Fortnightly quiz (Jan-October)

He is a sly and cunning man. He can also be called-

• Virtuous

• Fastidious

• Grimace

• Conniving

She has a good sense of right and wrong. She can also be called-

(Hint: More than one answer may be correct.)

• Moral

• Fastidious

• Virtuous

• Ethical

Match the following

• Eponymous hero

• 
• Glutton

• 
• Grimace

• 
• Dilapidated

• 

Fill in the blanks by picking the correct words from the list -

The new recruit is considered a​ (a)   employee as she is very detail oriented. However, due to her inexperience in the field, she often comes off as ​ (b)   . But her colleagues are​ (c)   towards her and guide her wherever necessary.

• conniving
• glutton
• eponymous
• fastidious
• naive
• compassionate

What does this illustration depict?

• Gluttony

• Anthropomorphism

• Thinking on your feet

• Fastidiousness

She has no complaints from her new course. She is quite _____.

• Content

• Compassionate

• Tumult

• Naive

Match the following-

• Thesaurus

• A source for finding word synonyms.

• Relevant

• Appropriate to the current time, period.

• Fastidious

• the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.

• Lexicon

• Very attentive to details

He is definitely hiding something. He-

• is tumultuous.

• knows more than he is letting on.

• is reclusive.

• is thinking on his feet.

The appropriate antonym for reclusive would be-

(Hint- more than one answer may be correct)

• Shy

• Sociable

• secluded

• chatty

Which of the following reflects the meaning of the phrase- "thinking on one's feet"-

• thinking very methodically for a solution

• being very fast on their feet

• very attentive to details.

• promptly coming up with solutions and decisions.