Career and Leadership Centre City University of Hong Kong
Verbal Reasoning Test Practice Exercise (Level One) Level One Verbal Reasoning Exercise consists of three Tests. Test 1 – 25 minutes to complete 90 questions Test 2 – 30 minutes to complete 60 questions Test 3 – 20 minutes to complete 36 questions
You need to be able to answer these questions correctly and also quickly. Some questions are multiple-choice, where you have to choose which is correct from one of the suggested answers. Others are short answer, where you have to write your answer in the box provided.
Do not turn over the page until you are ready to begin.
A
The statement is definitely true, or follows logically, given the information or opinions contained in the passage.
B
The statement is definitely false, or the opposite follows logically, given the information or opinions contained in the passage.
C
Cannot say - I have insufficient information to answer whether the statement is true or untrue or follow logically.
Level One – Test One (25 minutes to complete 90 questions) Part One : Verbal Usage Tests 1. The _______ could not remember anything bout the strange _______. A. neighbour rumours B. neighbour rumors C. nieghbour rumours D. nieghbour rumors E. None of these
2. Fortunately the ________used in the robbery at the shop had __________. A. pistal
misfired
B. pistal
misfired
C. pistol
misfired
D. pistol
missfired
E. None of these
3. In keeping with company policy ______ was given to the people who had _____ early. A. prefference arrived B. preference arived C. preferance arrived D. preference arived E. None of these
4. The hospital ________ was sitting up in bed dressed in white _______. A. patcient
pjamas
B. patient
pjamas
C. patcient
pyjamas
D. patient
pyjamas
E. None of these
5. The number of anniversary _________ the couple received was ________ overwhelming A. presents
quiet
B. presence
quite
C. presents
quite
D. presence
quiet
E. None of these
6. The question to be decided was who was going to _______ the _______ at the fancy dress party? A. where
mask
B. ware
masque
C. wear
masque
D. wear
mask
E. None of these
7. This is the _________ _________ the robber had used to make his escape. A. bycicle
what
B. bicycle
which
C. bycicle
which
D. bicycle
what
E. None of theses
8. The records show that the _______ of rain ________ increased this year compared with last. A. amount
has
B. amount
have
C. ammount
has
D. ammount
have
E. None of these
9. The ________ became so seriously ill that he had to be _______ to another hospital. A. soldior
reasigned
B. soldier
reassigned
C. soldior
reassigned
D. soldier
reasigned
E. None of these
10. ________ the police officer _________ by the house. A. Occasionally
past
B. Occasionally
passed
C. Ocasionally
past
D. Ocasionally
passed
E. None of these 11. The _______ _______ to his heart’s content. A. drunkerd
sang
B. drunkard
sang
C. drunkard
sung
D. drunkerd
sung
E. None of these
12. The pavements were very _______ the morning after the first frosty night of the _______. A. slippey
autumn
B. slippy
autum
C. slippey
autum
D. slippy
autunm
E. None of these
13. The _______ driver had several _______ with her for use in such an emergency. A. amulance
bandages
B. ambulance bandeges C. ambulence bandages D. ambulance bandages E. None of these
14. The _______ was _______ in for the staff to read during the lunch break. A. bulletin
brought
B. buletin
brought
C. bulletin
brouhgt
D. buletin
brouhgt
E. None of these
15. The _______ had _______ to the nearest telephone to report what had happened. A. athleet
ran
B. athlete
runned
C. athleet
run
D. athlete
run
E. None of these
16. The new _______ was very _______ in conducting its business. A. commitee
efficient
B. comittee
effecient
C. committee efficient D. commitee
eficient
E. None of these 17. The _______ who attended the incident _______ the police officer’s injured hand. A. docter
examined
B. docter
examened
C. doctor
exammined
D. doctor
examened
E. None of these
18. The constable was already _______ with a very _______ situation when a second disagreement erupted. A. deeling
delecate
B. dealing
delicate
C. dealing
delecate
D. deeling
delicate
E. None of these
19. They had been _______ well in advance to be _______ in their attendance. A. tolled
punctual
B. told
punctul
C. told
punctual
D. tolled
punctul
E. None of these
20. On closer examination the _______ at the bottom of the application form _______ to be false. A. signiture
seemed
B. signature
seemed
C. signature
seamed
D. signiture
seamed
E. None of these
21. The _______ showed that there had been a _______ increase in the school’s examination pass rates. A. annalysis
noticable
B. analysis
noticeable
C. analisys
noticible
D. analysis
noticable
E. None of these
22. The new _______ of study at the college was highly _______ to the applicants by the Principal. A. coarse
recommended
B. coarse
reccomended
C. course
recommended
D. course
recomended
E. None of these
23. The girl was _______ upset when she heard the news about her _______ illness. A. extremley
father’s
B. extremeley fathers’ C. extremely
fathers
D. extremely
father’s
E. None of these
24. It was her _______ to reserve her overnight _______ at a hotel well in advance. A. practice
acomodation
B. practise
acomodation
C. practise
accommodation
D. practice
accommodation
E. None of these
25. The report concluded that the _______ selection _______ are unsatisfactory. A. currant
criteria
B. current
criterion
C. current
criteria
D. currant
criterion
E. None of these
26. The officer was _______ by what the examination revealed about the _______ on the car. A. apalled
breaks
B. appalled
brakes
C. apalled
brakes
D. appalled
breaks
E. None of these
27. Those responsible for running the _______ have been charged with _______. A. busines
fraud
B. bussines
frord
C. bisness
fraurd
D. business
fraud
E. None of these
28. The _______ that appeared in the local newspaper was _______ shocking. A. advertisement
extreemly
B. adverticement
extremely
C. adverticement
extreemly
D. advertisement
extremeley
E. None of these
29. A thorough examination showed that the _______ _______ had been badly maintained. A. safty
equipment
B. safety
equiptment
C. saftey
equipment
D. safety
equipment
E. None of these
30. Even his own _______ did not _______ his explanation. A. daugter
believe
B. dauhgter
believe
C. daughter
believe
D. daughter beleive E. None of these
Part Two : Verbal Link Tests 1. COURT church service vicar 2. BOOK paper text radio 3. FLOWERS paint mural picture 4. FLOOR mattress settee rug 5. PEOPLE cow book individual 6. SOAP detergent cleanliness paste 7. BEAUTY leniency laxness idealism 8. VIDEOTAPE record cassette rental 9. WORLD earth street globe 10. URBAN suburban sea rural 11. RUN genes light box 12. BARS locks fences pubs 13. WIND water ice fire 14. EYES teeth nose tongue 15. PIP blue stone shell 16. POLITICS red law number 17. CATCH Lock drop letterbox
LAW hymns religion tennis READER listener news signal VASE canvas frame compost CARPET sheet pullover pillowcase LIBRARY dairy diary book SKIN clothes car rash UGLINESS rapport realism sadness VCR sleeve hire turntable ATLAS plan longitude colours TOWN seaside city countryside RACE sprint fight group PRISONER goods police horse DRYING fastening loosening warming VISION toothpaste odour taste ORANGE squeak peach red PARLIAMENT rose club court WINDOW key pane door
18. BEANS ground water leaves 19. BILL poster income John 20. BUILDER journalist house concrete 21. MILK cow drink fridge 22. VISA passport nation ticket 23. EPILOGUE end extra-time adverts 24. CORK Ireland cover top 25. PEN letter paintbrush painting 26. AURAL vision sound radio 27. BOOK chapter music reading 28. FRUIT sweet banana potato 29. SCISSORS cutting chop saw 30. LATE minutes prompt after 31. EDINBURGH Scotland Scottish capital 32. UNDER table on over 33. GLASS window cup drink 34. ORANGE orange apple green 35. TEACHER learn education school
COFFEE tea milk black DEBIT defect name credit BRICKS words cement books GOOSEBERRIES cool bush sugar COUNTRY holiday journey concert NOVEL poem match advertising WINE milk bottom Europe PAPER picture canvas ink VISUAL television disc programme PIANO text sound playing VEGETABLE taste green cabbage PEN writing wood snip EARLY tardy before time LONDON city Parliament English BELOW chair above inside BRICK liquid wall stone RED fruit tomato pink NURSE doctor health uniform
Part Three : Word Swap Tests 1. The court is greatest and properly wary in its attitude since has dealt with some of history’s rigorous charlatans. 2. Alfred Nobel worked hard to stabilize paste and found that it could be made much less volatile as a clay nitroglycerine. 3. Electronic companies have not been slow to see the replacing potential of commercial film with videotape or disk. 4. Tourists from the USA are frequently struck by the television they perceive on European flicker sets. 5. When the First World War broke out there were some stupidities killed that are almost unbelievable, such as dachshund dogs being committed for being German. 6. That a weather forecast is to be accurate, it is vital if it is based on up-to-date information. 7. Fortunately the risk to the lives of innocent people was enormous, although none of the hostages was injured. 8. Many lovers of the countryside are concerned by the expense in which industry is expanding at the way of the landscape. 9. In many families the temporary burden of a wife and mother imposes a crushing disablement on the rest of the household. 10. Noticing Jane’s discomfort, he filled her glass with an acute drink to relieve the effervescent feeling of dryness in her throat. 11. The cluster was then marched to the front of a reviewing stand where it was to be addressed by a regiment of generals. 12. The government is to carry out a technical study into the system of introducing a national voluntary identity card possibility. 13. In the breeze that followed pollution levels remained high, dipping slightly only when a rare, light day swept across the city. 14. Amid eleventh-hour fears that the dispute would spread, growing peace talks were held with the Home Office last night. 15. There are schemes to care for friendly species, such as the Scottish primrose which is pink, and the New Forest hornet, which is endangered. 16. In many situations, however, the written amount and complexity of information require that it be transmitted in large form. 17. There was a tendency, when aiming to save well, to try to save everything else as labour; to take automated selling to its ultimate. 18. The sub-committee formed to plan the senior transport outing was asked to investigate suitable locations, citizens and refreshments. 19. When companies are unable to continue to appoint by reason of insolvency, the official receiver will call a meeting of creditors to trade a liquidator. 20. Since organizations take place within such a diversity of meetings it is virtually impossible to arrive at a definition true for all types of meeting. 21. The findings of this service will be used to monitor our standards of survey and to show where improvements may be needed. 22. The Office of Fair Trading is investigating three investment companies following deals by consumers who claim to have lost thousands of pounds in complaints that promise more than they deliver. 23. The report shows that severe back pain costs 60 per cent of adult employees and affects British industry an estimated $5 billion a year through absence from work. 24. The next few weeks should start testing whether the future Chief Executive has what it takes to lead the company into a successful and financially profitable new. 25. In a way, the shift in policy reflects what is doing already: fathers, according to equal opportunities research, are already happening one-third of parental child care of the under-5s.
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