MCQ
Reasoning: Word Formation MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 20 Reasoning: Word Formation questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Using the letters of the word MEASURE, each letter at most as many times as it appears, which one of the following words cannot be formed?
Check the letters in MEASURE: M appears once, E twice, A once, S once, U once and R once. MUSE needs M, U, S and E, so it can be formed. ERASE needs E, R, A, S and E; the two E's are available. SURE needs S, U, R and E, so it can also be formed. SUMMER needs two M's, but MEASURE has only one M. Therefore SUMMER cannot be formed.
Q2From the letters of the word EDUCATION, each letter used at most once, which of the following words cannot be formed?
List the usable letters in EDUCATION: E, D, U, C, A, T, I, O and N. DATE can be made from D, A, T and E. NOTE can be made from N, O, T and E. ACTION can be made from A, C, T, I, O and N. COTTON needs two T's and two O's, but EDUCATION has only one T and one O. Therefore the word that cannot be formed is COTTON.
Q3If the letters of the word BRAVE are arranged in alphabetical order, which statement is correct?
Write the letters of BRAVE separately: B, R, A, V and E. Now arrange them according to the alphabet. A comes first, followed by B, then E, then R, and finally V. So the full alphabetical order is A, B, E, R, V, which forms ABERV. Therefore, the statement saying that the order will be ABERV is the only correct statement.
Q4Arrange the following words in the order in which they would appear in a dictionary: PLAIN, PLANE, PLANET, PLANK.
Compare the words from the first letter onward. All begin with PLA. The fourth letter in PLAIN is I, while the fourth letter in the other three words is N, so PLAIN comes first. Now compare PLANE, PLANET and PLANK. PLANE is the shorter word and is the beginning of PLANET, so PLANE comes before PLANET. Between PLANET and PLANK, the fifth letters are E and K; E comes before K. Thus the order is PLAIN, PLANE, PLANET, PLANK.
Q5Consider the words CAMERA, CAMPUS, CAMEL and CANDLE. Which statement about their dictionary order is correct?
In dictionary order, compare letters from left to right. All four words start with CA. At the third letter, CAM words come before CANDLE because M comes before N. Among CAMERA, CAMEL and CAMPUS, the fourth letters are E, E and P, so the two CAME words come before CAMPUS. Between CAMEL and CAMERA, the first four letters CAME are the same; the next letters are L and R. Since L comes before R, CAMEL comes before CAMERA.
You've seen 5 of 20 sample questions
Unlimited practice on Reasoning: Word Formation comes with the RAS Test Series + Practice pack or Gate Pass.
More questions
6Match each word with its position when all four words are arranged in dictionary order: I. CAR II. CART III. CARD IV. CARE
7Using the letters of the word TRIANGLE, how many of the following words can be formed? RAIN, TRAIN, RANGER, LETTER
8Using the letters of the word RAJASTHAN, each letter at most as many times as it appears, choose the correct statement.
9The letters of the word PLANET are arranged in dictionary order. Which statement is correct?
10Match each jumbled group with the meaningful word that can be formed from it: I. TCA, II. KOBO, III. NIAR. Choose the correct matching.
11Match each target word with its position in dictionary order within the given set. I. CARD in {CAR, CARD, CART}; II. TILT in {TILE, TILL, TILT}; III. BEN in {BEN, BEND, BENT}.
12From the letters of the word CONDITION, each letter at most as many times as it appears, which of the following words can be formed? I. NOTION; II. COUNT; III. TONIC; IV. COTTON
13Arrange the following words as they appear in a dictionary: 1. Dealer 2. Dear 3. Dealt 4. Death
14The words PLANE, PLANET, PLANK and PLANT are arranged in dictionary order. What is the position of PLANK?
15Using the letters of the word RAJASTHAN, each letter at most once, which of the following English words can be formed?