EngQuizzitive-CET-9 (vocab) : Answers

Usage based questions

This quiz was aimed at giving you practice for the usage based questions in CET.These questions are generally clubbed with the RC section.A student has to guess the meaning or choose an antonym of the word underlined or higlishted in the passage.

These questions are fairly simple coz even if a student does not know the meaning of the word he/she can guess it from the usage in the passage.

Answers

1. The Vatican was our final stop in Italy before we embarked on our journey homeward.The meaning of the word embarked is started
2. With his cunning business acumen he had amassed a large fortune.The meaning of the word acumen is : astuteness
3. Sleep eluded the worried student ans he went out for a breath of fresh air.The meaning of the word eluded is : evaded
4. In Maharashtra the turmoil in the education system has percolated right down to the pre-primary level.The meaning of the word turmoil is : state of confusion
5. Our wedding was an austere ceremony conducted with simple dignity.The meaning of the word austere is : simple