GMAT Vocabulary English Grammar Exercises

Question. Some people who have been made redundant make no further effort to get employment in complete ....... to those who decide to retrain.
(a) comparison
(b) difference
(c) attitude
(d) contrast
Answer. D

Question. The new company decided not to copy their predecessors but ....... their structure after the latest trends in business.
(a) model
(b) frame
(c) differ
(d) make
Answer. A

Question. Under the new regulations no one is allowed to smoke inside the building but you are ....... to smoke outside.
(a) arranged
(b) permitted
(c) granted
(d) let
Answer. B

Question. She is ....... as a possible future first minister.
(a) looked
(b) observed
(c) glanced
(d) seen
Answer. D

Question. Although the bank had turned down his application twice, they suddenly had a change of heart and decided to....... to his request for a loan.
(a) accede
(b) access
(c) accrue
(d) adapt
Answer. A

Question. It's not yet been fully certified yet but the recently discovered bones are ....... to be those of the missing link.
(a) credited
(b) argued
(c) required
(d) believed
Answer. D

Question. The ....... over the rights and wrongs of this issue has been a never- ending discussion inside parliament.
(a) chatter
(b) debate
(c) gossip
(d) rumour
Answer. B

Question. The local residents in this seaside village are very worried about the constant erosion of the cliff face, which is in ....... of falling into the sea.
(a) risk
(b) chance
(c) danger
(d) likelihood
Answer. C

Question. I think you have been overcharged for that work because it's more ....... twice what I had to pay.
(a) as
(b) at
(c) like
(d) than
Answer. D

Question. They first of all refused to stop their strike but in the end after much negotiation they were ....... to go back to work.
(a) pursued
(b) persuaded
(c) prevented
(d) perceived
Answer. B
 

GMAT Verbal English Grammar Exercises

Question. This story is ....... on an incident that actually happened.
(a) founded
(b) grounded
(c) based
(d) established
Answer. C

Question. I'm afraid I shan't be ....... to come on Tuesday because of a prior engagement.
(a) capable
(b) able
(c) can
(d) possible
Answer. B

Question. You can easily tell that this document ....... from the 12th century because of a distinctive script.
(a) holds
(b) trails
(c) lasts
(d) dates
Answer. D

Question. I'm sorry to tell you but she is simply ....... that this will be the result but she has no actual proof.
(a) daydreaming
(b) hallucinating
(c) hypothesizing
(d) dithering
Answer. C

Question. I do apologise for talking to you a minute ago only I ....... you for one of my colleagues, who looks exactly like you.
(a) mistook
(b) accepted
(c) believed
(d) thought
Answer. A

Question. It's a waste of time asking them for their opinion as they're bound to object because they've been ....... against the idea from the start.
(a) subjective
(b) derogative
(c) conscious
(d) prejudiced
Answer. D

Question. I asked you to bring back a different one but you've brought a similar one back that's exactly the ....... as the first one.
(a) equivalent
(b) apparent
(c) same
(d) identical
Answer. C

Question. The main quality that is required of someone holding that kind of job is to have the ....... to get on with people.
(a) task
(b) ability
(c) requirement
(d) need
Answer. B

Question. They couldn't hold their meeting in the open air ....... of the heavy rain.
(a) because
(b) but
(c) since
(d) for
Answer. A

Question. I always let her handle that kind of situation because she's very good at ....... with difficult clients.
(a) taking
(b) bringing
(c) tackling
(d) dealing
Answer. D