Verbal Reasoning Practice Test

De Roza Education and Research

2017

Practice Questions
Here are some practice examples to show you what the questions on the real
test are like
Question P1
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to happy
A: sad B: merry C: angry D: bored E: mean

Question P2
big is to small as hot is to:
A: cold B: warm C: heat D: fire E: sun

Question P3
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: cat B: dog C: mouse D: horse E: rock

You will have 30 minutes to do as many questions as you can.

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Question 1
Assume that:
All cips are dyls.
No lars are dups.
All pirs are fiys.
All lars are cips.
No dyls are dups.
One of the above statements is unnecessary since it can be deduced from the
remaining statements. Which is it?
A: All lars are cips B: No dyls are dups C: All pirs are fiys D:
All cips are dyls E: No lars are dups

Question 2
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
dog eats mum : blig vlib bolk
person eats mum : blig glub bolk
dog bites dad : mip vlib sytm

What is the translation of mip glub sytm?

A: mum bites dad B: dad bites person C: person eats dad D:
dog bites person E: person bites dad

Question 3 Drew is larger than Fred but smaller than Bob. Perry is larger than
Drew but smaller than Bob. Eggbert is larger than Drew but smaller than Perry.

Who is the largest?

A: Fred B: Perry C: Drew D: Bob E: Eggbert

Question 4
Assume that:
All hyats are dups.
Some blups are giws.
All blups are hyats.
All pors are giws.
Some hyats are giws.
If we add more statements to the above list we can deduce additional results.
No blups are pors can be deduced by adding which of the following statements?
A: All dups are pors B: No dups are pors C: All giws are pors D:
All blups are dups E: Some dups are giws

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Question 5
Assume that:
All dups are blups.
All pors are dups.
All dyls are pors.
All dyls are lars.
All fiys are lars.
Which of the following do we know is correct?
A: All blups are dyls B: All dyls are blups C: All lars are dups D:
No dups are pors E: No pors are blups

Question 6
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of benevolence
A: cognizance B: kindness C: hinderance D: benign E: malev-
olence

Question 7 Harry is larger than Fred but smaller than Opal. David is larger
than Harry but smaller than Neil. Neil is larger than Harry but smaller than
Opal.

Which pair contains both the smallest and largest person

A: Opal and Harry B: Opal and David C: Neil and Fred D: Neil
and Harry E: Opal and Fred

Question 8
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
dog smells dad : sytm bolk queg
mum smells dad : sytm bolk vlib
dog eats person : mip blig queg

What is the translation of mum eats person?

A: mip blig vlib B: vlib blig queg C: mip blig sytm D: vlib blig
mip E: mip bolk vlib

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Question 9
impetuous is to impulsive as salubrious is to:
A: salty B: savoury C: foolhardy D: healthy E: unwhole-
some

Question 10
Assume that:
All lars are dyls.
All lars are blups.
All pors are pirs.
All dyls are pors.
All cips are blups.
Which of the following do we know is correct?
A: No dyls are pirs B: All lars are pirs C: All pirs are lars D: No
pors are dyls E: All blups are pors

Question 11 Harry is larger than Eggbert but smaller than Fred. Fred is larger
than Eggbert but smaller than David. Eggbert is larger than Jill but smaller
than David.

Who is the smallest?

A: David B: Eggbert C: Jill D: Fred E: Harry

Question 12
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
person eats mum : glub queg blig
dad eats mum : glub queg mip
person likes dog : sytm wipa blig

What does mip mean?

A: likes B: mum C: person D: eats E: dad

Question 13
impetuous is to impulsive as impediment is to:
A: hinderance B: catalyst C: boost D: incentive E: stimulus

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Question 14
Assume that:
All pirs are blups.
No bips are cips.
All giws are pirs.
All bips are giws.
No pors are cips.
Which of the following do we know is correct?
A: No pirs are giws B: All cips are pirs C: All blups are bips D:
All bips are blups E: No giws are blups

Question 15 Fred is larger than Opal but smaller than Bob. Opal is larger
than Liam but smaller than Bill. Bob is larger than Opal but smaller than Bill.

Which pair contains both the smallest and largest person

A: Bob and Opal B: Bill and Opal C: Bill and Fred D: Bob and
Liam E: Bill and Liam

Question 16
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of malignant
A: benign B: vicous C: impetus D: malicious E: embargo

Question 17
Assume that:
No bips are cips.
All pors are pirs.
No fiys are cips.
All bips are giws.
All giws are fiys.
One of the above statements is unnecessary since it can be deduced from the
remaining statements. Which is it?
A: No fiys are cips B: All pors are pirs C: No bips are cips D:
All giws are fiys E: All bips are giws

Question 18
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows

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dad bites mum : bolk vlib wipa
dog bites mum : bolk blig wipa
dad eats person : queg vlib mip

What does vlib mean?

A: dad B: eats C: mum D: dog E: bites

Question 19
dog is to dalmation as car is to:
A: tyre B: battery C: sedan D: mirror E: engine

Question 20
Assume that:
No lars are fiys.
All dyls are blups.
All dyls are bips.
All dups are bips.
All blups are dups.
One of the above statements is unnecessary since it can be deduced from the
remaining statements. Which is it?
A: No lars are fiys B: All dyls are bips C: All dups are bips D:
All blups are dups E: All dyls are blups

Question 21
cat is to lynx as dog is to:
A: fetch B: dalmation C: tail D: canine E: steed

Question 22 Bill is larger than Perry but smaller than Harry. Liam is larger
than Perry but smaller than Bill. Perry is larger than Opal but smaller than
Harry.

Which pair contains both the smallest and largest person

A: Harry and Liam B: Harry and Opal C: Bill and Perry D: Bill
and Opal E: Harry and Perry

Question 23

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Assume that:
No hyats are blups.
All hyats are giws.
No bips are blups.
All lars are dups.
All giws are bips.
One of the above statements is unnecessary since it can be deduced from the
remaining statements. Which is it?
A: All giws are bips B: All lars are dups C: No hyats are blups D:
All hyats are giws E: No bips are blups

Question 24 Opal is larger than Craig but smaller than Liam. Craig is larger
than Mark but smaller than Bill. Liam is larger than Craig but smaller than Bill.

Who is the smallest?

A: Opal B: Bill C: Mark D: Craig E: Liam

Question 25
Assume that:
All dups are pors.
Some lars are dups.
All fiys are lars.
All blups are bips.
No blups are dups.
If we add more statements to the above list we can deduce additional results.
All blups are lars can be deduced by adding which of the following statements?
A: Some blups are lars B: All blups are dups C: All lars are dups
D: All bips are fiys E: No bips are fiys

Question 26
benevolence is to malevolence as malignant is to:
A: malicious B: impetus C: benign D: vicous E: embargo

Question 27
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
mum likes person : vlib mip blig
dog likes person : queg mip blig

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mum smells dad : vlib bolk glub

Which word means dog?

A: queg B: mip C: blig D: blig E: bolk

Question 28
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to impetuous
A: impotent B: impenetrable C: impulsive D: impolite E:
imperious

Question 29
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: concentrate B: disseminate C: diffuse D: disperse E:
spread

Question 30
Assume that:
All giws are pirs.
All blups are dyls.
Some blups are pirs.
Some dups are pirs.
All dups are blups.
If we add more statements to the above list we can deduce additional results.
No dups are giws can be deduced by adding which of the following statements?
A: Some dyls are pirs B: All dups are dyls C: All dyls are giws D:
No dyls are giws E: All pirs are giws

Question 31
car is to sedan as cat is to:
A: feline B: equine C: catacomb D: claw E: lynx

Question 32
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
dog likes person : queg glub bolk
mum likes person : queg glub vlib

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dog bites dad : blig sytm bolk

What does bolk mean?

A: dog B: likes C: bites D: mum E: person

Question 33
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
dog eats dad : vlib mip bolk
person eats dad : vlib mip sytm
dog smells mum : glub queg bolk

Which word means dog?

A: vlib B: queg C: bolk D: sytm E: mip

Question 34
Assume that:
No pirs are giws.
All dups are hyats.
All pors are dups.
All fiys are hyats.
All fiys are pors.
One of the above statements is unnecessary since it can be deduced from the
remaining statements. Which is it?
A: All pors are dups B: All fiys are hyats C: No pirs are giws D:
All fiys are pors E: All dups are hyats

Question 35 Craig is larger than Abby but smaller than Eggbert. Abby is
larger than Perry but smaller than Jill. Eggbert is larger than Abby but smaller
than Jill.

Who is the largest?

A: Jill B: Craig C: Perry D: Abby E: Eggbert

Question 36
impetuous is to impulsive as salubrious is to:
A: savoury B: unwholesome C: salty D: foolhardy E: healthy

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Question 37
Assume that:
All lars are bips.
Some lars are dyls.
All bips are fiys.
Some bips are dyls.
All pirs are dyls.
If we add more statements to the above list we can deduce additional results.
No lars are pirs can be deduced by adding which of the following statements?
A: Some fiys are dyls B: All lars are fiys C: All fiys are pirs D:
No fiys are pirs E: All dyls are pirs

Question 38
benevolence is to malevolence as malignant is to:
A: vicous B: embargo C: impetus D: malicious E: benign

Question 39
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to impetuous
A: impolite B: impulsive C: imperious D: impenetrable E:
impotent

Question 40 Jack is larger than Perry but smaller than Harry. Perry is larger
than Mark but smaller than Harry. Neil is larger than Perry but smaller than
Jack.

Who is the smallest?

A: Mark B: Neil C: Perry D: Harry E: Jack

Question 41
Assume that:
All dups are pirs.
All pors are pirs.
All pors are hyats.
No cips are giws.
All hyats are dups.
One of the above statements is unnecessary since it can be deduced from the

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remaining statements. Which is it?
A: All dups are pirs B: All pors are hyats C: No cips are giws D:
All hyats are dups E: All pors are pirs

Question 42
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
person bites mum : blig glub mip
dad bites mum : blig bolk mip
person smells dog : vlib glub wipa

Which word means person?

A: wipa B: blig C: bolk D: glub E: mip

Question 43 Eggbert is larger than David but smaller than Opal. Bill is larger
than Eggbert but smaller than Opal. Fred is larger than Eggbert but smaller
than Bill.

Who is the largest?

A: Fred B: Eggbert C: David D: Bill E: Opal

Question 44
Assume that:
No blups are pors.
All fiys are bips.
Some fiys are dyls.
No pirs are dyls.
All bips are blups.
Which of the following do we know is correct?
A: All fiys are pors B: All dyls are blups C: No fiys are pors D:
No blups are bips E: All bips are pors

Question 45
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of malignant
A: vicous B: malicious C: embargo D: impetus E: benign

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Question 46
benevolence is to malevolence as malignant is to:
A: embargo B: vicous C: impetus D: malicious E: benign

Question 47
Assume that:
All bips are pors.
No hyats are dyls.
All dups are lars.
All lars are hyats.
No dups are pors.
Which of the following cannot be true?
A: No dyls are hyats B: No lars are dyls C: Some hyats are dups
D: Some dups are dyls E: All dups are hyats

Question 48
Assume that:
No pirs are dyls.
All fiys are pirs.
All pors are fiys.
All pors are hyats.
Some giws are hyats.
Which of the following cannot be true?
A: All pors are pirs B: Some pirs are pors C: No dyls are pirs D:
Some pors are dyls E: No fiys are dyls

Question 49
Assume that:
No pors are hyats.
No blups are fiys.
All pirs are hyats.
All pors are cips.
All cips are blups.
Which of the following cannot be true?
A: Some pors are fiys B: No fiys are blups C: All pors are blups
D: No cips are fiys E: Some blups are pors

Question 50

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The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
dog smells mum : queg sytm wipa
person smells mum : queg mip wipa
dog bites dad : glub sytm bolk

What is the translation of person bites dad?

A: glub wipa bolk B: glub sytm mip C: glub mip bolk D: glub
bolk mip E: queg mip bolk

Question 51
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: longwinded B: verbose C: prolix D: concise E: flowerly

Question 52
Assume that:
Some cips are lars.
All pirs are dyls.
No pirs are lars.
All lars are pors.
All dups are cips.
If we add more statements to the above list we can deduce additional results.
All pirs are cips can be deduced by adding which of the following statements?
A: Some pirs are cips B: No dyls are dups C: All pirs are lars D:
All cips are lars E: All dyls are dups

Question 53
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
mum smells dad : mip wipa vlib
dog smells dad : mip wipa sytm
mum bites person : blig bolk vlib

What is the translation of blig bolk sytm?

A: person bites dog B: mum bites dog C: dog bites person D:
dog smells person E: dad bites person

Question 54

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Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: diffuse B: disseminate C: spread D: concentrate E: dis-
perse

Question 55
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to impediment
A: boost B: incentive C: hinderance D: stimulus E: catalyst

Question 56
Assume that:
All giws are dups.
Some pirs are giws.
No hyats are giws.
All hyats are fiys.
All pors are pirs.
If we add more statements to the above list we can deduce additional results.
All hyats are pirs can be deduced by adding which of the following statements?
A: All pirs are giws B: All fiys are pors C: Some hyats are pirs D:
All hyats are giws E: No fiys are pors

Question 57
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
dog eats dad : blig wipa mip
person eats dad : blig wipa bolk
dog smells mum : glub vlib mip

What is the translation of person smells mum?

A: blig vlib bolk B: glub bolk vlib C: glub vlib wipa D: glub
bolk mip E: glub vlib bolk

Question 58
Assume that:
No giws are bips.
All giws are fiys.
Some hyats are bips.
No pors are dyls.
All fiys are pors.

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Which of the following do we know is correct?
A: All giws are dyls B: All fiys are dyls C: No giws are dyls D:
All bips are pors E: No pors are fiys

Question 59
Assume that:
No giws are pors.
All hyats are giws.
All pirs are hyats.
Some pirs are lars.
No dyls are lars.
Which of the following do we know is correct?
A: All pirs are pors B: No giws are hyats C: No pirs are pors D:
All lars are giws E: All hyats are pors

Question 60
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
person bites dad : mip bolk wipa
mum bites dad : mip bolk glub
person smells dog : vlib sytm wipa

What is the translation of vlib sytm glub?

A: mum smells dog B: dog smells mum C: person smells mum D:
dad smells dog E: mum bites dog

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