Section D:Vocabulary - 2013 P6 Enlish Exam Paper                

For each question from 16 to 20, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). (5x1 mark)

16.       He __________ the report very carefully to see if there were any errors.

(1)       scanned  - Look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature.

(2)       skimmed -To remove floating matter from (a liquid).

(3)       surveyed

(4)       scrutinised ü - to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail

17.       This school will not __________ such bad behaviour.

(1)       support

(2)       endorse - To give approval of or support to, especially by public statement

(3)       condone ü accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).

(4)       authorise

18.       The pipe burst suddenly and a huge amount of water __________ out.

(1)       oozed

(2)       trickled  -To flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream.

(3)       gushed ü  - flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream.

(4)       squirted

19.       Her parents were __________ when she had a temper tantrum in public.

(1)       humbled

(2)       mortified ü - cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.

(3)       degraded

(4)       chagrined  - A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event.

20.       He is a very __________ parent. He gives his only daughter everything she wants.

(1)       indulgent ü - having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone.

(2)       pampered

(3)       demanding

(4)       extravagant