November quiz

Which of the following words is/are synonym/s of the word "uproar"?

Hint: More than one may be correct

• blitz

• mayhem

• pandemonium

• hysterical

His (a)   made him believe he could handle anything, but his (b)   decisions quickly revealed his (c)   and shortcomings.

• hysterical
• mahout
• hubris
• impulsive
• fallibility
• duteous

The senior was kind and _____ towards all the new trainees.

• Avuncular

• Incredulous

• hysterical

• duteous

Match the following (Collective Nouns)

• drove

• 
• sleuth/sloth

• 
• parliament

• 
• court

• 
• colony

• 

What can the man in the illustration be called?

• Duteous

• Mahout

• Lachrymose

• Avuncular

Watching sad, sentimental movies always made her ______.

• Incredulous

• Blitz

• Pandemonium

• Lachrymose

A group of kangaroos can be more appropriately called a _____ of kangaroos.

Hint: More than one may be correct

• Troop

• Colony

• Mob

• Herd

Which of the following can be an antonym of the word "impulsive"?

• Reckless

• Hardworking

• Cautious

• Calm

Match the words with their meanings:

• Promenade

• feeling or showing extreme and unrestrained emotion

• Lachrymose

• tearful

• Anthropology

• a sovereign head of state

• Hysterical

• the study of human societies and cultures and their development.

• Monarch

• a walk

Which of the following words means- "unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true"?

• Incredulous

• Hysterical

• Mayhem

• Avuncular