AFCAT Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Question 1

Choose the word that is most nearly SIMILAR in meaning to 'CONCISE'.

Accepted Answer

Succinct

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Verbose

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Ambiguous

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Elaborate

Question 2

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

Accepted Answer

The cadets trained hard; they hoped to excel.

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The cadets trained hard, they hoped to excel.

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The cadets trained hard they hoped to excel.

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The cadets, trained hard; they hoped to excel.

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The pilot acted with ____ when faced with the emergency.

Accepted Answer

Alacrity

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Apathy

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Lethargy

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Indolence

Question 4

Identify the ANTONYM of ‘OBSOLETE’.

Accepted Answer

Novel

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Archaic

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Antique

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Defunct

Question 5

Choose the option that BEST completes the sentence: If the weather ___ better, we could have completed the sortie.

Accepted Answer

had been

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was

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were

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has been

Question 6

In the passage, the phrase 'silver lining' is used to convey ____.

Accepted Answer

An optimistic aspect

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A disadvantage

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A hidden cost

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An inevitable outcome

Question 7

Which of the following sentences is in PASSIVE voice?

Accepted Answer

The test was conducted by the engineers.

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The engineers conducted the test.

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The engineers are conducting the test.

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Conduct the test, engineers!

Question 8

Choose the correctly spelled word.

Accepted Answer

Accommodate

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Acommodate

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Accomodate

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Acommadate

Question 9

From the passage, it can be inferred that the author’s primary purpose is to ____.

Accepted Answer

Persuade readers to adopt a viewpoint

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Narrate a personal anecdote

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Present statistical data only

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Criticize literary techniques