CDS 2025 · PYQ · Homophones / Confusing Words · medium
Séance, Sconce, Scone
1. Those who practise spiritualism are at times seen to participate in a séance.
2. They enjoyed eating the sconce that were served to them in the exclusive club.
3. The scone 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?
A.1 and 2 only
B.2 only
C.1 only✓ Correct
D.1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Only sentence 1 uses the word correctly. A 'séance' is a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, which is correctly associated with spiritualism. Sentence 2 incorrectly uses 'sconce' (a wall light fixture) instead of 'scone' (a baked good eaten in clubs). Sentence 3 incorrectly uses 'scone' (a baked good) where the intended word is likely a different term related to graph readings. Therefore, only sentence 1 is correct.
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