General Verbal Ability and Comprehension 2

Question 1

Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'benevolent'?

Accepted Answer

malicious

Answer

charitable

Answer

generous

Answer

compassionate

Question 2

Choose the word that best completes the analogy: Playwright : Script :: Architect : ___

Accepted Answer

Blueprint

Answer

Building

Answer

Contractor

Answer

Permit

Question 3

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

Accepted Answer

The jury has reached a verdict.

Answer

The team are playing well this season.

Answer

Neither the coach nor the players was prepared.

Answer

Each of the students have submitted their essays.

Question 4

What does the idiom 'burn the midnight oil' mean?

Accepted Answer

To work late into the night

Answer

To waste energy carelessly

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To start a fire illegally

Answer

To exhaust financial resources

Question 5

Which sentence uses a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Having finished the test, the papers were turned in.

Answer

Running down the street, the dog chased the ball.

Answer

Walking to school, she noticed the new mural.

Answer

After eating lunch, Tom returned to his desk.

Question 6

Select the correct meaning of the prefix 'mal-' as used in 'malfunction':

Accepted Answer

Bad or wrongly

Answer

Many

Answer

Before

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Together

Question 7

In reading comprehension, the term 'inference' means:

Accepted Answer

A conclusion drawn from evidence not explicitly stated

Answer

A direct quote from the text

Answer

A summary of the main idea

Answer

A definition provided by the author