Part 21 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.
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Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 20 and get your score.
Sample question 1
RESILIENT
- fragile
- flexible
- resistant
- rebellious
Answer: fragile
Resilient means able to recover quickly; fragile is the opposite. The answer is fragile.
Sample question 2
WORRY
- calm
- fear
- hurry
- doubt
Answer: calm
The opposite of worry is calm. The other choices (fear, hurry, doubt) are not its opposite.
Sample question 3
PRODIGAL
- wasteful
- talented
- rich
- thrifty
Answer: thrifty
Prodigal means recklessly wasteful; thrifty is the opposite. The answer is thrifty.
Sample question 4
SURPLUS
- extra
- profit
- waste
- shortage
Answer: shortage
The opposite of surplus is shortage. The other choices (extra, profit, waste) are not its opposite.
Sample question 5
SENSIBLE
- careful
- foolish
- serious
- tired
Answer: foolish
The opposite of sensible is foolish. The other choices (careful, serious, tired) are not its opposite.