Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I think Michael hit the nail on the head when he said that what is lacking in this company is the feeling of confidence.

A. interpreted something indirectly

B. described something unconsciously

C. said something correctly

D. misunderstood something seriously

1. "Shut up, everybody!" said the teacher.
2. "Open the window, Robert," said Jane.
3. "Phone your granny," she told him.
4. "Don't be late," she warned him.
5. "Don't talk to strangers, Michael," said his mother.
6. "Don't listen to a word he says," she told me.
7. "Clare, help me clean up the kitchen," said Tony.
8. "Fiona, get out of my way," said Alastair.
9. "Boys! Stay away from the dog when he's eating," said Dad.
10. "Minnie, don't scratch the sofa," said Bob.
11. "Carla, don't pick your nose in class," said the teacher.
12. "Look after your sister," said my father.
13. "Break a leg, Oliver," said the actor.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

Neil always forgets his wife’s birthday.

A. At no time Neil remembers his wife’s birthday

B. Neil never remembers his wife’s birthday

C. Neil sometimes remembers his wife’s birthday

D. Neil remembers his wife’s birthday all the time

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

Neil always forgets his wife’s birthday.

A. At no time Neil remembers his wife’s birthday

B. Neil never remembers his wife’s birthday

C. Neil sometimes remembers his wife’s birthday

D. Neil remembers his wife’s birthday all the time

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Nick always forgets his wife’s birthday

A. At no time Nick remembers his wife's birthday

B. Nick never remembers his wife’s birthday

C. Nick sometimes remembers his wife's birthday.

D. Nick remembers his wife’s birthday all the time

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Neil always forgets his wife’s birthday.

A. Neil sometimes remembers his wife’s birthday. 

B. Neil never remembers his wife’s birthday. 

C. At no time Neil remembers his wife’s birthday. 

D. Neil remembers his wife’s birthday all the time.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Neil always forgets his wife’s birthday.

A. At no time Neil remembers his wife’s birthday

B. Neil never remembers his wife’s birthday

C. Neil sometimes remembers his wife’s birthday

D. Neil remembers his wife’s birthday all the time

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

He shouldn't have forgotten that yesterday was his wife’s birthday.

A. He had a birthday which his wife forgot

B. Yesterday, he remembered when his wife's birthday was.

C. He failed to remember the date of his wife's birthday.

D. His wife forgot her own birthday.