Verbal Reasoning Quiz - Words with Multiple Meanings 2 (Answers)
Welcome to the second in this series of 11+ Verbal Reasoning quizzes. If you have already played the first, then you’ll know that we are looking for words which have more than one meaning. Can you choose a word which means the same as four others, even if those four do not mean the same thing?
Think of the word ‘palm’. Of course, you know what it means, don’t you? It can, in fact, mean several things:
As you can see, some words have many meanings! See how many you know by taking this quiz..
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Orbs and spheres are ‘ball-shaped’. A ‘ball’ is a dance or a party (think Cinderella). The answer is ‘ball’.
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Countries and governments can be called ‘states’, while something’s condition or situation might be called its ‘state’. The answer is ‘state’.
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If someone is fit and healthy then they are ‘well’. To do something properly or skilfully is to do it ‘well’. The answer is ‘well’.
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Branches and poles might be described as ‘sticks’. To glue or bond things together is to ‘stick’ them together. The answer is ‘stick’.
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Companies and businesses might also be called ‘firms’. If something is solid or rigid it might be described as ‘firm’. The answer is ‘firm’.
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Another word for strength or power is ‘might’. If something may or could happen, then it ‘might’. The answer is ‘might’.
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A door or an opening might be called an ‘entrance’. To charm or enchant someone is to ‘entrance’ them (rhymes with ‘dance’). The answer is ‘entrance’.
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To be just and honest is to be ‘fair’. ‘Fair’ also means pretty or attractive. The answer is ‘fair’.
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To ‘fast’ is to go without or to abstain from food (that’s why we have ‘breakfast’, because we eat again after starving ourselves throughout the night). If something is quick or rapid then it might be called ‘fast’. The answer is ‘fast’.
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To complain or oppose is to ‘object’. Items and things are ‘objects’. The answer is ‘object’.
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