautious
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
Which word means the OPPOSITE of TRANQUIL?
  • A) calm
  • B) noisy and turbulent
  • C) quiet
  • D) peaceful
  • E) still
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
Which word means the OPPOSITE of RELUCTANT?
  • A) nervous
  • B) careful
  • C) willing and eager
  • D) shy
  • E) tired
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
Which word means the OPPOSITE of CONCEAL?
  • A) hide
  • B) protect
  • C) remove
  • D) to reveal or make obvious
  • E) ignore
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
Which word means the OPPOSITE of TRANSPARENT?
  • A) clear
  • B) honest
  • C) visible
  • D) obvious
  • E) impossible to see through or understand clearly
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
'During the meeting, Zara gave a remarkably frank account of what had gone wrong, holding nothing back.' What does 'frank' mean here?
  • A) rehearsed and formal
  • B) honest and direct, without hiding anything
  • C) confusing and unclear
  • D) very brief
  • E) official
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
'The old warehouse by the docks in Bristol had been left completely derelict for over a decade, its windows smashed and roof caving in.' What does 'derelict' mean here?
  • A) newly built and modern
  • B) heavily guarded
  • C) abandoned and in a poor, ruined condition
  • D) extremely valuable
  • E) brightly painted
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
'Deepak's explanation of the maths problem was so lucid that even the students who had been struggling all lesson finally understood.' What does 'lucid' mean here?
  • A) lengthy and detailed
  • B) boring
  • C) complicated
  • D) clear and easy to understand
  • E) quiet
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
'The head teacher's speech at the awards evening was full of platitudes about hard work and teamwork, offering nothing that had not been said a hundred times before.' What does 'platitude' mean here?
  • A) a joke
  • B) a warning
  • C) an unoriginal remark, often repeated as if it were meaningful
  • D) a compliment
  • E) a promise
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
'After weeks of heavy rain, the River Ouse finally began to subside, and the flood warnings for the village were lifted.' What does 'subside' mean here?
  • A) to rise suddenly
  • B) to freeze over
  • C) to change colour
  • D) to become gradually less intense or go down
  • E) to speed up
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
'Niamh's argument was compelling enough to sway even the most doubtful members of the panel.' What does 'compelling' mean here?
  • A) confusing
  • B) brief
  • C) very convincing and persuasive
  • D) rehearsed
  • E) aggressive
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
The prefix 'ante-' means 'before'. Which word means 'a small room that leads into a larger, main room'?
  • A) Anteroom
  • B) Antisocial
  • C) Antenna
  • D) Antonym
  • E) Anticlimax
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
Which word, built from the root 'bio' (meaning 'life'), means 'the scientific study of living things'?
  • A) Biography
  • B) Biology
  • C) Biopsy
  • D) Bionic
  • E) Antibiotic
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
The suffix '-phobia' means 'an intense or irrational fear of something'. Which word means 'an intense fear of enclosed or confined spaces'?
  • A) Claustrophobia
  • B) Arachnophobia
  • C) Xenophobia
  • D) Acrophobia
  • E) Agoraphobia
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
The prefix 'sub-' means 'under' or 'below'. Which word means 'existing or built under the ground'?
  • A) Subterranean
  • B) Submarine
  • C) Substitute
  • D) Suburb
  • E) Subtract
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
The root 'port', found in words such as 'transport' and 'export', relates to which action?
  • A) to carry
  • B) to build
  • C) to speak
  • D) to break
  • E) to measure
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
The suffix '-ward' means 'in the direction of'. Which word means 'moving in the direction of the back'?
  • A) Backward
  • B) Forward
  • C) Awkward
  • D) Reward
  • E) Toward
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
Complete the analogy: EGG is to CHICKEN as CHRYSALIS is to ___?
  • A) Moth
  • B) Caterpillar
  • C) Cocoon
  • D) Butterfly
  • E) Larva
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
25
Complete the analogy: POET is to POEM as PLAYWRIGHT is to ___?
  • A) Play
  • B) Actor
  • C) Theatre
  • D) Novel
  • E) Audience
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
26
Complete the analogy: THERMOMETER is to TEMPERATURE as SPEEDOMETER is to ___?
  • A) Distance
  • B) Fuel
  • C) Speed
  • D) Direction
  • E) Engine
(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)
27
Complete the analogy: STALE is to FRESH as TIMID is to ___?
  • A) Shy
  • B) Nervous
  • C) Cautious
  • D) Bold
  • E) Quiet
(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)
28
Complete the analogy: FLOCK is to SHEEP as SHOAL is to ___?
  • A) Birds
  • B) Fish
  • C) Insects
  • D) Cattle
  • E) Wolves
(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)
29
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'The head teacher, who is also the school's ___, praised the choir's performance.'
  • A) Principle
  • B) Principal
  • C) Principled
  • D) Principally
  • E) Principals
(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)
30
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'Local residents attended the ___ meeting to discuss the new recycling scheme.'
  • A) Counsel
  • B) Council
  • C) Councillor
  • D) Consul
  • E) Counselled
(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)
31
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'The scout leader safely ___ the group back to the campsite before the storm hit.'
  • A) Lead
  • B) Led
  • C) Leaded
  • D) Leading
  • E) Lid
(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)
32
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'Nobody knew ___ turn it was to present first at the assembly.'
  • A) Who's
  • B) Whose
  • C) Whoes
  • D) Whos
  • E) Who've
(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)
33
In this group of five words, four share a similar meaning and one does not truly belong. Identify the odd one out: frugal, thrifty, economical, prudent, miserly.
  • A) Frugal
  • B) Thrifty
  • C) Economical
  • D) Prudent
  • E) Miserly
(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)
34
In this group of five words, four share a similar meaning and one does not truly belong. Identify the odd one out: renowned, famous, distinguished, eminent, notorious.
  • A) Renowned
  • B) Famous
  • C) Distinguished
  • D) Eminent
  • E) Notorious
(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)
35
In this group of five words, four share a similar meaning and one does not truly belong. Identify the odd one out: assertive, confident, self-assured, decisive, domineering.
  • A) Assertive
  • B) Confident
  • C) Self-assured
  • D) Decisive
  • E) Domineering
(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)
36
In this group of five words, four share a similar meaning and one does not truly belong. Identify the odd one out: curious, inquisitive, nosy, interested, questioning.
  • A) Curious
  • B) Inquisitive
  • C) Nosy
  • D) Interested
  • E) Questioning
(Total for Question 36 is 1 mark)
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