SSC Subject Expert- Practice questions for Alphabest Test

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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