CMAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

Question 1

Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'LACONIC'.

Accepted Answer

Verbose

Answer

Laconic means using very few words, so its antonym is verbose, meaning using more words than necessary.

Question 2

In the sentence 'The committee _______ the proposal after a heated debate,' which word best fills the blank?

Accepted Answer

ratified

Answer

Ratified means formally approved or confirmed, which fits the context of a committee acting on a proposal.

Question 3

Identify the correct sentence with respect to subject-verb agreement.

Accepted Answer

The data suggests a clear trend.

Answer

'Data' is treated as singular in modern usage, making 'suggests' correct; the other sentences have agreement errors.

Question 4

Read the passage: 'Although automation displaces certain jobs, it simultaneously creates new roles requiring higher cognitive skills, ultimately shifting rather than eliminating employment.' What is the author's primary argument?

Accepted Answer

Automation transforms employment rather than eliminating it.

Answer

The passage explicitly states automation causes a 'shifting rather than eliminating' of employment.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Having finished the report, the meeting was adjourned.

Answer

In option B, 'Having finished the report' dangles because the meeting cannot finish a report.

CMAT - Common Management Admission Test Practice Test

CMAT - Common Management Admission Test Practice Test

CMAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension