ECAT — Engineering College Admission Test (UET)
Take the ECAT English — Sentence Completion and Vocabulary in Context (Set 5): 30 multiple-choice questions (40 minutes) with instant scoring and a full…
What this test covers
The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The politician's speech was full of ___ promises that he never intended to keep.
Answer: D. hollow
Explanation: 'Hollow' promises are empty and without real meaning, which fits promises never meant to be kept.
Q2. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Although the soldiers were exhausted, they pressed on with ___ determination.
Answer: C. unwavering
Explanation: 'Although' signals contrast with exhaustion, so the determination must be firm: 'unwavering'.
Q3. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The scientist's ___ approach, testing every claim before accepting it, earned her colleagues' respect.
Answer: B. methodical
Explanation: Testing every claim step by step is a 'methodical' approach.
Q4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: His ___ remarks about the old teacher deeply hurt her family.
Answer: B. derogatory
Explanation: Remarks that hurt are insulting; 'derogatory' means showing a low opinion.
Q5. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The rise in prices was so ___ that many families could no longer afford basic food.
Answer: A. drastic
Explanation: Families being unable to afford food requires a severe change, so 'drastic'.
Take the timed test (free, no sign-up) to see your score and the answer and explanation for every question.
Q6. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Despite his wealth, the philanthropist led a ___ life, wearing simple clothes and eating plain food.
Q7. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The detective accepted the suspect's alibi as ___ because three witnesses confirmed he was at the market.
Q8. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: After weeks of bargaining, the negotiators reached a ___ in which each side gave up something.
Q9. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The medicine gave only ___ relief; the pain returned after a few hours.
Q10. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Her ___ nature made it easy for her to make friends in every new city.
Q11. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The company's profits ___ after a new competitor entered the market, falling to half their earlier level.
Q12. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The ___ of the historic building took two years and restored its original beauty.
Q13. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Far from being calmed by the news, she became even more ___.
Q14. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The lawyer's argument was so ___ that even the opposing counsel admitted its logic.
Q15. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The explorers ___ the unknown territory with only a compass and a rough map.
Q16. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Unlike his talkative brother, Imran was ___ and rarely spoke in public.
Q17. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The new rules were intended to ___ corruption by making all contracts public.
Q18. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The teacher's praise acted as a ___ for the shy student, who began to take part actively.
Q19. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The villagers were WARY of the stranger who asked too many questions.'
Q20. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The manager's CANDID feedback helped the team improve, though it was sometimes hard to hear.'
Q21. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'Her OBSTINATE refusal to listen to advice led to repeated mistakes.'
Q22. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The soldiers showed great VALOUR during the siege.'
Q23. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The hikers faced a TREACHEROUS path covered in loose stones.'
Q24. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The journalist's article was BIASED toward one political party.'
Q25. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The firm's decision to expand was PREMATURE, since it had not yet repaid its loans.'
Q26. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'Rain was SCARCE that year, and the crops withered.'
Q27. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The criminal showed no REMORSE after the crime.'
Q28. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The sudden fall in demand put the factory in a PRECARIOUS position.'
Q29. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The students gave a SPONTANEOUS cheer when the winner was announced.'
Q30. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'Years of drought had left the land BARREN.'