COOP Verbal Reasoning Advanced 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: WARY is to CAUTIOUS as IRATE is to:
- calm
- furious (Correct answer)
- sad
- nervous
Correct answer: furious
Wary and cautious are synonyms; irate and furious are synonyms.
Question 2: Which word does NOT fit with the others?
- hypothesis
- theory
- law
- experiment (Correct answer)
Correct answer: experiment
Hypothesis, theory, and law are all levels of scientific explanation, while experiment is a process or method.
Question 3: CARTOGRAPHER is to MAPS as LEXICOGRAPHER is to:
- libraries
- languages
- dictionaries (Correct answer)
- encyclopedias
Correct answer: dictionaries
A cartographer makes maps; a lexicographer compiles dictionaries.
Question 4: All diamonds are precious stones. Some precious stones are rubies. Which is definitely true?
- Some diamonds are rubies
- All rubies are diamonds
- Diamonds are not rubies
- Some precious stones are diamonds (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Some precious stones are diamonds
Since all diamonds are precious stones, diamonds are a subset of precious stones, so some precious stones are indeed diamonds.
Question 5: VINDICATE is to BLAME as ACQUIT is to:
- free
- convict (Correct answer)
- judge
- arrest
Correct answer: convict
To vindicate clears someone of blame; to acquit is the opposite of to convict.
Question 6: Choose the word most similar in meaning to EQUIVOCAL:
- certain
- ambiguous (Correct answer)
- honest
- powerful
Correct answer: ambiguous
Equivocal means open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous carries the same meaning.
Question 7: ARCHIPELAGO is to ISLANDS as CONSTELLATION is to:
- planets
- galaxies
- stars (Correct answer)
- moons
Correct answer: stars
An archipelago is a group of islands; a constellation is a group of stars.
COOP Verbal Reasoning Advanced 4
WARY is to CAUTIOUS as IRATE is to: