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.

716.

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: Hungary, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north and Yugoslavia to the south.

P : Here, a great deal of grain is grown.

Q : In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.

R : Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows.

S : In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock.

S6: The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

QRSP

B.

RPSQ

C.

PRSQ

D.

RQSP

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

717.

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: Satyajit Ray made several films for children.

P : Later film makers have followed his lead.

Q : Today other nations are making the children's film in a big way.

R : This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.

S : Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.

S6: But today, few think of Ray as a maker of children's films.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PSRQ

B.

RSQP

C.

RSPQ

D.

SQRP

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

718.

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: Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.

P : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.

Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.

R : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.

S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.

S6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

SQPR

B.

SPRQ

C.

SQRP

D.

SRQP

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

719.

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: A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.

P : One day, just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed into the room.

Q : One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.

R : she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.

S : He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.

S6: In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

QSPR

B.

PSRQ

C.

QRSP

D.

RPQS

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

720.

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: The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.

P : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.

Q : But they spoke of it in tones of horror.

R : Nobody had actually seen the hound.

S : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.

S6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

SPQR

B.

SPRQ

C.

PSRQ

D.

PQRS

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.