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

He was sacked on the spot because he showed his shortage of the basic knowledge

A. enrolled

B. recalled

C. dismissed

D. relieved

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part  in each of the  following questions.

She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing

A. wealthy            

B. kind                           

C. poor                

D. broke

Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime

A. complain 

B. exchange 

C. explain 

D. arrange 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He said that his father had cut down on the number of print newspapers and magazines.

A. reduced

B. increased

C. deleted

D. raised 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He said that his father had cut down on the number of print newspapers and magazines.

A. reduced 

B. increased

C. deleted

D. raised

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He said that his father had cut down on the number of print newspapers and magazines.

A. reduced

B. increased

C. deleted

D. raised

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
When he won the first prize, he realised that this was the highest attainment of his life.

A. accomplishment

B. task

C. shock

D. surprise

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He is from such an unemotional family, he will never learn to unleash his feelings.

A. describe                     

B. conceal                      

C. release             

D. extend

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Tired of being a tiny cog in a vast machine, he handed in his resignation

A. an unimportant person 

B. a large piece of equipment

C. a small group of people 

D. a significant instrument