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CEM Practice

CEM Practice

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English

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1st - 5th Grade

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Hard

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7 Slides • 45 Questions

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​CEM 11 Plus Practice

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​The following sentences each have one word missing. Complete each sentence by selecting one word that makes the best fit from the options.

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Multiple Choice

People travelling to certain countries and need ___________.

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immunity

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certainty

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vacation

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vaccination

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respiration

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Multiple Choice

It is a friendly village with a great sense of __________.

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complacency

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comparison

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committee

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commission

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community

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Multiple Choice

She is my role model and it was a real _______ to meet her.

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satisfying

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privilege

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hindrance

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apathy

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super

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Multiple Choice

As the sun rose high in the sky, the snowman began to ______ away.

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freeze

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melt

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solidify

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run

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evaporate

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Multiple Choice

The infants knelt _____ their teacher as he read out the story.

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behind

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above

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under

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with

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before

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Choose one word from the list that has the most similar meaning to the word.

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Multiple Choice

Vision

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plotting

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smell

3

sight

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style

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map

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Multiple Choice

controversy

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agreement

2

controlling

3

content

4

debate

5

design

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Multiple Choice

Mischievous

1

naughty

2

envious

3

polite

4

awkward

5

insincere

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Multiple Choice

relevant

1

realistic

2

pertinent

3

peckish

4

loathsome

5

fancy

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Multiple Choice

category

1

stack

2

trace

3

group

4

messy

5

disorganised

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Multiple Choice

hindrance

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backing

2

assist

3

interruption

4

funny

5

apathetic

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​Understanding Vocabulary in Context


Read the following sentences and answer the questions that follow.

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Multiple Choice

The plane's departure time was 13.45. What does the word 'departure' mean?

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arriving

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leaving

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resting

4

mending

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Multiple Choice

The plane's departure time was 13.45. What does the word 'departure' mean?

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arriving

2

leaving

3

resting

4

mending

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Multiple Choice

‘The poet performed his poem ‘The Train’ using the rhythm of the poem to convey the train’s journey.’ What does the word ‘rhythm’ mean?

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rhyme

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words

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tone

4

beat

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Multiple Choice

‘The poet performed his poem ‘The Train’ using the rhythm of the poem to convey the train’s journey.’ What does the word ‘convey’ mean?

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express

2

drive

3

combine

4

sing

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Multiple Choice

‘They were conscious of a creature standing rather too close for comfort.’ What does the word ‘conscious’ mean?

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ethical

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watching

3

oblivious

4

aware

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Multiple Choice

‘They were conscious of a creature standing rather too close for comfort.’What does the word ‘comfort’ mean?

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loose

2

spacious

3

safety

4

luxurt

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Multiple Choice

‘The thin, transparent strands of the spider’s web were decorated with jewel-like drops of dew suspended from the gossamer frame.’ What does the word ‘suspended’ mean?

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hung

2

created

3

glimmering

4

edged

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Multiple Choice

‘The thin, transparent strands of the spider’s web were decorated with jewel-like drops of dew suspended from the gossamer frame.’ What does the word ‘gossamer’ mean?

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wet

2

beautiful

3

ethereal

4

dry

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Multiple Choice

The weather loaches darted around the aquarium before hiding in their subaquatic caves.’ What does the word ‘darted’ mean?

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crept

2

whizzed

3

floundered

4

swarm

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Multiple Choice

The weather loaches darted around the aquarium before hiding in their subaquatic caves.’ What does the word ‘subaquatic’ mean?

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underworld

2

underwater

3

undercover

4

underneath

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Choose one word from the list that has the most opposite meaning to the word.

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Multiple Choice

rose

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thorn

2

flower

3

fell

4

down

5

up

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Multiple Choice

illegal

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illicit

2

lawful

3

doubt

4

questionable

5

suspect

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Multiple Choice

convenient

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suitable

2

apt

3

untimely

4

early

5

helpful

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Multiple Choice

immature

1

developed

2

silly

3

unripe

4

juvenile

5

gentle

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Multiple Choice

advance

1

progress

2

recede

3

move

4

graduate

5

difficult

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​Complete a Word
Find the three letters that complete each of these words.

Example : Fresh

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Fill in the Blanks

Spl

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Fill in the Blanks

p

phecy

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Fill in the Blanks

persu

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Fill in the Blanks

gu

ntee

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Fill in the Blanks

gov

ment

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Fill in the Blanks

sto

h

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Fill in the Blanks

sym

ic

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Fill in the Blanks

n

hbour

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Fill in the Blanks

n

ance

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​Find the three-letter word that is needed to complete each word so that each sentence makes sense.

The missing three letters must make a word and the word must be spelt correctly.

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Fill in the Blanks

The teac

was proud of her well-behaved class.

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Fill in the Blanks

The little merm

watched the waves as she sat on her rock.

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Fill in the Blanks

glasses help to protect our eyes from sun damage

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Fill in the Blanks

The fleet of little fishing trawlers returned to the harb

.

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Fill in the Blanks

The contestants had to bake cakes, pastries and bis

ts.

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Fill in the Blanks

Jupiter and Saturn are planets in our s

r system.

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Fill in the Blanks

It is cruel to keep an animal as a pet unless you can look after it pr

rly.

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Fill in the Blanks

Using a kettle is an e

ctive method for boiling water.

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Fill in the Blanks

Father p

red the walls of the morning room so that it looked neat

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Fill in the Blanks

The tw

e months have between 28 and 31 days in them.

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