CADET Verbal Skills and Language 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is closest in meaning to 'MOBILIZE'?
- Disband
- Assemble (Correct answer)
- Retreat
- Discharge
Correct answer: Assemble
To mobilize means to organize and prepare troops or resources for active service, which is closest to 'assemble.'
Question 2: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The cadet's report was __________, containing every detail the officer requested.'
- vague
- redundant
- comprehensive (Correct answer)
- ambiguous
Correct answer: comprehensive
Comprehensive means thorough and including all necessary details, which fits a report that contained everything requested.
Question 3: Which of the following is spelled correctly?
- Surveilance
- Survillance
- Surveillance (Correct answer)
- Survaillance
Correct answer: Surveillance
The correct spelling is 'surveillance,' referring to close observation, especially of a suspected person or area.
Question 4: What is the meaning of the word 'HIERARCHY'?
- A system of equal ranks
- A system of ranks ordered by authority (Correct answer)
- A democratic voting process
- A type of military formation
Correct answer: A system of ranks ordered by authority
Hierarchy refers to a system in which people or groups are ranked one above another according to status or authority.
Question 5: Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.
- The officer and me reviewed the orders.
- The officer and I reviewed the orders. (Correct answer)
- Me and the officer reviewed the orders.
- The officer and myself reviewed the orders.
Correct answer: The officer and I reviewed the orders.
When used as a subject, 'I' is correct; you can test this by removing 'the officer and' — 'I reviewed the orders' is correct, while 'me reviewed' is not.
Question 6: Which word is the OPPOSITE of 'COVERT'?
- Classified
- Overt (Correct answer)
- Clandestine
- Concealed
Correct answer: Overt
Covert means secret or hidden; its antonym is overt, meaning done openly and not secretly.
Question 7: In the sentence 'The platoon advanced cautiously through the dense forest,' what part of speech is 'cautiously'?
- Adjective
- Noun
- Adverb (Correct answer)
- Preposition
Correct answer: Adverb
Cautiously is an adverb because it modifies the verb 'advanced,' describing how the platoon moved.
CADET Verbal Skills and Language 1
Which word is closest in meaning to 'MOBILIZE'?