AMCAT Verbal 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'BENEVOLENT'.
- Generous
- Malevolent (Correct answer)
- Indifferent
- Cheerful
Correct answer: Malevolent
Benevolent means well-meaning and kindly, so its antonym is malevolent, meaning having evil intent.
Question 2: Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
- Its a lovely day, isn't it?
- It's a lovely day, isn't it? (Correct answer)
- Its a lovely day isn't it?
- It's a lovely day isn't it?
Correct answer: It's a lovely day, isn't it?
'It's' is the contraction of 'it is,' and a comma is required before the tag question 'isn't it?'
Question 3: Fill in the blank: The scientist's hypothesis was _____ by the experimental results, confirming her theory.
- refuted
- corroborated (Correct answer)
- obscured
- undermined
Correct answer: corroborated
Corroborated means confirmed or supported by evidence, which aligns with the experimental results confirming the theory.
Question 4: Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier.
- Running quickly, she caught the bus.
- Running quickly, the bus was caught. (Correct answer)
- She ran quickly to catch the bus.
- The bus was caught after she ran quickly.
Correct answer: Running quickly, the bus was caught.
In 'Running quickly, the bus was caught,' the participial phrase 'Running quickly' incorrectly modifies 'the bus' rather than a person.
Question 5: Which of the following is the correct meaning of the idiom 'burn the midnight oil'?
- To waste resources carelessly
- To work or study late into the night (Correct answer)
- To argue heatedly
- To celebrate excessively
Correct answer: To work or study late into the night
The idiom 'burn the midnight oil' means to work or study until very late at night.
Question 6: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The lawyer's argument was so _____ that even the opposing counsel was impressed.
- verbose
- cogent (Correct answer)
- ambiguous
- trivial
Correct answer: cogent
Cogent means clear, logical, and convincing, which best fits an argument that impresses even the opposition.
Question 7: Identify the error in the sentence: 'Each of the students have submitted their assignments on time.'
- No error
- Subject-verb disagreement (Correct answer)
- Wrong pronoun usage
- Incorrect tense
Correct answer: Subject-verb disagreement
'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires the singular verb 'has,' not 'have.'
AMCAT Verbal 2
Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'BENEVOLENT'.