SRA Verbal by Louis L.

Thurstone (1887 - 1955)

SRA (Science Research Associate) verbal is a test of general ability. It is used as a measure
of an individual's overall adaptability and flexibility in comprehending and following
instructions, and in adjusting to alternating types of problem.

Try this test to your child.

1. BEGIN means the same as or opposite of:

_____morning _____work _____start _____journey

2. ENTRANCE means the same as or the opposite of:

_____street _____curtain _____theater _____exit

3. Jim had twelve books, he bought three more and then loaned six to George.

How many books does Jim have now?

_____3_____6_____9_____12_____15

4. A mark which remains after the wound is healed:

_____F_____J_____N_____S_____V

5. A public sale of property to the highest bidder:

_____A_____C_____E_____G_____R

6.The next number in the series 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 is:

______9_____11_____13_____15_____17

7. The next number in the series 2 3 9 10 30 31 93 is:

______94_____95_____96_____97_____98

8. BENEFICIAL means the same as or opposite of:

_____artificial _____tamable _____detrimental _____piquant

9. HUMID means the same or opposite of:

_____humorous _____dry _____solid _____frigid

10. If you pay $ 1.20 for two pounds of candy, how much would you pay for half a pound?

_____30¢_____45¢_____60¢_____90¢_____$2.40

11. The stick with which the leader of a band beats times:

_____A_____B_____H_____D_____O

12. A child with both parents dead:

_____F_____H_____I_____O_____R

13. The next number in the series 22 33 55 8 is:

_____8_____9_____10_____11_____12

14. The next number in the series 8 11 9 12 10 13 11 is:

_____9_____12_____14_____15_____16

15. PREMATURE means the same as or opposite of:

_____late _____primitive _____material　_____decisive

16. DIMINUTIVE means the same as or opposite of:

____distraught ____large ____inductive _____reluctant

17. You have a date at half past six and arrive at a quarter after seven, how many minutes
late are you?

___15____30____45____60____75

18. A large covered vehicle for moving furniture or for trucking:

____B_____F_____L_____V_____X

19. A cap or cover used in sewing to protect the finger:

____H____R____S_____T____W

20. The next number in the series 1 2 4 8 16 32 64:

_____65_____66_____68_____106____128

21. The next number in the series 5 9 10 14 15 19 20 is:

_____21_____24_____25_____26_____30

22. ETERNAL means the same as or opposite of:

____momentous　_____enraged _____vigilant _____temporary

23. PLIABLE means the same as or opposite of:

____dominant _____inflexible _____destructive　_____ignorant

24. If lemons are three for a dime, how much will you pay for a dozen and a half?

____30¢_____40¢_____45¢____50¢____60¢

25. A revision of or addition to a constitution:

____A_____D_____F_____T_____U

26. A workman who builds or repairs wooden structures:

_____B_____C_____F_____I_____K

27. The next number in the series 8 24 12 36 18 54 27 is:

_____13_____18_____54_____69____81

28. The next number in the series 6 7 14 16 32 34 68 is:

_____70_____72_____74_____76_____78

29. BASHFUL means the same as or opposite of:

_____patient _____eligible _____parallel _____diffident

30. ADVERSE means the same as or opposite of:

_____admirable　_____detailed _____opposed _____rhyming

31. Bob bought a fish line 7 yards 2 feet long. How many feet did he get?
_____16______21_____23_____30_____86

32. A whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud:

_____P______O_____T_____U_____V

33. An object which will attract iron:

_____F_____M_____N_____R_____T

34. The next number in the series 44 0 55 1 6 is:

_____2_____4_____6______8_____11

35. The next number in the series 0 1 3 6 10 15 21 is:

_____21_____24_____25______26_____28

36. OBSOLETE means the same as or opposite of:

_____outworn _____rampart ______bucolic _____genuine

37. DESTITUTE means the same as or opposite of:

_____crazy _____needy ______desperate _____injured

38. An artist works on a drawing for 8 weeks and earns $200. If he works 5 days a week,
how much he earn every day?

____$1_____$3_____$5_____$8_____10

39. A combat between two people:

_____D_____G_____N_____O_____R

40. The eternal process which makes food absorbable:

_____B_____D_____F_____H_____T

41. The next number in the series 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 is:

_____4______5_____6_____15_____16
42. The next number in the series 6 12 7 14 11 22 19 is:

_____16_____32_____38_____44_____67

43. INFAMOUS means the same as or opposite of:

_____dauntless　_____honorable　_____contagious　_____intricate

44. Lacerated means the same as or opposite of:

_____disgruntled　_____mangled　_____fringed _____stricken

45. A farmer buys land for $100. He sells it for $120, gaining $4 an acre. How many acres
did he buy?

_____1_____2_____4____5____10

46. The point where earth and sky seem to meet:

_____B______D_____F_____H_____I

47. Soldier below grade of non-commissioned officer:

_____F_____H_____N_____P_____T

48. The next number in series 14 11 15 16 13 17 18 is:

_____15_____19_____22_____23_____36

49. The next number in the series 9 10 8 24 6 7 6 is:

_____3______6_____15_____16_____20

50. OPTIONAL means the same as or the opposite of:

_____ocular _____obligatory　_____reasonable _____raucous

51. IMPOTENT means the same as or opposite of:

_____powerful　_____prosaic _____troubled _____tribal

52. You pay $21 for 3 ½ tons of coal. What will the bill for 7½ tons?

_____$9.80_____$42_____$45_____$75_____$98
53. A water channel, man-made and used for navigation:

_____A_____B_____C_____E_____F

54. A tenth part of a cent:

_____K____L_____M____N_____O

55. The next number in the series 42 45 15 18 6 9 3 is:

____0____3_____6____9____12

56. The next number in the series 1 2 4 8 10 20 22 is:

_____24_____40_____44_____46_____48

57. RECIPROCAL means the same as or opposite of:

_____mutual　_____residual　_____defective　_____conditioned

58. DEFT means the same as or opposite of:

_____deaf _____clumsy _____talkative　_____valuable

59. Eight turns of a screw advance at 4 inches. How many inches will 10 turns advance it?

_____4½_____5_____6_____8_____10

60. A book names and addresses of people in a city:

______B_____D_____G______H_____Q

61. A very strong rope:

_____A_____C_____F_____K_____P

62. The next number in the series 1 2 5 11 12 15 21 is:

_____22_____24_____25_____27____30

63. The next number in the series 1 5 11 19 29 41 55 is:

____58_____63_____67_____69_____71
64. STEADFAST means the same as or opposite of:

____irresolute　____tawdry _____consequential _____buoyant

65. CALLOUS means the same as or opposite of:

____desperate　_____sensitive　____calamitous _____hollow

66. In copy work a typist’s average time is 3½ minutes per page. How many pages can she
copy in 49 minutes?

_____7_____10_____14_____17____21

67. An instrument to record the number of steps taken in walking:

____A____F_____P____V_____Y

68. An edifice for dramatic performances:

_____D_____G_____M____T____W

69. The next number in the series 8 10 12 10 12 14 12 is:

____10____12____14____16_____18

70. The next number in the series 0 1 2 3 6 7 14 12 is:

_____7______12_____14____15_____28

71. AVARICIOUS means the same as or opposite of:

_____greasy　_____grumpy _____grimy _____greedy

72. REQUISITE means the same as or opposite of:

_____stubborn　_____redeemable　_____dispensable　____pedantic

73. A merchant brought chairs at $24 a dozen. In selling them, he received as much for 2
chairs as he had paid for 3 chairs. How much did he charge for 12 chairs?

_____$25_____$30______$33_____$36____$48

74. A place where a river maybe crossed by wading:

_____A_____F______H____N_____T

75. A space entirely devoid of matter:

_____L_____N_____P_____R_____V

76. The next number in the series 32 16 19 20 10 13 14 is:

_____7______14_____15_____17____28

77. The next number in the series 22 20 10 12 6 4 2 is:

____2_____4_____6____8_____10

78. METICULOUS means the same as or the opposite of:

_____unwieldy　____tense _____nervous　_____slovenly

79. BENIGN means the same as or the opposite of:

____democratic　_____indignant　_____mottled _____kind

80. A clock gains 2 minutes everyday was set right at noon Tuesday. What time was it by
the clock at midnight following Thursday?

____12:00____12:01_____12:02____12:04_____12:05

81. A burn or injury to the flesh by hot liquid or steam:

_____E____G____N_____R_____S

82. The act of falsely producing a writing instrument:

_____B_____D_____F_____H_____J

83. The next number in the series 35 28 22 17 13 10 8 is:

_____5____6____7_____8_____9

84. The next number in the series 4 6 3 7 9 6 10 is:

_____4_____7_____12_____14_____16