Verbal Reasoning Practice Test

De Roza Education and Research

2019

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
Bob is larger than Mark but smaller than Neil. Drew is larger than Bob but
smaller than Neil. Craig is larger than Bob but smaller than Drew.

Who is the smallest?

A: Bob B: Mark C: Craig D: Neil E: Drew

Question 2
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of clamorous
A: tranquilizing B: legislature C: noiseless D: marlinspike E:
shareholder

Question 3
Bill is a dentist who has patients booked in for Monday through Friday next
week. Drew is booked 1 day before Craig. David is booked 2 days after Drew.
Fred is booked 1 day after Liam. Jack is booked 3 days before David. Craig is
booked 2 days before Fred.
Jack is booked on Monday.
On which day does Bill have a double booking?
A: Monday B: Friday C: Wednesday D: Thursday E: Tues-
day

Question 4
Neil is larger than Abby but smaller than Mark. Abby is larger than Bill but
smaller than Mark. Jack is larger than Abby but smaller than Neil.

Which pair contains both the smallest and largest person

A: Mark and Abby B: Mark and Jack C: Neil and Abby D: Mark
and Bill E: Neil and Bill

Question 5
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to revision
A: reinfection B: implementer C: oropharyngeal D: alteration
E: photocathode

Question 6

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Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: eulogies B: citations C: misconstrue D: accolades E: com-
mendations

Question 7
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of plentifully
A: unadvertised B: hibernaculum C: minimal D: transcribing
E: desensitized

Question 8
Assume that:
No fiys are bips.
All bips are lars.
All fiys are giws.
Some cips are bips.
All hyats are cips.
If we add more statements to the above list we can deduce additional results.
All fiys are cips can be deduced by adding which of the following statements?
A: All giws are hyats B: All cips are bips C: All fiys are bips D:
Some fiys are cips E: No giws are hyats

Question 9
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to trembles
A: unscheduled B: irreproducible C: quivers D: mesenchymal
E: environmentalism

Question 10
abate is to augment as transmits is to:
A: alexandrian B: redeployment C: popularised D: lateralized
E: receives

Question 11
contrived is to genuine as division is to:
A: supraclavicular B: union C: xanthorrhoea D: substituted
E: indoctrination

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Question 12
tolerable is to insupportable as profound is to:
A: formost B: insightful C: ratify D: superficial E: standard

Question 13
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: crowding B: bunching C: clustering D: huddling E: in-
flectional

Question 14
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to impediment
A: balk B: horticultural C: antagonized D: neocolonial E:
protoporphyrin

Question 15
Assume that:
No fiys are blups.
All dups are cips.
All dups are hyats.
All cips are pirs.
All pirs are hyats.
One of the above statements is unnecessary since it can be deduced from the
remaining statements. Which is it?
A: All dups are cips B: All dups are hyats C: No fiys are blups D:
All cips are pirs E: All pirs are hyats

Question 16
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: dysrhythmia B: palace C: edifice D: cathedral E: hall

Question 17
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: balanced B: astonishing C: equated D: equalized E: lev-
elled

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Question 18
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: disposition B: disposal C: dumping D: stockholder E:
discarding

Question 19
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of bewitching
A: repelling B: unappreciated C: agnosticism D: accompanied
E: stepdaughter

Question 20
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to implicitly
A: bridgewater B: implied C: dissatisfied D: gangsterism E:
pyrrolidine

Question 21
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
dog meets person : mip glub vlib
mum meets person : bolk glub vlib
dog interupts dad : mip sytm wipa

Which word means dog?

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

Question 22
Assume that:
All cips are giws.
All hyats are blups.
No fiys are pirs.
All hyats are pirs.
All blups are cips.
Which of the following do we know is correct?
A: No cips are blups B: All giws are hyats C: All pirs are cips D:
No blups are giws E: All hyats are giws

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Question 23
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to maladies
A: interdental B: unconjugated C: sexualization D: affections
E: recombining

Question 24
splendor is to dark as quench is to:
A: smother B: extinguish C: ignite D: flake E: bolt

Question 25
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: assumed B: anglicanism C: apparent D: presumed E:
evident

Question 26
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to hideous
A: cannibalization B: lithographer C: abhorrent D: conspirato-
rial E: catastrophism

Question 27
disappearance is to materialize as brilliant is to:
A: northwestern B: nonsurgical C: dull D: caterpillar E: lo-
gographic

Question 28
tirade is to diatribe as uncongenial is to:
A: bad B: waterproofed C: recalculation D: consignment E:
haloperidol

Question 29
deserted is to abandoned as vulnerable is to:

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A: undescribable B: ellipsoidal C: endangered D: metalworking
E: exhilaration

Question 30
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of straining
A: hermeneutical B: urbanization C: cabinetmaking D: slacken-
ing E: thalidomide

Question 31
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
mum interupts dad : sytm wipa mip
dog interupts dad : sytm queg mip
mum greets person : vlib wipa bolk

What is the translation of dog greets person?

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

Question 32
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: companion B: associate C: compatriot D: cohort E: cir-
cumventing

Question 33
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to unearthed
A: decriminalization B: conveyancing C: disinterred D: trans-
posing E: programmable

Question 34
Greg is larger than Opal but smaller than Bob. Abby is larger than Opal but
smaller than Greg. Opal is larger than Drew but smaller than Bob.

Who is the smallest?

A: Opal B: Abby C: Greg D: Bob E: Drew

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Question 35
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
person interupts dad : vlib glub sytm
dog interupts dad : vlib glub blig
person likes mum : bolk wipa sytm

What does sytm mean?

A: person B: likes C: dog D: interupts E: dad

Question 36
Assume that:
All blups are dyls.
All pors are cips.
Some pors are dyls.
All giws are pors.
Some giws are dyls.
If we add more statements to the above list we can deduce additional results.
No giws are blups can be deduced by adding which of the following statements?
A: No cips are blups B: Some cips are dyls C: All cips are blups
D: All dyls are blups E: All giws are cips

Question 37
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
mum meets dad : blig bolk glub
person meets dad : blig queg glub
mum likes dog : sytm bolk wipa

What is the translation of person likes dog?

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

Question 38
Craig is a dentist who has patients booked in for Monday through Friday next
week. David is booked 2 days after Opal. Drew is booked 2 days after Perry.
Harry is booked 4 days before Fred. Opal is booked 1 day after Harry. Fred is
booked 2 days after Drew.

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Harry is booked on Monday.
On which day does Craig have a double booking?
A: Tuesday B: Wednesday C: Monday D: Thursday E: Fri-
day

Question 39
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of floating
A: matrilineal B: sunk C: antiparallel D: overemphasize E:
irredeemable

Question 40
Assume that:
No giws are fiys.
All giws are lars.
All cips are bips.
No pors are fiys.
All lars are pors.
One of the above statements is unnecessary since it can be deduced from the
remaining statements. Which is it?
A: All giws are lars B: All cips are bips C: All lars are pors D:
No giws are fiys E: No pors are fiys

Question 41
Fred is a dentist who has patients booked in for Monday through Friday next
week. Liam is booked 3 days before Eggbert. Perry is booked 3 days after Jack.
Harry is booked 1 day before Jill. Eggbert is booked 2 days after Harry. Jill is
booked 2 days before Perry.
Liam is booked on Monday.
Which two people have been double booked?
A: Jack and Liam B: Harry and Eggbert C: Harry and Liam D:
Liam and Perry E: Jack and Harry

Question 42
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: afflict B: persecute C: anguish D: sinfonietta E: agonize

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Question 43
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to discarded
A: preamplifier B: hospitalizing C: mustachioed D: cashiered
E: eurocentric

Question 44
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to building
A: unfortified B: unexpurgated C: edifice D: nonfunctioning
E: illegitimate

Question 45
ruminate is to meditate as serpentine is to:
A: centenarian B: forestation C: germanization D: typesetting
E: bending

Question 46
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of fascinating
A: impertinent B: repelling C: incomprehension D: reassortment
E: misrepresent

Question 47
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of dissuaded
A: persuaded B: undignified C: phylogenetic D: viticulturist
E: decompensated

Question 48
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: boastful B: pompous C: vainglorious D: conceited E:
humble

Question 49
Assume that:
All dyls are cips.
No dups are lars.

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Some giws are pirs.
No dyls are pirs.
All cips are dups.
Which of the following do we know is correct?
A: No dups are cips B: No dyls are lars C: All cips are lars D:
All pirs are dups E: All dyls are lars

Question 50
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of hurrying
A: parliamentarianism B: encyclopedist C: repatriating D: nu-
tritionist E: decelerating

Question 51
The following sentences are translated from English to another language as fol-
lows
mum likes dog : bolk blig glub
dad likes dog : bolk wipa glub
mum interupts person : sytm blig queg

What is the translation of sytm wipa queg?

A: dad interupts person B: mum interupts dad C: dog interupts per-
son D: dad likes person E: person interupts dad

Question 52
dispense is to administer as graceful is to:
A: detrimental B: rhabdomyosarcoma C: retrospective D: agile
E: unpolitical

Question 53
Four of the following words are alike in some way. Which is the odd one out?
A: adjustable B: zygomorphic C: flexibility D: alterable E:
adaptable

Question 54
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of tempestuous
A: supersaturation B: swashbuckling C: peaceable D: segrega-

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tionist E: incontinence

Question 55
Assume that:
All blups are dyls.
Some bips are cips.
No dyls are dups.
All lars are blups.
All lars are cips.
Which of the following cannot be true?
A: No dups are dyls B: No blups are dups C: Some dyls are lars
D: All lars are dyls E: Some lars are dups

Question 56
Mark is a dentist who has patients booked in for Monday through Friday next
week. Jack is booked 4 days after Fred. David is booked 1 day after Craig. Bob
is booked 1 day before Jill. Craig is booked 3 days before Jack. Fred is booked
3 days before Bob.
Fred is booked on Monday.
Which two people have been double booked?
A: Fred and Jack B: Jill and Jack C: Jack and Bob D: Craig
and Bob E: Jill and Bob

Question 57
Jill is larger than David but smaller than Neil. Neil is larger than David but
smaller than Bob. David is larger than Opal but smaller than Bob.

Who is the largest?

A: Jill B: Neil C: Opal D: Bob E: David

Question 58
concocting is to constructing as satiate is to:
A: purify B: satisfy C: decimate D: create E: damage

Question 59
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to intimation

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A: holidaymaker B: pseudepigraphical C: chippendale D: diago-
nalizable E: clue

Question 60
Which of the following words is the best choice for the opposite of retorted
A: yellowstone B: incandescence C: isomerization D: inquired
E: nonintrusive

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