Verbal Reasoning – Page 3
1. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct and stylistically most appropriate.
I was able complete the assignment before dawn.
I managed to complete the assignment before dawn.
I had completed it by before dawn.
I completed the assignment in the early hours of the morning before dawn.
2. Identify the best single-word replacement: “A statement that deliberately deceives by presenting a falsehood as truth.”
misrepresentation
fabrication
falsehood
fable
3. Complete the sentence with the best option: “Rarely ______ such decisive action in modern politics.”
we have seen
has one witnessed
has been witnessing
did one witness
4. Choose the option that best completes the sentence: “Her critique was incisive, ______ it exposed several hidden assumptions.”
while
for
although
so
5. Choose the most appropriate synonym for “ephemeral” in this context: “The beauty of the sunset was ephemeral, leaving observers wistful.”
perpetual
pernicious
transient
enduring
6. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the subjunctive mood.
If he was taller, he would be a basketball player.
If he were taller, he would be a basketball player.
If he will be taller, he would be a basketball player.
If he had been taller, he would be a basketball player.
7. Identify the option that most precisely paraphrases: “She displayed a felicitous aptitude for diplomacy.”
She showed an awkward talent for diplomacy.
She demonstrated a remarkable skill well-suited to diplomacy.
She occasionally displayed a knack for diplomacy.
She displayed an inconsistent aptitude for diplomacy.
8. Choose the option that completes the sentence with correct register and meaning: “Had I known about the merger, I ______.”
would have acted differently.
would have declined the offer.
will have declined the offer.
would decline the offer.
9. Choose the sentence that uses the noun form correctly:
She gave her appreciate for his effort.
She gave her appreciation for his effort.
She gave him appreciate for his effort.
She gave appreciable for his effort.
10. Read and choose the best completion: “The committee’s resolution was deliberately ______ to avoid immediate controversy while the investigation continued.”
obtrusive
indignant
circumspect
candid