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- Question
Foam brightens like the dogwood now is an example of
Options- A. a metaphor
- B. consonance
- C. a simile
- D. alliteration
- Correct Answer
- a simile
ExplanationA simile is a figure of speech in which two different things are compared using like or as words.
Here in the given sentence, Foam brightens like the dogwood foam's brightness is compared to dogwood. Hence, it is a simile.
- 1. Facilitate is similar in meaning to
Options- A. help
- B. halt
- C. check
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 2. Antonym of Sober?
Options- A. not affected by alcohol
- B. Sensible
- C. Serious
- D. emotional Discuss
- 3. Correct the given sentence gramatically. Shreya, who she is my best friend, is a singer.
Options- A. Shreya, she who is my best friend, is a singer.
- B. Shreya, who is my best friend, is a singer.
- C. Shreya, is my best friend, who she is a singer.
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 4. Correct the sentence gramatically : She went to gym despite of her illness.
Options- A. to
- B. despite
- C. of
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 5. Name another word for friend?
Options- A. playfellow
- B. enemy
- C. rival
- D. foe Discuss
- 6. Which of these lines contains a metaphor?
Options- A. You light up my life.
- B. She was fishing for compliments.
- C. He broke my heart.
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 7. Lover of nature is called
Options- A. Autophile
- B. Green panther
- C. Dendrophile
- D. Petrichor Discuss
- 8. English words with similar meaning
Options- A. Relegate - Downgrade
- B. Beautiful - Ugly
- C. Qualm - Confidence
- D. Generic - Branded Discuss
- 9. Emphasize most nearly means
Options- A. Accentuate
- B. Calculate
- C. Justify
- D. Demain Discuss
- 10. A person who writes books is called
Options- A. Anthropologist
- B. Archeologist
- C. Author
- D. Dendrologist Discuss
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Correct Answer: help
Explanation:
Facilitate means assist someone in their progress or work. Here Help is the only word which is similar in meaning with facilitate. Halt and check are antonyms i.e opposite in meaning of facilitate.
Hence, facilitate is similar in meaning to help.
Correct Answer: emotional
Explanation:
Sober means not afected by alcohol, clear headed, very serious, sensible,...
Antonyms of Sober are :: light hearted, frivolous, sensational, emotional,...
Correct Answer: Shreya, who is my best friend, is a singer.
Explanation:
The relative pronoun acts as the subject or object of the relative clause. It replaces words like she, he, him, her, they, them etc.
It is, therefore, wrong to repeat the pronoun in the relative clause.
Hence, the correct sentence is Shreya, who is my best friend, is a singer.
Correct Answer: of
Explanation:
In the given sentence,
Despite is the preposition. It does not take 'of' after it. Therefore, the grammar mistake in the given sentence is 'of'.
Hence, the correct sentence is "She went to gym despite her illness."
Correct Answer: playfellow
Explanation:
Friend is a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.
Other names for friend are mate, bosom friend, classmate, buddy, ally,...
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.
In all the given options we have Metaphors.
Correct Answer: Green panther
Correct Answer: Relegate - Downgrade
Explanation:
Relegate means Assigning an inferior rank or position to. That means, downgrading or pulling down, lower a person.
All other options have words with opposite in meaning.
Hence, Relegate is an English word which is similar in meaning to Downgrade.
Correct Answer: Accentuate
Explanation:
Emphasize means giving special importance or worth giving attention to in speaking or writing.
Here in the options, Accentuate is most nearly means Emphasize.
Correct Answer: Author
Explanation:
A person one who writes books, stories or articles is called as an author.
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