COOP Verbal Reasoning Advanced 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word does NOT belong with the others?
- novel
- memoir
- sonnet (Correct answer)
- biography
Correct answer: sonnet
A sonnet is a poem, while novel, memoir, and biography are all prose narrative forms.
Question 2: LEGISLATE is to LAW as ADJUDICATE is to:
- verdict (Correct answer)
- statute
- congress
- crime
Correct answer: verdict
To legislate produces a law; to adjudicate produces a verdict.
Question 3: If all roses are flowers and some flowers fade quickly, which conclusion is certain?
- All roses fade quickly
- Some roses may fade quickly (Correct answer)
- No roses fade quickly
- All flowers are roses
Correct answer: Some roses may fade quickly
Some roses may be among the flowers that fade quickly, but this cannot be stated as certain.
Question 4: PREAMBLE is to CONSTITUTION as PROLOGUE is to:
- epilogue
- chapter
- play (Correct answer)
- author
Correct answer: play
A preamble introduces a constitution; a prologue introduces a play.
Question 5: Which pair shares the same relationship as ABRIDGED : SHORTENED?
- verbose : brief
- amplified : expanded (Correct answer)
- censored : published
- literal : figurative
Correct answer: amplified : expanded
Abridged means shortened, just as amplified means expanded — both pairs are synonymous.
Question 6: A store sells books, magazines, and newspapers. Books cost more than magazines. Newspapers cost less than magazines. Which is most expensive?
- newspapers
- magazines
- books (Correct answer)
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: books
Books cost more than magazines, which cost more than newspapers, so books are most expensive.
Question 7: CACOPHONY is to SOUND as CHAOS is to:
- noise
- order
- organization
- disorder (Correct answer)
Correct answer: disorder
Cacophony is a harsh, unpleasant sound; chaos is a state of complete disorder.
COOP Verbal Reasoning Advanced 2
Which word does NOT belong with the others?