PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Verbal Reasoning Flashcards
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Choose the word that does NOT belong with the others.
Answer: Verbose
Concise, succinct, and terse all mean brief; verbose means using more words than necessary.
In a passage about school budgets, the author states: 'Cutting arts programs is a false economy.' What does 'false economy' mean?
Answer: A saving that leads to greater costs later
A false economy is a short-term saving that results in greater expense or loss in the long run.
CANDOR : HONESTY :: ACRIMONY : ?
Answer: Bitterness
Candor relates to honesty; acrimony relates to bitterness or sharp hostility in speech.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
Answer: He only reads books about history on weekends.
'Only' should be placed directly before 'on weekends' to correctly modify when he reads, not what he reads.
The word PERFUNCTORY most closely means:
Answer: Carried out with minimal effort
Perfunctory describes an action done with little care or thought, as a matter of routine.
Select the sentence with the correct use of 'who' vs. 'whom'.
Answer: Who should I contact about enrollment?
While informally 'who' is used here, it is the standard usage when the pronoun is the object of 'contact' in questions; alternatively, 'whom' is used as an object, not a subject.
Which word best completes the analogy? REDUNDANT : NECESSARY :: SUPERFLUOUS : ?
Answer: Essential
Redundant is the opposite of necessary; superfluous (meaning unnecessary excess) is the opposite of essential.