PowerSchool Aptitude Test PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Verbal Reasoning 5

Question 1

Choose the word that does NOT belong with the others.

Accepted Answer

Verbose

Answer

Concise, succinct, and terse all mean brief; verbose means using more words than necessary.

Question 2

In a passage about school budgets, the author states: 'Cutting arts programs is a false economy.' What does 'false economy' mean?

Accepted Answer

A saving that leads to greater costs later

Answer

A false economy is a short-term saving that results in greater expense or loss in the long run.

Question 3

CANDOR : HONESTY :: ACRIMONY : ?

Accepted Answer

Bitterness

Answer

Candor relates to honesty; acrimony relates to bitterness or sharp hostility in speech.

Question 4

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

He only reads books about history on weekends.

Answer

'Only' should be placed directly before 'on weekends' to correctly modify when he reads, not what he reads.

Question 5

The word PERFUNCTORY most closely means:

Accepted Answer

Carried out with minimal effort

Answer

Perfunctory describes an action done with little care or thought, as a matter of routine.

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