GGST Verbal Reasoning 3

Question 1

Which word is closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC?

Accepted Answer

Practical

Answer

Pragmatic means dealing with things sensibly and realistically based on practical considerations.

Question 2

Read: 'Despite the budget cuts, the agency maintained service quality by reallocating internal resources.' What does this suggest?

Accepted Answer

Efficiency improvements offset reduced funding.

Answer

Reallocating internal resources to maintain quality implies the agency found efficiencies to compensate for cuts.

Question 3

Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier.

Accepted Answer

Running to catch the bus, the files fell to the ground.

Answer

In option B, 'running to catch the bus' modifies 'the files,' which cannot run — this is a dangling modifier.

Question 4

Choose the best synonym for AMBIGUOUS.

Accepted Answer

Uncertain

Answer

Ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation, making its meaning uncertain.

Question 5

Complete the analogy: PROLOGUE : EPILOGUE :: INTRODUCTION : ___

Accepted Answer

Conclusion

Answer

A prologue comes before the main work, as an introduction does; an epilogue comes after, as a conclusion does.

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