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.
I’d hardly unpacked in my hotel room when my phone rang.
A. Had I hardly unpacked in my hotel room, my phone rang.
B. I was unpacking in my hotel hard when my phone rang.
C. Hardly had I unpacked in my hotel room when my phone rang.
D. It was hard for me to unpack in my hotel when my phone rang.
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.
I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
A. I put the phone down when the boss rang back.
B. Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back.
C. No sooner had I put the phone down when the boss rang back.
D. Scarcely had I put the phone down than the boss rang back.
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.
My father is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A. feeling embarrassed
B. talking too much
C. very happy and satisfied
D. easily annoyed or irritated
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A. feeling embarrassed
B. talking too much
C. very happy and satisfied
D. easily annoyed or irritated
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.
The teacher had only just came in the room when the fire alarm rang.
A. While the teacher was coming in the room, she heard the fire alarm ring.
B. As soon as the fire alarm had rung, the teacher came in the room.
C. Before the teacher came in the room, the fire alarm rang
D. Hardly had the teacher come in the room when the fire alarm rang.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A. very happy and satisfied
B. talking too much
C. feeling embarrassed
D. easily annoyed or irritated
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A. very happy and satisfied
B. talking too much
C. feeling embarrassed
D. easily annoyed or irritated
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.
It was only when I left home that I realized how much my family meant to me.
A. As soon as I left home, I found out what a family could do without.
B. I left home and didn’t realize how meaningful my family was.
C. Not until I left home did I realize how much my family meant to me.
D. Before I left home, I realized how much my family meant to me.
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.
When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words
A. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say
B. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say
C. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything
D. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
My mom is always b a d - t e m p e r e d when I leave my room untidy.
A. feeling embarrassed
B. talking too much
C. very happy and satisfied
D. easily annoyed or irritated
