Test Series - artificial language

Test Number 2/3

Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
tamceno means sky blue
cenorax means blue cheese
aplmitl means star bright
Which word could mean "bright sky"?
A. cenotam
B. mitltam
C. raxmitl
D. aplceno
Solution: Tam means sky; ceno means blue; rax means cheese; apl means star; and mitlmeans bright.
So, mitltam means bright sky
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
gemolinea means fair warning
gerimitu means report card
gilageri means weather report
Which word could mean "fair weather"?
A. gemogila
B. gerigeme
C. gemomitu
D. gerimita
Solution: Gemo means fair; linea means warning; geri means report;mitumeans card; and gilameans
weather. Thus, gemogila is the correct choice
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
slar means jump
slary means jumping
slarend means jumped
Which word could mean "playing"?
A. clargslarend
B. clargy
C. ellaclarg
D. slarmont
Solution: According to this language, slar means jump. The suffix –ing is represented by –y. Since
choice b is the only one that ends in the letter y, this is the only possible option.
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
jalkamofti means happy birthday
moftihoze means birthday party
mentogunn means goodness
Which word could mean "happiness"?
A. jalkagunn
B. mentohoze
C. moftihoze
D. hozemento
Solution: Jalka means happy;moftimeans birthday; hoze means party; mento means good; and gunn
means the suffix –ness. We know the answer must include the suffix –ness. The only
choice that uses that suffix is choice a.
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
plekapaki means fruitcake
pakishillen means cakewalk
treftalan means buttercup
Which word could mean "cupcake"?
A. shillenalan
B. treftpleka
C. pakitreft
D. alanpaki
Solution: Pleka means fruit; paki means cake; shillen means walk; treftmeans butter; and alanmeans
cup. Therefore, alanpaki means cupcake
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
malgauper means peach cobbler
malgaport means peach juice
moggagrop means apple jelly
Which word could mean "apple juice"?
A. moggaport
B. malgaauper
C. gropport
D. moggagrop
Solution: Malga means peach; uper means cobbler; port means juice; mogga means apple; and grop
means jelly. Therefore, moggaport means apple juice
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
peslligen means basketball court
ligenstrisi means courtroom
oltaganti means placement test
Which word could mean "guest room"?
A. peslstrisi
B. vosefstrisi
C. gantipesl
D. oltastrisi
Solution: Pesl means basketball; ligen means court; strisi means room; olta means placement; and
ganti means test. Because strisimeans room, it must be present in the answer, so that rules
out choice c. Choices a and d are incorrect because pesl means basketball and olta means
placement. That leaves choice b as the only possible answer.
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
mallonpiml means blue light
mallontifl means blueberry
arpantifl means raspberry
Which word could mean "lighthouse"?
A. tiflmallon
B. pimlarpan
C. mallonarpan
D. pimldoken
Solution: Mallon means blue; pimlmeans light; tifl means berry; and arpan means "rasp" in raspberry.
The word piml, which means light, is required for the word lighthouse. That rules out choices a
and c. Arpan in choice b means "rasp", so that rules out choice b. That leaves choice d the
only possible answer.
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
briftamint means militant
uftonel means occupied
uftonalene means occupation
Which word could mean "occupant"?
A. elbrifta
B. uftonamint
C. elamint
D. briftalene
Solution: Brift means the root word mili–; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix
–tant; the root word ufton– means occupy; el means the suffix –ied of occupied; and
alene means the suffix –tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, c, and d can be
easily ruled out.)

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