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Multiple choice softskills communication

For many years, the word "set" had the longest entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, but it has now been supplanted by which word ??

  1. MAKE

  2. RUN

  3. TAKE

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

'Make' has indeed supplanted 'set' as the word with the most definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. For many years, 'set' held the record with over 430 meanings, but 'make' has now surpassed it with more than 600 distinct senses and definitions. While 'run' is also frequently cited as having many definitions, authoritative sources confirm 'make' currently holds the record. The OED continuously updates as language evolves.

Multiple choice softskills communication

A few English words have such disparate definitions that one meaning is the opposite of another. These are called "self-antonyms", "auto-antonyms" or "contronyms". Which of the below given words are "SELF-ANTONYMS". One example is "overlook" (to view over or to fail to notice)

  1. FATS

  2. FAST

  3. STOP

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

'Fast' is indeed a contronym (self-antonym) because it has opposite meanings: 1) moving quickly (rapid, swift) and 2) fixed or immovable (stuck, fastened, hold fast). The other options don't have this contradictory property: 'fats' is just a plural noun, 'stop' means only to cease movement, and 'post' can mean to mail or a pole but these aren't true opposites. The example 'overlook' works similarly: to oversee/watch over vs. to fail to notice.

Multiple choice softskills communication

The word Iouea (a genus of sea sponges)is the shortest word which contains all five regular vowels and no other letters.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Iouea' is a valid scientific genus name for a type of sea sponge, and it contains all five vowels (a, e, i, o, u) exactly once each, in order, with no other letters. While it's obscure, it's a legitimate taxonomic name. It's not a common English word but a scientific name, which fits the claim. Some sources mention 'eunoia' or 'facetious' as words containing all five vowels, but Iouea is indeed shorter and has them in alphabetical order.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What is so special about this superlatively long word "honorificabilitudinitatibus" (27 letters); Shakespeare's longest word

  1. Only vowels and no consonents

  2. Only consonents and no vowels

  3. Alternating vowels and consonants

  4. None of teh above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'honorificabilitudinitatibus' (27 letters) does follow a pattern of alternating consonants and vowels throughout: h-o-n-o-r-i-f-i-c-a-b-i-l-i-t-u-d-i-n-i-t-a-t-i-b-u-s. You can see the consonant-vowel pattern remains consistent: h(c)-o(v)-n(c)-o(v)-r(c)-i(v)-f(c)-i(v)-c(c)-a(v)-b(c)-i(v)-l(c)-i(v)-t(c)-u(v)-d(c)-i(v)-n(c)-i(v)-t(c)-a(v)-t(c)-i(v)-b(c)-u(v)-s(c). Option D contains a typo ('teh' instead of 'the') but is incorrect anyway.

Multiple choice softskills communication

The longest word with only one vowel is strengths (9 letters), packing six consonant sounds into a single syllable.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Strengths' (9 letters) has only one vowel ('e') but contains six consonant sounds in a single syllable: s-t-r-e-ng-th-s. This is a remarkable linguistic feat - packing so many consonant sounds (str-ength-s) into one syllable. While some might argue about 'sounds' vs 'letters', the claim is about phonetic sounds packed into one syllable, making it phonetically accurate. The word ends in 'ths' which is a complex consonant cluster.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Dreamt and its derivatives are the only English words that end in mt

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Dreamt' and its derivatives (undreamt, daydreamt, redreamt, etc.) are indeed the only common English words ending with 'mt'. This is a unique orthographic pattern in English. While some very obscure or coined words might end in 'mt', 'dreamt' and its forms are the only standard, widely recognized English words with this ending. The past tense 'dreamt' (alternate to 'dreamed') is a standard irregular verb form.

Multiple choice softskills communication

"typewriter" is one of those many words which can be spelled solely with the top line of letters on a QWERTY keyboard

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Typewriter' can indeed be spelled using only letters from the top row of a QWERTY keyboard: t-y-p-e-w-r-i-t-e-r. All these letters (q, w, e, r, t, y, u, i, o, p) are on the top row. Other examples include 'proprietor', 'repertoire', 'perpetuity', and 'peppertree'. This is a well-known keyboard curiosity. The claim is true and easily verified by looking at the letter positions on a QWERTY keyboard.

Multiple choice softskills communication

To hold the fort

  1. Organize one`s own private affairs.

  2. To act as if you were at home.

  3. Something provided free by a business - especially in a bar or restaurant.

  4. To cope in an emergency, often by acting as a temporary substitute.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'To hold the fort' means to take charge and maintain control of a situation, especially temporarily while others are away or during an emergency. It comes from military imagery of soldiers defending a fortification. The correct meaning is to cope in an emergency or difficult situation by acting as a temporary substitute. It does not mean organizing private affairs (A), acting at home (B), or getting something free (C).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Lock the barn door after the horse has bolted

  1. To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late.

  2. To act as if you were at home.

  3. To become very angry, go into a rage.

  4. To waste time trying to do something with little or no success.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Lock the barn door after the horse has bolted' (also 'lock the stable door...') is a proverb about taking preventive measures too late - after the damage has already occurred or the opportunity lost. The horse has already escaped, so locking the door now is futile. It means being careful or trying to make something safe when it is already too late to prevent the negative outcome. It does not mean acting at home (B), becoming angry (C), or wasting time (D).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Like a ton of bricks

  1. To become very angry, go into a rage.

  2. To be affected strongly or forcefully by something

  3. To have daydreams.

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

This idiom describes being strongly impacted or stunned by something - like news hitting you with great force. Option A incorrectly limits the meaning to anger only. Option C is unrelated - daydreaming doesn't involve forceful impact.