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Thursday, December 14, 2017

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1)Your uncle's son is your ___cousin
2)Your brother's son is your ___ nephew
3)Your mother's father is your ___grandfather
4)He showed enormous ___ when he gave part of his inheritance to charity. (generous)generosity
5)We were really pleased with the ___ of his welcome. (warm)warmth
6)Crime and ___ can't be controlled in big cities. (violent)violence
7)Her ___ was noticed by the head of the department. (efficient)efficiency
8)Never underestimate the ___ of your ancestors. (wise)wisdom
9)All men should be treated with ___ . (just)justice
10)We must respect his ___ of speech. (free)freedom
11) I feel like a ___ in this city. (strange)stranger
12)It's my ___ to postpone the meeting. (responsible)responsibility
13)He recovered ___ an hour after the accident. (conscious)consciousness
14)What is the name given to a flock of geese? a)herd b)gaggle c)pride
15)The area of influence of the stars on human affairs is called
a)astrology     b)astronomy   c)teleology
16)What is the character ‘&’ the abbreviation of and called?
a)addition        2)ampersand              3)addenda
17)The nautical pronunciation of leeward would be?
 a)lee-waard                b)lee-ward                  c)loo-ward
18)What is single blessedness? a)single child  b)bachelorhood  c)sole heir
19)What do we mean by ‘below stairs’ gossip? a)gossip amongst servants
b)gossip among children  c)gossip of ladies of what they heard while under the stairs
20)What was the earliest known English language that was spoken by the people in Great Britan? a)Anglo                    b)celtic                        c)gothic
21)The term used for forming another word with the initial letters of other word is a)antonym    b)synonym            c)acronym
22)What is the branch of linguistics that studies the origin and development of words called? a)Entymology                 b)etymology               c)semantics
23)The term used for words in different languages but having the same meaning is
a)cognates                  b)Jargon                      c)Acronyms
24)Which is the only country to have its map on its national flag? Cyprus
25)Which one of these is not like the other four?
a)Horse            b)Kangaroo   c)Cow             d)Deer             e)Donkey
26)Even the most _____________rose has thorns
a)ugly              b)weathered                c)elusive          d)noxious        e)tempting
27)Hand is to glove as Head is to ____________
a)hair               b)hat               c)neck              d)earring          e)hairpin
28)A fallacious argument is ________________
a)disturbing     b)valid             c)false             d)necessary
29)If you rearrange the letters ‘ANLDEGN’, you would have the name of a :
a)ocean            b)country       c)state              d)city               e)animal
30)NASA received 3 messages in a strange language from a distant planet. The scientists  studied the messages and found that “Necor Buldon Slock” means “Danger Rocket Explosion” and “Edwan Mynor Necor “ means “Danger Spaceship Fire” and “Buldon Gimilzor Gondor” means “Bad Gas Explosion”. What does “Slock” mean?

a)danger          b)explosion      c)nothing         d)rocket          e)gas
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