This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 4 September 2025, the same 30 questions the app served that day, on the day's vocabulary and editorial. One mark for a right answer, minus 0.25 for a wrong one; the explanation opens as soon as you tap.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Endorsement
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Insistence
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Convicted
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Emphatically
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Impunity
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Narrative
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Brutality
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Retrieved
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
The act of saying that you approve of or support something or someone.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Expressing something forcibly and clearly.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
To get something back from the place where it was left or lost.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
What language ____?
Explanation: Interrogative sentences are questions asked. 'do you speak' is the most appropriate option that would make the sentence a question.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
This is a desk and ____ tables.
Explanation: In the given statement desk and tables are being pointed out. As we can see, the answer must point out 'tables'. Thus, the answer must be a demonstrative pronoun followed by the correct form of the verb 'be' that can point out a plural object. <br> Option A is correct. 'Those' is a demonstrative pronoun used for plural objects and 'are' is also the form of the verb 'be' used for plural objects. 'Those are tables' is a correct phrase as 'those are' perfectly points at 'tables'. <br> Option B is incorrect. 'These' is a demonstrative pronoun used for plural objects, however, it is not followed by a verb. Thus, option B does not point out 'tables'. <br> Option C is incorrect. 'Are' is the correct form of 'be' for pointing at plural objects but, 'that' is not a demonstrative pronoun that can be used for plural objects. <br> Option D is incorrect. 'That' and 'is' both cannot be used for plural objects and so option D cannot be used to point at 'tables'.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
Rome was not built in ____
Explanation: Rome was not built in 'a day' is an idiom. The true meaning of the idiom is nothing great comes without hard work and time dedication.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.
Explanation: tipped off: to give someone a warning or secret information about something.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.
Explanation: cold shoulder: be deliberately unfriendly to.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
He passed himself off as a noble man.
Explanation: Passed himself off: to try to make others believe that someone or something is something other than what the person or thing is.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the correct spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the correct spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the correct spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the correct spelling.
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
(a) They went/ (b) with Sharmas to a/ (c) movie called 'Oh My God'./ (d) No error.
Explanation: along with
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
(a) A computer virus works exactly/ (b) like the biological one/ (c) which invade the human body/ (d) No error.
Explanation: invades
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
(a) She ran harder/ (b) and jumpped further/ (c) than the rest of the contestents./ (d) No error.
Explanation: jumpped farther
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Once upon a time there was a shy and quite octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. <br><br> One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swam past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. <br><br> The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish, and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. <br><br> A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks, when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him. That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. <br><br> Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish, and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish, and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down ! <br><br> Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy !! So the big fish swam away, irritated all over. <br><br> As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus.
How did the octopus save the little fish?
Explanation: Kindly refer to the 2nd sentence of the 5th paragraph. <br> Hence, option B is correct
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Once upon a time there was a shy and quite octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. <br><br> One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swam past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. <br><br> The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish, and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. <br><br> A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks, when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him. That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. <br><br> Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish, and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish, and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down ! <br><br> Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy !! So the big fish swam away, irritated all over. <br><br> As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus.
Why did the octopus have to ask for help from the passing fish?
Explanation: The answer can be inferred from the first few sentences of the 2nd paragraph. <br> Hence, option E is correct
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Once upon a time there was a shy and quite octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. <br><br> One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swam past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. <br><br> The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish, and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. <br><br> A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks, when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him. That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. <br><br> Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish, and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish, and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down ! <br><br> Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy !! So the big fish swam away, irritated all over. <br><br> As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus.
'He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious.' How can this sentence be best reframed without changing its meaning?
Explanation: The sentence explains that the octopus was self-conscious, and used to live alone though he wanted to have friends. <br> The sentence in Option C best describes the same. <br> Hence, option C is correct
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Once upon a time there was a shy and quite octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. <br><br> One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swam past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. <br><br> The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish, and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. <br><br> A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks, when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him. That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. <br><br> Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish, and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish, and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down ! <br><br> Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy !! So the big fish swam away, irritated all over. <br><br> As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus.
Which of the following characteristics can be attributed to the little fish from the story? <br> 1. Kind<br> 2. Persuasive<br> 3. Shy<br>
Explanation: Kindly refer to the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph. <br> Hence, option B is correct
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Once upon a time there was a shy and quite octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. <br><br> One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swam past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. <br><br> The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish, and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. <br><br> A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks, when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him. That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. <br><br> Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish, and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish, and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down ! <br><br> Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy !! So the big fish swam away, irritated all over. <br><br> As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus.
'The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid.' What feeling of the octopus towards the little fish does this line signify?
Explanation: It can be inferred from the passage that the Octopus was thankful to the little fish. <br> Hence, option C is correct
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