QPSea Literacy and Verbal Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word most similar in meaning to 'VERBOSE'.
- Concise
- Wordy (Correct answer)
- Silent
- Accurate
Correct answer: Wordy
Verbose means using more words than necessary, making it synonymous with wordy.
Question 2: Read the passage: 'The constable's report was thorough, detailing every witness account without omission.' What does 'omission' mean?
- Addition
- Error
- Something left out (Correct answer)
- Exaggeration
Correct answer: Something left out
An omission is something that has been left out or excluded.
Question 3: Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
- The officer's notebook was missing. (Correct answer)
- The officers' notebook's were missing.
- The officers notebook was missing.
- The officers' notebooks' were missing.
Correct answer: The officer's notebook was missing.
The apostrophe in 'officer's' correctly shows singular possession of the notebook.
Question 4: Select the correct meaning of the idiom 'burn the midnight oil'.
- Start a fire at night
- Work late into the night (Correct answer)
- Waste resources
- Drive recklessly
Correct answer: Work late into the night
To burn the midnight oil means to stay up late working or studying.
Question 5: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
- The team of investigators are ready.
- The team of investigators is ready. (Correct answer)
- The teams of investigator is ready.
- The team of investigators were ready yesterday and are today.
Correct answer: The team of investigators is ready.
The collective noun 'team' takes a singular verb, so 'is' is correct.
Question 6: What is the antonym of 'LENIENT'?
- Flexible
- Strict (Correct answer)
- Gentle
- Tolerant
Correct answer: Strict
Lenient means permissive or easy-going, while strict is its direct opposite.
Question 7: In the sentence 'The sergeant, along with two constables, was first on the scene,' why is 'was' used instead of 'were'?
- Because 'scene' is singular
- Because 'sergeant' is the main subject and is singular (Correct answer)
- Because 'constables' is plural but outweighed
- It is incorrect; 'were' should be used
Correct answer: Because 'sergeant' is the main subject and is singular
Phrases beginning with 'along with' do not change the number of the main subject, which is the singular 'sergeant'.
QPSea Literacy and Verbal Reasoning 2
Choose the word most similar in meaning to 'VERBOSE'.