Vocabulary Practice

1. If you consider yourself the center of the universe, you are an …………………

a) egoist

b) egocentric

c) egomaniac

2. To have an ………………… with someone is to have a violent disagreement with them.

a) alteration

b) altercation

3. Which of the following words describes your concept of yourself?

a) ego

b) egoism

c) altruism

4. Which of the following words describes the philosophy of putting other’s welfare above one’s own?

a) egoism

b) altruism

c) magnanimity

5. Which of the following words is used to refer to the hatred of women?

a) monogamy

b) bigamy

c) misogyny

6. Which of the following words can be used to refer to the devotion to a lonely and austere life?

a) philanthropy

b) adroitness

c) asceticism

7. A person who is capable of using both hands with equal skill

a) dexterous

b) ambidextrous

c) misanthropic

8. ………………. is the custom in which one man has many wives.

a) monogamy

b) polygamy

c) bigamy

9. Which of the following words can be used to refer to the habit of spending money wastefully?

a) extravagance

b) miserliness

c) economical

10. Which of the following words can be used to refer to terse, witty and pointed statements?

a) epigrams

b) epithets

c) euphemisms

Answers and Credits after the jump

Primary School: Grammar Cloze Practice for P2-P3

Here's a grammar/vocabulary cloze for students who want a short 1 minute practice. I'll peg the difficulty at Primary 2 - Primary 3 level. You should be able to score full marks if you are careful. Good luck!

Last Tuesday night, Janice was alone at home because her parents were away (1) ............ a vacation. She felt (2) ............, so she decided to use her computer. Suddenly, she (3) ............ her neighbour's dog, Ruffy, barking furiously. Out of curiosity, she peered out of the window. She was (4) ............ to see a strange man climbing (5) ............ her neighbour's gate! She picked up her phone to call the police immediately.

(1)        A. on              B. to              C. about        D. off

(2)        A. boring        B. bored        C. bored        D. boredom

(3)        A. hear           B. hears         C. heard        D. hearing

(4)        A. satisfied     B. horrified    C. excited     D. elated

(5)        A. over           B. in               C. on            D. off