In this article, we have provided 25 questions on Alphabet test. This series will be helpful in scoring good marks in various SSC exams including SSC-DP, MTS, CHSL and CGL. Now, Here question arises that
Why this test is important and necessary to learn?
Why SSC has included this in the examination?
The Alphabest test is designed to test your knowledge on dictionary as it includes the arrangement of words in alphabetical order. The general problems out of this section forms with Alphabets. In the dictionary, Every word is prepared and arranged in the same systematic manner.
For Example: - Read, Rim, Room, Run, etc. It is the sequence of words in the dictionary.
In the above example, the first letter is ‘R’ while second letter ‘e’,’I’,’o’,’u’, are in ascending sequence. Hence, in dictionary, first you find ‘Read’, then ‘Rim’ and so on.
Practice test
1. If the following five words are arranged in alphabetical order, which word will come in the middle?
A. Draw
B. Read
C. Play
D. Back
E. Want
2. Which of the following words will come fourth in the English dictionary?
A. False
B. Follow
C. Faithfully
D. Fool
E. Fallible
3. Which of the following words will come second in the English dictionary?
A. Magical
B. Magnify
C. Maternal
D. Marshal
E. Magnetic
4. If the letters in each of the following five words are first rearranged in the alphabetical order and then the groups of letters so formed are rearranged as in a dictionary, which word would have its group of letters in the middle among the five?
A. Road
B. Deaf
C. Code
D. Lack
E. Meet
5. Arrange the following words according to dictionary arrangement:
1. Epitaxy
2. Episode
3. Epigene
4. Epitome
5. Epilogue
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
C. 3, 5, 2, 1, 4
D. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
6. Which name will come in the last in a telephone directory?
A. Mahender
B. Mahendra
C. Mahinder
D. Mahindra
E. Mohinder
Directions: In each of the following questions, five words are given. Which of them will come in the middle if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?
7.
A. Spine
B. Spinal
C. Spinner
D. Spinet
E. Spindle
8.
A. Butterfly
B. Butler
C. Butcher
D. Button
E. Butter
9.
A. Cruise
B. Crupper
C. Crusade
D. Crude
E. Crumb
10.
A. Miniscule
B. Minimalis
C. Minority
D. Miniature
E. Ministerial
11.
A. Rumbustious
B. Rumanian
C. Rumour
D. Ruminate
E. Rumple
12.
A. Savour
B. Save
C. Savage
D. Sausage
E. Saviour
Directions (Questions 13 to 15): Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes at the second place.
13.
A. Bathing
B. Banking
C. Backing
D. Banishing
E. Barricading
14.
A. Basis
B. Baste
C. Bask
D. Bassinet
E. Basinet
15.
A. Maritime
B. Marine
C. Marigold
D. Marmalade
E. Marital
Directions (Questions 16 to 20): Arrange the given words as in a dictionary and tick the one that comes fourth.
16.
A. Repeat
B. Replete
C. Real
D. Rest
E. Reserve
17.
A. Antecedent
B. Antibiotic
C. Antelope
D. Anthropology
E. Anthrax
18.
A. Harridan
B. Harness
C. Harpoon
D. Harrow
E. Harmony
19.
A. Carbonate
B. Carburation
C. Carbohydrate
D. Carbonise
E. Carbolic
20.
A. Grating
B. Gratuity
C. Gravel
D. Gratitude
E. Grave
Directions (Questions 21 to 25): Arrange the given words in the alphabetical order and tick the one that comes last.
21.
A. Preformative
B. Predispose
C. Preferential
D. Prefabricate
E. Predictor
22.
A. Prewar
B. Preview
C. Prevent
D. Perview
E. Previous
23.
A. Propriety
B. Proposition
C. Prosecute
D. Proposal
E. Prosody
24.
A. Warring
B. Waving
C. Watching
D. Waiting
E. Wanting
25.
A. Transmit
B. Transplant
C. Transport
D. Translate
E. Transition
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