Vocabulary Test...

Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined part:
 Whatever opinion he gives is sane.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
At the drop of a hat.

Identify personification in the given sentence:
The volcano swallowed everything that came under it. And thus was the city of Pompeii reduced to ashes.

Identify the type of irony in the following situation:

Two people are engaged to be married but the audience knows that the man is planning to run away with another woman.

Read the following snippet and answer the questions that follow:
"The Times has had an excellent reputation for over 200 years," said its editor, who has been working for the paper since 1980, "and now we are trying our best to continue that tradition in order to produce a newspaper for the twenty-first century."
What is the meaning of the word 'tradition' as used in the above snippet?

Read the following snippet and answer the question that follows:
Jane, from Manchester, has been taking in foster pets for more than four years, having been among the first to sign up when 'Paws for Kids' started in March 1999.
What is the meaning of 'foster' in the phrase 'foster pets'?

Identify the simile in the given sentence:
Your uncle was the life of the party last night. He is as funny as a clown.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
A blessing in disguise.

Select the option that is closest in meaning to the underlined word:

Many of his acquaintances avoid him because he is so garrulous.

Read the following snippet and answer the question that follows:
In 1961, earth tremors began to disturb the islanders. Then, a volcanic eruption forced the evacuation of the entire population. They were housed at a camp near Southampton.
What is the meaning of the word 'evacuation' as used in the above snippet?