NJ Verbal Ability & Grammar 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Each of the employees are required to complete the training.
- Each of the employees is required to complete the training. (Correct answer)
- Each of the employee is required to complete the training.
- Each of the employees were required to complete the training.
Correct answer: Each of the employees is required to complete the training.
'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires the singular verb 'is,' not 'are' or 'were.'
Question 2: Choose the correctly spelled word:
- accomodate
- accommodate (Correct answer)
- acommodate
- acomodate
Correct answer: accommodate
'Accommodate' is spelled with double 'c' and double 'm': a-c-c-o-m-m-o-d-a-t-e.
Question 3: Which word is a synonym for 'mandatory'?
- Optional
- Required (Correct answer)
- Suggested
- Permitted
Correct answer: Required
'Mandatory' means required or compulsory, making 'required' the correct synonym.
Question 4: Choose the sentence that uses punctuation correctly:
- The report is due on Friday however, the supervisor may grant an extension.
- The report is due on Friday; however, the supervisor may grant an extension. (Correct answer)
- The report is due on Friday; however the supervisor may grant an extension.
- The report is due on Friday, however the supervisor may grant an extension.
Correct answer: The report is due on Friday; however, the supervisor may grant an extension.
When 'however' connects two independent clauses, it is preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma.
Question 5: Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The supervisor will review _____ report before the meeting.'
- there
- their (Correct answer)
- they're
- thier
Correct answer: their
'Their' is the possessive pronoun showing the report belongs to them; 'there' is a location, 'they're' is a contraction.
Question 6: What does the word 'terminate' most nearly mean in an employment context?
- Promote
- Suspend
- Dismiss from employment (Correct answer)
- Transfer to another department
Correct answer: Dismiss from employment
In an employment context, 'terminate' means to end someone's employment — to dismiss or fire them.
NJ Verbal Ability & Grammar 1
Which sentence is grammatically correct?