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Q151
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>town</u>
  • A residents
  • B skyscrapers
  • C parks
  • D libraries
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Residents must be present in order to have a town. A town may be too small to have skyscrapers (choice b). A town may or may not have parks (choice c) and libraries (choice d), so they are not the essential elements.
Q152
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>wedding</u>
  • A love
  • B church
  • C ring
  • D marriage
Answer: Option D
Explanation: A wedding results in a joining, or a marriage, so choice d is the essential element. Love (choice a) usually precedes a wedding, but it is not essential. A wedding may take place anywhere, so a church (choice b) is not required. A ring (choice c) is often used in a wedding, but it is not necessary.
Q153
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>faculty</u>
  • A buildings
  • B textbooks
  • C teachers
  • D meetings
Answer: Option C
Explanation: A faculty consists of a group of teachers and cannot exist without them. The faculty may work in buildings (choice a), but the buildings aren’t essential. They may use textbooks (choice b) and attend meetings (choice d), but these aren’t essential either.
Q154
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>cage</u>
  • A enclosure
  • B prisoner
  • C animal
  • D zoo
Answer: Option A
Explanation: A cage is meant to keep something surrounded, so enclosure is the essential element. A prisoner (choice b) or an animal (choice c) are two things that may be kept in cages, among many other things. A zoo (choice d) is only one place that has cages.
Q155
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>directory</u>
  • A telephone
  • B listing
  • C computer
  • D names
Answer: Option B
Explanation: A directory is a listing of names or things, so choice b is the essential element. A telephone (choice a) often has a directory associated with it, but it is not essential. A computer (choice c) uses a directory format to list files, but it is not required.Names (choice d) are often listed in a directory, but many other things are listed in directories, so this is not the essential element.
Q156
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>contract</u>
  • A agreement
  • B document
  • C written
  • D attorney
Answer: Option A
Explanation: An agreement is necessary to have a contract. A contract may appear on a document (choice b), but it is not required. A contract may be oral as well as written, so choice c is not essential. A contract can be made without an attorney (choice d).
Q157
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>saddle</u>
  • A horse
  • B seat
  • C stirrups
  • D horn
Answer: Option B
Explanation: A saddle is something one uses to sit on an animal, so it must have a seat (choice b). A saddle is often used on a horse (choice a), but it may be used on other animals. Stirrups (choice c) are often found on a saddle but may not be used. A horn (choice d) is found on Western saddles, but not English saddles, so it is not the essential element here.
Q158
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
  • A vibration
  • B motion
  • C electricity
  • D science
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Something cannot vibrate without creating motion, so motion is essential to vibration.
Q159
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>cell</u>
  • A chlorophyll
  • B nucleus
  • C nerve
  • D human
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The essential part of a cell is its nucleus.Not all cells produce chlorophyll (choice a). Not all cells are nerve cells (choice c). All living things, not just humans (choice d), have cells.
Q160
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word. <u>champion</u>
  • A running
  • B swimming
  • C winning
  • D speaking
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Without a first-place win, there is no champion, so winning is essential. There may be champions in running, swimming, or speaking, but there are also champions in many other areas.
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