Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite programmes.

Because not food is as nutritious for a baby as its mother’s milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast feeding.

Reading book requires you to focus _____ what you are reading for long periods.

Forgetting something usually mean an inability to retrieve the material that is still stored somewhere in the memory.

Long prized for its medicine value, ginseng these days has become more common of energy-boosting drinks particularly for high- performance athletes.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

When the bank refused to lend us any more money we realized we'd reached the end of the road.

People with exceptionally high intelligence quotients may not be the best employees since they become bored of their work unless the job is constantly changing.

Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.

Any material that is attractive by a magnet is by definition “magnetic”.

There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.

Beyond ______ stars, the astronaut saw nothing but ____ space A. the, the B. the, the C. Ø, Ø D. the, Ø 

The Maelstrom is a swift  and danger current in the Arctic Ocean.

Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow.

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following question.

She performed all her duties conscientiously. She gave much care to her work.

Identify the error in each sentence: A mosquito (A) is filled with blood (B) is carrying (C) twice its own body (D) weight.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.

The first things a new national student must do include renting an apartment, registering for classes, and to get to know the city.

Mike accidentally broke the ..............  stepping on it. He apologised to them for his carelessness.

A majority students in this university are from overseas.

Because there was no evidence against himself, Slade was released.

Two experiments were completing in like fashion, but the results of the experimenat was not at all like.