Verbal Ability Flashcards

Select the most suitable option: Confidence : Deception

Answer: hostility : kindliness

Explanation: Confidence and deception are opposites. Similarly, hostility (unfriendliness) and kindliness (friendliness) are opposites.

Select the most suitable option: Enigma : Riddle

Answer: labyrinth : maze

Explanation: An enigma is another word for a riddle, both meaning something mysterious or puzzling. Similarly, a labyrinth is another word for a maze, both referring to complex networks of paths or passages.

Select the most suitable option: Altimeter : Height

Answer: speedometer : velocity

Explanation: An altimeter measures height, just as a speedometer measures velocity or speed. Both pairs involve measuring a specific aspect of motion or position.

Select the most suitable option: Teacher : Ignorance

Answer: light : darkness

Explanation: A teacher eliminates ignorance, just as light eliminates darkness. Both pairs describe something that removes or dispels the second term.

If I ________ more time, I would have checked my paper again.

Answer: had

Explanation: "If I had had more time, I would have checked my paper again." This sentence uses the past perfect tense to indicate that the action of having more time did not happen in the past.

You must _____ after hard work.

Answer: relax

Explanation: "You must relax after hard work." This sentence suggests taking time to unwind or rest after exertion.

Time alone will ____ those unpleasant memories.

Answer: efface

Explanation: "Time alone will efface those unpleasant memories." Efface means to erase or remove completely, especially from memory or a surface.

Although buses are _____ to depart at a certain hour, they are often late.

Answer: scheduled

Explanation: "Although buses are scheduled to depart at a certain hour, they are often late." This sentence implies that buses are planned or arranged to depart at specific times, but they frequently deviate from the schedule and are late.

Perhaps it was his own lack of adequate schooling that inspired Horace Mann to work so hard for the important reforms in education that he accomplished. According to the passage, Horace Mann's influence on education was:

Answer: very great

Explanation: The passage suggests that Horace Mann's lack of adequate schooling may have inspired him to work hard for reforms in education. This implies that his influence on education was significant or "very great" as he worked tirelessly to bring about important changes in the educational system.

Aristotle likens man's feelings of superiority over the animal world to a child's natural but incorrect assumption that the world exists for his pleasure. According to the passage Choose the statement most consistent with the passage:

Answer: Man's feelings of superiority over animals are unfounded.

Explanation: The passage compares man's feelings of superiority over the animal world to a child's mistaken belief that the world exists solely for their pleasure. This comparison suggests that Aristotle views man's feelings of superiority as unfounded or incorrect, similar to the child's mistaken assumption.

Professionals in the business and conscientious publishers know the limitations as well as the value of their professions. According to the passage, Point out the word nearest in meaning to "limitations"?

Answer: Restraints

Explanation: "Limitations" refers to restrictions or constraints on what professionals and conscientious publishers can do. "Restraints" also implies restrictions or limitations, making it the closest synonym in meaning to "limitations" in this context.