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Verbal skills
IBA · English · 45 questions
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________
Choose the word closest in meaning to PRUDENT.
- A Famous
- B Careless
- C Careful
- D Rich
Choose the word opposite in meaning to SCARCE.
- A Plentiful
- B Rare
- C Weak
- D Costly
Choose the word closest in meaning to MITIGATE.
- A Ignore
- B Measure
- C Increase
- D Reduce
Choose the word opposite in meaning to ARTIFICIAL.
- A Cheap
- B Modern
- C Natural
- D False
Choose the best word. The company will ___ a new product next month.
- A launder
- B lurch
- C launch
- D lunch
The committee ___ its decision yesterday.
- A announced
- B announcing
- C announce
- D has announce
Each of the managers ___ a separate office.
- A have
- B were
- C has
- D are having
She is interested ___ learning new skills.
- A for
- B on
- C at
- D in
If the market ___ better, the prices would rise.
- A is being
- B will be
- C was being
- D were
Which sentence is correct?
- A The number of applicants have increased.
- B The number of applicants has increased.
- C The number of applicants were increasing now.
- D The number of applicants are increased.
Doctor is to patient as teacher is to:
- A Lesson
- B School
- C Book
- D Student
Hot is to cold as expand is to:
- A Contract
- B Grow
- C Heat
- D Cool
Read the passage. Online shopping has grown quickly because it saves time and often offers lower prices. However, buyers cannot touch the goods before they pay. What is the main drawback of online shopping according to the passage?
- A It costs more time
- B It is slow to grow
- C Buyers cannot touch the goods before paying
- D The prices are higher
Read the passage. A budget is a plan for the use of money. A family that writes down its income and expenses can see where its money goes and can save more. According to the passage, what is one benefit of a budget?
- A It shows where the money goes
- B It removes all expenses
- C It stops saving
- D It increases the income
Which of these is the best word for the blank? The new policy was ___ by most employees because it gave them more freedom.
- A dreaded
- B opposed
- C ignored
- D welcomed
Choose the correctly spelled word.
- A Enviroment
- B Environmant
- C Environment
- D Envirnoment
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
- A The manager, who was late apologised, to the team.
- B The manager, who was late, apologised to the team.
- C The manager who was late, apologised to the team.
- D The manager who, was late apologised to the team.
The idiom TO MAKE ENDS MEET means:
- A To finish a project early
- B To earn just enough to pay for needs
- C To end a meeting
- D To join two pieces
Choose the best word. The report was ___ and left out several important facts.
- A incomplete
- B complete
- C colourful
- D lengthy
Choose the word closest in meaning to ENHANCE.
- A Improve
- B Measure
- C Reduce
- D Delay
Choose the word closest in meaning to PRAGMATIC.
- A Angry
- B Dreamy
- C Practical
- D Shy
Choose the word closest in meaning to OBSCURE.
- A Unclear
- B Simple
- C Famous
- D Bright
Choose the word opposite in meaning to BENEVOLENT.
- A Cruel
- B Kind
- C Generous
- D Wise
Choose the word opposite in meaning to VERBOSE.
- A Loud
- B Wordy
- C Careful
- D Concise
To CORROBORATE a statement is to:
- A Confirm it
- B Repeat it
- C Deny it
- D Forget it
Choose the word closest in meaning to IMPARTIAL.
- A Unbiased
- B Silent
- C Careless
- D Strict
Choose the word closest in meaning to INEVITABLE.
- A Sudden
- B Welcome
- C Unlikely
- D Unavoidable
Choose the word opposite in meaning to FRUGAL.
- A Careful
- B Poor
- C Wasteful
- D Honest
Hardly had he arrived ___ the meeting started.
- A until
- B than
- C while
- D when
I wish I ___ more time to prepare.
- A would have
- B have
- C had
- D will have
Either of the two plans ___ acceptable.
- A were
- B are
- C have been
- D is
The more you practise, ___ you become.
- A more better
- B the better
- C the best
- D better
He asked me where ___.
- A do I live
- B I do live
- C I lived
- D did I live
She has been teaching here ___ ten years.
- A since
- B at
- C from
- D for
The manager, together with his assistants, ___ attending the conference.
- A is
- B were
- C have been
- D are
Not only the students but also the teacher ___ late.
- A have been
- B was
- C were
- D are
Which sentence uses the pronoun correctly?
- A Between you and I, the plan is risky.
- B Between I and you, the plan is risky.
- C Between you and me, the plan is risky.
- D Between you and myself, the plan is risky.
Library is to books as museum is to:
- A Visitors
- B Walls
- C Artifacts
- D Tickets
Thermometer is to temperature as scale is to:
- A Height
- B Speed
- C Length
- D Weight
Read the passage. Remote work saves commuting time, and many employees say that they get more done at home. Some employees, however, report feeling isolated from their colleagues. Which choice best states the main idea?
- A Employees dislike working at home.
- B Remote work has benefits and drawbacks.
- C Remote work is always better.
- D Commuting is enjoyable.
Read the passage. When the prices of goods rise over time, each unit of money buys less than before. This is called inflation. According to the passage, inflation is:
- A A fall in prices over time
- B A rise in prices that lowers what money can buy
- C A rise in wages
- D An increase in the supply of goods
Read the passage. When a product is scarce and many people want it, its price tends to rise. What can be inferred from the passage?
- A Scarce goods are always cheap.
- B Few people want scarce goods.
- C High demand and low supply tend to raise prices.
- D Prices never change.
Read the passage. The author lists the costs of the new project but concludes that its long term gains justify them. Which choice best describes the author's attitude?
- A Uninterested
- B Confused
- C Strongly against the project
- D Supportive, while aware of the costs
Read the sentence. Although the new phone has a better camera, its battery lasts a shorter time than the old model. The word although signals:
- A A time
- B A cause
- C A contrast
- D An example
Choose the word closest in meaning to AMBIGUOUS.
- A Certain
- B Useful
- C Unclear
- D Careful
Answer key
1. C, 2. A, 3. D, 4. C, 5. C, 6. A, 7. C, 8. D, 9. D, 10. B, 11. D, 12. A, 13. C, 14. A, 15. D, 16. C, 17. B, 18. B, 19. A, 20. A, 21. C, 22. A, 23. A, 24. D, 25. A, 26. A, 27. D, 28. C, 29. D, 30. C, 31. D, 32. B, 33. C, 34. D, 35. A, 36. B, 37. C, 38. C, 39. D, 40. B, 41. B, 42. C, 43. D, 44. C, 45. C
A prudent person thinks before acting.
Scarce means in short supply.
To mitigate is to make less severe.
Artificial means made by people, and natural means found in nature.
Launch means to introduce a product.
Yesterday needs the past tense.
Each takes a singular verb.
The phrase is interested in.
The unreal condition takes were.
The subject is number, which is singular.
A doctor treats a patient, and a teacher teaches a student.
Expand and contract are opposites.
The passage names this as the drawback.
The passage says that a family can see where its money goes.
A policy that gives more freedom is likely to be welcomed.
Environment has the letters r-o-n-m-e-n-t.
The extra information is set off by commas on both sides.
It means to manage to live on the money that one has.
A report that leaves out facts is incomplete.
To enhance is to make better.
A pragmatic person deals with things in a realistic way.
Obscure means not clear or not well known.
A benevolent person is kind, and a cruel person is not.
Verbose means using too many words, and concise means using few.
To corroborate is to support with evidence.
An impartial judge does not take a side.
Something inevitable is certain to happen.
A frugal person spends carefully, and a wasteful person does not.
The pattern is hardly when.
A wish about the present uses the past form.
Either takes a singular verb.
The pattern is the more, the better.
An indirect question keeps the order of a statement.
For is used with a length of time.
The verb agrees with the manager, not with the extra phrase.
The verb agrees with the nearer subject, the teacher.
After a preposition the object form me is used.
A library holds books, and a museum holds artifacts.
A thermometer measures temperature, and a scale measures weight.
The passage lists advantages and then a disadvantage.
The passage defines inflation in its second sentence.
The passage links scarcity and demand to higher prices.
The author accepts the costs because of the gains.
Although introduces an idea that contrasts with the main clause.
An ambiguous statement can be understood in more than one way.