Verbal Reasoning Test 7
15 minute timed test of 30 verbal reasoning problems.
1. Which two statements are most similar in meaning?
A. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
B. As you sow, so you shall reap.
C. One will either enjoy or suffer the consequences of earlier actions.
D. Every cloud has a silver lining.
E. Birds of a feather flock together.
2. Which of the following two statements, when combined, prove the following
statement to be correct? "THOOLIUM is lighter than GRUNIUM."
A. GRUNIUM is heavier than THORAX.
B. THOOLIUM is lighter BORIUM.
C. GRUNIUM is heavier than KORMON.
D. THOOLIUM is heavier than THORAX.
E. GRUNIUM is heavier than BORIUM.
3. If all HERANGS are DUIFFICKS and all FREONS are HERANGS, which of the
following statements is correct?
A. No FREONS are DUIFFICKS.
B. All DUIFFICKS are HERANGS.
C. All HERANGS are FREONS.
D. All FREONS are DUIFFICKS.
4. SCHEMING is to CONNIVING as CONTEMPTUOUS is to?
A. IRRELEVANT
B. CONTEMPLATED
C. OVERHEATED
D. SCORNFUL
E. MOMENTOUS
5. ANTIQUATED is to OBSOLETE as INCREDULOUS is to?
A. INCREDIBLE
B. UNCONVINCED
C. OVERWHELMING
D. CONFIDENT
E. DESERVING
6. A number of racing cars are lined up at the start of a race. The BLACK car is right
between the RED and the GREEN cars. The YELLOW car is immediately to the left of
the WHITE car and to the immediate right of the GREEN one. If the ORANGE car is
between the PURPLE and RED cars which car is in the middle of the row?
A. BLACK
B. RED
C. GREEN
D. YELLOW
E. WHITE
F. ORANGE
G. PURPLE
7. Which letter comes next in the following series? A, C, F, K, ?
A. R
B. S
C. T
D. U
E. V
8. ALUMINIUM is to METAL as AUSTRALIA is to?
A. ASIA
B. CONTINENT
C. AMERICA
D. PACIFIC OCEAN
E. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
9. A, B, C, D and E ran in a race. A finished well in front of D. D managed to beat one
other runner. C won the race and E beat B to the finish line. Who ran last?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
10. Which two words do not belong with the rest of the group?
A. ACCOMPLICE
B. THIEF
C. CRIME
D. ASSAILANT
E. MOTIVE
F. ASSOCIATE
11. Which two statements are most similar in meaning?
A. Time and tide wait for nobody.
B. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
C. Rumors do not spread unless there is some element of truth in them.
D. Two heads are better than one.
E. Where there's smoke, there's fire.
12. Ben, Dean, Steve and Jason play hockey. Bilal, Ben, Dean and Farid play football.
Greg, Steve and Farid surf. Bilal, Greg, Farid and Jason drive a car. Who plays hockey
and surfs but doesn't drive a car?
A. Ben
B. Dean
C. Jason
D. Farid
E. Steve
F. Greg
G. Bilal
13. Which of the following two statements, when combined, prove the following
statement to be correct? "Jaye has never visited Sydney."
A. Jaye has only visited three Australian state capital cities.
B. Jaye and Belinda always go together when Jaye travels interstate.
C. Jaye is afraid of flying and has never been in a plane.
D. Jaye lives in Adelaide and has never travelled north of Brisbane.
E. Belinda has never visited Sydney.
14. Which two statements are most similar in meaning?
A. God helps those who help themselves.
B. There is little to be gained regretting a mistake that can’t be corrected.
C. He laughs best who laughs last.
D. Being honest is believed to be the best route to take.
E. It's no use crying over spilt milk.
15. D is to the east of M and to the west of S. R is to the east of T and west of M. Which
one is furthest to the east?
A. D
B. M
C. S
D. R
E. T
16. Which of the following words is most opposite in meaning to OPAQUE?
A. INSIDIOUS
B. OBLIQUE
C. TRANSPARENT
D. SOLID
E. DISTANT
17. BULLY is to INTIMIDATE as ASSIMILATE
A. COPY
B. AGITATE
C. ASSOCIATE
D. INCORPORATE
E. FRIGHTEN
18. Aimee, Deanne, Sean and Kate can't eat red meat. Sean, Rebecca and Sam are
allergic to cabbage. Aimee, Cameron, Rebecca and Kate can't eat fish. Who can eat a
meal that has fish and cabbage on the menu?
A. Aimee
B. Sean
C. Kate
D. Deanne
E. Cameron
F. Rebecca
G. Sam
19. Enter three letters that can be prefixed by (commence with) all of the following
letters to form a word. GR ... BL ... SH ... FR... BR ... CL ...
20. ALERT is to GUARD as FURTIVE is to?
A. ALARM
B. JURY
C. JUDGE
D. SPY
E. SECURITY
21. Sheree has less money than Belinda but more than Alan. Kathy has more money
than Sheree but less than Belinda. Stacey has the same amount of money as Sheree and
more than Alan. Who has the second largest amount of money?
A. Sheree
B. Belinda
C. Alan
D. Kathy
E. Stacey
22. Which word is closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC?
A. ASSISTING
B. UNREALISTIC
C. DOGMATIC
D. PRACTICAL
E. SOPHISTICATED
23. Which of the following two statements, when combined, prove the following
statement to be correct? "It has never rained in Kurbestan."
A. Ubelitan, Kurbestan and Aarachon are west of Orkastan.
B. Rain has never fallen in any state of Orkastan.
C. Kurbestan is north of Draacher.
D. Kurbestan is not a state of Orkastan.
E. It has never rained north of Draacher.
24. BELIEVABLE is to IMPLAUSIBLE as OMNIPOTENT is to?
A. ALIEN
B. STRONG
C. UNREASONABLE
D. POWERLESS
E. AILING
25. LITERAL is to EXACT as DISINCLINED is to?
A. ENTHUSIASTIC
B. FLAT
C. RELUCTANT
D. INTERESTED
E. CONFINED
26. Which of the following two statements, when combined, prove the following
statement to be correct? "The Anjon diamond was not found in Africa."
A. Koop Brothers Mining mines only for diamonds.
B. The Anjon diamond was found by Koop Brothers Mining.
C. There have been no major diamond finds in Africa for more than two years.
D. Koop Brothers Mining only operates in India and China.
E. Koop Brothers Mining has not made a major diamond discovery for two years.
27. ANTAGONIST is to OPPONENT as PROTAGONIST is to?
A. TOTAL CRIMINAL
B. MAIN CHARACTER
C. ARCH FIEND
D. TERRORIST
E. ENEMY INFORMER
28. A certain rule has been used to convert the first word of each of the
following pairs to make the second word. (HOLE, SHOE ) (PAIN, SPAN ) If the same
rule is applied to POUT, what word would be made?
29. A mould occupies one sixteenth of the volume of a glass. It exactly doubles
its volume every hour. How many hours before the glass is full?
A. one hour
B. two hours
C. three hours
D. eight hours
E. four hours
30. In a particular 7 letter word S has an E to the immediate left and right of it, R
is to the right of P and N immediately to the left of T. If T is the last letter, what is the
word?