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IELTS Unit 7A: Sentence Boundaries and Structural Improvement — practice questions

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Fill in the blank: 'Despite his _____ appearance, he was actually quite kind.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: GREGARIOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Sort each phrase as Formal or Informal register.Read the answer and worked solution →Fill the right preposition.Read the answer and worked solution →Match each linking word to its function.Read the answer and worked solution →Type the correct article (a, an, the, or - for none).Read the answer and worked solution →Sort each tense usage as Past Simple or Present Perfect.Read the answer and worked solution →Fill the contrast linker.Read the answer and worked solution →Pop only the active-voice sentences.Read the answer and worked solution →Match each conditional type to a defining example.Read the answer and worked solution →Match each academic transition phrase to its function.Read the answer and worked solution →Match each suffix to the word class it forms.Read the answer and worked solution →Fill the appropriate hedging phrase.Read the answer and worked solution →Pop only the words denoting CAUSE.Read the answer and worked solution →Pop only the active-voice academic sentences.Read the answer and worked solution →Sort each construction by formality.Read the answer and worked solution →SSC CGL · Fill the BlankRead the answer and worked solution →SSC CGL · Spot the Wrong Word — GrammarRead the answer and worked solution →Grammar — true or false?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Fill in the blank: 'Despite his _____ appearance, he was actually quite kind.'

  1. gentle
  2. handsome
  3. gruff
  4. pleasant
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Correct answer: C. gruff

'Despite' signals contrast. The appearance must be OPPOSITE to kind. 'Gruff' (rough/abrupt in manner) is the contrast that fits.

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Choose the ANTONYM of: GREGARIOUS

  1. Sociable
  2. Outgoing
  3. Solitary
  4. Friendly
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Correct answer: C. Solitary

**Gregarious:** fond of company, sociable. **Antonym:** solitary, reclusive, antisocial.

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Sort each phrase as Formal or Informal register.

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Left
Formal
Items
  1. Item
    In addition
    Answer
    Formal
  2. Item
    Furthermore
    Answer
    Formal
  3. Item
    Subsequently
    Answer
    Formal
  4. Item
    On top of that
    Answer
    Informal
  5. Item
    Plus
    Answer
    Informal
  6. Item
    And then
    Answer
    Informal
Right
Informal
Instructions
IELTS Writing Task 2 wants formal.
_Source: Cambridge IELTS Writing Task 2 register guide_

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