Can You Pass This Grammar Trivia Test?
Can you pass this grammar trivia test? It is designed not only to test out how much a student knows, but it can be used to learn more too. Are you feeling up to it? Give it a try and be sure to check out others like it that will help you increase your grammatical knowledge. All the best!
- 1.Fill in the blank: The account of the battle took up far too much space in the textbook, so the second edition was ______________.
- A.
Dissented
- B.
Abridged
- C.
Trited
- D.
Usurped
- 2.A synonym for adherent could be:
- A.
Dissenter
- B.
Waiter
- C.
Populace
- D.
Practitioner
- 3.Find the pair of words amongst the answers that shows the same type of relationship as the pair here: altercation : fight ::
- A.
Raft : village
- B.
Brutal : gentle
- C.
Accord : peace
- D.
Hunt : eat
- 4.Is the vocab word used correctly in the following sentence: Even though he had just had a knock-down, drag-out fight with his brother, the boy still looked cherubic in his role as the happy flute-player in the school pageant.
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 5.Fill in the blank: Your behavior is not in keeping with the class' expectations, therefore I cannot ____________ it.
- A.
Exorcise
- B.
Condone
- C.
Marauder
- D.
Rift
- 6.An antonym (word with the opposite meaning) of dissent could be:
- A.
Agreement
- B.
Disregard
- C.
Haughty
- D.
Denial
- 7.Fill in the blank: The _____________ professor was widely regarded as the expert on 12th century Mandolin music.
- A.
Trite
- B.
Irate
- C.
Eminent
- D.
Condone
- 8.Is the vocabulary word used correctly in this sentence: When I'm really antsy I go outside and exorcise by running around the block.
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 9.Find the pair of words amongst the answers that shows the same type of relationship as the pair here: destroy : harmonize ::
- A.
Give : donate
- B.
Lash : trickle
- C.
Pilfer : steal
- D.
Fabricate : truth
- 10.A synonym for irate could be:
- A.
Blissful
- B.
Confused
- C.
Furious
- D.
Indigenous
- 11.Fill in the blank: The villagers hid in terror as the band of ______________ charged into town and ransacked their huts.
- A.
Rifts
- B.
Marauders
- C.
Irates
- D.
Semblances
- 12.Fill in the blank: ______________ is a growing problem in America where fast food makes it easy to eat, but hard to eat well.
- A.
Pauper
- B.
Obesity
- C.
Dissent
- D.
Condone
- 13.Is the following vocabulary word used correctly: The pauper bought gifts for all of his friends every third Friday, just because he felt like it.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 14.Find the pair of words amongst the answers that shows the same type of relationship as the pair here: pilfer : steal ::
- A.
Hug : embrace
- B.
Veternarian : architect
- C.
Youth : elderly
- D.
Height : depth
- 15.Fill in the blank: Due to the ____________ in their political relationship, Churchill and Stalin were unabel to reach a peace accord in Bermuda.
- A.
Eminent
- B.
Rift
- C.
Adherent
- D.
Semblance
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