Mensa Verbal Reasoning 4

Question 1

Which word is most OPPOSITE in meaning to FRUGAL?

Accepted Answer

Extravagant

Answer

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 ___.

Accepted Answer

Symphony

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

No glurps are flimps

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

The long illness enervated his strength.

Answer

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

Accepted Answer

Epitaph

Answer

An epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone, not a poetic form intended for recitation or publication like the others.

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