DATE:

Duration: 20 minutes

Test paper- world list 1 and 2

Exercise 1
One of the words given is not synonym with the word in bold. Underline the odd word out.

Narrow minded
Bland
Arrogant
Labyrinth
Stubborn

bigot
dull
haughty
puzzling
obdurate

hidebound
lackluster
stubborn
enigmatic
easy-going

headstrong
obtuse
bombast
a maze
willful
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Exercise 2
Write a synonym for the words given:

Hate
Peaceful
Humiliation
Complex
Snuggle

a____
p_____
a________
K_____
n_____

To Counter
False
Cower
Fame
Replete

n______
C__________
c_____
r_____
f___
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Exercise 3
Write an antonym for the words given:
Plethora
Slow down
Unbelievable

m_____
H_____
p________

Easy to understand
to disagree to
Totally aware

e_______
a________
o_______

./30
Exercise 4
Make sentences with the words given:

DATE:
Duration: 20 minutes

Reprehensible:

Repudiate:

Blithe:

Poised

Poignant

./10
Exercise 5
Fill in the gaps with the suitable synonym

Dysentery and malaria are (common) in the refugee camps.

The bone had been ..(sharpen) to a point.
A couple of the younger teachers (giggle)at his smutty jokes.
"Are you feeling any better?" "No!" was the ..(concise) reply.
I received a (puzzling) message through the post.
We were only able to make a .(flimsy) connection between the two robberies.
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute .(a respite).
Soldiers often say that the worst thing about fighting is not the moments of terror, but all the
hours of .(boredom) in between.
After a hard day at the office, a hot bath is a welcome .(tonic).
Two influential senators have argued for the (withholding) of the unpopular tax.
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TOTAL: ../100