Free PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Verbal Reasoning Question and Answers

Question 1

Scribble : Stammer: : Write:?

Accepted Answer

Talk

Answer

The relationship is that the second word is an impaired or faulty version of the first action: to scribble is to write poorly, just as to stammer is to talk poorly. Applying this, the impaired form of Write is Talk (via stammer), so Talk completes the analogy. Dance, Play, and Walk have no such impaired-action link to writing.

Question 2

Cyclone : Breeze: : Drizzle:?

Accepted Answer

Rainfall

Answer

The pattern pairs an intense weather event with its mild counterpart: a Cyclone is the intense form of a Breeze. Likewise, Rainfall is the heavier, intense counterpart to a Drizzle. Storm, Earthquake, and Flood are unrelated events and do not fit the gentle-versus-intense pairing.

Question 3

In the following question, a number series with one term missing is given. Select the right answer that will maintain the same pattern and fill in the gaps.
1, 2, 3, 5, x, 13

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

Explanation
1+2=3, 3+2=5, similarly, 5+3=8

Question 4

A number series with one term missing is given in the following puzzle.
Select the appropriate replacement that will fit the pattern and complete the empty spot. 1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 27, x

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

Explanation
50 (27+ sum of 2 numbers preceding it, i.e. 23)

Question 5

Determine the odd one:
Sword, Knife, Axe, Knife, and Dagger

Accepted Answer

Arrow

Answer

Sword, Knife, Axe, and Dagger are all handheld bladed weapons used in close combat. An Arrow is a projectile launched from a bow, so it does not belong to the handheld-blade category, making it the odd one out.

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Free PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Verbal Reasoning Question and Answers