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ESSENTIAL PART MCQs

Total Questions : 128 | Page 7 of 13 pages
Question 61.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

cage

  1.    enclosure
  2.    prisoner
  3.    animal
  4.    zoo
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> enclosure
A cage is meant to keep something surrounded, so enclosure is the essential element. A prisoner (choice b) or an animal (choice c) are two things that may be kept in cages, among many other things. A zoo (choice d) is only one place that has cages.
Question 62.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

champion

  1.    running
  2.    swimming
  3.    winning
  4.    speaking
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> winning
Without a first-place win, there is no champion, so winning is essential. There may be champions in running, swimming, or speaking,
but there are also champions in many other areas.
Question 63.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

saddle

  1.    horse
  2.    seat
  3.    stirrups
  4.    horn
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> seat
A saddle is something one uses to sit on an animal, so it must have a seat (choice b). A saddle is often used on a horse (choice a), but it may be used on other animals. Stirrups (choice c) are often found on a saddle but may not be used. A horn (choice d) is found on Western saddles, but not English saddles, so it is not the essential element here.
Question 64.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

directory

  1.    telephone
  2.    listing
  3.    computer
  4.    names
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> listing
A directory is a listing of names or things, so (choice b) is the essential element. A telephone (choice a) often has a directory associated with it, but it is not essential. A computer (choice c) uses a directory format to list files, but it is not required.Names (choice d) are often listed in a directory, but many other things are listed in directories, so this is not the essential element.
Question 65.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

dome

  1.    rounded
  2.    geodesic
  3.    governmental
  4.    coppery
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> rounded
A dome is a large rounded roof or ceiling, so being rounded is essential to a dome. A geodesic dome (choice b) is only one type of dome. Some, but not all domes, have copper roofs (choice d). Domes are often found on government buildings (choice c), but domes exist in many other places.
Question 66.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

glacier

  1.    mountain
  2.    winter
  3.    prehistory
  4.    ice
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> ice
A glacier is a large mass of ice and cannot exist without it. A glacier can move down a mountain, but it can also move across a valley or a plain, which rules out choice a. Glaciers exist in all seasons, which rules out choice b. There are many glaciers in the world today, which rules out choice c.
Question 67.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

contract

  1.    agreement
  2.    document
  3.    written
  4.    attorney
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> agreement
An agreement is necessary to have a contract. A contract may appear on a document (choice b), but it is not required. A contract may be oral as well as written, so choice c is not essential. A contract can be made without an attorney (choice d).
Question 68.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

hurricane

  1.    beach
  2.    cyclone
  3.    damage
  4.    wind
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> wind
A hurricane cannot exist without wind. A beach is not essential to a hurricane (choice a). A hurricane is a type of cyclone, which rules out (choice b). Not all hurricanes cause damage (choice c).
Question 69.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

vibration

  1.    motion
  2.    electricity
  3.    science
  4.    sound
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> motion
Something cannot vibrate without creating motion, so motion is essential to vibration.
Question 70.
A good way to approach this type of question is to use the following sentence: "A ______ could not exist without ______.". Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

town

  1.    residents
  2.    skyscrapers
  3.    parks
  4.    libraries
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> residents
Residents must be present in order to have a town. A town may be too small to have skyscrapers (choice b). A town may or may not have parks (choice c) and libraries (choice d), so they are not the essential elements.

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