Question

How many meaningful words can be formed using the 1st and the 5th letters of the word BURDEN and the 2nd and the 8th letters of the word ANATHEMA?

• A. 0
• B. 1
• C. 2
• D. 3
• E. 4

Hint:

When forming words, try placing vowels in different positions (consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel or vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel) to quickly identify common English patterns.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To solve this problem, we need to extract specific letters from two given words, form new words with those letters, and determine how many of these new words are meaningful. Let's analyze the steps:

1. Identifying required letters:
   • From the word "BURDEN":
     • 1st letter is B
     • 5th letter is E
   • From the word "ANATHEMA":
     • 2nd letter is N
     • 8th letter is A (since "ANATHEMA" has only 8 letters)
2. Forming meaningful words:
   We need to form words using combinations of the letters B, E, N, and A.
   • Possible meaningful words:
     • BEAN: A common word, meaning a type of seed or legume.
     • BANE: A word meaning something that causes distress or annoyance.
   • Other combinations like 'NEAB', 'EABN', etc., do not form meaningful words as per standard English vocabulary.
3. Conclusion:
   • Number of meaningful words formed: 2

Thus, the correct answer is 2.