Word Power and Jumbled Sentences Quiz

Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.: meticulously / manuscript / the / historian / archived / ancient / the / had

1. The ancient historian had archived meticulously the manuscript.
2. The historian had meticulously archived the ancient manuscript.
3. Had the meticulously manuscript archived ancient historian the.
4. The meticulously archived had manuscript historian ancient the.

Answer: (b) The historian had meticulously archived the ancient manuscript.

Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.: for / responsibility / accepted / the / mishap / the / eventually / commander / full

1. Eventually, the commander accepted the full mishap of responsibility.
2. The full mishap accepted the commander eventually of responsibility.
3. The commander eventually accepted full responsibility of the mishap.
4. The commander eventually accepted full responsibility for the mishap.

Answer: (d) The commander eventually accepted full responsibility for the mishap.

Choose the sentence that correctly arranges the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence. Jumbled words: library / we / silent / the / be / in / must

1. We must be silent in the library.
2. Must be we silent in the library.
3. Silent must we be the in library.
4. In the library be must we silent.

Answer: (a) We must be silent in the library.

What is the one-word substitute for: a person who can do many things skilfully ?

1. magician
2. perfectionist
3. versatile
4. expert

Answer: (c) versatile

Choose the sentence with proper word order and clarity.

1. Swiftly across the lake paddled we.
2. We paddled swiftly across the tranquil lake.
3. Across the tranquil lake we paddled swiftly.
4. Paddled we across the lake with delight.

Answer: (b) We paddled swiftly across the tranquil lake.

Which of these is an interrogative sentence?

1. What time does the library close today?
2. The library closes at six.
3. Please visit the library before six.
4. The library has an extensive collection.

Answer: (a) What time does the library close today?

Which of these is the best way to join the two ideas: "It was raining." and "We played indoors."?

1. It was raining we played indoors.
2. We played indoors because it was raining.
3. Because we played indoors, it was raining.
4. Indoors played we it was raining.

Answer: (b) We played indoors because it was raining.

Choose the best synonym for the word ‘perplexed’.

1. calm
2. angry
3. confused
4. hopeful

Answer: (c) confused

What is the one-word substitute for: ‘A person who speaks more than one language’?

1. translator
2. linguist
3. multilingual
4. scholar

Answer: (c) multilingual

What is the one-word substitute for: Someone who studies human history and cultures through objects’?

1. historian
2. scientist
3. geographer
4. archaeologist

Answer: (d) archaeologist