COOP Verbal Reasoning 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: LIBRARY is to BOOKS as GALLERY is to:
- Sculptures
- Paintings (Correct answer)
- Museums
- Theaters
Correct answer: Paintings
A library is a place where books are displayed/housed, just as a gallery is a place where paintings are displayed.
Question 2: Which word means the same as ABOLISH?
- Create
- Eliminate (Correct answer)
- Modify
- Support
Correct answer: Eliminate
Abolish means to formally put an end to something, which is the same as eliminate.
Question 3: Some cats are black. All black animals are fast. Therefore:
- All cats are fast
- Some cats are fast (Correct answer)
- No cats are fast
- All fast animals are cats
Correct answer: Some cats are fast
Since some cats are black, and all black animals are fast, those black cats must be fast — so some cats are fast.
Question 4: Which word does NOT belong with the others?
- Typhoon
- Blizzard
- Drought (Correct answer)
- Hurricane
Correct answer: Drought
Typhoon, Blizzard, and Hurricane are all violent storms, while Drought is a prolonged lack of rainfall.
Question 5: OPAQUE is to TRANSPARENT as RIGID is to:
- Hard
- Flexible (Correct answer)
- Solid
- Stiff
Correct answer: Flexible
Opaque and Transparent are opposites, just as Rigid and Flexible are opposites.
Question 6: Choose the best word to complete the analogy: SUMMIT is to MOUNTAIN as ZENITH is to:
- Sky
- Achievement (Correct answer)
- Horizon
- Depth
Correct answer: Achievement
A summit is the highest point of a mountain; zenith is the highest point of achievement or success.
Question 7: Which sentence contains a word used INCORRECTLY?
- She felt a sense of elation after winning the race.
- The affect of the medicine was immediate. (Correct answer)
- His speech had a profound effect on the audience.
- They were affected by the news.
Correct answer: The affect of the medicine was immediate.
'Affect' as a noun is a psychology term; the correct word in that sentence should be 'effect' (a noun meaning result).
COOP Verbal Reasoning 5
LIBRARY is to BOOKS as GALLERY is to: