Seance, Sconce, Scone 1. Those who practise spiritualism are at times seen to participate in a <u>seance</u>. 2. They enjoyed eating the <u>sconce</u> that were served to them in the exclusive club. 3. The <u>scone</u> reading on the graph indicated the correct value output of the experiment. In which of the sentences given above has/ have the words been used correctly?
Directions: In the following items, similar- sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 only
- C. 1 only ✓
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C. 1 only
Explanation
A seance is a meeting for spiritualism (correct in 1). A sconce is a wall fixture, and a scone is a baked good, making sentences 2 and 3 incorrect.