MBA: Verbal Reasoning Flashcards

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Choose the word most nearly the SAME in meaning as 'CANDID'.
Answer: Frank
'Candid' means open and honest, i.e., frank.
A report claims that lowering prices always increases total revenue. Which assumption is this argument relying on?
Answer: Demand rises enough to offset the lower per-unit price.
Revenue rises only if the increase in quantity sold outweighs the price cut, which the argument assumes.
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
Answer: The proposal, which was submitted late, was still approved.
A non-restrictive clause must be set off by commas on both sides.
Complete the analogy: DROUGHT is to WATER as FAMINE is to ____.
Answer: Food
A drought is a shortage of water, just as a famine is a shortage of food.
Choose the antonym of 'TRANSPARENT'.
Answer: Opaque
'Transparent' means see-through or clear, so its opposite is 'opaque'.
Which sentence uses 'affect' and 'effect' correctly?
Answer: The new policy will affect morale and have a positive effect on output.
'Affect' is the verb (to influence) and 'effect' is the noun (a result).
A passage states: 'All certified analysts passed the exam. Maria passed the exam.' Which conclusion is logically valid?
Answer: Nothing definite can be concluded about whether Maria is certified.
Passing the exam doesn't guarantee certification, so Maria's status is undetermined.