Mensa Verbal Reasoning 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is most OPPOSITE in meaning to FRUGAL?
- Thrifty
- Extravagant (Correct answer)
- Cautious
- Modest
Correct answer: Extravagant
Frugal means carefully avoiding waste, so its opposite is extravagant, meaning spending excessively or lavishly.
Question 2: Complete the analogy: AUTHOR is to NOVEL as COMPOSER is to ___.
- Orchestra
- Symphony (Correct answer)
- Instrument
- Concert
Correct answer: Symphony
An author creates a novel just as a composer creates a symphony, both being primary creative works in their respective fields.
Question 3: If all GLURPS are SNORBS, and no SNORBS are FLIMPS, which conclusion is valid?
- All flimps are glurps
- Some glurps may be flimps
- No glurps are flimps (Correct answer)
- All snorbs are glurps
Correct answer: No glurps are flimps
Since all glurps are snorbs and no snorbs are flimps, it follows logically that no glurps can be flimps.
Question 4: Which sentence uses the word ENERVATE correctly?
- The caffeine enervated her focus.
- The long illness enervated his strength. (Correct answer)
- She enervated her skills through practice.
- The coach enervated the team before the game.
Correct answer: The long illness enervated his strength.
Enervate means to weaken or drain of energy, so a long illness weakening someone's strength is the correct usage.
Question 5: Find the odd one out: ELEGY, SONNET, HAIKU, EPITAPH, ODE
- Elegy
- Sonnet
- Haiku
- Epitaph (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Epitaph
An epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone, not a poetic form intended for recitation or publication like the others.
Question 6: What does the prefix CIRCUM- mean in words like CIRCUMNAVIGATE and CIRCUMFERENCE?
- Through
- Around (Correct answer)
- Beyond
- Before
Correct answer: Around
The Latin prefix circum- means around, as seen in circumnavigate (sail around) and circumference (the distance around a circle).
Question 7: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The diplomat's remarks were deliberately ___; no one could tell which side she supported.
- Candid
- Ambiguous (Correct answer)
- Persuasive
- Emphatic
Correct answer: Ambiguous
Ambiguous means open to multiple interpretations, which fits a diplomat who intentionally avoids revealing her position.
Mensa Verbal Reasoning 4
Which word is most OPPOSITE in meaning to FRUGAL?