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Directions :
First, you will be given a list of three "nonsense" words and their English word meanings. The question(s) that follow will ask you to reverse the process and translate an English word into the artificial language.
6.
Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
myncabel means saddle horse
conowir means trail ride
cabelalma means horse blanket
Which word could mean "horse ride"?
myncabel means saddle horse
conowir means trail ride
cabelalma means horse blanket
Which word could mean "horse ride"?
- A.cabelwir
- C.almamyn
- B.conocabel
- D.conoalma
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Myn means saddle; cabel means horse; cono means trail; and wir means ride. Therefore, cabelwir is the correct answer. |
7.
Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
agnoscrenia means poisonous spider
delanocrenia means poisonous snake
agnosdeery means brown spider
Which word could mean "black widow spider"?
agnoscrenia means poisonous spider
delanocrenia means poisonous snake
agnosdeery means brown spider
Which word could mean "black widow spider"?
- A.deeryclostagnos
- C.agnosvitriblunin
- B.agnosdelano
- D.trymuttiagnos
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| In this language, the noun appears first and the adjectives follow. Since agnos means spider and should appear first, choices a and d can be ruled out. Choice b can be ruled out because delano means snake. |
8.
Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
dionot means oak tree
blyonot means oak leaf
blycrin mmeans maple leaf
Which word could mean "maple syrup"?
dionot means oak tree
blyonot means oak leaf
blycrin mmeans maple leaf
Which word could mean "maple syrup"?
- A.blymuth
- C.patricrin
- B.hupponot
- D.crinweel
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| In this language, the adjective follows the noun. From dionot and blyonot, you can determine that onot means oak. From blyonot and blycrin, you can determine that bly means leaf. Therefore, crin means maple. Because the adjective maple comes after the noun, patricrin is the only possible choice. |
9.
Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
tamceno means sky blue
cenorax means blue cheese
aplmitl means star bright
Which word could mean "bright sky"?
tamceno means sky blue
cenorax means blue cheese
aplmitl means star bright
Which word could mean "bright sky"?
- A.cenotam
- C.raxmitl
- B.mitltam
- D.aplceno
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Tam means sky; ceno means blue; rax means cheese; apl means star; and mitl means bright. So, mitltam means bright sky. |
10.
Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
moolokarn means blue sky
wilkospadi means bicycle race
moolowilko means blue bicycle
Which word could mean "racecar"?
moolokarn means blue sky
wilkospadi means bicycle race
moolowilko means blue bicycle
Which word could mean "racecar"?
- A.wilkozwet
- C.moolobreil
- B.spadiwilko
- D.spadivolo
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| From wilkospadi, you can determine that wilko means bicicyle and spadi means race. Therefore, the first part of the word that means racecar should begin with spadi. That limits your choices to b and d. Choice b, spadiwilko, is incorrect because we have already determined that wilko means bicycle. Therefore, the answer must be choice d, spadivolo. |
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