CON Plus Trivia Quiz

Answer: Concave

Con + cave = Concave.

Cave, as in "After enjoying a hearty feast in the forest, the bear returned to its cave for a well-earned sleep".

Concave, as in "When I look at myself in a spoon, the concave surface causes my reflection to be upside down".

Answer: Conscript

Con + script = Conscript.

Script, as in "Kevin was a massive fan of the movie "Titanic" and had learned the script off by heart".

Conscript, as in "In 1916, the British government passed the Military Service Act which enabled them to conscript single men aged eighteen to forty into military service".

Answer: Contend

Con + tend = Contend.

Tend, as in "I tend to choose a chicken dish when I go to a restaurant, as chicken has always been my favourite meat".

Contend, as in "Jane's husband liked to go to the pub after a hard week at work, and she often had to contend with his drunken behaviour when he got home".

Answer: Confirm

Con + firm = Confirm.

Firm, as in "It is often recommended that people who suffer from back pain select a firm rather than soft mattress for their bed, as this provides the extra support they require".

Confirm, as in "Jim was eagerly waiting for the website to confirm that his favourite band was going to be appearing at the festival".

Answer: Converse

Con + verse = Converse.

Verse, as in "James had nearly finished writing his poem for English class, but was struggling to come up with a suitable final verse".

Converse, as in "After a long week of work, my wife and I like to converse about anything other than work!".

Answer: Contractor

Con + tractor = Contractor.

Tractor, as in "The farmer has just taken delivery of his brand new tractor, and spent the rest of the day using it to plough his fields".

Contractor, as in "My daughter told me that her school has recently hired a new contractor to provide the school meals, and there seems to be much more choice now".

Answer: Console

Con + sole = Console.

Sole, as in "I couldn't understand why my right foot felt cold, then I realised that there was a hole in the sole of my right shoe and it had been letting water in".

Console, as in "Mary had to console her son, as he had just failed his driving test, and was worried that his friends would make fun of him for not being able to drive".

Answer: Contemplate

Con + template = Contemplate.

Template, as in "Darren needed to produce a number of identical wooden shapes for his class project, so he created a template out of metal that he could use to ensure his wooden shapes were consistent".

Contemplate, as in "Mike had been offered a new job outside of the company he currently works for, and he now needs to contemplate whether the extra money he would receive would make up for the additional travel the new job entails".

Answer: Conduct

Con + duct = Conduct.

Duct, as in "The reason the office was so hot today was because the air conditioning duct had become blocked, and building maintenance had been called to sort it out".

Conduct, as in "Peter had received a stern warning from his boss that if his conduct around the office didn't improve, he was likely to be fired from his job".

Answer: Confront

Con + front = Confront.

Front, as in "Whenever new technology is released, people will queue for days so they can be at the front of the line when the store opens and be the first person to own the new item".

Confront, as in "Sarah was fed up with cars parking in front of her driveway, so she decided to confront the offenders and ask them to be more considerate in the future".