Grammar Quiz (14 June 2024)

Option 3 is the right answer.

• The meaning of the idiom- "High on the hog" is 'To live in a luxurious or costly way'.

ex: Since the time she won the State lottery she has been on a spending spree as she now lives high on the hog.

The correct answer is option 1.

To feather their own nest means to utilize one's own position at work for own monetary gain.

It is clear that the sentence means that many people join politics to promote their own interests or to gain for themselves. So, options 2,3 and 4 are incorrect.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. proliferation.

• proliferation- the rapid increase in the number or amount of something.

• promotion- an activity that supports or encourages a cause, venture, or aim.

•  propensity- an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

•  paucity- the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.

• Hence from the given meanings, we find that the correct answer is Option 1 i.e proliferation.

The correct answer is Option 2 Contemporaries. 

• Cosmopolitans: Composed of people from all over the world.

• Contemporaries: People living at the same time.

• Comrades: A companion in battle.

• Friends: Person whose company one enjoys.

• Hence from the given meanings, we find that the correct answer is Option 2 i.e Contemporaries.

The correct answer is option 1.

Indefatigable means persisting tirelessly.

Indelible means making marks that cannot be removed.

Inflatable means capable of being filled with air.

Indestructible means are not able to be destroyed.

The correct answer is option 2.

Slab means a large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape.

Epitaph means a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.

So, clearly epitaph is the correct word.

Pillar means a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument.

Basilica means a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a law court or for public assemblies.

So, options 1, 3 and 4 are incorrect.

The correct answer is option 3.

The correct spelling of the word is administrator.

Administrator means a person responsible for carrying out the administration of a business or organization.

So, option 3 is correct.

The correct answer is option 3.

The correct spellings of the words are-

Unforgettable

Unique

Unfortunately

Undoubtedly

So, option 3 is correct.

The wrongly spelt word is hasitate

• The correct spelling of the word in is hesitate which means a pause in indecision before saying or doing something

• Hazard means any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone.

• Hazy means made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapour in the air

• Hasty means rapid in action or movement

All the other words in options 2,3 and 4 are correctly spelt.

The correct answer is Option 3.

• The correct spelling of the word 'berrel' is 'barrel' which means a round vessel or cask.

•  Barrier: A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.

• Berry: Berries are small, round fruit that grows on a bush or a tree.

•  Barren: A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.