Clearing in the Sky Synonyms Based MCQs for FA / FSC Part 1
This post contains 1st year English Chapter 2 Clearing in the Sky Synonyms MCQs for Class 11. This short story is chapter 2 in the textbook of FSC part 1. I am sharing Synonym Based MCQs of this lesson in this post. However, I already have shared Clearing in the Sky Comprehension Based MCQs. Each question has four possible answers, after you choose one in your mind, click on the show answer button to see the correct answer. I find this method good for students to remember the right options. I have also Shared Clearing in the Sky Questions and Answers for FSC, 1st Year Students. There is much more content that students can avail of by visiting English Book 1 Notes for FSC.
1st Year English Chapter 2 Synonyms Quiz
Hereunder, are 46 MCQs from Clearing in the Sky Chapter 2 English Book 1 first year. Try to found out the correct answers. If you find any mistakes in this quiz, please inform me in the comment section.
(1) I wiped the streams of sweat from my face to keep them from stinging my eyes.
(A) itching
(B) stacking
(C) bracing
(D) sifting
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) itching[/bg_collapse]
(2) He took his pocket knife from his pocket, and cut a wisp of alfalfa.
(A) stack
(B) leaf
(C) tuft
(D) clump
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) tuft[/bg_collapse]
(3) He began to climb the second bluff that lifted abruptly from the flat toward the sky.
(A) steep rock
(B) level ground
(C) deep valley
(D) bushy area
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) steep rock[/bg_collapse]
(4) The path was too steep for my feet to hold unless I braced myself.
(A) straightened
(B) propped
(C) endued
(D) raised
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) propped[/bg_collapse]
(5) I managed to stand on the path by holding on to a little sapling.
(A) cliff
(B) plant
(C) weed
(D) lumber
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) plant[/bg_collapse]
(6) “Look at this, Jess!” he bragged.
(A) staggered
(B) broke in
(C) glared
(D) boasted
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) boasted[/bg_collapse]
(7) I had never seen anything extraordinary upon this high point of the rugged land.
(A) level
(B) rough
(C) smooth
(D) steep
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) rough[/bg_collapse]
(8) My curiosity was aroused.
(A) happiness
(B) interest
(C) sadness
(D) excitement
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) interest[/bg_collapse]
(9) We reached the limbless trunks of these tall straight pines.
(A) branchless
(B) trunkless
(C) leafless
(D) rootless
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) branchless[/bg_collapse]
(10) I saw a clearing in the heart of his wilderness right on the mountain top.
(A) meadow
(B) bluff
(C) steep slope
(D) uncultivated land
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) uncultivated land[/bg_collapse]
(11) There was a rim of shadow over the rows of dark stalwart plants.
(A) strong
(B) tall
(C) weak
(D) straight
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) strong[/bg_collapse]
(12) “I don’t see a weed in this patch,” I laughed.
(A) unwanted plant
(B) sapling
(C) twig
(D) wicker
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) unwanted plant[/bg_collapse]
(13) Many of the trees were big enough to heave sawed into lumber at the mill.
(A) wares
(B) timber
(C) morsels
(D) loam
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) timber[/bg_collapse]
(14) I followed him down the path that wound this way and that.
(A) curved
(B) ascended
(C) descended
(D) wrinkled
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) curved[/bg_collapse]
(15) There are two slips in the road.
(A) hurdles
(B) gradients
(C) Landslides
(D) humps
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) Landslides[/bg_collapse]
(16) The old man lived to raise a family of five children.
(A) rise
(B) bring up
(C) believe
(D) Move
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) bring up[/bg_collapse]
(17) I could not protest to him now.
(A) object
(B) discuss
(C) address
(D) confess
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) object[/bg_collapse]
(18) He would do it if he had a crawl.
(A) work slowly
(B) struggle hard
(C) run fast
(D) creep
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) work slowly[/bg_collapse]
(19) “Stray cattle if they ever get out of the pasture,” he answered me curtly.
(A) abruptly
(B) proudly
(C) courteously
(D) vaguely
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) abruptly[/bg_collapse]
(20) I followed him down the little path between the pasture and the meadow.
(A) street
(B) jungle
(C) grazing ground
(D) shadow
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) grazing ground[/bg_collapse]
(21) I followed him down the little path between the pasture and the meadow.
(A) upland
(B) woodland
(C) fenland
(D) grassland
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) grassland[/bg_collapse]
(22) “Stray cattle! If they ever get out of the pasture.”
(A) wandering
(B) strong
(C) beautiful
(D) delightful
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) wandering[/bg_collapse]
(23) “I like these woods, Jess!” my father said.
(A) logs
(B) animals
(C) leaves
(D) forest
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) forest[/bg_collapse]
(24) When the October winds below, they rustled the big leaves from the trees.
(A) moved
(B) swished
(C) pushed
(D) pulled
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) swished[/bg_collapse]
(25) Long boughs of the pines were fondling the substance of a white cloud.
(A) watching
(B) looking
(C) observing
(D) touching
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) touching[/bg_collapse]
(26) There were many species of hard and softwood trees.
(A) woods
(B) branches
(C) kinds
(D) leaves
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) kinds[/bg_collapse]
(27) Several paths left the main path gradually climbing the mountain.
(A) exactly
(B) softly
(C) slowly
(D) graciously
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) slowly[/bg_collapse]
(28) “Then why take the steep one?” I asked.
(A) vertical
(B) strange
(C) other
(D) easy
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) vertical[/bg_collapse]
(29) He pushed down the top wire so he could cross the fence.
(A) door
(B) barrier
(C) threshold
(D) border
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) barrier[/bg_collapse]
(30) Look at the fertile land we have in the valley.
(A) agricultural
(B) productive
(C) rough
(D) barren
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) productive[/bg_collapse]
(31) Anything that grows on the new ground like this has better flavour.
(A) growth
(B) crop
(C) sap
(D) taste
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) taste[/bg_collapse]
(32) Then he sat down on a big oak stump.
(A) root
(B) base
(C) tree
(D) branch
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) base[/bg_collapse]
(33) On the lower side of the clearing there was a rim of shadow.
(A) shade
(B) square
(C) line
(D) border
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) border[/bg_collapse]
(34) What is the reason for your planting this patch up here?
(A) orchard
(B) land
(C) garden
(D) field
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) land[/bg_collapse]
(35) He said, winking at me.
(A) staring
(B) watching
(C) looking
(D) blinking
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) blinking[/bg_collapse]
(36) The wild vines had matted their tops together.
(A) freed
(B) entangled
(C) climbed
(D) tugged
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](B) entangled[/bg_collapse]
(37) I have reached the years the Good Book allows to man in his lifetime on this earth.
(A) the Bible
(B) the medical book
(C) the book of parables
(D) practical book
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) the Bible[/bg_collapse]
(38) He wiped the rain-drops of sweat from his red winkled face.
(A) strong
(B) weak
(C) furrowed
(D) bony
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) furrowed[/bg_collapse]
(39) He wiped the sweat from his red wrinkled face with his big blue bandanna.
(A) shirt
(B) necktie
(C) tissue
(D) handkerchief
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) handkerchief[/bg_collapse]
(40) His voice rose with excitement.
(A) fear
(B) anxiety
(C) enthusiasm
(D) confusion
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) enthusiasm[/bg_collapse]
(41) I lost my little plough in a furrow.
(A) bed
(B) bush
(C) channel
(D) slope
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) channel[/bg_collapse]
(42) Many of the trees were big enough to have sawed into limber at the mill.
(A) cut
(B) pinched
(C) polished
(D) clawed
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) cut[/bg_collapse]
(43) Many of the trees were big enough to have sawed into lumber at the mill.
(A) little pieces
(B) splinters
(C) loge
(D) timber
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](D) timber[/bg_collapse]
(44) I had to smell this rich loam again.
(A) vicinity
(B) alfalfa
(C) soil
(D) wildflower
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) soil[/bg_collapse]
(45) He whiffed the smell of this wild dirt into his nostrils
(A) swallowed
(B) exhaled
(C) inhaled
(D) tasted
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](C) inhaled[/bg_collapse]
(46) Twice my father stopped to wipe the sweat.
(A) rub away
(B) move away
(C) take away
(D) wash
[bg_collapse view=”button-orange” color=”#4a4949″ expand_text=”Correct Answer” collapse_text=”Show Less” ](A) rub away[/bg_collapse]
