This first restatements test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of restatements of the English language. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of restatements.
Restatements Advanced Level Test - Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 1
Question 1 |
The latest John and Maria could get away would be the 13th.
A | It is not possible for John and Maria to depart after the 13th. |
B | John and Maria shouldn't depart any earlier than the 13th. |
C | John and Maria must have left before the 13th. |
D | John and Maria are going to try to get away on the 13th. |
E | Before the 13th John and Maria should go away. |
Question 2 |
Regardless of what words Daniel uses, in my opinion, he probably won’t manage to persuade Mary.
A | Because I have a hunch that Daniel won’t convince Mary, it'll be better for him to say nothing. |
B | It seems unlikely for Daniel to convince Mary in my opinion, no matter what words he uses. |
C | Even if his speech is undoubtedly true, Daniel won't be able to persuade Mary. |
D | You may say whatever you want but you'll fail to persuade her. |
E | What I think is that Daniel can never convince Mary, so he’d better not talk anymore. |
Question 3 |
The firemen were unprepared to cope with the fire successfully when it broke out despite having had a lot of training.
A | When the fire spread, there was no remedy left for the fire brigade to avoid it. |
B | As soon as the fire started, the fire brigade rushed to the region but they weren't able to control it. |
C | As a result of their extensive training, the firemen were much luckier in dealing with the fire. |
D | Although the firemen had practised much beforehand, the fire couldn't be efficiently controlled by them.
when it started. |
E | The firemen couldn’t stop the fire since they had received inadequate training and their number wasn't sufficient. |
Question 4 |
Though once quite common, cancer has been greatly avoided as a result of a healthy diet and regular check-ups.
A | Cancer was a rather common disease in the past, but a healthy diet and regular check-ups have greatly restrained it. |
B | By restraining cancer, a healthy diet and regular check-ups achieved their aim. |
C | A healthy diet and proper check-ups led to the avoidance of cancer. |
D | Being once quite common, the number of cancer cases is reduced through healthy diets and check-ups. |
E | The reason why cancer has been reduced is that people eat healthily and they have regular check-ups. |
Question 5 |
The salary of an engineer working for the state in Turkey is nearly one-third as little as that of an engineer working in the private sector.
A | In Turkey, the condition for a state engineer is much worse than that of a private-sector engineer. |
B | The salary of an engineer working in the private sector in Turkey is almost three times as much as the salary of an engineer working for the state. |
C | The wages of a state engineer in Turkey is one-third as little as that of a private engineer. |
D | The future doesn’t give hope to the state engineers in Turkey since their salaries don’t seem to raise. |
E | An engineer working in the private sector earns almost 3 times as little as the engineers working for the government. |
Question 6 |
His father is a much more intelligent man than he is.
A | He’s such an intelligent man as his father. |
B | His father is almost as intelligent as him. |
C | He is only less intelligent than his father. |
D | He’s not nearly so intelligent as his father. |
E | His father is far less intelligent than him. |
Question 7 |
The numerous contradictions in the witness’s statement have raised doubts about the reliability of his evidence.
A | The witness’s ambiguous statement involved a number of contradictions and this led to untrustworthiness in the jury. |
B | The certainty of the witness’s evidence has been called into question because he often contradicts himself. |
C | The deceptive statement of the witness has made people doubt about the reliability of the case. |
D | The reason why we don’t believe the witness is that he often contradicts himself. |
E | The witness was so unconvincing that she left several contradictions about the reliability of her evidence in minds. |
Question 8 |
His seat belt saved him from suffering a serious injury.
A | Unless he was saved, he’d have worn his seatbelt. |
B | But for his seatbelt, he could have been saved from a significant injury. |
C | Because he survived a crucial injury, he promised to wear his seat belt from then on. |
D | Thanks to his seatbelt, he was saved from suffering a serious injury with only minor bruises. |
E | Had he not been wearing his seat belt, he would have been seriously injured. |
Question 9 |
Nobody is infallible but some are a lot more fallible than others
A | Everyone makes mistakes but some make more mistakes than others. |
B | Some people have more faults than others but it doesn’t mean that they are the wrong ones. |
C | Anybody is hardly faultless but you have to know that some are less fallible. |
D | No single person is perfect; however, some are a lot more supreme than others. |
E | Everybody can make mistakes so we can think that nobody is infallible. |
Question 10 |
Your chances of happily growing old depend on your diet and the amount of exercise you get.
A | The prospects of having a long life for you seem to be small, however, if you obey the healthy diet rules, it can be possible. |
B | A healthy diet is as significant for the young as doing regular exercise in order to live longer. |
C | You cannot anticipate a happy and long life without considering the importance of your diet and proper exercise. |
D | Now that you eat healthily and get a lot of exercises, you can be elevated to the level of the old who live long. |
E | You can expect a long and happy life provided that you eat healthily and take plenty of exercises. |
Question 11 |
You should show more understanding of others’ problems instead of complaining all the time.
A | Rather than complaining continuously, you should show more consideration to the problems of other people. |
B | I'd prefer you to be more affectionate towards others' problems instead of complaining instantaneously. |
C | I’m fed up with your non-stop annoyances and I think you’d better be more understanding of others’ problems. |
D | In order to be a more understanding person, you must stop complaining all the time. |
E | What you constantly do is irritating others and this makes me really annoyed. |
Question 12 |
He is determined to go abroad whether he can get his parents’ approval or not.
A | He is intent on going abroad if his parents approve of him doing so. |
B | Whether or not his parents will agree to his going abroad depends on how much he’ll spend there. |
C | He's planning to go abroad and hoping that his parents will react favourably. |
D | Unless he takes the permission of his parents, he is determined to stay here. |
E | Even if his parents don’t agree, he’ll still go abroad. |
Question 13 |
I’ve never played tennis, so I’m anxious about trying it.
A | Since I have no experience of playing tennis, I’m looking forward to sampling it. |
B | I’m not especially willing to try playing tennis though I’ve never played it. |
C | I’m reluctant to play tennis because it will be a new experience for me. |
D | Having played tennis a few times, I’m scared to play it again. |
E | I’ve always been afraid of doing a new sport like tennis, and I don't think I can do it ever. |
Question 14 |
I felt that it was a memorable match on the whole.
A | I was hoping the match to be a much better one. |
B | As for me, the match could have been more competitive. |
C | As far as I can remember, it was an entirely favourable match. |
D | In general, there was nothing especially memorable about the match. |
E | All in all, I’d say that the match was one to remember. |
Question 15 |
The airbag in the car saved her from suffering a severe injury.
A | She needn’t have suffered from a severe injury because she had an airbag. |
B | She would have been seriously injured if there hadn’t been an airbag in the car. |
C | The airbag was in charge of protecting her against injuries and it worked. |
D | She’s always used an airbag and by means of it, she’s saved herself from accidents. |
E | If it weren’t for the airbag, she would be dead now. |
Question 16 |
The shoes I buy these days don’t last as long as they used to.
A | Nowadays, my shoes, which I bought wear out sooner than they did before. |
B | There is a shortage of shoes these days so I can’t buy the pair I want. |
C | The shoes which I buy these days wear out more quickly than they used to. |
D | I used to buy reliable shoes but these days I don’t |
E | The shoes I bought last week aren’t as endurable as the ones I buy these days. |
Question 17 |
Some of the cases didn’t fit, so we tied them onto the roof.
A | There wasn't room for some of the cases, therefore we tied them onto the roof. |
B | We put the cases on the roof because they didn't fit in the living room. |
C | There wasn’t enough space for several of the cases thus we had to tie them onto the roof. |
D | We couldn’t find a place to put the cases in so we took them all onto the roof. |
E | We were unable to fit some of the cases and we placed them on the roof. |
Question 18 |
Her English is so good that she could easily be taken for a native speaker.
A | She speaks English so well that people thought she was English. |
B | She could easily pass for a native speaker with such good English. |
C | She pretended to be English but her English is not so good. |
D | English is her favourite language and she’s really good at it. |
E | She speaks such fluent English that everybody thinks she is a native speaker. |
Question 19 |
For as long as l can remember, they’ve been spending more than they earn.
A | They like spending money a lot so they spend more than their budget allows. |
B | What I remember about them is that they always spent more than they had. |
C | I can remember that they’ve always spent a lot of money for many years. |
D | They've been living beyond their means for as long as I can remember. |
E | As far as I can remember, they've wasted their money on useless things. |
Question 20 |
He’s out of work, so they find it hard to balance income and expenditure.
A | They find it difficult to make ends meet because he’s out of work. |
B | Since he’s jobless, they think it’s really challenging to set the principles of income and expenditure. |
C | Being out of work, he is not able to balance income and expenditure. |
D | Having lost his job, he barely spends money for his living. |
E | They are unable to keep the balance between income and expenditure and this makes him be out of work. |
Question 21 |
The total amount was less than the charity had hoped to raise.
A | The total sum was not that of the expected one from the charity. |
B | The charity had anticipated a lot of money to be raised but they were soon disappointed. |
C | The total amount fell short of what the charity had hoped to gather. |
D | The total amount raised hadn’t met the expectations of the charity. |
E | What the charity had expected was much more than they tried to pay. |
Question 22 |
I forgot his birthday last week and don’t know how to make it up to him.
A | I don't know how to make amends for forgetting his birthday last week. |
B | I’m now having second thoughts about apologising to him for not remembering his birthday last week. |
C | I regret having forgotten his birthday last week and now I don’t know how to apologize. |
D | I couldn’t remember when his birthday was and so I don't know how I'll make up for it. |
E | I haven’t yet decided how I’ll talk to him on his forgotten birthday. |
Question 23 |
The last time there was a conflict on such a scale was during the Second World War.
A | We have never seen such a debate before although there was one during the Second World War. |
B | Before the Second World War nobody had ever seen a conflict that big. |
C | There have been many disagreements but the one during the Second World War was on a small scale. |
D | Not since the Second World War has there been a clash on such a scale. |
E | Since the Second World War, there hasn’t been a conflict on such a matter. |
Question 24 |
The matter was only brought to my attention a few days ago.
A | I haven’t heard about the matter since Wednesday. |
B | Not until a few days ago did I learn about my problem. |
C | I have known the matter for a long time. |
D | What I know is that they didn’t want to tell the matter to me for a few days. |
E | It wasn’t until a few days ago that I was made aware of the matter. |
Question 25 |
It doesn’t bother me which of the two we choose.
A | It doesn’t seem worth me choosing one between two. |
B | I don’t mind either way to choose. |
C | There doesn’t seem to be much point in choosing one of them. |
D | Whichever one you’ll choose is suitable for us. |
E | No matter what we choose, I’ll agree. |
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