General Verbal Ability and Comprehension 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

malicious

Answer

Benevolent means well-meaning and kind; malicious means intending harm, making it the antonym.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Blueprint

Answer

A playwright creates a script; an architect creates a blueprint—both are planning documents for their respective fields.

Question 3

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

Accepted Answer

The jury has reached a verdict.

Answer

Collective nouns like 'jury' take a singular verb in American English when acting as one unit.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

To work late into the night

Answer

The idiom refers to working or studying late at night, historically by the light of an oil lamp.

Question 5

Which sentence uses a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Having finished the test, the papers were turned in.

Answer

In option C, 'having finished the test' implies the papers finished the test, which is illogical—the modifier dangles without a proper subject.

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