5th Class English Distinguishing through Definitions and Examples Distinguishing through definition and example

Distinguishing through definition and example

In this lesson, we will try to identify the object/person/anything by its definition or by certain examples. Below same examples are discussed to develop your understanding.

•                       A person - residing in a country of which he is not a citizen: Non-resident
•                       happening every year: Annual
•                      Living in (or near) water: Aquatic
•                    One who does not believe in God: Atheist
•                     An assembly of hearers: Audience
•                    The science of vegetable life: Botany
•                      A list of the names of books: Catalogue
•                      One hundred years: Century
•                     A letter claimed by nobody: Dead letter
•                      A hook which tells what various words mean: Dictionary
•                    Fit to be eaten: Edible
•                      One who is fit to be elected: Eligible
•                       That which causes death: Fatal
•                        An imaginary serpent with many heads: Hydra
•                       Contrary to law: Illegal
•                       That which cannot be moved: Immovable
•                    That which cannot be heard: Inaudible
•                       that cannot be seen: Invisible
•                       A place containing books for reading or reference: Library
•                       To carry away a person forcibly: Kidnap
•                      One who knows many languages: Linguist
•                      A lady who attends sick persons or infants: Nurse
•                       Of evil reputation: Notorious
•                       A child whose parents are dead: Orphan
•                       One who is liked by the people: Popular
•                        A place where birds, animals, etc., are kept: Zoo
•                       A woman whose husband is dead: Widow
•                       A rule that is applicable to all: Universal
•                       Privilege enjoyed by citizens: Right
•                     An examination made after death: Postmortem
•                       That which has no equal: Unique
•                      One who eats vegetables only: Vegetarian
•                     Of one's own free will: Voluntary
•                      That which cannot be avoided: Unavoidable
•                     Allowance given to intelligent students: Scholarship

•                        Example 1

A man who pays too much attention on his own clothes and personal appearance

(a) Decoy                                      (b) Dandy

(c) Dead beat                             (d) Deadline

(e) None of these

Ans. (b)

•                         Example 2

Difficult or pompous language used by specialists

(a) Glossary                                 (b) Gad

(c) Gobbledegook                     (d) Gratis

(e) None of these

Ans. (c)

•                        Example 3

A word, or words, by which a person, place, animal, thing, etc. is known

(a) Namby-pamby                      (b) Nimini-pimini

(c) Nincompoop                           (d) Name

(e) None of these

Ans. (d)

•                        Example 4

A vain and talkative person

(a) Page                                                 (b) Popinjay

(c) Paradox                                           (d) Pagan

(e) None of these

Ans. (b)

•                       Example 5

Person who flatters another or treats him with excessive respect in the hope of gain or advantage

(a) Temple                                             (b) Toady

(c) Tirade                                               (d) Tale

(e) None of these

Ans. (b)

•                       Example 6

Child who stays away from school without permission

(a) Truant                                         (b) Terse

(c) Tale                                                (d) Trash

(e) None of these

Ans. (a)

•                      Example 7

Very small, tiny, little, very early

(a) Wan                                         (b) Wily

(c) Whore                                    (d) Wee

(e) None of these

Ans. (d)

•                       Examples 8

Hound yellow part in the middle of the white of an egg

(a) Yolk                                       (b) Yore

(c) Yowl                                       (d) Yawn

(e) None of these

Ans. (a)