CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The meaning of the word “novice” is
A
Someone who is an expert in a job
B
Someone who is new to a job
C
Someone who is a professional
D
Someone who is an amateur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -a person who is beginning to learn a job or an activity and has little or no experience or skill in it: I’m just a novice at making videos.

Detailed explanation-2: -a person who is new to or inexperienced in a certain task, situation, etc; beginner; tyro.

Detailed explanation-3: -Newbies are just starting out. This word-which has new right in it-is a slangy term for someone just starting an activity. A person on their first day at a job is a newbie.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the Internet, a novice might be called a newbie, but your parents would call one a beginner. Novice is derived from the Latin word novus, which means new. A novice is new to what they do, so a novice photographer is just learning how to take nice pictures.

Detailed explanation-5: -beginner. nounperson unskilled in something. abecedarian. amateur. apprentice.

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