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Compound Words – Exam Based MCQs
1. A compound word is formed by joining: (TRB English 2024)
A) only letters
B) two or more words
C) only prefixes
D) only suffixes
Ans: B) two or more words
2. Which of the following is a compound word? (TNTET 2022)
A) quickly
B) notebook
C) happiness
D) teacher
Ans: B) notebook
3. “Blackboard” is a compound word made of: (PGTRB)
A) black + board
B) black + bird
C) board + black
D) black + broad
Ans: A) black + board
4. Which of the following is NOT a compound word? (SET)
A) toothbrush
B) football
C) kindness
D) sunflower
Ans: C) kindness
5. A closed compound is written: (UGC NET English)
A) as separate words
B) with a hyphen
C) as one word
D) in capital letters
Ans: C) as one word
6. Which of the following is a closed compound? (TRB English 2024)
A) bus stop
B) mother-in-law
C) rainfall
D) high school
Ans: C) rainfall
7. A hyphenated compound is written: (TNTET 2022)
A) as one word
B) with a hyphen
C) as three separate clauses
D) without meaning
Ans: B) with a hyphen
8. Which of the following is a hyphenated compound? (PGTRB)
A) classroom
B) post office
C) sister-in-law
D) sunshine
Ans: C) sister-in-law
9. An open compound is written: (SET)
A) as one word
B) with a hyphen only
C) as separate words
D) as a phrase only in poetry
Ans: C) as separate words
10. Which of the following is an open compound? (UGC NET English)
A) breakfast
B) bus stop
C) toothpaste
D) notebook
Ans: B) bus stop
11. Which of the following is a compound noun? (TRB English 2024)
A) sunrise
B) quickly
C) beautiful
D) singing
Ans: A) sunrise
12. “Sunrise” is formed from: (TNTET 2022)
A) sun + rice
B) sun + rise
C) son + rise
D) sun + rose
Ans: B) sun + rise
13. Which of the following is a compound adjective? (PGTRB)
A) world-famous
B) happiness
C) blackboard
D) football
Ans: A) world-famous
14. Which of the following is a compound verb? (SET)
A) understand
B) kindness
C) classroom
D) moonlight
Ans: A) understand
15. “Toothpaste” is a compound word made of: (UGC NET English)
A) tooth + paste
B) teeth + paste
C) tooth + past
D) to + paste
Ans: A) tooth + paste
16. Which of the following is a compound word related to time? (TRB English 2024)
A) daytime
B) kindly
C) player
D) bravery
Ans: A) daytime
17. Which of the following is formed from “rain + bow”? (TNTET 2022)
A) rainfall
B) rainbow
C) raincoat
D) raindrop
Ans: B) rainbow
18. Which of the following is formed from “foot + ball”? (PGTRB)
A) footpath
B) football
C) footwear
D) footnote
Ans: B) football
19. Which of the following is a compound word related to weather? (SET)
A) sunshine
B) honesty
C) cleverness
D) teacher
Ans: A) sunshine
20. Which of the following is made from “fire + fly”? (UGC NET English)
A) fireman
B) firewood
C) firefly
D) fireplace
Ans: C) firefly
21. Which of the following is made from “moon + light”? (TRB English 2024)
A) moonlight
B) moonrise
C) moonstone
D) moonwalk
Ans: A) moonlight
22. Which of the following is made from “news + paper”? (TNTET 2022)
A) notepaper
B) newspaper
C) wallpaper
D) letterpaper
Ans: B) newspaper
23. Which of the following is made from “birth + day”? (PGTRB)
A) birthday
B) birthdays
C) birthdaying
D) birthdate
Ans: A) birthday
24. Which of the following is made from “hair + cut”? (SET)
A) haircut
B) hairstyle
C) hairbrush
D) hairline
Ans: A) haircut
25. Which of the following is made from “head + ache”? (UGC NET English)
A) headway
B) headache
C) headline
D) headlight
Ans: B) headache
26. Which of the following is made from “mail + box”? (TRB English 2024)
A) mailbox
B) postcard
C) postbox
D) mailroom
Ans: A) mailbox
27. Which of the following is made from “life + boat”? (TNTET 2022)
A) boathouse
B) lifeboat
C) speedboat
D) rowboat
Ans: B) lifeboat
28. Which of the following is made from “school + bag”? (PGTRB)
A) handbag
B) schoolbag
C) backpack
D) bagful
Ans: B) schoolbag
29. Which of the following is made from “class + room”? (SET)
A) classroom
B) bedroom
C) restroom
D) workroom
Ans: A) classroom
30. Which of the following is made from “bed + room”? (UGC NET English)
A) classroom
B) bedroom
C) bathroom
D) storeroom
Ans: B) bedroom
31. Which of the following is made from “day + dream”? (TRB English 2024)
A) daybreak
B) daylight
C) daydream
D) daytime
Ans: C) daydream
32. Which of the following is made from “book + shelf”? (TNTET 2022)
A) bookmark
B) bookshop
C) bookshelf
D) notebook
Ans: C) bookshelf
33. Which of the following is made from “tea + spoon”? (PGTRB)
A) teaspoon
B) table spoon
C) spoonful
D) tea cup
Ans: A) teaspoon
34. Which of the following is made from “water + fall”? (SET)
A) waterline
B) waterfall
C) waterside
D) waterway
Ans: B) waterfall
35. Which of the following is made from “home + work”? (UGC NET English)
A) homework
B) housework
C) handiwork
D) workbook
Ans: A) homework
36. Which of the following is a hyphenated compound adjective? (TRB English 2024)
A) snowfall
B) well-known
C) school bus
D) overtake
Ans: B) well-known
37. Which of the following is an open compound noun? (TNTET 2022)
A) toothbrush
B) dining table
C) football
D) raindrop
Ans: B) dining table
38. Which of the following is a closed compound noun? (PGTRB)
A) post office
B) father-in-law
C) keyboard
D) mother-in-law
Ans: C) keyboard
39. Which of the following is a hyphenated compound noun? (SET)
A) policeman
B) bus stand
C) father-in-law
D) snowfall
Ans: C) father-in-law
40. Which pair correctly forms a compound word? (UGC NET English)
A) sun + flower = sunflower
B) rain + cat = raincat
C) class + fly = classfly
D) moon + bread = moonbread
Ans: A) sun + flower = sunflower
41. Which pair correctly forms a compound word? (TRB English 2024)
A) door + bell = doorbell
B) sky + glass = skyglass
C) pen + bird = penbird
D) chair + wind = chairwind
Ans: A) door + bell = doorbell
42. Which pair correctly forms a compound word? (TNTET 2022)
A) house + wife = housewife
B) stone + green = stonegreen
C) star + milk = starmilk
D) hand + river = handriver
Ans: A) house + wife = housewife
43. Which pair correctly forms a compound word? (PGTRB)
A) ear + ring = earring
B) tree + spoon = treespoon
C) shoe + rain = shoerain
D) road + glass = roadglass
Ans: A) ear + ring = earring
44. Which pair correctly forms a compound word? (SET)
A) hand + bag = handbag
B) wall + song = wallsong
C) bread + moon = breadmoon
D) lake + pin = lakepin
Ans: A) hand + bag = handbag
45. Which pair correctly forms a compound word? (UGC NET English)
A) cup + board = cupboard
B) fish + stone = fishstone
C) clock + flower = clockflower
D) river + bed = riverbook
Ans: A) cup + board = cupboard
46. Compound words are part of: (TRB English 2024)
A) punctuation
B) word formation
C) sentence mood
D) tense only
Ans: B) word formation
47. Which of the following best defines a compound word? (TNTET 2022)
A) A word formed only by adding suffixes
B) A word formed by joining two or more words to create a new meaning
C) A word with two vowels together
D) A word with silent letters
Ans: B) A word formed by joining two or more words to create a new meaning
48. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? (PGTRB)
A) closed compound – toothbrush
B) hyphenated compound – mother-in-law
C) open compound – post office
D) closed compound – bus stop
Ans: D) closed compound – bus stop
49. Which of the following is correctly matched? (SET)
A) open compound – notebook
B) hyphenated compound – classroom
C) closed compound – football
D) open compound – mother-in-law
Ans: C) closed compound – football
50. The best summary is that compound words combine smaller words into one new word with a related or new: (UGC NET English)
A) punctuation
B) meaning
C) tense
D) voice
Ans: B) meaning
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