Mensa IQ Test Verbal Reasoning 3

Question 1

Which pair of words are most similar in meaning? A) EPHEMERAL / FLEETING  B) BENEVOLENT / MALICIOUS  C) LUCID / OPAQUE  D) VERBOSE / SUCCINCT

Accepted Answer

A) EPHEMERAL / FLEETING

Answer

EPHEMERAL and FLEETING both mean lasting for only a short time. The other pairs are antonyms.

Question 2

Complete the series: ACORN is to OAK as TADPOLE is to ?

Accepted Answer

FROG

Answer

An acorn grows into an oak tree. A tadpole develops into a frog.

Question 3

Three of the following four words belong to the same category. Which is the odd one out? CRIMSON, VERMILLION, SCARLET, AMBER

Accepted Answer

AMBER

Answer

CRIMSON, VERMILLION, and SCARLET are all shades of red. AMBER is an orange-yellow color.

Question 4

Which word is the best analogy? MOUNTAIN : MOLEHILL :: OCEAN : ?

Accepted Answer

PUDDLE

Answer

Mountain : Molehill represents large : trivially tiny version of the same type. Ocean : Puddle follows the same pattern.

Question 5

COURAGE is to COWARDICE as GENEROSITY is to ?

Accepted Answer

STINGINESS

Answer

COURAGE and COWARDICE are antonyms. The antonym of GENEROSITY is STINGINESS.

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