Grammar Quiz (14 June 2024)

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 4 i.e unsociable

•  The word 'convivial' refers to someone that is cheerful and lively

•  The word 'unsociable' refers to someone that does not enjoy or does not take the effort to involve themselves in the company of other people.

•  Hence, the correct answer is option 4

1. Jovial: Refers to someone that is all friendly and cheerful

2. Joyous: Refers to something or someone that is full of joy and happiness

3. Affable: Refers to a person or an atmosphere that is lively and fun

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.

• The correct answer is option (2)

• Vacate means to move out of a dwelling, an office or position.

•  Holiday is a day declared free from work.

• To occupy is to fill some place or a position.

• To discharge is to leave a position or to relieve of an office or hospital.

• Abandon means to give up or surrender.

From above explanations we can say that the words vacate and occupy are opposite in meaning.

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 3.

The correct spellings of the words are-

Unforgettable

Unique

Unfortunately

Undoubtedly

So, option 3 is correct.

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.

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 FATAL.

• Lethal: A substance that is lethal can kill people or animals.

Example: chemicals lethal to fish and aquatic mammals

• Fatal: A fatal accident or illness that causes someone's death.

Example: A hospital spokesman said she had suffered a fatal heart attack.

• Thus, 'fatal' is the synonym of 'lethal'.

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.