ECAT — Engineering College Admission Test (UET)
Take the ECAT English — Sentence Completion and Vocabulary in Context (Set 1): 30 multiple-choice questions (40 minutes) with instant scoring and a full…
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The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The new bypass, built to divert heavy vehicles, will ___ congestion on the main road.
Answer: D. relieve
Explanation: Diverting heavy vehicles would reduce, i.e. relieve, congestion.
Q2. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Despite repeated warnings, he remained ___ about the risks of riding without a helmet.
Answer: C. indifferent
Explanation: 'Despite repeated warnings' signals that he did not care: indifferent.
Q3. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The scientist's theory was ___ by three independent experiments, so it gained wide acceptance.
Answer: D. confirmed
Explanation: Wide acceptance follows only if the experiments supported, i.e. confirmed, the theory.
Q4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Saima is so ___ that she checks every calculation three times before submitting.
Answer: A. meticulous
Explanation: Checking everything three times shows great attention to detail: meticulous.
Q5. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The speaker's argument was so ___ that even his opponents nodded in agreement.
Answer: C. convincing
Explanation: Opponents agreeing implies the argument was persuasive: convincing.
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Q6. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Because the old map was ___, the hikers took the wrong path.
Q7. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The long drought left many farmers DESTITUTE.'
Q8. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: His ___ remarks hurt his friend's feelings, though he had not meant to be unkind.
Q9. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The factory was ordered to ___ its waste-disposal practices after the river became polluted.
Q10. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The professor's lecture was so ___ that several students fell asleep.
Q11. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The sheer ___ of the evidence left no doubt about the suspect's guilt.
Q12. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The minister tried to PLACATE the angry crowd with promises of relief.'
Q13. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Although the task seemed ___ at first, the team completed it within a week.
Q14. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The engineer's design was both elegant and ___, using fewer materials than any rival proposal.
Q15. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Rashid's ___ attitude towards his studies changed after he failed the mid-term; now he never misses a lecture.
Q16. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The two accounts of the accident were INCOMPATIBLE.'
Q17. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The new policy was meant to ___ corruption, but it has made little difference so far.
Q18. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The judge remained ___ throughout the trial, favouring neither side.
Q19. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'His explanation sounded PLAUSIBLE, but it was later proved false.'
Q20. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The drought had a ___ effect on the wheat crop, cutting the harvest by half.
Q21. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The ___ student asked so many questions that the lecture ran over time.
Q22. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The company's profits DWINDLED over three years.'
Q23. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: To ___ the risk of fire, the laboratory keeps extinguishers on every floor.
Q24. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The old man's memory was ___; he could no longer recall the names of his grandchildren.
Q25. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The athlete showed remarkable RESILIENCE after her knee injury.'
Q26. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The instructions were ___, so different students interpreted them in different ways.
Q27. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The candidate's speech was full of empty ___; he promised everything but explained nothing.
Q28. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The witness's testimony was CRUCIAL to the outcome of the case.'
Q29. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Nadia's ___ nature made her popular; she always shared her notes with classmates.
Q30. What does 'wary' mean in this sentence? 'The villagers were wary of the stranger who arrived at night, and kept their doors locked.'