Mettl Verbal Ability 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word that best completes the analogy: AUTHOR : NOVEL :: COMPOSER : ___
- Canvas
- Symphony (Correct answer)
- Theater
- Painting
Correct answer: Symphony
An author creates a novel just as a composer creates a symphony.
Question 2: Which of the following is a compound sentence?
- She sings beautifully.
- Although he was tired, he finished the report.
- I ordered coffee, and she ordered tea. (Correct answer)
- Running every morning keeps him fit.
Correct answer: I ordered coffee, and she ordered tea.
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like 'and'.
Question 3: The word 'EPHEMERAL' most nearly means:
- Long-lasting
- Short-lived (Correct answer)
- Colorful
- Mysterious
Correct answer: Short-lived
Ephemeral describes something that lasts for a very short time.
Question 4: Select the sentence that is grammatically CORRECT:
- Each of the students have submitted their assignment.
- Each of the students has submitted their assignment. (Correct answer)
- Each of the students have submitted his assignment.
- Each of the students were submitting their assignment.
Correct answer: Each of the students has submitted their assignment.
'Each' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'has'; 'their' is accepted as a gender-neutral singular pronoun.
Question 5: What is the meaning of the idiom 'burn the midnight oil'?
- Start a fire late at night
- Work very late into the night (Correct answer)
- Waste energy carelessly
- Cook food at midnight
Correct answer: Work very late into the night
To burn the midnight oil means to stay up late working or studying.
Question 6: Identify the type of error: 'The data shows a clear trend in the results.'
- Subject-verb agreement error
- Tense error
- Pronoun error
- No error (Correct answer)
Correct answer: No error
In contemporary American English, 'data' is commonly used as a singular noun and 'shows' is acceptable.
Question 7: Which sentence uses the word 'AFFECT' correctly?
- The new policy will effect employee morale.
- The new policy will affect employee morale. (Correct answer)
- The new policy will have affect on morale.
- The new policy will affects employee morale.
Correct answer: The new policy will affect employee morale.
'Affect' is the verb meaning to have an influence on, while 'effect' is typically the noun form.
Mettl Verbal Ability 3
Choose the word that best completes the analogy: AUTHOR : NOVEL :: COMPOSER : ___