- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7153045
- Series
- D
SSC Selection Post (Graduate level) Paper 8
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 200
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 4 parts: A. General Intelligence (25), B. General Awareness (25), C. Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) (25), D. English Language (Basic Knowledge) (25).
- Each part has its own clock. When it runs out, that part closes and the next opens.
- Each question has 4 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 2 marks. A wrong answer costs 0.5. A question left blank scores nothing.
- Fill one bubble per question on the answer sheet. Unlike a real sheet, you can clear it and change your mind.
Scripting is off, so this page is a printed paper: answer on paper, then open each question’s working.
Part AGeneral Intelligence
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5 : 13 :: 4 : ?
Answer and working
Answer C
13 = 2 × 5 + 3, the rule 2n + 3. For 4: 2 × 4 + 3 = 11.
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Statements:
(1) All pens are planes.
(2) All phones are planes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some pens are not planes.
(II) Some phones are not planes.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the pens may be planes. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the phones may be planes. So: Neither conclusion follows.
Directions for questions 3 to 3
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Bina sits immediately to the left of Chetan. Chetan sits immediately to the left of Farhan. Arun does not sit next to Esha. Exactly 3 people sit between Bina and Arun.-
Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Bina, Chetan, Farhan, Divya, Arun. Arun.
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3 : 12 :: 7 : ?
Answer and working
Answer B
12 = 3 × 4, the rule n(n + 1). For 7: 7 × 8 = 56.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 12 + 4 − 8 × 19 ÷ 12?
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Answer C
Replace the signs: 12 ÷ 4 × 8 − 19 + 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 17.
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Today is Friday. What day of the week will it be 177 days from today?
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Answer D
177 ÷ 7 leaves 2. 2 days on from Friday is Sunday.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, ?
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Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 23.
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In a row of 39 students, Meena is 7th from the left. What is Meena’s position from the right?
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Answer C
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 39 − 7 + 1 = 33rd.
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V is the mother of X. S is the wife of P. P is the brother of V. How is S related to X?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from X: V is X’s mother; P is V’s brother; S is P’s wife. So S is X’s aunt.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
343, 27, 125 are cubes; 196 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 196.
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Kabir walks 14 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 3 km. He turns right and walks 2 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer B
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs North.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 38 × 2 + 6 − 4 ÷ 7?
Answer and working
Answer A
Replace the signs: 38 + 2 × 6 ÷ 4 − 7. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 34.
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Statements:
(1) All birds are roads.
(2) No roads are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some coins are birds.
(II) Some roads are not coins.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: coins and birds need not overlap at all. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
81, 361, 256 are perfect squares; 69 is not. The odd one is 69.
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In a certain code, TIGER is written as TGIKV. How is MILK written in that code?
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Answer B
From TIGER → TGIKV: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 2 forward. Applied to MILK: MNKO.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 5:50?
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Answer B
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |150 − 275| = 125°. Answer: 125°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 150°.
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6 : 43 :: 3 : ?
Answer and working
Answer A
43 = 6² + 6 + 1, the rule n² + n + 1. For 3: 3² + 3 + 1 = 13.
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In a certain code, GRAPE is written as FQZOD. How is OCEAN written in that code?
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Answer D
From GRAPE → FQZOD: each letter moves 1 place back. Applied to OCEAN: NBDZM.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, ?
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Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 47.
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Which pair comes next? DT, GS, JR, MQ, ?
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Answer D
The first letters move forward 3 (D, G, J, M); the second move back 1 (T, S, R, Q). Next: PP.
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Which pair comes next? BT, CR, DP, EN, ?
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Answer C
The first letters move forward 1 (B, C, D, E); the second move back 2 (T, R, P, N). Next: FL.
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In a certain code, BREAD is written as YIVZW. How is TABLE written in that code?
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Answer B
From BREAD → YIVZW: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to TABLE: GZYOV.
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F is the brother of U. U is the husband of W. How is F related to W?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from W: U is W’s husband; F is U’s brother. So F is W’s brother-in-law.
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Arun walks 12 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 10 km. He turns right and walks 12 km. He turns left and walks 5 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 15 km east and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(15² + 0²) = 15 km. 15 km, east.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the right of the 17th letter from the left?
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Answer B
The 17th letter from the left is Q (position 17). 9 places to the right: position 26, which is Z.
Part BGeneral Awareness
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Sikkim?
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on which date?
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What is the capital of Lithuania?
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Which of these rivers flows into the Hooghly?
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Which of these dams is on the Koyna River?
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Which of these organisations has its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur?
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Who was the first President of India?
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Which of these musicians is known for the sarod?
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What is the chemical symbol of ruthenium?
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The Bangladeshi taka is the currency of which country?
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Lovlina Borgohain is associated with which sport?
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In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought?
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Kasinathuni Viswanath received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Kanha National Park is in which state?
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In which year was GSAT-14 launched?
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What is the capital of National Capital Territory of Delhi?
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Girish Karnad received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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Chandra Taal, a Ramsar wetland, is in which state?
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The Philippine peso is the currency of which country?
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In which year was Ajanta Caves inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve is in which state?
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In which year was Meghalaya formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Who was the first President of India?
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Who wrote ‘The Guide’?
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In which year was Bhagwan Das awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
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A train 260 m long passes a signal post in 26 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
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Answer C
Speed = 260 ÷ 26 = 10 m/s = 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
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A boat covers 42 km downstream in 2 hours and 65 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer A
Downstream speed = 42 ÷ 2 = 21 km/h; upstream = 65 ÷ 5 = 13 km/h. Boat = (21 + 13) ÷ 2 = 17 km/h.
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Section A has 27 students with an average score of 45; section B has 18 students averaging 70. What is the average score of both sections together?
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Answer B
(27 × 45 + 18 × 70) ÷ 45 = 2475 ÷ 45 = 55. The plain mean of 45 and 70 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 4. What is the largest angle?
Answer and working
Answer C
9 parts make 180°, so one part is 20°. The largest is 4 × 20 = 80°.
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Simplify: 2⁄5 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄6
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Answer C
Over the common denominator 60: the sum is 16⁄15. Adding tops and bottoms separately (9/23) is the trap.
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What is the fourth proportional to 14, 26 and 322?
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Answer B
14 : 26 = 322 : x, so x = 26 × 322 ÷ 14 = 598.
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What is the simple interest on ₹4,000 at 4% per annum for 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer A
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 4,000 × 4 × 2 / 100 = ₹320.
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What is 65% of 1,740?
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Answer B
65% of 1,740 = 1,740 × 65/100 = 1,131.
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₹10,000 amounts to ₹14,400 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer D
(1 + R/100)² = 14,400/10,000 = 1.44, so 1 + R/100 = 1.2 and R = 20%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 30% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20%. What is his profit or loss percent?
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Answer C
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 130. After 20% off: 130 × 80/100 = 104. So 4% profit.
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A and B together can do a job in 22 days. A alone can do it in 33 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer A
B’s one day = 1/22 − 1/33 = 1/66. B alone takes 66 days.
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40 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 3?
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Answer A
Milk = 25 l, water = 15 l. For 1 : 3, water must be 25 × 3/1 = 75 l. Add 75 − 15 = 60 litres.
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Two successive discounts of 20% and 25% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer D
Single discount = 20 + 25 − (20 × 25)/100 = 40%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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What is the LCM of 42, 12 and 15?
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Answer C
42 = 2 × 3 × 7; 12 = 2² × 3; 15 = 3 × 5. Each prime at its highest power: 2² × 3 × 5 × 7 = 420.
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What is the average of the first 11 odd numbers?
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Answer D
The first 11 odd numbers add up to 11² = 121; the average is 11.
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The monthly rent of a shop goes from ₹220 to ₹253. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer D
Change = ₹33. On the original value: 33 ÷ 220 × 100 = 15%, a 15% increase. Dividing by the new value, 253, is the usual slip.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 68 years. 7 years ago, the father was 2 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
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Answer D
Let the son be s. Then (68 − s − 7) = 2(s − 7), so 75 = 3s and s = 25 years.
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Simplify: 1⁄2 + 2⁄3 + 1⁄2
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Answer C
Over the common denominator 6: the sum is 5⁄3. Adding tops and bottoms separately (6/11) is the trap.
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If x + 1⁄x = 6, what is x² + 1⁄x²?
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Answer A
Square both sides: x² + 2 + 1/x² = 36, so x² + 1/x² = 34.
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What is the LCM of 112, 80 and 208?
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Answer A
112 = 2⁴ × 7; 80 = 2⁴ × 5; 208 = 2⁴ × 13. Each prime at its highest power: 2⁴ × 5 × 7 × 13 = 7,280.
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Pipe A fills a tank in 15 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 60 hours. If both are opened together on an empty tank, when will it be full?
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Answer A
Net filling per hour = 1/15 − 1/60 = 1/20. Time = 20 hours.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 4 : 3 and their expenditures are in the ratio 7 : 5. If each saves ₹8,500 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
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Answer D
Incomes 4x and 3x. (4x − 8,500) : (3x − 8,500) = 7 : 5 gives x = 17,000. P’s income = 4 × 17,000 = ₹68,000.
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If cos θ = 15⁄17 and θ is acute, what is tan θ?
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Answer A
Draw a right triangle with sides 8, 15 and hypotenuse 17 (8² + 15² = 17²). Then tan θ = 8⁄15.
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The diagonal of a square is 22 cm. What is its area?
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Answer B
Area of a square = diagonal² ÷ 2 = 484 ÷ 2 = 242 cm².
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What is the mode of these numbers: 57, 50, 14, 46, 50, 59, 50?
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Answer D
50 occurs most often (3 times): 50.
Part DEnglish Language (Basic Knowledge)
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PotentialAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who insists on great precision and correctnessAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WindwardAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ChitchatAnswer and working
Answer D
Chitchat (verb) and Chat share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A player who kicks the footballAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is recipient.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ConfidentAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
StingyAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
WontAnswer and working
Answer A
Wont (noun) and Habit share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DerelictAnswer and working
Answer A
Derelict (adjective) and Decrepit share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
vollayball is wrong; it is spelt volleyball. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CorrosiveAnswer and working
Answer A
Corrosive (adjective) and Caustic share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is unofficial.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
InescapableAnswer and working
Answer D
Inescapable (adjective) and Unavoidable share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who does surgery on the nervous systemAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is efficient.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SaintlyAnswer and working
Answer A
Saintly (adjective) and Angelic share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
StammerAnswer and working
Answer B
Stammer (verb) and Stutter share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who plays the game of golfAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
sovareignty is wrong; it is spelt sovereignty. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is assertive.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LivelyAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who makes deceitful pretensesAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
hallilujah is wrong; it is spelt hallelujah. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is continually.