Essential Part

21.Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
town


Option”A” is correct

Residents must be present in order to have a town. A town may be too small to have skyscrapers (choice b). A town may or may not have parks (choice c) and libraries (choice d), so they are not the essential elements.

22. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
vibration


Option”A” is correct
Something cannot vibrate without creating motion, so motion is essential to vibration.

23. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
pain


Option”D” is correct

Pain is suffering or hurt, so choice d is the essential element. Without hurt, there is no pain. A cut (choice a) or a burn (choice b) may cause pain, but so do many other types of injury. A nuisance (choice c) is an annoyance that may or may not cause pain.

24. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
gala


Option”A” is correct

A gala indicates a celebration, the necessary element here. A tuxedo (choice b) is not required garb at a gala, nor is an appetizer (choice c). A gala may be held without the benefit of anyone speaking (choice d).

25. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
monopoly


Option”B” is correct

The essential part of a monopoly is that it involves exclusive ownership or control.

26. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
guitar


Option”D” is correct

A guitar does not exist without strings, so strings are an essential part of a guitar. A band is not necessary to a guitar (choice a). Guitar playing can be learned without a teacher (choice b). Songs are byproducts of a guitar (choice c).

27. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
election


Option”B” is correct

An election does not exist without voters. The election of a president (choice a) is a byproduct. Not all elections are held in November (choice c), nor are they nationwide (choice d).

28. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
bonus


Option”A” is correct

A bonus is something given or paid beyond what is usual or expected, so reward is the essential element. A bonus may not involve a raise in pay or cash (choices b and c), and it may be received from someone other than an employer (choice d).

29. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
antique


Option”C” is correct

An antique is something that belongs to, or was made in, an earlier period. It may or may not be a rarity (choice a), and it does not have to be an artifact, an object produced or shaped by human craft (choice b). An antique is old but does not have to be prehistoric (choice d).

30. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
culture


Option”D” is correct

A culture is the behavior pattern of a particular population, so customs are the essential element. A culture may or may not be civil or educated (choices a and b). A culture may be an agricultural society (choice c), but this is not the essential element.