Restatements Advanced Level Test - Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 1
This first restatements test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of restatements of English language. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of restatements.
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Question 1 |
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 |
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 undoubtebly 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 any more. |
Question 3 |
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 |
4. Though once quite common, cancer
has been greatly avoided as a result
of healthy diet and regular check-ups.
A | Cancer was a rather common
disease in the past, but healthy diet
and regular check-ups have greatly
restrained it. |
B | By restraining cancer, healthy diet
and regular check-ups achieved
their aim. |
C | 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 |
5. The salary of an engineer working for
the state in Turkey is nearly onethirds
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-thirds 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 |
6. His father is a much more intelligent
man than he is.
A | He’s not 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 |
7. The numerous contradictions in the
witness’s statement have raised
doubts about the reliability of his
evidence.
A | The witness’s ambigious 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 |
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 from 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 |
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 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 |
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 ğ
long life without considering the -S3
importance of your diet and proper
exercise. |
D | Now that you eat healthily and get a
lot of exercise, 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 exercise |
Question 11 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 in 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 in the
roof. |
Question 18 |
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 |
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 much 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 for useless
things. |
Question 20 |
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 balance
between income and expenditure
and this makes him be out of work. |
Question 21 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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Q.2
the first word reads as ” B eause”
(Of course it’s just a typo after all!)
I think, it should read as “Because”