Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test Grammar and Sentence Completion 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the sentence with the correct use of 'who' and 'whom':
- Whom should I contact about this matter? (Correct answer)
- Who should I contact about this matter?
- Whom did call first?
- Who was the letter sent to by?
Correct answer: Whom should I contact about this matter?
'Whom' is used as the object of a verb or preposition. In 'Whom should I contact?' — 'whom' is the object of 'contact.' This is correct.
Question 2: Select the correct sentence:
- The results of the investigation are enclosed. (Correct answer)
- The results of the investigation is enclosed.
- The result of the investigations are enclosed.
- The results of the investigations is enclosed.
Correct answer: The results of the investigation are enclosed.
'Results' is the plural subject, so 'are' is correct. The prepositional phrase 'of the investigation' does not change the subject.
Question 3: Which word best completes the sentence? 'The proposal was ______ approved by the board.'
- unanimously (Correct answer)
- unanimous
- unanimity
- unanimously approved
Correct answer: unanimously
An adverb (unanimously) is needed to modify the verb 'approved.' 'Unanimous' is an adjective; 'unanimity' is a noun.
Question 4: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
- The manager, who had worked there for ten years, retired last month. (Correct answer)
- The manager who had worked there for ten years retired last month.
- The manager, who had worked there for ten years retired last month.
- The manager who, had worked there for ten years, retired last month.
Correct answer: The manager, who had worked there for ten years, retired last month.
The relative clause 'who had worked there for ten years' is non-restrictive (it adds extra information) and should be enclosed in commas on both sides.
Question 5: Select the correct word: 'The decision had ______ consequences for the department.'
- far-reaching (Correct answer)
- far reaching
- farreaching
- far-reached
Correct answer: far-reaching
'Far-reaching' is a compound adjective and is hyphenated when used before a noun. 'Far-reached' is not a standard English phrase.
Question 6: Which option correctly completes the sentence? 'Please ensure that all forms ______ by 5pm.'
- are submitted (Correct answer)
- submit
- submitting
- have submit
Correct answer: are submitted
The passive construction 'are submitted' is correct — the forms are the object receiving the action. 'Submit' would need a different subject. 'Submitting' is a participle, not a full verb form.
Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test Grammar and Sentence Completion 4
Choose the sentence with the correct use of 'who' and 'whom':