Circle the letters which correspond to the correct word to complete the passage below

The Komodo dragon is a species of lizard [1] A. endemic to the Indonesian

B. anaemic
C. ecstatic
D. euphoric

A. larger
islands of Komodo, Rincah, Flores, Motang, and Gili Dasami. It is the [2] B. large
C. largest
D. more large

A. weight
living lizard. It grows to an average length of 2–3 metres and [3] B. weighs around
C. weights
D. waits

A. ticklish
70 kg. Komodo dragon bites can be very [4] B. dangerous they sometimes attack
C. obnoxious
D. slavish
A. will be
B. were
people. Western scientists first saw Komodo dragons in 1910. They [5] C. are
D. would be
A. populous
very [6] B. poached animals in zoos because they are huge and scary. The lizards
C. poignant
D. popular

are in some danger. There are very few Komodo dragons still alive on their home islands..

The Komodo dragon is cold-blooded. Its tail is as long as its body. It has about 60 sharp teeth

that can grow up to 2.5 centimetres long. It also has a long, yellow, forked tongue. Its skin

can be blue, orange, green, gray, or brown. Its saliva is very red [7] A. despite
B. because
C. moreover
D. and

its gums almost completely cover its teeth. When they eat, their teeth cut their gums and

make them bleed. This creates a good [8] A. destination for the dangerous bacteria
B. environment
C. landscape
D. arena
that live in its mouth. Komodo dragons are [9] A. carnivores , which means that they
B. herbivores
C. omnivores
D. autotrophs

eat meat. Although they eat mostly dead animals they will also catch live animals as

A. pray A. was going

[10] B. pry When an animal [11] B. go by
C. props C. goes
D. prey D. went

a Komodo dragon, it will suddenly charge at the animal and bite or claw the belly or the

throat.

Fill in the missing letters to complete the words in the following passage.

There was nothing so very [12] r e m _ _ _a b _ _ in that; nor did Alice think it so

very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, `Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!'

(when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have

[13] wo____ed at this, but at the time it all seemed quite [14] n _ t u _ _ l);

but when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat [15] p _ _ _ e t, and looked

at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had

never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and

burning with [16] c _ _ _ o s _ _ y , she ran across the field after it, and

[17] f o _ t _ n at _ l y was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the

hedge.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once [18] c on___ering how

in the world she was to get out again. The rabbit-hole went straight on like a

[19] _ _ _ n e l for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice
had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself

[20] _ a l _ _ _ g down a very deep well.

Complete the word on the right so that it means the opposite or nearly the opposite of the
word on the left.

Example: wide N A R R O W

21. incite M L F Y

22. scarce B U N T

23. barren E R L E

24. disdain R P E

25. steady O L I L E

26. start O C L U

In each question below, the words can be rearranged to form a sentence. One word
doesn’t fit in the sentence. Underline the word that doesn’t fit.
Example: is favourite least maths my best subject

27. manager interviewed by I was and the

28. my this with of have seen friends film none

29. walk a on a lot Sundays we

30 by sure the caught thief police the was

31 wants who why watch film comedy a to

32 clean wants paint to he green room his

33. sleepy him baby to very be seems Tom's

34. find keys forgot could not Sarah her

35. do were sleeping tickle a dragon not

36. with you would to like cup tea have of a

Three of the words in each list are linked. Mark the word that is not related to these three
Example: respond answer question reply

37. flute clarinet drum trumpet

38. lawyer teacher classroom engineer

39. revoke rescind renew reverse

40. oil smoke petrol diesel

41 gold tin iron bronze

42. grin mirth delight bliss

43. shiver tremble quiver slope

44. screw hammer nail pin

45. square cube rectangle rhombus

 46. wink blink peer smile

Find the word that means the same, or nearly the same, as the word on the left
Example: ugly withered grotesque disgraceful unpleasant

47. similar - reciprocal akin agreeable conducive

48. recurring - chronic enduring resilient harrowing

49. excess - plush surfeit lavish resplendent

50. lively - vivacious eloquent affable stunning

51. selflessness - candor altruism benevolence nobility

52. severe - candid jarring austere remorseless

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

53. The police managed to _____ the masked robbers after a tense stand-off that lasted 36 hours.

A) comprehend B) apprehend
C) dedicate D) cadge

54. The Shaolin monks never served in armies as they had to _____ all forms of violence.

A) discern B) forswear
C) contend D) Leverage
55. King Arthur is still _____ as a great ruler because of his wisdom and compassion
A) reviewed B) relinquished
C) adjured D) revered

56. Zuleika Dobson was an _____ girl who quickly became popular amongst the students of
Oxford.

A) ebullient B) exhausted
C) expansive D) Evident
57. Eppie grew up to be a _____ young woman, in contrast to her shy father.

A) reluctant B) discontent
C) fatalistic D) talkative

58. The teacher suspected something was wrong as the class was unusually _____ and well
behaved.

A) irrigated B) subdued
C) arrogant D) kinetic

59. The traffic is ______ because all the traffic signals are not working.

A) chaotic B) periodic
C) fluent D) puzzling

60. Old iPhones will soon become ______ and won’t work.

A) organised B) obsolete
C) articulate D) ambitious
 Each sentence contains a spelling mistake. Underline the word with the error and write
the correct spelling on the line.
Example:
Nancy tried to convinse her dad to let her go to the concert. convince

61. The woman screemed at her fellow passengers to stop the thief who had stolen her purse.

___________________

62. The greatest miracle of modern medisine is the eradication of smallpox

___________________

63. America gained independance from Great Britain in 1776 after a brief war.

___________________

64. Simon worked tirelessly day and night to acheive his goal.

___________________

65. The gentle gaint picked up the boy and carried him into the castle.

___________________

Each sentence has one grammatical error. Underline the word which is wrong and write
the correct word on the line.
Example:
That faded blue sweater used to be my. mine

66. The crowd tried to push their way into the building.

__________________
67. Thanks for bringing me to the museum. I have always wanted to see the kings crowns.

__________________

68. The island of Galapagos derive its name from a Spanish explorer.

__________________

69. The blue whale is more bigger than a hammerhead shark.

__________________

70. For twenty years, he has managed to predict the outcome of all the matches accurate.

__________________

Remove one letter from the first word and add it to the second word to make two
new words. Do not rearrange the other letters. Either mark the letter that moves on
the answer sheet or write the two new words on the lines.
Example:
cube road ( cue ) ( broad )

71. crude sum ( ) ( )

72. track rain ( ) ( )

73. print scam ( ) ( )

74. spate mad ( ) ( )

75. stoop sap ( ) ( )

 Mark two words, one from each set of brackets, that complete the sentence in the most
sensible way.
Example: Roof is to (gutter chimney tiles) as wall is to (paint strong bricks).

76. Food is to (hungry, greedy, curious) as money is to (bank, poor, business)

77. Guitar is to (clean, croon, strum) as spade is to (stack, dig, build)

78. Reflection is to (mirror, image, light) as echo is to (cave, bat, sound)

79. Gut is to (fish, racket, stomach) as core is to (banana earth apple)

80. swim is to (pool, wave, field) as climb is to (ladder, hill, position)