Abstract Vocabulary Comprehension

Easy level vocabulary quiz testing understanding of abstract words and phrases in context. Students choose the appropriate meaning of bolded words in sentences.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

The teachers are able to explore the potential of students.

  1. ability
  2. future
  3. past
  4. mischievousness
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.

  1. pain
  2. unhappiness
  3. work
  4. senses
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

Tele-conversations should be to the point to avoid wastage of time.

  1. conflicts
  2. communications
  3. talks
  4. speeches
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

Mobile phones are no longer considered a status symbol.

  1. richness
  2. communication
  3. social standing
  4. respect
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

It is true that the civil disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi failed to achieve the desired result, but it was an important juncture in the history of the freedom movement.

  1. an event
  2. an act of joining
  3. a point in time
  4. a success
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

The newly-built shopping complex has a wide-range of world’s acclaimed branded showrooms.

  1. highly-admired
  2. expensive
  3. well-constructed
  4. biggest
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

Negotiations have always been a part of important meetings.

  1. pledges
  2. speeches
  3. bargaining
  4. disputes
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

Websites developed for various establishments are highly interactive.

  1. organisations
  2. houses
  3. industries
  4. locations
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in advance.

  1. ready
  2. bribed
  3. given advance information
  4. threatened
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

Tigers are an endangered species; there are only a few hundred in India today.

  1. dead
  2. threatened
  3. existing
  4. familiar
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

To boost the sales of the product, it is important to promote it.

  1. take
  2. make
  3. increase
  4. grow
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

The revenue from sales of cycles in international market remained unaltered for almost three successive years.

  1. unchanged
  2. fluctuating
  3. increasing
  4. decreasing
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

Write a brief note on your experience in this job.

  1. limited
  2. small
  3. little
  4. short
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

The most important point is the economic development of the country.

  1. financial
  2. monetary
  3. agricultural
  4. overall
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

Receiving foreign ambassadors and high commissioners is an important function of the Head of the State in any country.

  1. a ceremony
  2. a duty
  3. a relationship
  4. a role