113. English Game 14 [ vocabulary beyond classroom ]

1-Pat likes pots and pans, but not bowls.

    She likes straw but not hay;
    She likes sagas, but not poems
    What does Pat like,- a star or a planet?

Ans- A star { Pat only likes words that are backward, spell other words }

2- What have these words in common ?-Dimension, grandiose, remarkable, Descent, material, resounded.                                                      

Ans- They all carry coins within the words.

 1]Dime-US   2]

Rand-S.Africa   

 3] Mark-Deutsche mark Germany    

 4]Cent-US     

 5]Rial-Iran     

6]Sou-France

3- How many S's are there in the name of the longest river in the world?

Ans- None, because the longest rivers are the Nile and Amazon.

4-.What starts with an'e' ends with an 'e' and usually contains only one letter.

Ans- Envelope

5-Find a four-letter word that can fill in the dashes to make three common English words or phrases:----OISE, CON----, RE----ED

Ans- TORT+OISE,

         CON+TORT, 

         RE+TORT+ED

6-There is one in a minute and two in a moment, but only one in a million years. What is it?

Ans- The letter 'M'

 7-What has stories but no end?

Ans- History

8-Sometimes I am feared, sometimes I am loved. Sometimes you wish I was real, sometimes you are glad I am not. But no matter what, I always come back. All you know is that you saw me once and

 you will see me again very soon. What am I?

Ans- Dreams

9-What does the maker not want, the purchaser not use, and the user never see?

Ans- Sarcophagus means a stone coffin typically adorned with a sculpture.

10-Three 5-letter words, Anagrams of each other-cloth, spot, person at home with father. What are the three words?

Ans- Satin-a silky fabric, Stain-spot, Saint with father- a spirit in heaven

11.-Arrange the letters  UGNAIA  and write the name that tells a planet, a river, a plant, and an animal.

Ans- Iguana-a lizard found in central and South America,

         It's a river from Venezuela,

         The Iguana is the planet Earth 

         Iguana is also a plant with thick leaves and stems.

         
12. In each sentence, an animal is concealed. Name that animal.
     a]What shall I do, Gertrude?

     Ans- Dog

     b] Asking nutty questions can be most annoying.

    Ans- Gnu

     c] A gold key is not a common key.

     Ans- Monkey

    
     d]Horace tries in school to be a very good boy.

     Ans- Beaver 

     e]People who drive too fast are likely to be arrested.

    Ans- Bear 

      f] Did I ever tell you, Bill, I once found a dollar?

      Ans- Lion 

     g] John came late to his arithmetic class.

     Ans- Camel

      h]I enjoy listening to music at night.

     Ans- Cat.

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                                       PART-2
Q.1-Find a word that can either precede or follow each word in each group-
      a]  picture, inner, top, test
      b]  sky, point, hat, knee
      c]  street, fight, pedal, off
      d]  shoe, french, powder, rims
      e]  molding, roast, triple, jewels
Ans--------------
       a] picture tube, inner top, top tube, test tube
       b] sky high, high point, high hat, knee high
       c]  back street, fight back, back pedal, back off
       d]  shoe horn, french horn, horn powder, horn rims
       e]  crown molding, crown roast, triple crown, crown jewels

Q.2-Add word in Group B to Group A and make new words.
       Group A-comb, mount, strophe, tonic
       Group B-acre, floor, giant, log, redo, view
Ans-comb-----------catacomb, catamount
        strophe---------catastrophe, catatonic
        log--------------catalog