Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Essential Part
11.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. vibration
(A) motion
(B) electricity
(C) science
(D) sound
Solution:
Something cannot vibrate without creating motion, so motion is essential to vibration.
12.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. school
(A) student
(B) report card
(C) test
(D) learning
Solution:
Without students, a school cannot exist; therefore, students are the essential part of schools. The other choices may be related, but they are not essential.
13.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. dimension
(A) compass
(B) ruler
(C) inch
(D) measure
Solution:
A dimension is a measure of spatial content. A compass (choice a) and ruler (choice b) may help determine the dimension, but other instruments may also be used, so these are not the essential element here. An inch (choice c) is only one way to determine a dimension.
14.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. faculty
(A) buildings
(B) textbooks
(C) teachers
(D) meetings
Solution:
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.
15.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. monopoly
(A) corrupt
(B) exclusive
(C) rich
(D) gigantic
Solution:
The essential part of a monopoly is that it involves exclusive ownership or control.
16.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. knowledge
(A) school
(B) teacher
(C) textbook
(D) learning
Solution:
Knowledge is understanding gained through experience or study, so learning is the essential element. A school (choice a) is not necessary for learning or knowledge to take place, nor is a teacher or a textbook (choices b and c).
17.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. infirmary
(A) surgery
(B) disease
(C) patient
(D) receptionist
Solution:
An infirmary is a place that takes care of the infirm, sick, or injured. Without patients, there is no infirmary. Surgery (choice a) may not be required for patients. A disease (choice b) is not necessary because the infirmary may only see patients with injuries. A receptionist (choice d) would be helpful but not essential.
18.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. swimming
(A) pool
(B) bathing suit
(C) water
(D) life jacket
Solution:
Water is essential for swimming-without water, there is no swimming. The other choices are things that may or may not be present.
19.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. itinerary
(A) map
(B) route
(C) travel
(D) guidebook
Solution:
An itinerary is a proposed route of a journey. A map (choice a) is not necessary to have a planned route. Travel (choice c) is usually the outcome of an itinerary, but not always. A guidebook (choice d) may be used to plan the journey but is not essential.
20.
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. cage
(A) enclosure
(B) prisoner
(C) animal
(D) zoo
Solution:
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.