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.

986.

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase in bold and italics in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

In the organised society of today, no individual or nation can plough a lonely furrow.

A.

remain unaffected

B.

do without the help of others

C.

survive in isolation

D.

remain non-aligned

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

987.

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase in bold and italics in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

The case was held over due to the great opposition to it.

A.

stopped

B.

postponed

C.

dropped

D.

cancelled

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

988.

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase in bold and italics in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

I did not mind what he was saying, he was only talking through his hat.

A.

talking nonsense

B.

talking ignorantly

C.

talking irresponsibly

D.

talking insultingly

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

989.

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase in bold and italics in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

He is out and out a reactionary.

A.

no more

B.

thoroughly

C.

in favour of

D.

deadly against

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

990.

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase in bold and italics in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet

A.

flatters

B.

praises others

C.

admonishes others

D.

praises himself

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.