Vocabulary exercise for CAT

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.

1. The Supreme Court has urged the government to take urgent …………………… to ensure compulsory primary education to all children.

a) methods

b) acts

c) measures

d) none of these

2. The Supreme Court has suggested that the government ………………….. a legislation that makes primary education compulsory.

a) enact

b) enacts

c) enacted

d) would enact

3. The arctic fox can ……………………. temperatures as low as -50°C.

a) escape

b) cope

c) survive

d) save

4. The arctic fox is born with all the necessary …………………….. that allow it to survive in chilly climates.

a) support

b) adaptations

c) requirements

d) capabilities

5. The inhabitants of the Arctic region tend to have white coats that allow them to …………………….. into the ubiquitous snow and ice.

a) coincide

b) blend

c) mix

d) join

6. Animals living in extremely cold regions ……………………… during the winter.

a) sleep

b) rest

c) hibernate

d) eat

7. The Atacama Desert in South America is a rainless plateau that ………………… 966 km between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains.

a) spreads

b) extends

c) ranges

d) reaches

8. India has been ………………….. affected by widespread deforestation.

a) critically

b) remarkably

c) superficially

d) strongly

9. I don’t know ……………………. we could trust him.

a) whether

b) weather

c) unless

d) were

10. Hackers use infected websites to steal user data ………………………

a) stealthily

b) privately

c) diligently

d) earnestly

Answers

1. The Supreme Court has urged the government to take urgent measures to ensure compulsory primary education to all children.

2. The Supreme Court has suggested that the government enact a legislation that makes primary education compulsory.

3. The arctic fox can survive temperatures as low as -50°C.

4. The arctic fox is born with all the necessary adaptations that allow it to survive in chilly climates.

5. The inhabitants of the Arctic region tend to have white coats that allow them to blend into the ubiquitous snow and ice.

6. Animals living in extremely cold regions hibernate during the winter.

7. The Atacama Desert in South America is a rainless plateau that extends 966 km between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains.

8. India has been critically affected by widespread deforestation.

9. I don’t know whether we could trust him.

10. Hackers use infected websites to steal user data stealthily.