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Class 9–10 English: Vocabulary practice questions

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All vocabulary questions with answers

1. Which word means "hardworking and careful"?

   1. A. meticulous
   2. B. candid
   3. C. inevitable
   4. D. diligent ✓

   Answer: diligent. diligent means hardworking and careful.

2. What does "verbose" mean?

   1. A. slow and lacking energy
   2. B. hardworking and careful
   3. C. fluent and persuasive in speaking
   4. D. using more words than necessary ✓

   Answer: using more words than necessary. verbose means using more words than necessary.

3. What does "obsolete" mean?

   1. A. no longer in use ✓
   2. B. certain to happen
   3. C. slow and lacking energy
   4. D. practical rather than idealistic

   Answer: no longer in use. obsolete means no longer in use.

4. What does "inevitable" mean?

   1. A. able to recover quickly from difficulty
   2. B. fluent and persuasive in speaking
   3. C. certain to happen ✓
   4. D. lasting for a very short time

   Answer: certain to happen. inevitable means certain to happen.

5. Which word means "practical rather than idealistic"?

   1. A. pragmatic ✓
   2. B. meticulous
   3. C. benevolent
   4. D. eloquent

   Answer: pragmatic. pragmatic means practical rather than idealistic.

6. Which word means "able to recover quickly from difficulty"?

   1. A. meticulous
   2. B. lethargic
   3. C. resilient ✓
   4. D. eloquent

   Answer: resilient. resilient means able to recover quickly from difficulty.

7. What does "diligent" mean?

   1. A. lasting for a very short time
   2. B. fluent and persuasive in speaking
   3. C. honest and direct
   4. D. hardworking and careful ✓

   Answer: hardworking and careful. diligent means hardworking and careful.

8. Which word means "honest and direct"?

   1. A. candid ✓
   2. B. pragmatic
   3. C. frugal
   4. D. resilient

   Answer: candid. candid means honest and direct.

9. What does "ephemeral" mean?

   1. A. slow and lacking energy
   2. B. no longer in use
   3. C. lasting for a very short time ✓
   4. D. a beginner

   Answer: lasting for a very short time. ephemeral means lasting for a very short time.

10. Which word means "lasting for a very short time"?

    1. A. inevitable
    2. B. pragmatic
    3. C. ephemeral ✓
    4. D. reluctant

    Answer: ephemeral. ephemeral means lasting for a very short time.

11. Which word means "very careful about small details"?

    1. A. meticulous ✓
    2. B. diligent
    3. C. eloquent
    4. D. obsolete

    Answer: meticulous. meticulous means very careful about small details.

12. Which word means "fluent and persuasive in speaking"?

    1. A. verbose
    2. B. novice
    3. C. eloquent ✓
    4. D. reluctant

    Answer: eloquent. eloquent means fluent and persuasive in speaking.

13. What does "resilient" mean?

    1. A. certain to happen
    2. B. very careful about small details
    3. C. careful about spending money
    4. D. able to recover quickly from difficulty ✓

    Answer: able to recover quickly from difficulty. resilient means able to recover quickly from difficulty.

14. What does "reluctant" mean?

    1. A. slow and lacking energy
    2. B. careful about spending money
    3. C. lasting for a very short time
    4. D. unwilling to do something ✓

    Answer: unwilling to do something. reluctant means unwilling to do something.

15. What does "eloquent" mean?

    1. A. careful about spending money
    2. B. practical rather than idealistic
    3. C. fluent and persuasive in speaking ✓
    4. D. a beginner

    Answer: fluent and persuasive in speaking. eloquent means fluent and persuasive in speaking.

16. Which word means "kind and generous"?

    1. A. benevolent ✓
    2. B. verbose
    3. C. meticulous
    4. D. novice

    Answer: benevolent. benevolent means kind and generous.

17. What does "lethargic" mean?

    1. A. slow and lacking energy ✓
    2. B. lasting for a very short time
    3. C. kind and generous
    4. D. practical rather than idealistic

    Answer: slow and lacking energy. lethargic means slow and lacking energy.

18. Which word means "certain to happen"?

    1. A. frugal
    2. B. inevitable ✓
    3. C. obsolete
    4. D. pragmatic

    Answer: inevitable. inevitable means certain to happen.

19. What does "pragmatic" mean?

    1. A. practical rather than idealistic ✓
    2. B. very careful about small details
    3. C. having more than one possible meaning
    4. D. honest and direct

    Answer: practical rather than idealistic. pragmatic means practical rather than idealistic.

20. What does "candid" mean?

    1. A. honest and direct ✓
    2. B. having more than one possible meaning
    3. C. a beginner
    4. D. slow and lacking energy

    Answer: honest and direct. candid means honest and direct.

21. Which word means "a beginner"?

    1. A. benevolent
    2. B. reluctant
    3. C. novice ✓
    4. D. obsolete

    Answer: novice. novice means a beginner.

22. Which word means "careful about spending money"?

    1. A. resilient
    2. B. frugal ✓
    3. C. novice
    4. D. candid

    Answer: frugal. frugal means careful about spending money.

23. What does "frugal" mean?

    1. A. lasting for a very short time
    2. B. fluent and persuasive in speaking
    3. C. unwilling to do something
    4. D. careful about spending money ✓

    Answer: careful about spending money. frugal means careful about spending money.

24. Which word means "having more than one possible meaning"?

    1. A. obsolete
    2. B. ambiguous ✓
    3. C. eloquent
    4. D. benevolent

    Answer: ambiguous. ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning.

25. Which word means "slow and lacking energy"?

    1. A. inevitable
    2. B. ambiguous
    3. C. meticulous
    4. D. lethargic ✓

    Answer: lethargic. lethargic means slow and lacking energy.

26. What does "ambiguous" mean?

    1. A. having more than one possible meaning ✓
    2. B. kind and generous
    3. C. unwilling to do something
    4. D. practical rather than idealistic

    Answer: having more than one possible meaning. ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning.

27. What does "novice" mean?

    1. A. a beginner ✓
    2. B. no longer in use
    3. C. having more than one possible meaning
    4. D. lasting for a very short time

    Answer: a beginner. novice means a beginner.

28. What does "meticulous" mean?

    1. A. fluent and persuasive in speaking
    2. B. very careful about small details ✓
    3. C. lasting for a very short time
    4. D. kind and generous

    Answer: very careful about small details. meticulous means very careful about small details.

29. What does "benevolent" mean?

    1. A. using more words than necessary
    2. B. certain to happen
    3. C. slow and lacking energy
    4. D. kind and generous ✓

    Answer: kind and generous. benevolent means kind and generous.

30. Which word means "unwilling to do something"?

    1. A. verbose
    2. B. reluctant ✓
    3. C. diligent
    4. D. ephemeral

    Answer: reluctant. reluctant means unwilling to do something.

31. Which word means "no longer in use"?

    1. A. verbose
    2. B. candid
    3. C. meticulous
    4. D. obsolete ✓

    Answer: obsolete. obsolete means no longer in use.

32. Which word means "using more words than necessary"?

    1. A. inevitable
    2. B. lethargic
    3. C. verbose ✓
    4. D. ephemeral

    Answer: verbose. verbose means using more words than necessary.

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