Cognitive Ability Flashcards

Please select a pair of words that have a similar relationship cloth: handkerchief

Answer: agony: feeling

Explanation: The same way that a handkerchief is a sort of fabric, agony is a form of feeling.

40% of a newspaper's inventory is sold. There are now 360 papers left. What many of newspapers did he have at the beginning?

Answer: 600

Explanation: Seeing as he sold 40% of the newspapers, 360 must be 60% of the newspapers he had to begin with. We have to find 100%. The fastest way to find the answers is to first divide 360 by 60%, to find 1%: 360/60 = 6 Now multiply by 100: 6 x 100 = 600 newspapers

Please choose two terms with a similar relationship. Groundless: justified

Answer: rigorous: lenient

Explanation: Justified is the reverse of groundless. Lenient is the reverse of rigorous. The other solutions are not antagonistic.

The opposite of IMPERIOUS

Answer: Subservient

Explanation: Subservient is the opposite of serious, which is defined as "dominating in a haughty manner; authoritarian; overbearing." Although it's not a synonym, arrogant is a comparable word. Stormy and quiet are unrelated terms. As a result, the right response is subordinate.

INTROVERT's opposite is

Answer: Sociable

Explanation: The opposite of an introvert is someone who is sociable, or someone who enjoys being around and conversing with others. An introvert is a quiet, reserved person who does not find it easy to talk to other people.

Over the course of 44 days, a plant expanded by 33 inches. How many inches grew there each day?

Answer: 0.75

Explanation: In order to find out how much the plant grew per day we divide the total amount of growth by the total amount of days: 33/44 = 3/4 = 0.75.

What would be the following series' next number? 2 | 6 | 12 | ? | 30

Answer: 20

Explanation: 2 6 12 20 30 1*2, 2*3, 3*4, 4*5, 5*6