English Practice Test Quiz: MCQ!

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1.

Tania excels at dancing the merengue, having ____ the steps during her childhood years in the Dominican Republic.
- A.
  
  Diverted
- B.
  
  Mastered
- C.
  
  Ignored
- D.
  
  Confused
- E.
  
  Promised
2.

The artist, often so ____ as to seem unapproachable, tended to be more relaxed and easygoing when among friends.
- A.
  
  Generous
- B.
  
  Creative
- C.
  
  Sympathetic
- D.
  
  Reserved
- E.
  
  Reasonable
3.

For centuries, Mars has been called the "Red Planet," but the designation is ____ because Mars is not precisely red.
- A.
  
  A technicalitty
- B.
  
  A misnomer
- C.
  
  An epigram
- D.
  
  An understatement
- E.
  
  A platitude
4.

In his essay, writer Rudolfo Anaya strives to ____ his sometimes incongruous Mexican and American identities by combining ____ worldviews to create one unique vision.
- A.
  
  Distinguish ____ irreconcilable
- B.
  
  Assimilate ____ simultaneous
- C.
  
  Synthesize ____ divergent
- D.
  
  Mitigate ____ redundant
- E.
  
  Reinforce ____ equivalent
5.

The mayor's reelection by an overwhelming majority was not so much an endorsement of his administration's ____ as it was a ____ of his opponent's extreme views.
- A.
  
  Programs ____ vindication
- B.
  
  Adversities ____ denunciation
- C.
  
  Methods ____ dissemination
- D.
  
  Policies ____ repudiation
- E.
  
  Indifference ____ ratification
6.

Lina Wertmuller's film Love and Anarchy is a ____ its title, contemplating the two concepts without taking a position on them.
- A.
  
  Demolition of
- B.
  
  Critique of
- C.
  
  Commemoration of
- D.
  
  Mediation on
- E.
  
  Diatribe against
7.

City leaders practiced ____ out of respect for taxpayers, ____ the number of the new public projects.
- A.
  
  Forbearance ____ augmenting
- B.
  
  Mendacity ____ circumventing
- C.
  
  Austerity ____ curtailing
- D.
  
  Profligacy ____ truncating
- E.
  
  Reticence ____ extolling
8.

To call Carlos ____ would be to mistake his natural self-confidence and youthful high spirits for willful defiance.
- A.
  
  Superfluous
- B.
  
  Voracious
- C.
  
  Obstreperous
- D.
  
  Duplicitous
- E.
  
  Incredulous
9.

According to his supervisor, Kenji was an inveterate ____: he habitually put off doing his work until the last minute.
- A.
  
  Iconoclast
- B.
  
  Connoisseur
- C.
  
  Procrastinator
- D.
  
  Protégé
- E.
  
  Misanthrope
10.

Although pre-Columbian jewelry often incorporated complex religious symbolism, its function was generally more ____ than ____.
- A.
  
  Decorative ____ devotional
- B.
  
  Ritualistic ____ utilitarian
- C.
  
  Theological ____ aesthetic
- D.
  
  Pragmatic ____ practical
- E.
  
  Cosmetic ____ conspicuous
11.

Mayor Hardy remains ____ in her ____, refusing to adopt an expedient silence on controversial issues of social importance.
- A.
  
  Circumspect ____ fervor
- B.
  
  Neutral ____ ambition
- C.
  
  Vocal ____ equanimity
- D.
  
  Firm ____ outspokenness
- E.
  
  Confident ____ capriciousness
12.

The sentimentality of Tom's screenplay was so extreme that it bordered on ____.
- A.
  
  Rectitude
- B.
  
  Opulence
- C.
  
  Munificence
- D.
  
  Mawkishness
- E.
  
  Serendipity
13.

Unlike her predecessor's rambling prose, Susan Hubbell's reports were both ____ and comprehensive.
- A.
  
  Interminable
- B.
  
  Complete
- C.
  
  Intractable
- D.
  
  Banal
- E.
  
  Succinct
14.

Honey, which has antibacterial properties, is commonly used in traditional medicine as a balm to ____ painful wounds.
- A.
  
  Enhance
- B.
  
  Clarify
- C.
  
  Fortify
- D.
  
  Soothe
- E.
  
  Induce
15.

The biographer now displays greater ____ in her work: she explores the feelings and motives of her subject and with deeper insight than she once did.
- A.
  
  Impatience
- B.
  
  Puzzlement
- C.
  
  Empathy
- D.
  
  Entertainment
- E.
  
  Suspence
16.

The ability to cram computer circuitry onto silicon chips faces fundamental limitations: it is possible to make the innards of a circuit so ____ that they no longer ____.
- A.
  
  Flexible ____ bend
- B.
  
  Small ____ function
- C.
  
  Desirable ____ sell
- D.
  
  Successful ____ work
- E.
  
  Complex ____ break
17.

Citing irrefutable evidence of corruption, the investigating committee ____ the senator for his ____.
- A.
  
  Castigated ____ misconduct
- B.
  
  Exonerated ____ propriety
- C.
  
  Censured ____ veracity
- D.
  
  Eulogized ____ dishonesty
- E.
  
  Denounced _____ rectitude
18.

Astronomer Heidi Hammel, a proponent of science education, conveys a passion for planetery science that her enraptured audiences find ____.
- A.
  
  Duplicitous
- B.
  
  Infectious
- C.
  
  Timorous
- D.
  
  Equivocal
- E.
  
  Archaic
- F.
  
  Archaic
- G.
  
  Archaic
19.

Joe claimed always to be ____ in a crisis, but Kameko insisted that he was, on the contrary, easily ____.
- A.
  
  Overwrought ____ undone
- B.
  
  Flustered ____ nonplussed
- C.
  
  Composed ____ consoled
- D.
  
  Imperturbable ____ ruffle
- E.
  
  Unflappable ____ becalmed