Question

    In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.

    Sheep are susceptible (A) to their own brain wasting (B) disease called scrapie, but this disease has never been shown (C) to be transmisible (D) to humans.

    A susceptible Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B wasting Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C shown Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D transmisible Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct spelling is ‘transmissible’. Sheep are susceptible to their own brain wasting disease called scrapie, but this disease has never been shown to be transmissible to humans.

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