English Literature General Knowledge
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- 1.
What part of speech is "slight", meaning "of a small importance or significance"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Verb
- D.
Noun
Correct Answer
A. Adjective -
- 2.
What part of speech is "slothful", meaning "lazy"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adverb
- D.
Noun
Correct Answer
A. Adjective -
- 3.
What part of speech is "sociable", meaning "inclined to seek company"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Verb
- D.
Noun
Correct Answer
A. Adjective -
- 4.
What part of speech is "socialism", meaning "a theory of civil polity that aims to secure the reconstruction of society"?
- A.
Verb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
Correct Answer
B. Noun -
- 5.
What part of speech is "sociology", meaning "the philosophical study of society"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Noun
- C.
Adverb
- D.
Verb
Correct Answer
B. Noun -
- 6.
What part of speech is "soldier", meaning "a person engaged in military service"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Verb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Adverb
Correct Answer
C. Noun -
- 7.
What part of speech is "solecism", meaning "any violation of established rules or customs"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Adjective
- C.
Noun
- D.
Verb
Correct Answer
C. Noun -
- 8.
What part of speech is "solicitor", meaning "one who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Verb
Correct Answer
B. Noun -
- 9.
What part of speech is "soliloquy", meaning "a monologue"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Verb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Adverb
Correct Answer
C. Noun -
- 10.
What part of speech is "solstice", meaning "the time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination"?
- A.
Verb
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Adjective
Correct Answer
C. Noun -
- 11.
What part of speech is "soluble", meaning "capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Verb
Correct Answer
C. Adjective -
- 12.
What part of speech is "somber", meaning "gloomy"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Verb
- D.
Noun
Correct Answer
A. Adjective -
- 13.
What part of speech is "somniferous", meaning "tending to produce sleep"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Verb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Adjective
Correct Answer
D. Adjective -
- 14.
What part of speech is "sonata", meaning "an instrumental composition"?
- A.
Verb
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Noun
Correct Answer
D. Noun -
- 15.
What part of speech is "sonnet", meaning "a poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adjective
Correct Answer
B. Noun -
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