English Language

Vocabulary and Synonyms

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Vocabulary and synonyms are essential components of English language sections across competitive exams. This topic tests word associations, context meanings, and precise vocabulary skills. Regular practice helps test takers score higher in SSC, banking, and railway recruitment tests.

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Vocabulary and Synonyms Questions

Multiple choice evs safety and first aid antibiotics and their uses common health care methods first aid

The AVPU in AVPU scale stands for alert, .........., painful and unresponsive.

  1. Victim

  2. Voice

  3. Vocal

  4. Verbal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The AVPU scale (an acronym for "alert, voice, pain, unresponsive") is a system by which a healthcare professional can measure and record a patient's mental status, indicating their level of consciousness. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice

HA! I tricked you!

  1. That's very funny!

  2. That's not funny at all......
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is a joke question in the quiz. It serves as a playful break and expects a humorous response rather than testing knowledge.

Multiple choice

glower

  1. fling

  2. enlighten

  3. frown

  4. grow
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To glower means to have an angry or sullen look on one's face, which is synonymous with to frown.

Multiple choice

fatigue

  1. excitement

  2. exhaustion

  3. obese

  4. fragile
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Fatigue refers to extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion, which is synonymous with exhaustion.

Multiple choice

stand out from

  1. go stand outside of church

  2. move away from flatulence

  3. a night table from somewhere

  4. easily noticed because of differences
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To stand out means to be easily noticeable because of distinct qualities or differences from others. It is often used to describe someone who excels or is unique.

Multiple choice

prestigious

  1. working for the press

  2. pressing religion

  3. believing in the press

  4. respected or admired
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Prestigious describes something or someone that is held in high esteem, respected, or admired. It is often used to describe universities, awards, or positions.

Multiple choice

in pursuit of

  1. police car chase

  2. a pure tuxedo

  3. things that suit you purely

  4. striving for something
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In pursuit of means striving for, chasing, or attempting to achieve a specific goal or object. It implies active effort.

Multiple choice

cling on to

  1. not letting go of an idea or something

  2. be on top of somebody

  3. Spanish obscenity

  4. ring a bell
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To cling on to something means to hold onto it tightly, either physically or metaphorically, such as refusing to let go of an idea or belief.

Multiple choice

aspiring

  1. breathing deeply

  2. taking aspirin

  3. funeral pyre

  4. desiring something
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Aspiring refers to someone who has ambitions or desires to achieve a particular goal or career. It is unrelated to breathing or funeral rites.

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

sad

  1. sadly

  2. sadder

  3. saddest

  4. sader
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  C) sadly as it ends with 'ly' and is spelled correctly.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'sadder' is a  comparative adjective, 'saddest; is superlative adjective', and The word is misspelled respectively.



Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

glad

  1. gladder

  2. gladily

  3. gladly

  4. gladdest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  C) gladly as it ends with 'ly' and is spelled correctly.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'gladder' is the comparative adjective of glad, the word is misspelled, and 'gladdest' is the superlative adjective of  'glad'.


 

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

slow

  1. slowly

  2. slowfully

  3. slower

  4. slowest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or other adverb, to express a relation of situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  A)slowly as it ends with 'ly' and is  spelled correctly.

Options B,C, and D are wrong  as they are misspelled.