VERBAL APTITUDE

VERBAL APTITUDE ............... 1

PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION 1 PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION
READING COMPREHENSION .. 1
1. Choice (4)
VERBAL ABILITY ................... 2
ANALOGIES ........................... 2 2. Choice (2)
BINARY LOGIC ....................... 3
3. Choice(4)
SYNONYM .............................. 3
ANTONYMS ............................ 4 4. Choice(2)

ODD MAN OUT ....................... 5 5. Choice(4)

PARAGRAPH JUMBLE ............ 6
6. Choice(3)
SYLLOGISMS ......................... 6
LOGICAL DEDUCTION ............ 6 7. Choice(3)
SENTENCE COMPLETION....... 7
8. Choice(1)
SENTENCE CORRECTION ...... 7
FACT - INFERENCE - JUDGEMENT 7 9. Choice(3)

10. Choice(1)

11. Choice(3)

12. Choice(4)

13. Choice(3)

14. Choice(3)

15. Choice(2)

16. Choice(3)

17. Choice(4)

18. Choice(3)

19. Choice(3)

20. Choice(3)

READING COMPREHENSION

1. 1) Choice (2)
2) Choice (1)
3) Choice (3)
4) Choice (3)
5) Choice (3)

2. 6) Choice (2)
7) Choice (1)
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 8) Choice (1) 26. Choice:
9) Choice (4) 27. Choice:
10) Choice (3) 28. Choice:2
29. Choice:
3. 11) Choice (2)
12) Choice (3) 30. Choice:2
13) Choice (4)
Analogies
14) Choice (4)
1. The relationship between ‘arid’ and ‘dry’ is one of
4. 15) Choice (1)
degree of intensity. Aridity is an intense form of
16) Choice (4)
17) Choice (2) dryness, and saturated is an intense form of wetness.
18) Choice (1) Don’t be misled by choice’3’ since these two words are
19) Choice (3) also related by degree of intensity but in the opposite
direction. The less intense is the first word in the pair
5. 20) Choice (4) and the more intense is the second. Choice: 4

6. 21) Choice (4)

2. Football is a type of sort, just as verse is a type of
22) Choice (1)
23) Choice (2) literature. Choice:2
24) Choice (3)
25) Choice (1) 3. We Get On A Bus, Just As We Board A Rowboat
Choice: 4
VERBAL ABILITY
1. Choice: 4. One hundred paisa makes a rupee, just as a hundred
2. Choice:4 years make a century. Choice:1
3. Choice:1
5. Choice:3
4. Choice:3
5. Choice:2 6. The relationship here is one of antonyms.
6. Choice:1 Cacophonous and harmonious do opposites of each
7. Choice:2 other, which is also the relationship between
8. Choice:3 ‘bellicose’ which means war like, while pacific means
9. Choice:4 peace love. Choice:1
10. Choice:4
7. Choice:3
11. Choice:1
12. Choice:2 8. Choice:1
13. Choice:2
14. Choice:4 9. Choice:1
15. Choice:4
16. Choice:4 10. Choice:4
17. Choice:4
11. Choice:1
18. Choice:3
19. Choice: 4 12. Choice:3
20. Choice:2
21. Choice:4 13. Choice:3
22. Choice:4
23. Choice:4 14. The relationship here is that of opposite portions of
24. Choice:2 the day. Nocturnal means nightly, diurnal means daily.
25. Choice:3 Choice:1

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 15. A key turns on an ignition. A switch turns on a light. BINARY LOGIC
Choice:2 1.
16. A conformist is one who is not rebellious, while a rebel 1. Choice (A)
2. Choice (A)
is one who is not acquiescent. Choice: 3
3. Choice (B)
4. Choice(C)
17. The feel of satin is soft, while the feel of iron is hard.
Choice:2 2.
18. A mumble is indistinct, while a scribble is illegible. 1. Choice (B)
2. Choice (B)
Choice:1
3. Choice (C)
19. Wooden is used as a synonym of rigid here. Similarly 4. Choice (A)
obstinate is the synonym of stubborn Choice:4
3.
20. A Bull Is A Person Who Buys On The Stock Market, 1. Choice (A)
While A Bear Is One Who Sells On The Stock Market 2. Choice (A)
3. Choice (A)
Choice:4
4. Choice (B)
21. This is a problem based on antonyms. Just as
cacophony (sound) is the opposite of euphony 4.
(pleasant sound), so also belligerent is the opposite of 1. Choice (D)
soothing. Choice:1 2. Choice (D)
3. Choice (B)
4. Choice (D)
22. Just We Mitigate(Lesson) Punishment, We
Alleviate(Lesson)Pain Choice:4 5.
1. Choice A)
23. Raisins are made from grapes, just as sugar is made 2. Choice (D)
out of cane Choice:4 3. Choice (D)
4. Choice (B)

24. An axle is used to steer a vehicle, just as a knife is used

SYNONYMS
to slice things. Choice:4
1. To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive
25. While The Physician Can Diagnose And Treat A Patient way; praise or boast about. Choice D
With Drugs, The Surgeon Treats A Patients Through An
Operation Choice:2 2. A false story or piece of information, especially one that is
intended as a joke or to make someone stop respecting
26. A caterpillar feeds on leaves, while a moth feeds on someone. Choice D
wool. Choice:1
27. The relationship here is one of parent to offspring’s a 3. To take someone’s property because they failed to pay
kangaroo's baby is a Joey. Similarly goose’s baby is a backs the money that they borrowed to buy it. Choice A
gosling. Choice:2
4. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way. Choice D
28. Here the Relationship Is one of the Opposite.Elemental
Is Opposite Of Fundamental Choice:4 5. Someone’s imagination, you mean that it does not really
exist and that they are just imagining it. Choice D

29. A Sailor Is Warned By A Lighthouse, Just As A Person

6. Showing disapproval a glib person speaks easily and
Who Is Sleeping Is Warned By A Smoke Alarm Choice:4
confidently. This words show that you do not trust the
person or what they are saying. Choice D
30. A Codicil Is An Addition To A Will, Just Like An
Annexure Is An Addition To A Book Choice:3
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7. A substance that is lethal can kill people or animals. 6. A man typically on horseback, who held up travelers at
Choice B gunpoint in order to rob them. Choice C
8. If someone or something is beset by problems or fears,
they have many problems or fears which affect them 7. A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a
traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
severely. Choice B
Choice D

9. Not costing or charging anything. Choice D 8. Travelling from place to place. Choice D

10. 9. A person in charge of a jail or of the prisoners in it.

11. To tell someone that you do not approve of what they have Choice B
done. Choice A
10. A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a
12. Elation is a feeling of great happiness and excitement about political office or other position. Choice C
something that has happened. Choice A
11. A person, vehicle or group accompanying another for
protection or as a mark of rank. Choice B
13. Having an unpleasant smell. Choice C
12. A work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.
14. To tell someone that you do not approve of what they Choice D
have done. Choice B
13. Quick and light in movement or action, agile.
15. So foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter. Choice B
Choice D
14. Having many hills. Choice C
16. A sage is a person who is regarded as being very wise. Sage
means wise and knowledgeable, especially as the result of a
15. Relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.
lot of experience. Choice A
Choice D

17. To give as a share or portion. Choice D 16. A mark or character used as a conventional representation
of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters
18. Relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions. standing for a chemical element or a character in musical
Choice B notation. Choice D
19. Harsh insulting language.
17. A space or gap that allows passage or access. Choice D
ANTONYMS
18. Obtain or bring about by discussion. Choice B
1. Engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries
especially of protest. Choice C
19. Hard to interpret; enigmatic. Choice C

2. Something that holds things, especially transport or

20. A short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the
storage. Choice C
beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution.
Choice D
3. Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose.
Choice D
21. Of, denoting, or typical of an introvert. Choice D

4. Bound together by feelings of very close association. 22. Special words or expressions used by a profession or
Choice D group that are difficult for others to understand.
Choice A
5. A piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent
back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on. 23. A stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting
Choice B into water for loading and unloading ships.
Choice B
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 24. Not moving; stationary. Choice A
11. roft: a small rented farm, especially one in Scotland,
25. Sullen and ill-tempered. Choice C
comprising a plot of arable land attached to a house
and with a right of pasturage held in common with
26. A quantity of food or drink that fills or can be put in
other such forms Choice 4
the mouth. Choice D

12. rust: a hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the

27. Covered or marked with a large number of small spots
or patches of colour. Choice B surface of something soft. Choice 4

28. Showy but cheap and of poor quality. Choice A 13. Fiend: an evil spirit or demon. Choice 1

29. Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the 14. ontradict: deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting
form of tiny drops. Choice D the opposite. Choice 4

30. A person's or animal's intestines or internal organs, 15. he Boeing Company is a United States-based
especially when removed or exposed. Choice B multinational corporation that designs, manufactures
and sells fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets and
Odd Man Out satellites Choice 2
1. Bonito: A small tuna with dark oblique stripes on the
back, important as a food and game fish. Choice 3 16. anshee: a female spirit who’s wailing warns of a death
in a house. Choice 1
2. Concord: Agreement or harmony between people or 17. Mandrake: a Mediterranean plants of the nightshade
groups. Choice 3 family, with a forked fleshy root which supposedly
3. Abbey: the building or buildings occupied by a resembles the human form and which was formerly
community of monks or nuns. Choice 1 used in herbal medicine and magic; it was alleged to
shriek when pulled from the ground.
4. Plume: a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers
used by a bird for display or worn by a person for 18. Halloween: he night of 31 October, the eve of All
ornament. Choice 3 Saints' Day, often celebrated by children dressing up
in frightening masks and costumes. Halloween is
5. Banquet: an elaborate and formal evening meal for thought to be associated with the Celtic festival
many people. Choice 4 Samhain, when ghosts and spirits were believed to be
abroad.
6. Puck: a mischievous or evil sprite. Choice 4
19. Cuirass: a piece of armors consisting of breastplate
and back plate fastened together.
7. Sepulcher: a small room or monument cut in rock or
built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or
20. A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut,
buried. Choice 4
nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and
squash.
8. Cynical: believing that people are motivated purely
by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or 21. Nest: a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for
integrity. Choice 4 laying eggs and sheltering its young.

9. Pierce: (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through 22. Salmon: a large edible fish that is a popular sporting
(something). Choice 1 fish, much prized for its pink flesh. Salmon mature in the
sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn. Choice 4
10. Eu rail: The Eurail Group G.I.E. is a Netherlands-
23. Canny: having or showing shrewdness and good
based company, registered in Luxembourg that sells
judgment, especially in money or business matters.
passes and tickets for European railroads. Choice 3
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24. Bursting: break open or apart suddenly and violently, 18. Choice:1
especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure 19. Choice:
20. Choice:4 Choice 4
25. Burdock: a large herbaceous Old World plant of the
daisy family. The hook-bearing flowers become PARAGRAPH JUMBLE
woody burrs after fertilization and cling to animals' 1) Choice (C)
coats to aid seed dispersal. Origin Late 16th century: 2) Choice (B)
from burr + dock4. 3) Choice (B) Choice 3
4) Choice (A)
26. Cubicle: a small partitioned-off area of a room, for
5) Choice (D)
example one containing a shower or toilet, or a desk in
6) Choice (D)
an office. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense
7) Choice (B)
‘bedroom’): from Latin cubiculum, from cubage ‘lie
8) Choice (A)
down’. Choice 2
9) Choice (B)
27. Dentine: hard dense bony tissue forming the bulk of a 10) Choice (A)
tooth, beneath the enamel. Origin Mid 19th century: 11) Choice (C)
from Latin dens, dent- ‘tooth’ + -ine4.ine: hard dense 12) Choice (D)
bony tissue 13) Choice (B) Choice 3

28. Atavistic: relating to or characterized by reversion to 14) Choice (B)

something ancient or ancestral. 15) Choice (B) Choice 4
16) Choice (C)
29. Duvet:a soft quilt filled with down, feathers, or a 17) Choice ()
synthetic fibre, used instead of an upper sheet and 18) Choice (B)
blankets. 19) Choice (C)
20) Choice (A) Choice 3
30. Volcano: a mountain or hill, typically conical, having
a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, SYLLOGISMS
hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from
the earth's crust. 1. Choice:2
2. Choice:3
Logical Deduction 3. Choice:1
4. Choice:1
1. Choice:3
5. Choice:2
2. Choice:3
6. Choice:4
3. Choice:1
7. Choice:4
4. Choice:1
8. Choice:5
5. Choice:1
9. Choice:2
6. Choice:1
10. Choice:2
7. Choice:2
11. Choice:2
8. Choice:2
12. Choice:4
9. Choice:4
13. Choice:1
10. Choice:3
14. Choice:1
11. Choice:3
15. Choice:1
12. Choice:4
16. Choice:3
13. Choice:1
17. Choice:5
14. Choice:4
18. Choice:1
15. Choice:1
19. Choice:4
16. Choice:2
20. Choice:2
17. Choice:4
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21. Choice:2 3. Choice (4)
22. Choice:2 4. Choice (2)
23. Choice:2 5. Choice (1)
6. Choice (3)
24. Choice:4
7. Choice (2)
25. Choice:3 8. Choice (1)
26. Choice:5 9. Choice (1)
27. Choice:1 10. Choice (2)
28. Choice:2 11. Choice (1)
12. Choice (2)
29. Choice:5
13. Choice (1)
30. Choice:4
14. Choice (1)
15. Choice (1)
SENTENCE COMPLETION
16. Choice (3)
17. Choice (1)
1. Choice:1
18. Choice (2)
2. Choice:3
19. Choice (2)
3. Choice:3 20. Choice (3)
4. Choice:2 21. Choice (2)
5. Choice:4 22. Choice (1)
6. Choice:3 23. Choice (1)
24. Choice (1)
7. Choice:1
25. Choice (1)
8. Choice:1 26. Choice (3)
9. Choice:3 27. Choice (3)
10. Choice:1 28. Choice (1)
11. Choice:1 29. Choice (2)
12. Choice:3 30. Choice (1)
13. Choice:2 FACT - INFERENCE – JUDGEMENT
14. Choice:1
1. Choice (2)
15. Choice:1
2. Choice (4)
16. Choice:2
3. Choice (5)
17. Choice:1 4. Choice (1)
18. Choice:2 5. Choice (5)
19. Choice:4 6. Choice (2)
20. Choice:3 7. Choice (1)
8. Choice (1)
21. Choice:5
9. Choice (1)
22. Choice:2 10. Choice (2)
23. Choice:1 11. Choice (3)
24. Choice:4 12. Choice (4)
25. Choice:2 13. Choice (4)
26. Choice:3 14. Choice (1)
15. Choice (2)
27. Choice:4
16. Choice (1)
28. Choice:4 17. Choice (1)
29. Choice:4 18. Choice (5)
30. Choice:2 19. Choice (3)
20. Choice (3)
SENTENCE CORRECTION

1. Choice (4)
2. Choice (4)
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