Mettl Verbal Ability and Comprehension 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'LOQUACIOUS'.
- Verbose
- Taciturn (Correct answer)
- Eloquent
- Gregarious
Correct answer: Taciturn
'Taciturn' means habitually silent or uncommunicative, the opposite of 'loquacious' which means talkative.
Question 2: Read the passage: 'Despite the exhaustive research conducted over three decades, scientists remain divided on the root causes of the phenomenon.' What does 'exhaustive' mean here?
- Tiring and draining
- Thorough and comprehensive (Correct answer)
- Inconclusive and flawed
- Recent and cutting-edge
Correct answer: Thorough and comprehensive
In this context, 'exhaustive' means thorough and comprehensive, covering all aspects of the subject.
Question 3: Which sentence uses a DANGLING MODIFIER?
- Running quickly, she caught the bus.
- After finishing the report, the manager approved it.
- Walking through the park, the flowers looked beautiful. (Correct answer)
- Having studied hard, he passed the exam easily.
Correct answer: Walking through the park, the flowers looked beautiful.
The modifier 'Walking through the park' dangles because the flowers cannot walk; the subject performing the action is missing.
Question 4: Select the correct meaning of the idiom: 'To bite the bullet'.
- To make a rash decision
- To endure a painful situation with courage (Correct answer)
- To challenge someone aggressively
- To take a significant financial risk
Correct answer: To endure a painful situation with courage
'To bite the bullet' means to endure a painful or difficult situation stoically rather than avoiding it.
Question 5: Choose the sentence with CORRECT subject-verb agreement.
- The team are playing their best game tonight.
- Neither the manager nor the employees was informed.
- Each of the students have submitted their assignments.
- The committee has reached a unanimous decision. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The committee has reached a unanimous decision.
'Committee' is a collective noun treated as singular in American English, so 'has' is correct.
Question 6: Fill in the blank: The new policy was _______ by the board after weeks of deliberation.
- ratified (Correct answer)
- nullified
- speculated
- implicated
Correct answer: ratified
'Ratified' means officially approved or confirmed, which fits the context of a board approving a policy.
Question 7: Which of the following is a COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence?
- She left early because she was tired.
- He studied hard, and he passed the exam.
- Although it was raining, they played outside, and everyone had fun. (Correct answer)
- They finished the project on time.
Correct answer: Although it was raining, they played outside, and everyone had fun.
A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause, as in option C.
Mettl Verbal Ability and Comprehension 2
Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'LOQUACIOUS'.