Verbal Reasoning questions and answers

Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers

Verbal Reasoning questions assess your ability to spell words correctly, use accurate grammar, understand analogies, read and comprehend written information etc. You will be presented with short passages of text, which you’ll be required to interpret and then answer questions. Verbal Reasoning questions and answers are typically in the ‘True, False, Cannot Say’ multiple-choice format, although there are a range of alternatives too.

Practise with our Verbal Resoning test questions to help you know what to expect, improve your speed and confidence and be really prepared for the actual test.

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In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

He sent a word to me that he would be coming late.

A.

sent word

B.

had sent a word

C.

sent words

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

92.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

Will you kindly open the knot?

A.

untie

B.

break

C.

loose

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

93.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

His powerful desire brought about his downfall.

A.

His intense desire

B.

His desire for power

C.

His fatal desire

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

94.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge, then Viceroy of India, shot a tiger that measured 11 feet and 6 inches.

A.

improved

B.

broken

C.

bettered

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

95.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.

A.

If the room was brighter

B.

If the room are brighter

C.

Had the room been brighter

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

96.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

When it was feared that the serfs might go too far and gain their freedom from serfdom, the protestant leaders joined the princes at crushing them.

A.

into crushing

B.

in crushing

C.

without crushing

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

97.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them.

A.

hell bent on getting

B.

hell bent for getting

C.

hell bent upon getting

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

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