Mettl Verbal Ability Flashcards

Choose the correct option to fill the blank: 'The new compliance policy is ____ to all employees, regardless of their level or location.'

Answer: applicable

'Applicable to' is the correct adjective form meaning 'relevant to' or 'valid for'.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Answer: The client who signed yesterday wants a demo on Friday.

A restrictive clause identifying which client needs no commas, and no comma belongs between the verb and its object.

Read the statement: 'Only employees who complete the security training may access the client database.' Which conclusion definitely follows?

Answer: An employee who has not completed the training cannot access the client database.

'Only' makes training a necessary condition for access, so lack of training rules out access.

Choose the word that best fits both blanks: 'The team decided to ____ the launch until the bug was fixed, and the client agreed to ____ payment accordingly.'

Answer: defer

'Defer' means to postpone, which fits both delaying the launch and delaying payment.

Identify the sentence that uses the idiom correctly.

Answer: She hit the ground running and closed two deals in her first week.

'Hit the ground running' means to start a new role or task energetically and productively from the very beginning.

Read the passage: 'Although the marketing campaign exceeded its reach targets, conversion rates fell short of projections. The analytics team attributes this to a mismatch between the audience targeted and the product's price point.' Which of the following best summarises the passage?

Answer: The campaign reached many people but did not convert well, likely due to targeting the wrong audience for the price.

Reach was high, conversions were low, and the explanation given is an audience-price mismatch.