ECAT — Engineering College Admission Test (UET)
Take the ECAT English — Sentence Completion and Vocabulary in Context (Set 7): 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 minister's ___ promises, repeated at every rally, convinced no one who remembered his earlier failures.
Answer: C. hollow
Explanation: Promises that nobody believes because of past failures are empty: hollow.
Q2. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Because the tribe had no written language, its history was ___ orally from one generation to the next.
Answer: A. transmitted
Explanation: With no writing, history is handed down by word of mouth: transmitted.
Q3. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Far from being ___ by the harsh criticism, the young author took it as a spur to improve.
Answer: C. disheartened
Explanation: 'Far from' introduces the opposite of taking it as a spur: discouraged, i.e. disheartened.
Q4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The documentary offered an ___ account, giving equal time to farmers and factory owners.
Answer: C. impartial
Explanation: Giving equal time to both sides is the mark of an impartial account.
Q5. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The mountain pass remained ___ for most of the winter, cut off by heavy snowfall.
Answer: B. impassable
Explanation: A pass cut off by snow cannot be crossed: impassable.
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Q6. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Although the bridge was badly ___, it still carried heavy traffic every day.
Q7. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The speaker's remarks were so ___ that the audience grew restless long before he finished.
Q8. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Rather than cure the disease, the new drug only ___ its symptoms for a few hours.
Q9. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Her ___ nature made her a natural mediator; both sides trusted her to be fair.
Q10. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The new rule is ___ for students who live far away, since it forces them to arrive an hour early.
Q11. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The museum's collection is ___ in size, but it includes some rare manuscripts found nowhere else.
Q12. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The judge's ___ ruling surprised lawyers, who had expected a lenient punishment.
Q13. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The detective's ___ eye noticed a tiny scratch that everyone else had overlooked.
Q14. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: To ___ the rumours, the minister issued a statement denying any plan to resign.
Q15. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Because the two accounts ___ each other, the investigators could not decide which witness was truthful.
Q16. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The artist's style was so ___ that critics could identify her paintings without seeing the signature.
Q17. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Not wishing to ___ his guests, the host served both vegetarian and meat dishes.
Q18. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The prince's ___ courtiers praised every decision he made, whether wise or foolish.
Q19. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The new manager was ___ of the claims in the proposal until the figures had been checked independently.
Q20. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Though the heir had been raised in luxury, he showed a ___ concern for the hardships of the poor.
Q21. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The old inventor's ___ workshop, with tools piled on every surface, made it hard for visitors to find a seat.
Q22. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: As the debate grew ___, the chairman reminded the speakers to keep their remarks courteous.
Q23. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The negotiators reached a TENTATIVE agreement, subject to approval by their governments.'
Q24. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The firm's CANDID report admitted that the project had wasted public funds.'
Q25. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The farmer's SCANT harvest could not feed his family through the winter.'
Q26. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'After the scandal, the minister was OSTRACISED by his former colleagues.'
Q27. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The tribunal's verdict was UNANIMOUS, with all five members in agreement.'
Q28. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The patient's health DETERIORATED rapidly during the night.'
Q29. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The nurse's gentle manner helped to PACIFY the frightened child.'
Q30. In the sentence below, what does the word in capitals mean? 'The explorers faced the Arctic winds with STOIC calm, never complaining of the cold.'