Part 20 of our Verbal Ability reviewer has 20 practice questions in the style of the Civil Service Exam. Answer them in order, read the explanation after each one, and check your score against the 80% passing mark at the end. Questions and choices are reshuffled every time you retake the part.
Start Part 20Sample questions from Part 20
Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 20 and get your score.
Sample question 1
UBIQUITOUS
- ambiguous
- unique
- exotic
- omnipresent
Answer: omnipresent
ubiquitous, meaning present everywhere at once, is closest in meaning to omnipresent. The other choices (ambiguous, unique, exotic) do not share its meaning.
Sample question 2
GARRULOUS
- gracious
- reserved
- talkative
- hostile
Answer: talkative
garrulous, meaning excessively talkative, is closest in meaning to talkative. The other choices (gracious, hostile, reserved) do not share its meaning.
Sample question 3
PELLUCID
- muddled
- radiant
- transparent
- fragile
Answer: transparent
pellucid, meaning clear and easy to understand or see through, is closest in meaning to transparent. The other choices (radiant, fragile, muddled) do not share its meaning.
Sample question 4
ENERVATE
- weaken
- energize
- irritate
- entangle
Answer: weaken
enervate, meaning to drain of energy or vigor, is closest in meaning to weaken. The other choices (energize, irritate, entangle) do not share its meaning.
Sample question 5
COGENT
- convincing
- verbose
- hesitant
- irrelevant
Answer: convincing
cogent, meaning clear, logical and persuasive, is closest in meaning to convincing. The other choices (verbose, hesitant, irrelevant) do not share its meaning.