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Directions :
Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
1.
knowledge
- A.school
- C.textbook
- B.teacher
- D.learning
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Knowledge is understanding gained through experience or study, so learning is the essential element. A school (choice a) is not necessary for learning or knowledge to take place, nor is a teacher or a textbook (choices b and c). |
2.
facsimile
- A.picture
- C.mimeograph
- B.image
- D.copier
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| A facsimile must involve an image of some sort. The image or facsimile need not, however, be a picture (choice a). A mimeograph and a copier machine (choices c and d) are just a two of the ways that images may be produced, so they do not qualify as the essential element for this item. |
3.
purchase
- A.trade
- C.bank
- B.money
- D.acquisition
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| A purchase is an acquisition of something. A purchase may be made by trade (choice a) or with money (choice b), so those are not essential elements. A bank (choice c) may or may not be involved in a purchase. |
4.
orchestra
- A.violin
- C.musician
- B.stage
- D.soloist
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| An orchestra is a large group of musicians, so musicians are essential. Although many orchestras have violin sections, violins aren’t essential to an orchestra (choice a). Neither a stage (choice b) nor a soloist (choice d) is necessary |
5.
antique
- A.rarity
- C.aged
- B.artifact
- D.prehistoric
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| An antique is something that belongs to, or was made in, an earlier period. It may or may not be a rarity (choice a), and it does not have to be an artifact, an object produced or shaped by human craft (choice b). An antique is old but does not have to be prehistoric (choice d). |
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