Circle the letter to indicate the word closet in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in  each of the following questions.  

  9.Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family  

 A. cared for B. trained C. loved D. talked down  

10. She was a homemaker for 13 years, until all the last child was in school full-time, then plunged into  law.  

 A. builder B. designer C. housewife D. construction worker  

11. The government should force husbands to pay their wives for chore.  

 A. house-keeping B. housework C. children-raising D. cooking 

12. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.  

 A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by  

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in  each of the following questions.  

13. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt as to whether it was deliberate or not.  

 A. profit B. advantage C. disadvantage D. gain  

14. Nuclear family set allows couples to spend more time with each other as there are no family rituals as such.  

 A. extended B. basic C. additional D. extra  

15. Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family.  

 A. fed B. cared C. brought up D. abandoned  

16. Sharing household chores creates a positive atmosphere for the family.  

 A. outright B. negative C. convinced D. irrefutable