Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Essential Part

1.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
vibration

• (A) motion
• (B) electricity
• (C) science
• (D) sound

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 Something cannot vibrate without creating motion, so motion is essential to vibration.

2.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
sustenance

• (A) nourishment
• (B) water
• (C) grains
• (D) menu

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 Sustenance is something, especially food, that sustains life or health, so nourishment is the essential element.Water and grains (choices b and c) are components of nourishment, but other things can be taken in as well. A menu (choice d) may present a list of foods, but it is not essential to sustenance.

3.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
ovation

• (A) outburst
• (B) bravo
• (C) applause
• (D) encore

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 An ovation is prolonged, enthusiastic applause, so applause is necessary to an ovation. An outburst (choice a) may take place during an ovation; "bravo" (choice b) may or may not be uttered; and an encore (choice d) would take place after an ovation.

4.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
shoe

• (A) sole
• (B) leather
• (C) laces
• (D) walking

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 All shoes have a sole of some sort.Not all shoes are made of leather (choice b); nor do they all have laces (choice c).Walking (choice d) is not essential to a shoe.

5.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
faculty

• (A) buildings
• (B) textbooks
• (C) teachers
• (D) meetings

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 A faculty consists of a group of teachers and cannot exist without them. The faculty may work in buildings (choice a), but the buildings aren't essential. They may use textbooks (choice b) and attend meetings (choice d), but these aren't essential either.

6.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
contract

• (A) agreement
• (B) document
• (C) written
• (D) attorney

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 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).

7.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
glacier

• (A) mountain
• (B) winter
• (C) prehistory
• (D) ice

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 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.

8.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
domicile

• (A) tenant
• (B) dwelling
• (C) kitchen
• (D) house

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 A domicile is a legal residence, so dwelling is the essential component for this item. You do not need a tenant (choice a) in the domicile, nor do you need a kitchen (choice c). A house (choice d) is just one form of a domicile (which could also be a tent, hogan, van, camper, motor home, apartment, dormitory, etc.).

9.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
champion

• (A) running
• (B) swimming
• (C) winning
• (D) speaking

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 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.

10.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
dome

• (A) rounded
• (B) geodesic
• (C) governmental
• (D) coppery

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 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.