Vocabulary exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
This sentence completion exercise tests your range of vocabulary.

1. With the help of the T-ray scanning devices scientists can see right …………………. layers of solid materials.

a) through
b) over
c) after
d) in

2. One day, T-ray scanners may help scientists to detect potentially ………………….. hidden flaws on spacecraft.

a) vital
b) catastrophic
c) significant
d) trivial

3. A relatively unknown party has ………………… as the single biggest gainer in the Assembly polls while several political heavyweights failed to register a win.

a) arrived
b) emerged
c) come
d) appeared

4. India has …………………… some measures that world nations can adopt to combat global warming.

a) speculated
b) published
c) proposed
d) ordered

5. We have not been able to find a/an ……………….. to this problem.

a) answer
b) solution
c) way

Answers

1. With the help of the T-ray scanning devices scientists can see right through layers of solid materials.

2. One day, T-ray scanners may help scientists to detect potentially catastrophic hidden flaws on spacecraft.

3. A relatively unknown party has emerged as the single biggest gainer in the Assembly polls while several political heavyweights failed to register a win.

4. India has proposed some measures that world nations can adopt to combat global warming.

5. We have not been able to find a solution to this problem.