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.
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.
going on slowly
hotly debated
stuck up
ignored
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
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 passed himself off as a noble man.
Was regarded as
Pretended to be
Was thought to be
Was looked upon
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
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 met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.
scolded me
insulted me
abused me
ignored me
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
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.
Stanley could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in advance.
Toppled over
Bribed
Given advance information
Threatened
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
A proverb/idiom is given below together with its meaning. Choose the correct meaning of the proverb/idiom. If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.) 'None of these' will be the answer.
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily
None of these
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.