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Question 1

pilot :______:: doctor : repair

airplane
guide
driver
license

Answer 1

guide

Question 2

modest: arrogance

attractive : repulsion
indifferent : apathy
scatterbrained : concentration
envious : jealousy

Answer 2

scatterbrained : concentration

Question 3

granary : wheat

lake : water
wine press : grapes
gallery : works of art
archive : document

Answer 3

archive : document

Question 4

______ : unity :: dearth : scarcity

belief
death
cohesion
fear

Answer 4

cohesion

Question 5

_______ : urge :: enthrall : interest

confuse
disagree
exhort
enjoy

Answer 5

exhort

Question 6

copper : metal

engine : car
furniture : wood
pen : pencil
pepper : spice

Answer 6

pepper : spice

Question 7

much of the machineries on these farms ______ unusable

is
are

Answer 7

is

Question 8

According to the police, the killer of the boys in both cities ______ probably between the ages of 40 and 50

is
are

Answer 8

is

Question 9

The large companies in our area ______ a cheap source of labor.

need
needs

Answer 9

need

Question 10

Without the new taxes, houses build before World War II _______ lower costs than more modern houses do.

has
have

Answer 10

have

Question 11

Two-fifths of the troops_____ lost in battle.

was
were

Answer 11

were

Question 12

An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country.

Euphemism
Pun
Hyperbole

Answer 12

Pun

Question 13

All the world is a stage.

metaphor
paradox
hyperbole

Answer 13

metaphor

Question 14

Let him be rich and weary.

Oxymoron
Paradox
Hyperbole

Answer 14

paradox

Question 15

The child is the father of man

Epigram
Oxymoron
Simile

Answer 15

Epigram

Question 16

Men may come and men may go, but i go on for over.

Oxymoron
Personification
Antithesis

Answer 16

Antithesis

Question 17

The mountains sing together, the hills rejoice and clap hands.

Antithesis
Personification
Metaphor

Answer 17

Personification

Question 18

The soldier fights for glory and shilling a day!

Climax
Anticlimax
Pun

Answer 18

Anticlimax

Question 19

I desired my dust to be mingled with yours.

Hyperbole
Epigram
Antithesis

Answer 19

Hyperbole

Question 20

Many are called, but few are chosen

Antithesis
Euphemism
Personification

Answer 20

Antithesis

Question 21

So innocent arch, so cunningly simple.

Antithesis
Oxymoron
Metaphor

Answer 21

Oxymoron

Question 22

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.

Oxymoron
Antithesis
Hyperbole

Answer 22

Hyperbole

Question 23

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Irony
Epigram
Alliteration

Answer 23

Epigram

Question 24

The INSOUCIANT mother did not blink an eye when her son complained of a tummy ache.

Anxious
Untroubled
concerned
worrie

Answer 24

untroubled

Question 25

He was already mildly drunk, and amy knew from experience that it would be a long, BIBULOUS evening. supreme bedraggled absorbent clear-headed

Answer 25

absorbent

Question 26

The anti-government groups are constantly accusing the president of lying to hide his TURPITUDE maxim tenuousness significance depravity

Answer 26

depravity

Question 27

You have profited by their toil to lead a PROFLIGATE life enigmatic compelling squandering thoughtful

Answer 27

squandering

Question 28

As we walked past the food stalls our nostrils were assailed by an CONGERIES of exotic, unfamiliar smells. pile litter furniture collection

Answer 28

collection

Question 29

The professors became so forceful, so _________ in his expression of opinions, that students began to leave his course. dormant credible dogmatic lucid

Answer 29

dogmatic

Question 30

The older child had a reputation for ______ trouble in high school, but the calmed down in college. instigating curtailing appeasing mortifying

Answer 30

instigating

Question 31

a. Which dress is the best b. of the two c. that i have d. shown you? e. No error.

Answer 31

a

Question 32

It a. had been a b. delightful discovery c. on their wedding night that she d. has been frightened and unsure. e. No error

Answer 32

d

Question 33

a. It is essential b. that you study well c. but we d. might have to fail you. e. No error

Answer 33

c

Question 34

a. no sooner b. did the rabbit c. come out of the bush d. when the hunter killed it. e. No error

Answer 34

d

Question 35

a. three of every four migrating b. birds in North America c. visit the d.Gulf of Mexico's winter wetlands. e. No error

Answer 35

e