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.

692.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: But how does a new word get into the dictionary?

P : When a new dictionary is being edited, a lexicographer collects all the alphabetically arranged citation slips for a particular word.

Q : The dictionary makers notice it and make a note of it on a citation slip.

R : The moment new word is coined, it usually enters the spoken language.

S : The word then passes from the realm of hearing to the realm of writing.

S6: He sorts them according to their grammatical function, and carefully writes a definition.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PQRS

B.

PRSQ

C.

RQPS

D.

RSQP

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

693.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: This weather-vane often tops a church spire, tower or high building.

P : They are only wind-vanes.

Q : Neither alone can tell us what the weather will be.

R : They are designed to point to direction from which the wind is coming.

S : Just as the barometer only tells us the pressure of air, the weather-vane tells us the direction of wind.

S6: The weather-vane can, however give us some indication of other.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PQRS

B.

PSRQ

C.

PRSQ

D.

SPQR

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

694.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: Throughout history, man has used energy from the sun.

P : Today, when we burn wood or use electric current we are drawing an energy.

Q : However we now have a new supply of energy.

R : All our ordinary life depends on sun.

S : This has come from the sun.

S6: This energy comes from inside atoms.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

SQPR

B.

RQPS

C.

QSRP

D.

PSRQ

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

695.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race.

P : One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way of greetings when he meets someone he knows.

Q : A man of another country will not to do so.

R : It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth.

S : Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.

S6: In any case, we should not mock at others habits.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

RPQS

B.

RPSQ

C.

PRQS

D.

QPRS

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.