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Verbal Reasoning — Pro Practice Pack

Twenty harder verbal-reasoning problems at real assessment difficulty — analogies, precise vocabulary (synonyms and antonyms), and verbal logic (syllogisms and deductions). Try each before reading the solution; the worked steps explain the exact relationship or rule, not just the answer.

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Free sample questions

1. Cartographer is to map as choreographer is to ___?

  1. dance
  2. stage
  3. music
  4. costume

Solution. A cartographer creates maps; a choreographer creates dances (the routines/steps). The others are elements of a performance, not what a choreographer creates.

2. Stanza is to poem as ___ is to play?

  1. act
  2. verse
  3. rhyme
  4. chapter

Solution. A stanza is a division of a poem; the matching division of a play is an act. (A chapter divides a novel, not a play.)

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Every question comes with a full worked solution — the fastest method, not just the answer.

  1. Tentative is to certain as opaque is to ___?
  2. Drought is to water as famine is to ___?
  3. Which word is closest in meaning to GARRULOUS?
  4. Which word is closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC?
  5. Which word is the OPPOSITE of FRUGAL?
  6. Which word is the OPPOSITE of CANDID?
  7. Which word is closest in meaning to EPHEMERAL?
  8. Which word is closest in meaning to UBIQUITOUS?
  9. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
  10. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
  11. All managers attended the meeting. Some attendees were directors. Therefore:
  12. No reptiles are warm-blooded. All snakes are reptiles. Therefore:
  13. Some artists are wealthy. All wealthy people pay tax. Therefore:
  14. Maria is older than Jon but younger than Priya. Priya is younger than Sam. Who is oldest?
  15. Reluctant is to eager as scarce is to ___?
  16. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The witness gave a ___ account, leaving out no detail.
  17. Novice is to expert as seedling is to ___?
  18. Which conclusion must be true? Every member paid the fee. Raj did not pay the fee.