BKSB Spelling and Vocabulary 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The manager showed great ___ in handling the conflict'?
- Diplomancy
- Diplomasy
- Diplomacy (Correct answer)
- Diplomasie
Correct answer: Diplomacy
'Diplomacy' is spelled with '-macy' at the end, meaning skill in handling sensitive matters.
Question 2: What does the prefix 'mis-' mean in the word 'misunderstand'?
- Again
- Before
- Wrongly or badly (Correct answer)
- Not enough
Correct answer: Wrongly or badly
The prefix 'mis-' means wrongly or badly, so 'misunderstand' means to understand incorrectly.
Question 3: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- Occured
- Occurred (Correct answer)
- Ocurred
- Ocured
Correct answer: Occurred
'Occurred' doubles both the 'c' and the 'r' before adding '-ed'.
Question 4: Which sentence uses 'their', 'there', and 'they're' correctly?
- Their over there with they're friends.
- They're over there with their friends. (Correct answer)
- There over their with they're friends.
- They're over their with there friends.
Correct answer: They're over there with their friends.
'They're' = they are; 'there' = a place; 'their' = belonging to them.
Question 5: What does 'concise' mean?
- Long and detailed
- Giving information clearly using few words (Correct answer)
- Confusing and unclear
- Repeated many times
Correct answer: Giving information clearly using few words
'Concise' means expressing information clearly and in as few words as necessary.
Question 6: Which word is an antonym of 'frequent'?
- Common
- Regular
- Rare (Correct answer)
- Usual
Correct answer: Rare
'Rare' means not occurring often, which is the opposite of 'frequent'.
Question 7: Identify the correctly spelled word.
- Seperate
- Seperate
- Separate (Correct answer)
- Separete
Correct answer: Separate
'Separate' contains the word 'par' in the middle — there is 'a par' in separate.
Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The manager showed great ___ in handling the conflict'?