Interesting / Interested & Similar Pairs

QUICK QUIZ

Fill in the blanks with the correct word. When finished, click the "Check your answers" button to get your score. Have fun!

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1) Tom is very ______ in politics.


interesting
interested

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2) Wendy finds her new job at the law firm very _____.


interesting
interested

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3) I'm ______ to hear that you didn't like the movie.


surprising
surprised

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4) It's _____ that you didn't like that movie!


surprising
surprised

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5) That lecture was so _____. I was just _____ to death by it!.


bored…boring
boring…bored

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6) Sales results this quarter are really _____.


disappointed
disappointing

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7) Our company management was _____ by sales results this quarter.


disappointing
disappointed

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8) Paul got accepted to Harvard with an SAT score of only 1200? That's      _____!


amazed
amazing

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9) I'm _____ that Paul got accepted to Harvard with his SAT score.


amazed
amazing

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10) Jill tried to order some clothing online, but she found the process too        _____.


confusing
confused

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11) I'm _____. Please explain to me again why you keep showing up late for        work.


confusing
confused

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12) Joan finds her husband's snoring very _____.


annoying
annoyed

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13) Bob was _____ when Cindy arrived an hour late for their date.


annoying
annoyed

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14) Greg works 70 hour weeks at the investment bank. By the end of the         week, he's _____.


exhausting
exhausted

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15) For most people, running a marathon is an _______ experience.


exhausting
exhausted

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16) You're traveling around the world for six months? Sounds ______!


exciting
excited

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17) We're _____ to hear that you've accepted our job offer.


exciting
excited

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18) Diane hates speaking in front of a large audience. She finds it _______.


terrified
terrifying

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19) When she had to speak before an audience of 500 people, Diane was        ____.


terrified
terrifying

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20) I can't believe how many people lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina.        It's ____! I'm simply _____.


shocking…shocked
shocked…shocking

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