Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Artificial Language

1.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. migenlasan means cupboard
II.lasanpoen means boardwalk
III. cuopdansa means pullman

Which word could mean "walkway"?

• (A) poenmigen
• (B) cuopeisel
• (C) lasandansa
• (D) poenforc

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 Migen means cup; lasan means board; poen means walk; cuop means pull; and dansa means man. The only possible choices, then, are choices a and d. Choice a can be ruled out because migen means cup.

2.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. moolokarn means blue sky
II. wilkospadi means bicycle race
III. moolowilko means blue bicycle

Which word could mean "racecar"?

• (A) wilkozwet
• (B) spadiwilko
• (C) moolobreil
• (D) spadivolo

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 From wilkospadi, you can determine that wilko means bicicyle and spadi means race. Therefore, the first part of the word that means racecar should begin with spadi. That limits your choices to b and d. Choice b, spadiwilko, is incorrect because we have already determined that wilkomeans bicycle. Therefore, the answer must be choice d, spadivolo.

3.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. godabim means kidney stones
II. romzbim means kidney beans
III. romzbako means wax beans

Which word could mean "wax statue"?

• (A) godaromz
• (B) lazbim
• (C) wasibako
• (D) romzpeo

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 In this language, the adjective follows the noun. From godabim and romzbim, you can determine that bim means kidney. From romzbim and romzbako, you can determine that romz means beans. Therefore, bako means wax. Because the adjective wax must come after the noun in this language, wasibako is the only choice.

4.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. gemolinea means fair warning
II. gerimitu means report card
III. gilageri means weather report

Which word could mean "fair weather"?

• (A) gemogila
• (B) gerigeme
• (C) gemomitu
• (D) gerimita

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 Gemo means fair; linea means warning; geri means report;mitumeans card; and gilameans weather. Thus, gemogila is the correct choice.

5.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. granamelke means big tree
II. pinimelke means little tree
III. melkehoon means tree house

Which word could mean "big house"?

• (A) granahoon
• (B) pinishur
• (C) pinihoon
• (D) melkegrana

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 Grana means big;melkemeans tree; pini means little; hoonmeans house. Therefore, granahoon means big house.

6.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. dionot means oak tree
II. blyonot means oak leaf
III. blycrin means maple leaf

Which word could mean "maple syrup"?

• (A) blymuth
• (B) hupponot
• (C) patricrin
• (D) crinweel

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 In this language, the adjective follows the noun. From dionot and blyonot, you can determine that 'onot' means oak. From blyonot and blycrin, you can determine that bly means leaf. Therefore, crin means maple. Because the adjective maple comes after the noun, patricrin is the only possible choice.

7.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. aptaose means first base
II. eptaose means second base
III. lartabuk means ballpark

Which word could mean "baseball"?

• (A) buklarta
• (B) oseepta
• (C) bukose
• (D) oselarta

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 Apta means first; ose means base; epta means second; larta means ball; and buk means park. Thus, oselarta means baseball.

8.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. briftamint means militant
II. uftonel means occupied
III. uftonalene means occupation

Which word could mean "occupant"?

• (A) elbrifta
• (B) uftonamint
• (C) elamint
• (D) briftalene

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 Brift means the root word mili–; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix –tant; the root word ufton– means occupy; el means the suffix –ied of occupied; and alene means the suffix –tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, c, and d can be easily ruled out.)

9.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. jalkamofti means happy birthday
II. moftihoze means birthday party
III. mentogunn means goodness

Which word could mean "happiness"?

• (A) jalkagunn
• (B) mentohoze
• (C) moftihoze
• (D) hozemento

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 Jalka means happy;moftimeans birthday; hoze means party; mento means good; and gunn means the suffix –ness. We know the answer must include the suffix –ness. The only choice that uses that suffix is choice a.

10.

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. daftafoni means advisement
II. imodafta means misadvise
III. imolokti means misconduct

Which word could mean "statement"?

• (A) kratafoni
• (B) kratadafta
• (C) loktifoni
• (D) daftaimo

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 Dafta means advise; foni is the same as the suffix -ment; imo is the same as the prefix mis-; lokti means conduct. Since the only word in the answer choices that hasn't been defined is krata, it is reasonable to assume that krata means state. Therefore, kratafoni is the only choice that could mean statement.