Verbal Reasoning Flashcards
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A report reads: 'The victim was conscious but disoriented.' What does this indicate?
Answer: The victim was awake but confused
'Conscious but disoriented' means awake yet confused or unaware of surroundings.
Which word best completes the sentence: The thick smoke made the corridor nearly ___.
Answer: Impassable
Thick smoke would make a corridor impassable, or impossible to pass through.
If every successful rescue requires teamwork, and a rescue lacked teamwork, what follows?
Answer: The rescue was not successful
Without the required teamwork, the rescue cannot meet the condition for success.
Choose the word closest in meaning to 'flammable'.
Answer: Combustible
'Combustible' and 'flammable' both describe materials that catch fire easily.
A passage notes that protective gear 'must be worn at all times on the fireground.' On the fireground, when may gear be removed?
Answer: Never
'At all times' means the gear may never be removed on the fireground.
Which sentence is written most clearly?
Answer: The firefighter rescued the child from the burning house.
The first sentence follows clear subject-verb-object order.
Inspector Lee inspects more buildings than Inspector Kim, and Kim inspects more than Inspector Ross. Who inspects the fewest?
Answer: Ross
Since Lee > Kim > Ross, Ross inspects the fewest buildings.