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Vocabulary Skills

Description: Free online tests to improve vocabulary skills including dictionaries, contextual clues and word games
Number of Questions: 10
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Directions: Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the stem pair given in bold letters.

TIGRIS : BAGHDAD

  1. CHARLOTTE : CAROLINA

  2. THAMES : LONDON

  3. TAMPA : FLORIDA

  4. ROBINHOOD : NOLTINGHAM


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the stem pair given in bold letters

START : STOP

  1. BURY: INTER

  2. BLOW : DETONATE

  3. AGREE : DISSENT

  4. TERRIFY : SHOCK


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Start is opposite in meaning to stop. Similarly, agree is opposite in meaning to dissent. Dissent means to disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view.

“Brick” is related to “Wall” in the same way as “Word” is related to ____________.

  1. Dictionary

  2. Passage

  3. Book

  4. Sentence


Correct Option: D

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

  1. Tree

  2. Plant

  3. Shrub

  4. Farm

  5. Creeper


Correct Option: D

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

  1. Sharpener

  2. Calculator

  3. Eraser

  4. Pencil

  5. Stapler


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the word that best fits the group of words given in bold letters.

Umpire : Player : Viewer

  1. Football

  2. Sportsman

  3. Play ground

  4. Stage


Correct Option: C

Directions: Select the word that best fits the group of words given in bold letters.

Chiffon : Crepe : Muslin

  1. Denim

  2. Drapery

  3. Fabric

  4. Corduroy


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the stem pair given in bold letters.

DEPOSIT : WITHDRAW

  1. TENANT : VACATE

  2. LEND : BORROW

  3. DERIVE : DRIVEL

  4. BUILD : REPAIR


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Deposit' and 'withdraw' are opposite to each other. Similarly, 'lend' and 'borrow' are opposite to each other.

Directions: Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the stem pair given in bold letters.

HEAR : LISTEN

  1. SEA : OBSERVE

  2. SEE : LOOK

  3. OUST : EVICT

  4. GULP : SIP


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Listen is to hear attentively. Look is to see attentively.

Directions: Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the stem pair given in bold letters.

I : MINE

  1. SHE : HER

  2. THEIR : THEN

  3. THEY : THERE

  4. HE : HIS


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mine is a form of the possessive case of 'I' used as a predicate adjective. Similarly, 'his' is a form of the possessive case of 'he' used as a predicate adjective. Option 1 is incorrect as it should be 'hers' in place of 'her'.  

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