PRO Plus Trivia Quiz

Answer: Procure

Pro + cure = Procure.

Cure, as in "Despite many years of research, there still has not yet been found a cure for the common cold".

Procure, as in "Sally was by far the most persuasive of the group, so the friends sent her to see if she could procure them front row tickets for the upcoming concert".

Answer: Proactive

Pro + active = Proactive.

Active, as in "John liked to stay healthy in his old age, and went to the gym four times a week to keep fit and active".

Proactive, as in "Mark really enjoyed working for his new company, as they were very proactive in looking for ways to ensure their staff were happy in their jobs".

Answer: Protest

Pro + test = Protest.

Test, as in "Isabelle wasn't looking forward to the science test tomorrow, as she found it really difficult to understand the subject matter".

Protest, as in "Our local firefighters went on twenty-four hour strike last week in protest at working conditions they claimed were unacceptable".

Answer: Probed

Pro + bed = Probed.

Bed, as in "Although it is sad when a holiday ends, my wife always says that she can't wait to get home and into her own bed!".

Probed, as in "Sarah was so embarrassed when she brought her new boyfriend home, as her parents really probed into his personal life in an attempt to ensure he was right for their daughter".

Answer: Profile

Pro + file = Profile.

File, as in "James and Laura were looking to buy their first home together, and had amassed a large file of potential houses that they were going to look through this weekend to see which ones they wanted to view".

Profile, as in "As Kevin had been single for a long time he decided to give online dating a try, and asked his friend Harriet to help him write his profile".

Answer: Propose

Pro + pose = Propose.

Pose, as in "My wife and I really struggle to get good photographs of our children, as whenever we get the camera out, they always seem to pose in really silly ways".

Propose, as in "Derek was a hopeless romantic, and decided to propose to his long-term girlfriend during their holiday to Paris, the city of love".

Answer: Provision

Pro + vision = Provision.

Vision, as in "George had found that his vision had been gradually getting worse over the past couple of years, so he went to the optician to see if he needed glasses".

Provision, as in "The local council decided to contract a new supplier for the provision of cleaning services for the town, as the previous supplier had been putting up their costs year-on-year".

Answer: Prolong

Pro + long = Prolong.

Long, as in "Martin hadn't realised quite how long the movie was, and, having drank quite a lot of soda during the first half of the movie, had to visit the toilet before the movie had ended".

Prolong, as in "Washing machine manufacturers often recommend the regular use of limescale removers to prolong the life of the machine".

Answer: Profound

Pro + found = Profound.

Found, as in "Katie was overjoyed when she found her favourite necklace under the sofa, as she thought she had lost it whilst on a night out a number of months ago".

Profound, as in "Although only five years old, my daughter seems to already have some very profound insights into the world and how things work".

Answer: Proportion

Pro + portion = Proportion.

Portion, as in "After the fire at the weekend, only one portion of the pier is still fully in tact".

Proportion, as in "Debbie was upset, as she felt that she had received a smaller proportion of the birthday cake than the other children".