The following quiz is designed to test your English vocabulary. Each word has four choices with one choice closely matching to its meaning. Choose the closest matching choice. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.
Enjoy wordabbling.
1. Agnosia (psychiatry)
a) Partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of senses.
b) Partial or total blindness
c) Partial or total loss of hearing
d) None of the above
2. Beau
a) Attractive
b) Female companion
c) Male companion
d) None of the above
3. Calligraphy
a) Fancy penmanship
b) A form of art
c) Elaborate drawing
d) None of the above
4. Dekko (slang)
a) A glance
b) A smirk
c) An attack
d) None of the above
5. Duress
a) Persuasion
b) Threat
c) Painful
d) Both b & c
6. Gauntlet
a) Temptation
b) A sort of weapon
c) A challenge
d) Both b & c
7. Lingam (Sanskrit)
a) A temple
b) Phallus
c) Masculine gender
d) Both b & c
8. Perceptive
a) Related to light
b) Serious
c) Showing keenness in understanding
d) None of the above
9. Punctilious
a) Unreliable
b) Attentive to formalities
c) Untidy
d) None of the above
10. Zing
a) Energy or enthusiasm
b) A type of tropical fruit
c) An intoxicant
d) None of the above
Answers:
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8 (c) 9. (b) 10 (a)
Your Score:
8-10 Excellent
5-7 Good
1-4 Need improvement
