The Verbal Reasoning section of the NTS test consists of the
following 3 type of questions:
A. Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Fill in the
Blanks
B. Grammar
C. Reading Comprehension
VERBAL REASONING SECTION OF NTS: SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Select the word that is similar in meaning to the word in
capital letters.
1. INTEGRITY
(A) questioning
(B) transparency
(C) honesty
(D) sadness
2. PREROGATIVE
(A) interrogative
(B) right
(C) wise
(D) casual
Select the word that is most
nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
3. RESTIVE
(A) easy
(B) calm
(C) hurry
(D) restless
4. PRODIGAL
(A) wasteful
(B) confident
(C) neutral
(D) frugal
Select the pair of words that best expresses
a relationship similar to that expressed in the pairs of words in capital.
5. TIGER
: CARNIVOROUS
(A) lion : jungle
(B) cat : house
(C) cow : herbivorous
(D) wolf : clever
6. CONSTELLATION
: STARS
(A) archipelago : islands
(B) city : country
(C) book : pen
(D) school : education
Fill in the blanks with suitable choices.
7. We cannot predict whether he will go on
a picnic or not. He is so __________ .
(A) deleterious
(B) offensive
(C) feckless
(D) capricious
8. He is __________ fame and money. He
pursues research just as an amateur scientist.
(A) indifferent to
(B) enamoured of
(C) running for
(D) struggling for
9. Octopuses have not only large brains
__________ also a well-developed nervous system.
(A) but
(B) and
(C) are
(D) and have
10. I hardly __________ meet him.
(A) ever
(B) never
(C) had ever
(D) had never
11. She would not ask you if she _________
not sure.
(A) was
(B) were
(C) has
(D) had
12. Do not think there are no crocodiles
because the water is calm. This is a
(A) Simple Sentence
(B) Compound sentence
(C) Complex sentence
(D) Mixed sentence
Read the following paragraphs carefully.
Select the correct answer from the options given below.
These huge waves wreak terrific damage when they crash on the
shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an
apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over
beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents
and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine
earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock,
disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean.
13. One surprising aspect of the waves
discussed in the passage is the fact that they
(A) are formed in concentric patterns
(B) often strike during clear weather
(C) arise under conditions of cold temperature
(D) are produced by deep swells
14. It is believed that the waves are caused
by
(A) seismic changes
(B) concentric time belts
(C) underwater earthquakes
(D) storms
ANSWERS KEYS:
VERBAL REASONING OF NTS
1-C
2-B
3-A
4-D
5-C
6-A
7-D
8-A
9-A
10-A
11-B
12-B
13-B
14-C
EXPLANATION:
1. (C) Integrity means honesty.
2. (B) Prerogative means right (or legal
rights).
3. (A) Restive means restless or
uneasy. So, easy is the antonym.
4. (D) Prodigal means wasteful (who
spends too much). So, frugal (economic or one who
spends with care) is the antonym.
5. (C) Tiger is carnivorous (meat eating) animal. And, cow is
herbivorous (grass eating) animal.
6. (A) Constellation is made up of stars.
And, archipelago is made up of islands.
7. (D) Cannot predict whether will go or not. So, he is unpredictable.
Hence, capricious (unpredictable) is the best choice.
8. (A) Amateur (non-professional or
unpaid worker) works without being paid. So, indifferent to (not interested) in
fame and money is the best choice.
9. (A) not only …. but also. This is a conjunction.
10. (A) We cannot use negative word, never, with ‘hardly’. So, ‘ever’ is
the best choice.
11. (B) The verb, to be, will always appear as were in the present
conditional.
12. (B) There are two clauses in the sentence. Hence, it is a compound
sentence.
13. (B) Read this: Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently
calm sea, a wall of water may break.
14. (C) Read this: When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to
set up a tremendous amount of shock.
Choose from the following, the answer that
is closest in meaning to the main word (Written in capital letters)
1. ANOMALY
(A) normal
(B) straight
(C) irregularity
(D) integrity
2. ABSTRUSE
(A) showy
(B) evident
(C) difficult to manage
(D) difficult to understand
3. VACUOUS
(A) stupid
(B) truthfulness
(C) ravenous
(D) confused
4. PRAGMATIC
(A) practical
(B) magnetic
(C) liar
(D) arrogant
5. PROBITY
(A) probability
(B) honesty
(C) peaceful
(D) carelessness
ANSWERS: GAT PRACTICE TEST
1-C
2-D
3-A
4-A
5-B
EXPLANATIONS:
1. (C) anomaly means unusual and
unacceptable; oddness; irregularity”. Thus, irregularity is the synonym.
2. (D) abstruse means difficult to
understand; deep. Thus, difficult to understand is the answer.
3. (A) vacuous means stupid.
4. (A) pragmatic means realistic. Thus, practical is the synonym.
5. (B) probity means honesty.
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