AFCT Verbal Aptitude 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The commander's decision was _____ by all officers in the unit.'
- Endorsed (Correct answer)
- Ignored
- Fabricated
- Diminished
Correct answer: Endorsed
Endorsed means to declare approval or support, fitting for officers supporting their commander's decision.
'Endorsed' means to declare public approval or support. In military context, when officers endorse a decision, they officially back it. 'Ignored' means to disregard, 'fabricated' means to invent falsely, and 'diminished' means to make smaller.
Question 2: Which word is most opposite in meaning to 'abundant'?
- Plentiful
- Scarce (Correct answer)
- Sufficient
- Moderate
Correct answer: Scarce
Abundant means present in great quantity; scarce means in short supply. They are antonyms.
Abundant means existing in very large quantities. Its antonym is scarce, meaning in short supply. Plentiful is a synonym of abundant. Sufficient means just enough (not opposite), and moderate means average.
Question 3: Which pair of words are synonyms?
- Bold / Timid
- Commence / Begin (Correct answer)
- Expand / Contract
- Accept / Reject
Correct answer: Commence / Begin
Commence and begin both mean to start something. The other pairs are antonyms.
Commence and begin are synonyms meaning to start or initiate. The other pairs are antonyms: bold/timid, expand/contract, accept/reject. Military communications frequently use formal vocabulary like 'commence' (as in 'commence firing').
Question 4: Complete the analogy: Book is to reading as fork is to _____.
- Knife
- Eating (Correct answer)
- Kitchen
- Metal
Correct answer: Eating
A book is a tool for reading; a fork is a tool for eating. The relationship is tool to function.
This is a tool-to-function analogy. A book is the tool used for reading. A fork is the tool used for eating. Knife is another utensil (wrong relationship), kitchen is a location, and metal is a material.
Question 5: Which sentence uses correct grammar?
- Each of the soldiers have their own equipment.
- Each of the soldiers has his or her own equipment. (Correct answer)
- Each of the soldiers have his or her own equipment.
- Each of the soldier has their own equipment.
Correct answer: Each of the soldiers has his or her own equipment.
'Each' is singular, requiring the singular verb 'has' and singular pronoun 'his or her.'
'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun requiring a singular verb ('has') and singular pronoun ('his or her'). 'Of the soldiers' is a prepositional phrase where 'soldiers' is not the subject. The verb must agree with the subject 'each.'
Question 6: What does the prefix 'sub-' mean in words like 'submarine' and 'subordinate'?
- Above
- Below or under (Correct answer)
- Against
- Before
Correct answer: Below or under
The prefix 'sub-' means below, under, or beneath. A submarine goes under water; a subordinate is under authority.
The Latin prefix 'sub-' means under, below, or beneath. Examples: submarine (under sea), subordinate (under authority), subterranean (underground), substandard (below standard). Other prefixes: 'super-' means above, 'anti-' means against, 'pre-' means before.
AFCT Verbal Aptitude 2
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The commander's decision was _____ by all officers in the unit.'