Mariano Luiz King
Free verbal reasoning reviewer for college entrance exams, with practice questions on analogies, synonyms, antonyms, sentence completion, and grammar. Pick an answer to see the explanation. No sign-up needed.
Questions from across the question types, picked from core topics. Pick an answer to see whether you got it right, along with the full explanation.
Bird : Flock :: Fish : ___
Topic: Analogies.
Explanation: A group of birds is a flock, and a group of fish is a school. A pack is for wolves, a herd for cattle, and a pride for lions.
Author : Novel :: Composer : ___
Topic: Analogies.
Explanation: An author creates a novel, and a composer creates a symphony. An orchestra performs it, but the composer doesn't create the orchestra.
Thermometer : Temperature :: Barometer : ___
Topic: Analogies.
Explanation: A thermometer measures temperature, and a barometer measures air pressure.
Hungry : Starving :: Tired : ___
Topic: Analogies.
Explanation: Starving is an extreme form of hungry, and exhausted is an extreme form of tired. Sleepy is related, but it isn't a stronger degree.
Choose the word closest in meaning to METICULOUS.
Topic: Synonyms.
Explanation: Meticulous means paying close attention to every detail, which is closest to precise.
Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID.
Topic: Synonyms.
Explanation: A candid answer is honest and direct, which is what frank means.
Choose the word closest in meaning to ABUNDANT.
Topic: Synonyms.
Explanation: Abundant means existing in large amounts, the same as plentiful.
Choose the word opposite in meaning to FRUGAL.
Topic: Antonyms.
Explanation: Frugal means careful with money, so the opposite is wasteful. Thrifty is a synonym, which is the trap.
Choose the word opposite in meaning to TRANSIENT.
Topic: Antonyms.
Explanation: Transient means lasting only a short time, so the opposite is permanent. Brief is a synonym.
Choose the word opposite in meaning to OBSCURE (as in "an obscure meaning").
Topic: Antonyms.
Explanation: An obscure meaning is unclear, so the opposite is clear. Vague and hidden are close in meaning, not opposite.
The scientist's claim was ___ by the new evidence, so she had to revise her paper.
Topic: Sentence Completion.
Explanation: "So she had to revise" tells you the evidence went against her claim. Refuted means proven wrong.
Which part of the sentence has an error? "Each of the students / have finished / the exam / before noon."
Topic: Subject-Verb Agreement.
Explanation: The subject is "each," which is singular, so it should be "has finished." The phrase "of the students" is a distraction.
Choose the correct verb: "Neither the teacher nor the students ___ ready for the fire drill."
Topic: Subject-Verb Agreement.
Explanation: With "neither...nor," the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. "Students" is plural, so the verb is "were."
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Say the relationship of the first pair in a sentence, like "a group of birds is a flock," then test each choice with the same sentence.
Use word parts (bene- usually means good, mal- usually means bad), and remove choices that can’t be right first. In antonym questions, cross out the synonyms.
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