Epic Skills Assessment Epic Skills Assessment: Verbal Reasoning 4

Question 1

Which pair of words is most nearly SIMILAR in meaning?

Accepted Answer

Mitigate / Alleviate

Answer

Both 'mitigate' and 'alleviate' mean to lessen the severity of something, making them synonyms.

Question 2

A patient record reads: 'Allergies: PCN (rash). Current medications: Amoxicillin.' What concern does this information raise?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin is a penicillin-class antibiotic and may cause an allergic reaction.

Answer

Amoxicillin belongs to the penicillin class, so a documented PCN allergy creates a clinically significant concern.

Question 3

Identify the main purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph:

Accepted Answer

To introduce the central idea of the paragraph

Answer

A topic sentence states the main idea of its paragraph, orienting the reader before supporting details follow.

Question 4

An email states: 'Please review the attached report and provide feedback no later than Friday.' Today is Thursday. Which action is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Review the report and send feedback by end of day Friday.

Answer

The deadline is Friday, and since today is Thursday, reviewing the report and submitting feedback by Friday is the correct and timely action.

Question 5

Select the word that best fits: 'Her ___ tone during the meeting prevented escalation of the conflict.'

Accepted Answer

Conciliatory

Answer

'Conciliatory' means intended to reduce hostility or make peace, which aligns with preventing conflict escalation.

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