CFAT Verbal Skills 2

Question 1

Choose the word most similar in meaning to ARDUOUS.

Accepted Answer

Strenuous

Answer

Arduous means requiring great effort or labor, which is closest in meaning to strenuous.

Question 2

PHYSICIAN is to PATIENT as ATTORNEY is to:

Accepted Answer

Client

Answer

A physician provides professional services to a patient, just as an attorney provides professional services to a client.

Question 3

Which sentence uses the word INFER correctly?

Accepted Answer

He inferred from the clues that rain was coming.

Answer

To infer means to draw a conclusion from evidence, so 'inferred from the clues' is the correct usage.

Question 4

Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to BENEVOLENT.

Accepted Answer

Malevolent

Answer

Benevolent means well-meaning and kind; its antonym is malevolent, meaning having evil intentions.

Question 5

Select the correctly spelled word.

Accepted Answer

Necessary

Answer

Necessary is the only correctly spelled word; the others are common misspellings.

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