NPOST Spelling and Vocabulary 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is spelled correctly?
- Sieze
- Seize (Correct answer)
- Seeze
- Siez
Correct answer: Seize
"Seize" is an exception to the i-before-e rule.
Question 2: What does the word "alleged" mean?
- Proven guilty
- Claimed but not proven (Correct answer)
- Acquitted
- Convicted
Correct answer: Claimed but not proven
"Alleged" means asserted but not yet proven.
Question 3: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- Warrent
- Warant
- Warrant (Correct answer)
- Warrnt
Correct answer: Warrant
"Warrant" is spelled with double-r and -ant.
Question 4: The officer remained ___ during questioning, staying calm and unbiased.
- impartial (Correct answer)
- imperial
- impatient
- impassable
Correct answer: impartial
"Impartial" means fair and not favoring one side.
Question 5: Which spelling is correct?
- Pursuit (Correct answer)
- Persuit
- Pursute
- Pursuite
Correct answer: Pursuit
"Pursuit" is spelled pur-suit.
Question 6: What is the best meaning of "forensic"?
- Relating to art
- Relating to scientific crime analysis (Correct answer)
- Relating to traffic
- Relating to weather
Correct answer: Relating to scientific crime analysis
"Forensic" relates to using science to investigate crime.
Question 7: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- Negligence (Correct answer)
- Negligance
- Neglegence
- Negligense
Correct answer: Negligence
"Negligence" ends in -gence with an i in the middle.
NPOST Spelling and Vocabulary 3
Which word is spelled correctly?