Verbal Reasoning Post Test (150 Items)
Verbal Reasoning Post Test (150 Items)
General Instruction:
1. For each item, select your answer from the options given. On your answer sheet, shade the circle marked with the letter of
your chosen answer.
2. Use a black ballpen to shade the bubbles of your answer sheet.
Part 1. Vocabulary
Direction: Choose the letter that corresponds to the meaning of the bold and italicized word in the sentence.
1. We should never be apathetic towards other people for we 7. Dawn has difficulty seeing things from afar because she is
have a social responsibility to fulfill. myopic.
a. indifferent a. cross-eyed
b. concerned b. eagle-eyed
c. generous c. farsighted
d. worried d. nearsighted
2. A good leader should be cognizant of the numerous 8. Casa Sulla Spiaggia is an apartment complex designed as
issues. an ersatz Mediterranean villa.
a. aware a. grandiose
b. uninformed b. inferior substitute
c. confused c. quaint replica
d. idealistic d. practical
3. Always be careful not to issue any disparaging remarks 9. Regina, being a child of three, is oblivious to the world
against other people. around her.
a. praising a. careful
b. confusing b. carefree
c. damaging c. aware
d. discouraging d. unmindful
4. Flowers are ephemeral; they bloom yet wither in a week or 10. Man can never be omniscient like God.
so later. a. all-knowing
a. shrivel b. logical
b. long-lasting c. immortal
c. beautiful d. miraculous
d. short-lived
11. The piquant mouse was able to find its way out of the maze
5. A fastidious person will never find true happiness. in a short while.
a. simple a. dumb
b. choosy b. clever
c. greedy c. small
d. contented d. unusual
6. Fort Bonifacio Global City is filled with gargantuan 12. It is now plausible to say that someday, interplanetary
buildings, some having up to 50 floors. travel will no longer be a product of imagination.
a. crowded a. reasonable
b. old and weak b. unusual
c. first class c. illogical
d. gigantic d. extraordinary
31. When he heard that he had lost his job, it was cold comfort 37. There is clearly a sea change in the way people now look
to learn that he could keep his car. at crime today.
a. a lot of help a. a little change
b. some help b. a huge change
c. a little help c. a fine change
d. not helpful d. a small change
32. The selection of candidates was done in a hit or miss 38. They looked everywhere for the lost passport, but it seems
manner so that nobody knew why they were chosen. to have vanished into thin air.
a. friendly a. disappeared slowly
b. happy b. disappeared gradually
c. easy c. disappeared completely
d. casual d. disappeared quickly
33. She had got herself in a pickle by trying to please everyone 39. When it comes to a crisis, Charles is a tower of strength.
at the same time. a. very tall
a. Into confusion b. very reliable
b. Into trouble c. very strong
c. Into difficulties d. very trusting
d. Into problems
40. Whenever he has been treated badly, he always demands
34. I'm afraid that my poor old car has finally breathed its last. his pound of flesh.
a. stopped working a. total recompense
b. stopped trying b. total satisfaction
c. stopped flying c. total agreement
d. stopped turning d. total acceptance
35. You're living in a fool's paradise if you think they're going 41. He has the gift of the gab.
to pay you for nothing. a. he is gifted
a. under an illusion b. he is talented
b. under a dream c. he is a chatterbox
c. under a cloud d. he is a good conversationalist
d. under a delusion
42. Parental property has become a bone of contention
36. It was a total mystery as apparently there was neither between the sibling.
rhyme nor reason why he did it. a. unifying factor
a. no logical reason b. cause of quarrel
b. no real reason c. cause of rivalry
c. no particular reason d. reason for merging
d. no special reason
44. He has been jobless for several months, and it is his wife 50. Hillary arrived at our house out of the blue this morning.
who keeps the pot boiling. a. Hillary was dressed unusually smartly.
a. keeps the fire burning b. It was a lovely day when Hilary arrived.
b. avoids starvation c. We weren’t expecting Hilary to arrive.
c. keeps firing d. Hilary was feeling depressed.
d. gets angry
51. Cecilia pored her heart out to me.
45. In the end he had to eat the humble pie. a. Cecilia told me her secret feelings.
a. apologize humbly b. Cecilia was very angry with me.
c. Cecilia and I did some exercises
b. defend himself vigorously d. Cecilia and I fell in love with each other.
c. adopt an aggressive attitude
d. develop a violent behavior 52. You look a little down in the dumps.
a. You are looking down.
46. To be a good orator, you don’t have to play the galleries. b. You look a little bit angry.
a. to make a fool of yourself c. You look sad.
b. offend the audience d. You look great.
c. appeal to the lower taste
d. appease select audience 53. He comes across as a military commander.
a. He acts like a military commander.
b. He is a military commander.
47. The officer took him to task. c. He wants to join the military.
a. praised him d. He is coming to a military base.
b. reprimanded him severely
c. dismissed him 54. He makes me feel like everything is over my head.
d. promoted him a. He makes me feel like things are on my head.
b. He makes me feel like I cannot understand anything.
c. He makes me feel the sky, the trees and other large
48. His smart new laptop fell off the back of a lorry.
things.
a. his new laptop is already broken
d. He makes me feel my head, which is embarrassing.
b. his new laptop is stolen property
c. He bought his new lorry very cheaply
55. The municipal mayor loves to talk and can strike up a
d. He was given a new laptop as a surprise present.
conversation with anybody.
a. begin
b. end
c. continue
d. terminate
70. tomorrow
a. correct
b. incorrect
71. The policeman stopped us on the street and asked Romy and I whether we had witnessed the crime. No error.
1 2 3 4 5
72. The trial of Pres. Joseph Estrada in the Senate agitated the nation, provoked everyone to take sides, and was causing heated
1 2 3
debates in the living rooms and workplaces across the nation. No error.
4 5
73. The reason he was absent is because he was sick. No error
1 2 3 4
74. The President, together with most of the country’s senators, favor the proposal submitted by the labor leaders. No error.
1 2 3 4 5
75. In an election year, many candidates espouse issues that they think will get him elected. No error.
1 2 3 4 5
76. He has been absent for three days because he is afflicted of measles. No error.
1 2 3 4 5
77. She was very happy after her teacher complemented her on her essay. No error.
1 2 3 4 5
Selection 1
When I Retire,
We Will See the
World
It was 10 p.m. Fritz said good night to his wife. She was watching TV. He went to bed. Tomorrow was a big day. It was his last day
of work. Thirty years with the federal government. Thirty years of flying out of town for weeks on end. Thirty years of interviews, meetings,
and heavy briefcases. Tomorrow it would all be over. Not that he didn’t like it. He had enjoyed his career.
Fritz felt blessed. His father had had a tough life as an unskilled laborer. Whenever Fritz was a bit discouraged or upset, he thought
about his overworked and underpaid father. He thanked God for his own good life, and for the fact that he had been able to make his
dad’s last years comfortable.
His two children were married and had their own careers. His wife Paige kept busy with, among other things, her bridge club. She
had tried to get him interested in bridge, but without success. Fritz was content with his own Friday night poker group.
Friday morning, he went to work for the very last time. Those who knew him well would miss him. Fritz was a genuinely nice guy.
He never had a bad word to say about anyone. Some people might have thought he was a little dull, but he was intelligent, a hard worker,
and a team player. He had taken only three weeks of sick leave in 30 years.
A small group took him out to lunch. When he returned from lunch, the whole office gathered around for cake, ice cream, a farewell
card, and a few short speeches. They presented him with various going-away gifts, including a big, paperback US atlas. It listed all the
motels, campgrounds, national parks, tourist spots, and other information to help guide a leisurely traveler throughout the good old USA.
He had told his friends that he and Paige were going to spend a couple of years visiting all the places that he never had gotten to explore
while there on business. As a final gift, his supervisor told him to take the rest of the day off.
Paige’s car wasn’t in the driveway when he got home. She was probably shopping for some traveling clothes. Maybe she was out
arranging a dinner at a restaurant that evening for just the two of them. That would be nice.
But something was wrong. When he hung up his jacket, he saw that the bedroom closet was half empty. Paige’s clothes were
gone. Her shoes were not on the closet floor. Confused, he looked around the bedroom.
He saw an envelope on the lamp stand. Inside it were two pieces of paper. One notified him of a divorce proceeding. The other
was a hand-written note from Paige. “I’m so sorry,” it began. She said that her lawyer had told her to wait until today. If she had sought
divorce a year earlier, like her boyfriend had suggested, she would not have been able to qualify for 50 percent of Fritz’s pension. She
hoped that he would find it in his heart to forgive her. She felt terrible about this, she wrote, because “you’ve been so good to me. But I
can’t ignore my own heart.”
Fritz sat immobile on the edge of the bed. Her note was in his hand; her words were burning in his brain.
Maybe an hour later, the phone rang. He picked it up on the fifth ring. It was Bob, wondering if Fritz was going to play poker later
that night.
96. What time was the first scene of the story? 97. Whom did he say good night to?
a. nine p.m. a. his wife
b. ten p.m. b. his father
c. eleven p.m. c. his two children
d. twelve midnight d. his colleagues
103. What did he carry for 30 years? a. a prize given to exemplary employees
a. papers b. a regular sum of money from the state or from a former
b. clothes employer as part of retirement benefit or disability
c. briefcases benefit
d. gadgets c. a cash bonus from the supervisor
d. an annual award in different institutions
104. How had he felt about his career?
a. He disliked it. 110. As a final gift, his supervisor told him to take
b. He had no emotions for it the rest of the day off.
c. He is a little disappointed.
d. He had enjoyed it. a. a person who administers activities or people
especially workers
105. What kind of life did his father have? b. a person who cleans the office daily
a. Luxurious c. a person responsible for delivering
b. Tough newscasts
c. Quaint d. a person assigned to guard a certain person
d. Detrimental
In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around
the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at
court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles
V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east
of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set
sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a
water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America.
Finally they found the passage they sought near 50 degrees S latitude. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today
it is known as the Strait of Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama
of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian now known as the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521
after 98 days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease.
Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and 17 sailors
under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all
that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
111. The 16th century was an age of great ______ exploration. 113.The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and
a. cosmic Portugal according to their location on one side or the other
b. land of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of
c. mental Greenwich that extends in a _________ direction.
d. common man a. north and south
b. crosswise
112. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he c. easterly
became involved in a political ________. d. south east
a. Entanglement
b. Discussion 114.One of Magellan's ships explored the _________ of South
c. Negotiation America for a passage across the continent.
d. problem a. coastline
b. mountain range
c. physical features
d. islands
[1] April 27 marks two historical events, the anniversary of the Battle of Mactan and the inauguration of the Mactan International Airport.
[2] This modern airfield has all the facilities and installation of the most up-to-date air center.
[3] Mactan Island where Magellan met his death today takes pride in another distinguishing historical feature.
[4] It is therefore able to accommodate the world’s largest air jetliners.
[5] It is now the new location of the Philippine’s second largest airport.
[1] The cry of our farmers for water in the rice fields does not have an exciting ring.
[2] It is not a political cry and therefore does not electrify the nation.
[3] Most people hearken to the cry with a polite but disinterested look.
[4] It is, however, a cry that has serious overtones in the nation’s effort to be self-sufficient in its all-important crop.
[5] Rice shortage has always caused serious dislocations in our economy.
[1] As an English writer has written, “Providence in her wise disposition has laced these people in the garden of Eden, where the means
of subsistence are found without much labor and does not require them tO toil and slave to satisfy their personal wants.”
[2] Foreign writers have rashly accused the Filipinos of “Indolence.”
[3] The Filipinos take life easy because of the tropical climate and the liberation of nature.
[4] By the yard stick of human action in temperature countries, the Filipinos do not work hard.
[5] Such may seem the case, but foreign critics are interpreting it as a manifestation of racial laziness.
[1] Travelers taking walking tours are rewarded with firsthand experiences of the places they visit and the opportunity to personally
interact with the people who live there.
[2] This often results in meeting locals and experiencing their lives and traditions firsthand.
[3] There are many reasons why I enjoy walking tours when visiting new cities.
[4] For starters, walking through a city allows the visitor to see the details of an area without having to hurry.
[5] Furthermore, walking tours are flexible and inexpensive because there are no strict schedules or transportation expenses.
[1] Improvement in retention comes through improved methods of fixating the material and through practice in recall.
[2] To prevent forgetting, a knowledge of the causes of forgetting will be helpful.
[3] Optimal learning, retention or remembering should be improved while forgetting must be prevented.
[4] Correct performance from the start and guidance may be necessary to bring about improvement.
[1] To be creative, the solution to a problem must be more than novel, unusual, or original.
[2] Creative thinking is a kind of thinking which involves extraordinary instead of conventional solutions.
[3] The important bases of creative solution-making is imagination.
[4] It must also be useful or meaningful.
131. author : novel : : _________________ : song 133. profess : creed : : advocate : __________
A) singer A) nuance
B) musician B) intimations
C) composer C) cherub
D) writer D) doctrine
E) tune E) protagonist
132. wind : blow : : rain : _________________ 134. inarticulate : verbal : : contemporary : ______
A) flood A) delicate
B) water B) Philistine
C) measure C) prehistoric
D) fall D) mortal
E) drops E) misogyny
136. conspicuous : obscure : : eccentric: _______ 144. ambivalent : determined : : shaky : ________
A) picturesque A. frail
B) tedious B. fragile
C) odd C. proud
D) foolhardy D. shabby
E) conventional E. sturdy
137. subtle : nuance : : pedantic : _____________ 145. superstructure : ship : : _____ : body
A) pragmatic A. organ
B) academic B. skeleton
C) initial C. muscle
D) constant D. system
E) latter E. limb
138. allude : refer : : proclivity : _____________ 146. tether : rope : : strip : _______
A) tendency A. book
B) illusion B. toy
C) gamut C. music
D) scrutiny D. band
E) relegate E. paper
139. despair : hope : : permanence : __________ 147. façade : building : : _______ : book
A) transience A. preface
B) acquisition B. bookmark
C) chauvinism C. reader
D) recalcitrance D. cover
E) infinity E. page
140. smile : happiness : : crocus : ____________ 148. contemplate : meditate : : ______: absorb
A) flower A. digest
B) spring B. swallow
C) garden C. serve
D) planting D. gargle
E) sign E. evaporate
141. ear : cob : : _________ : song 149. farmer : agriculture : : _______ : cosmetology
A. melody A. barber
B. rhythm B. curler
C. choir C. manicurist
D. verse D. stylist
E. music E. beautician
142. chic : stylish : : _________ : solid 150. strife : violence : : ________ : celebration
A. liquid
B. brittle A. birthday
C. dense B. feasting
D. transparent C. altercation
E. hard D. victory
E. warmth