EngQuizzitive-1.5 (vocab) : Multiple Usage

Word based questions in CAT

There are two types of word based questions in CAT:
vocab based
usage based

• vocab based questions include ones on synonyms,antonyms,analogies and odd man out.
• usage based questions include fill in the blanks (double blanks),multiple usage and substitution based questions (which include the usage of homophones and a few misused words)

Vocab based questions can be tackled by learning the root-prefix-suffix method which is also known as etymology.

In English language one word has multiple meanings.This question category evaluates a student's ability to use the same word in different ways.

eg. appreciate

• praise someone
• acknowledge
• increase in value
• evaluated

This quiz is a prelude to the usage based question 'Multiple usage'.This quiz is a very basic quiz on multiple usage.

Answers

The different meanings of the word made/make are as follows :

• I could barely make out the traffic signals through the rain. [to discern with great difficulty]
• These made excuses of yours just wont wash.[fabricated]
• They made up for their differences. [reconciled]
• They are made for each other. [perfect match]
• I made up my mind to take CAT. [decided]