Amazon MBA: Verbal Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word most nearly the SAME in meaning as 'CANDID'.
- Frank (Correct answer)
- Secretive
- Evasive
- Deceptive
Correct answer: Frank
'Candid' means open and honest, i.e., frank.
Question 2: A report claims that lowering prices always increases total revenue. Which assumption is this argument relying on?
- Demand rises enough to offset the lower per-unit price. (Correct answer)
- Competitors will also lower prices.
- Production costs remain fixed.
- Customers prefer premium brands.
Correct 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.
Question 3: Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
- The proposal, which was submitted late, was still approved. (Correct answer)
- The proposal which was submitted late, was still approved.
- The proposal, which was submitted late was still approved.
- The proposal which was submitted late was still approved.
Correct answer: The proposal, which was submitted late, was still approved.
A non-restrictive clause must be set off by commas on both sides.
Question 4: Complete the analogy: DROUGHT is to WATER as FAMINE is to ____.
- Food (Correct answer)
- Rain
- Land
- Harvest
Correct answer: Food
A drought is a shortage of water, just as a famine is a shortage of food.
Question 5: Choose the antonym of 'TRANSPARENT'.
- Opaque (Correct answer)
- Clear
- Lucid
- Obvious
Correct answer: Opaque
'Transparent' means see-through or clear, so its opposite is 'opaque'.
Question 6: Which sentence uses 'affect' and 'effect' correctly?
- The new policy will affect morale and have a positive effect on output. (Correct answer)
- The new policy will effect morale and have a positive affect on output.
- The new policy will affect morale and have a positive affect on output.
- The new policy will effect morale and have a positive effect on output.
Correct 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).
Question 7: A passage states: 'All certified analysts passed the exam. Maria passed the exam.' Which conclusion is logically valid?
- Nothing definite can be concluded about whether Maria is certified. (Correct answer)
- Maria is a certified analyst.
- Maria is not a certified analyst.
- All who passed the exam are certified.
Correct answer: Nothing definite can be concluded about whether Maria is certified.
Passing the exam doesn't guarantee certification, so Maria's status is undetermined.
Amazon MBA: Verbal Reasoning 3
Choose the word most nearly the SAME in meaning as 'CANDID'.