Part 24 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 24Sample questions from Part 24
Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 20 and get your score.
Sample question 1
VERBOSE
- tedious
- concise
- fluent
- formal
Answer: concise
verbose means wordy, so its opposite is concise. The other choices (tedious, fluent, formal) are not its opposite.
Sample question 2
BELLIGERENT
- talkative
- stubborn
- peaceable
- timid
Answer: peaceable
belligerent means hostile and eager to fight, so its opposite is peaceable. The other choices (stubborn, timid, talkative) are not its opposite.
Sample question 3
LUCID
- obscure
- rational
- bright
- brief
Answer: obscure
lucid means clear and easily understood, so its opposite is obscure. The other choices (bright, brief, rational) are not its opposite.
Sample question 4
COPIOUS
- varied
- vivid
- scant
- ample
Answer: scant
copious means abundant, so its opposite is scant. The other choices (ample, varied, vivid) are not its opposite.
Sample question 5
EXACERBATE
- soothe
- reveal
- provoke
- complicate
Answer: soothe
exacerbate means to make worse, so its opposite is soothe. The other choices (provoke, reveal, complicate) are not its opposite.