Word Building & Dictionary Order Quiz: Reasoning Practice
10 timed questions on dictionary order, forming words from a given word, jumbled words, anagrams and letter-position tricks. Each explained.
Word Building & Dictionary Order Quiz: Reasoning Practice
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Answers to the starter quiz
Spoilers! These are the Starter quiz’s answers. Easy, Medium, Hard and Mixed rounds show their own answers when you finish.
Arrange in dictionary order: 1. Promise 2. Profit 3. Program 4. Project 5. Proper
- 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
- 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
- 3, 2, 4, 1, 5
- 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1, 5. All begin with "pro", so compare the 4th letter: f (profit), g (program), j (project), m (promise), p (proper).
Which word comes third in dictionary order? Brake, Bread, Breath, Breach, Brave
- Breach
- Bread
- Brave
- Breath
Answer: Breach. Order: Brake, Brave (k before v), Breach, Bread (c before d), Breath (d before t). The third is Breach.
Which word CANNOT be formed using the letters of TRIANGLE, each letter used only once?
- ALERT
- GRAIN
- TINGLE
- LATTER
Answer: LATTER. TRIANGLE has only one T. LATTER needs two Ts. ALERT, GRAIN and TINGLE use letters available once each.
Which word can be formed using the letters of EDUCATION, each letter used only once?
- NATION
- DOCTOR
- CAUTION
- COTTON
Answer: CAUTION. CAUTION uses C, A, U, T, I, O, N — all present once. NATION needs two Ns, DOCTOR needs R and two Os, COTTON needs two Ts and two Os.
The letters 'L P N E T A' can be rearranged into the name of a heavenly body. What is its first letter?
- L
- P
- N
- T
Answer: P. The letters make PLANET, which begins with P.
Which group of jumbled letters does NOT make the name of a fruit?
- PEALP
- NAGMO
- VAUGA
- TORCAR
Answer: TORCAR. PEALP = APPLE, NAGMO = MANGO and VAUGA = GUAVA are fruits. TORCAR = CARROT, a vegetable.
How many letters of the word PRINCE stay in the same position when its letters are arranged in alphabetical order?
- 1
- 0
- 2
- 3
Answer: 2. Alphabetical order is C, E, I, N, P, R. Comparing with P, R, I, N, C, E, the 3rd (I) and 4th (N) letters match: 2 letters.
If the letters of DOCUMENT are written in reverse order, which letter is 3rd from the left?
- E
- N
- M
- C
Answer: E. Reversed, DOCUMENT becomes TNEMUCOD. The 3rd letter from the left is E.
Which word is an anagram of SILENT (uses exactly the same letters)?
- SILENCE
- LENTILS
- LISTEN
- INSULT
Answer: LISTEN. LISTEN uses S, I, L, E, N, T exactly. SILENCE adds C and E, LENTILS has seven letters and INSULT has U instead of E.
How many meaningful three-letter English words can be made from N, O, W using each letter exactly once?
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 3
Answer: 3. NOW, OWN and WON. The other arrangements (NWO, ONW, WNO) are not words.
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