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EP.E74 Vocabulary and Word Skills Set 8

GL ASSESSMENT / CSSE 11+ Entrance English (GL Assessment / CSSE style) · Calculators not allowed · about 42 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Which word is closest in meaning to NIMBLE?
  • A) moving quickly, lightly and with great agility
  • B) moving slowly and with great effort
  • C) unable to move at all
  • D) careless when handling delicate objects
  • E) reluctant to try anything new
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Which word is closest in meaning to SCRUPULOUS?
  • A) careless about doing the right thing
  • B) extremely careful and thorough, with a strong sense of what is right
  • C) quick to make decisions without thinking
  • D) reluctant to admit mistakes
  • E) easily persuaded to change an opinion
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
Which word is closest in meaning to RESILIENT?
  • A) quick to give up when things go wrong
  • B) unable to cope with even minor setbacks
  • C) able to recover quickly from difficulties and setbacks
  • D) reluctant to change plans once they are made
  • E) easily influenced by other people's opinions
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
Which word is closest in meaning to HAUGHTY?
  • A) friendly and eager to help others
  • B) nervous about speaking to strangers
  • C) generous with time and money
  • D) arrogantly proud and looking down on other people
  • E) forgetful of important appointments
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
Which word is closest in meaning to LETHARGIC?
  • A) full of energy and enthusiasm for every task
  • B) quick to notice small details
  • C) sluggish and lacking energy or enthusiasm
  • D) eager to compete against others
  • E) careful never to waste money
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
Which word is closest in meaning to INGENIOUS?
  • A) slow to understand new ideas
  • B) unwilling to try a different approach
  • C) careless when following instructions
  • D) easily confused by simple tasks
  • E) cleverly inventive, showing great originality in solving a problem
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
Which word means the OPPOSITE of GENUINE?
  • A) fake and not what it claims to be
  • B) real and exactly what it appears to be
  • C) rare and difficult to find
  • D) expensive and highly valued
  • E) old and no longer fashionable
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
Which word means the OPPOSITE of AMPLE?
  • A) more than enough, plentiful
  • B) neatly arranged and organised
  • C) barely enough, insufficient in quantity
  • D) difficult to measure accurately
  • E) shared equally between everyone
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
Which word means the OPPOSITE of VOLUNTARY?
  • A) done quickly without much thought
  • B) done by free choice, without being forced
  • C) kept completely secret from others
  • D) required by rule or law, with no choice involved
  • E) postponed until a later date
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
Which word means the OPPOSITE of UNANIMOUS?
  • A) decided without any discussion at all
  • B) kept private until a later announcement
  • C) causing sharp disagreement, with no shared view
  • D) reached only after a long delay
  • E) agreed on by absolutely everyone involved
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
Which word means the OPPOSITE of LUCRATIVE?
  • A) producing a great deal of profit
  • B) requiring very little effort
  • C) widely admired by the public
  • D) legally required by a contract
  • E) producing little or no profit
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
Which word means the OPPOSITE of PERSISTENT?
  • A) carefully planned in advance
  • B) lasting only a very short time before disappearing
  • C) shared openly with a large group
  • D) based on careful scientific evidence
  • E) continuing firmly despite difficulty or opposition
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
'Even after two of her teammates dropped out, Simran remained resolute and insisted the fundraising walk would still go ahead.' What does 'resolute' mean here?
  • A) confused about the original plan
  • B) willing to give up at the first difficulty
  • C) firmly determined, not wavering from a decision
  • D) uncertain about what to do next
  • E) angry at her teammates for leaving
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
'Tobias had such a mercurial temper that his classmates could never predict whether he would laugh at a joke or storm off in annoyance.' What does 'mercurial' mean here?
  • A) calm and entirely predictable in every situation
  • B) unpredictable and quick to change mood
  • C) cheerful and rarely troubled by anything
  • D) shy and reluctant to show any emotion
  • E) forgetful of what has just happened
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
'Grandad Iwan gave such sagacious advice about saving money that Ngozi followed it for the rest of her life.' What does 'sagacious' mean here?
  • A) confusing and difficult to follow
  • B) old-fashioned and no longer useful
  • C) given reluctantly and without real care
  • D) wise, showing excellent judgement and understanding
  • E) repeated so often it became annoying
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
'When the firefighters rescued her cat from the tree, Rhiannon was effusive in her thanks, hugging each of them and repeating how grateful she was.' What does 'effusive' mean here?
  • A) reluctant to show any thanks at all
  • B) quietly polite without much emotion
  • C) suspicious of the firefighters' intentions
  • D) embarrassed and eager to leave quickly
  • E) expressing gratitude in an unrestrained, gushing way
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
'The climbers' rope had frayed so badly that their hold on the cliff face felt tenuous, as if it might give way at any moment.' What does 'tenuous' mean here?
  • A) completely secure and impossible to break
  • B) newly replaced and in excellent condition
  • C) deliberately loosened to allow movement
  • D) weak and barely able to hold, likely to fail
  • E) far longer than was actually needed
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
'Despite having a whole weekend free, Declan spent it in an indolent haze, barely leaving the sofa except to make more toast.' What does 'indolent' mean here?
  • A) lazy, avoiding activity and effort
  • B) busy with a long list of chores
  • C) anxious about an upcoming exam
  • D) determined to finish every task early
  • E) generous with his free time to help others
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
'It was entirely fortuitous that Yusra bumped into her old teacher on the very day she needed a reference for her application.' What does 'fortuitous' mean here?
  • A) carefully arranged in advance
  • B) happening by lucky chance, at just the right time
  • C) expected and planned for weeks
  • D) unfortunate and badly timed
  • E) forgotten almost immediately
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
Which prefix means 'half', as in the word 'semicircle'?
  • A) semi-
  • B) tri-
  • C) uni-
  • D) multi-
  • E) mono-
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
The suffix '-tude' in the word 'gratitude' means:
  • A) a person who performs an action
  • B) full of a particular quality
  • C) without a particular quality
  • D) the process of making something
  • E) the state or quality of being something
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
The root 'therm', found in words such as 'thermometer' and 'thermal', relates to which idea?
  • A) sound
  • B) heat
  • C) distance
  • D) light
  • E) weight
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
The prefix 'peri-' in the word 'perimeter' most nearly means:
  • A) through
  • B) before
  • C) around
  • D) under
  • E) against
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
The root 'path', found in words such as 'sympathy' and 'empathy', relates to which idea?
  • A) travel
  • B) speech
  • C) light
  • D) feeling
  • E) number
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
25
The prefix 'poly-' in the word 'polygon' most nearly means:
  • A) one
  • B) many
  • C) none
  • D) two
  • E) half
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
26
MICROSCOPE is to SCIENTIST as CAMERA is to ___?
  • A) picture
  • B) lens
  • C) photographer
  • D) darkroom
  • E) film
(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)
27
MURDER is to CROWS as PRIDE is to ___?
  • A) wolves
  • B) sheep
  • C) fish
  • D) lions
  • E) bees
(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)
28
ARID is to LUSH as BARREN is to ___?
  • A) rocky
  • B) fertile
  • C) dry
  • D) empty
  • E) sandy
(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)
29
STAVE is to MUSIC as CHAPTER is to ___?
  • A) page
  • B) library
  • C) author
  • D) sentence
  • E) book
(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)
30
ELECTRICIAN is to PLIERS as PLUMBER is to ___?
  • A) spanner
  • B) van
  • C) uniform
  • D) invoice
  • E) workshop
(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)
31
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'As the school's ___, Mrs Adeyemi welcomed every new pupil personally on their first morning.'
  • A) principle
  • B) principals
  • C) principle's
  • D) principal
  • E) prinicpal
(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)
32
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'Callum picked plump ___ out of the fruit cake before anyone noticed.'
  • A) currants
  • B) currancy
  • C) currents
  • D) currant's
  • E) curants
(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)
33
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'Passengers were asked to ___ the train quickly once the doors opened, to avoid delaying the departure.'
  • A) bored
  • B) boared
  • C) bourd
  • D) boarde
  • E) board
(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)
34
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'By the time the whistle blew, the first half had already ___.'
  • A) past
  • B) pasted
  • C) passed
  • D) pased
  • E) passd
(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)
35
In this group of five words, four share a similar meaning and one does not belong. Identify the odd one out: brave, courageous, valiant, fearless, cowardly.
  • A) cowardly
  • B) brave
  • C) valiant
  • D) courageous
  • E) fearless
(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)
36
In this group of five words, four share a similar meaning and one does not belong. Identify the odd one out: tidy, neat, spotless, immaculate, messy.
  • A) tidy
  • B) neat
  • C) spotless
  • D) messy
  • E) immaculate
(Total for Question 36 is 1 mark)
37
In this group of five words, four share a similar meaning and one does not belong. Identify the odd one out: exhausted, drained, fatigued, shattered, lively.
  • A) exhausted
  • B) drained
  • C) fatigued
  • D) shattered
  • E) lively
(Total for Question 37 is 1 mark)
38
In this group of five words, four share a similar meaning and one does not belong. Identify the odd one out: humble, modest, unassuming, self-effacing, boastful.
  • A) humble
  • B) boastful
  • C) modest
  • D) unassuming
  • E) self-effacing
(Total for Question 38 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · EP.E74 Vocabulary and Word Skills Set 8

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