Verbal Intelligence
Verbal Intelligence
Verbal Intelligence
1. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ….
22
23
21
25
2. aa, bb, cc, …….
gg
jj
dd
ff
3. Which sign does not belong in this series? +, – , /, x,@
+
@
/
–
4. 0.1, 0.10, 0.100, ….
0.01
0.1000
0.0001
0.001
5. If 2 points define a line, 3 points define :
a car
a word
a lake
a plane
6. On which side of a chicken are the most feathers?
Left Side
Right Side
Inside
Outside
7. a, d, g, j, …..
m
n
v
t
8. What is the diameter of a boxing ring?
12 Feet
12 Sq feet
12 Yards
No answer is correct
9. Is it allowed for a man to marry his widow’s sister?
Yes
No
Only in some religions
Not possible at all
10. A, D, B, E, C, ……
J
H
F
E
11. 6, 10, 16, 24, 34, …..
33
46
47
45
12. 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, ……
2
3
4
7
13. 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, ……..
9
6
5
7
14. Zoology is to monkey, as botany is to :
rose
mouse
student
bottle
15. How far can a man run in 6 minutes if he runs one third as fast as a car going 30 miles per hour ?
3 miles
1 mile
60 miles
1.67 miles
2. It means each guest has paid Rupees 9.The Rupees 2 the porter has and the Rupees 9 paid by
each guest totals Rupees 29, so where is the 30th Rupee?
Pocketed by waiter
kept by manager
It is with guests
Above calculation is wrong
57. Take 90% of 100 and again 90 % of its answer. The final answer will be?
80
90
81
79
58. In this group, which word does not belong?
wearisome
boring
tired
tedious
59. In this group, which word does not belong?
Milk
Uranus
Jupiter
Pluto
60. a, c, e, g, …..
j
m
h
k
61. 1/2, 2/4, 3/6, …..
4/6
4/7
4/8
4/5
62. { is to }, as ] is to ?
{
]
[
>
63. Ten men can paint 30 houses in 60 days, so five men can paint 15 houses in :
30 days
120 days
15 days
60 days
64. B, C, D, C, D, E, D, ……
H
G
J
E
65. Italy is to Europe, as Japan is to :
Italians
Japanese
Asia
China
66. 0, 1, 3, 6, …….
10
7
C0
D5
67. Divide Rs. 20 in A & B in such a manner that one gets Rs. 2 more than the other?
8 & 10
12 & 10
9.5 & 11.5
9 & 11
69. Identify the relationship between the word pair in the question. Select the answer where the word
pair shown has the most similar relationship levee: flood
armour : helmet
dam : lake
water : tide
helmet : injury
70. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, …..
34
30
32
29
71. Phil gets twice as large a share of the profits as any of his 3 partners get. The 3 partners share
equally.
What percent of the entire profits is Phil’s?
66.67%
25%
40%
50%
72. What starts with a P, ends with an E, and has a thou and letters in it?
Post Box
Post Card
None is correct
Page
73. How do I get a ten ft one inch tall bus under a ten ft bridge?
Not Possible
Possible but dangerous
Will damage the bridge
None is correct
74. The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to :
Venus
satellites
space
the sun
75. 1 1/3, 4/3, 1 2/6 ……
8/3
6/3
8/6
7/3
76. In the election, the Republican candidate received one and a half times as many votes as the
Democrat candidate. The Democrat candidate received one third more votes than the Independent
candidate. 900 votes were cast for the Independent candidate. How many votes were cast for the
Republican candidate?
1400
1600
1800
900
77. Which letter does not belong in this series? O, P, D, Q, H
P
H
O
D
78. ……, B, ……, D, ……, F, ……., H
ABCD
ACEG
CEFG
BECF
79. 1, 4, 7, 10, ……..
14
15
12
13
80. Two numbers have a sum of 80 If one number is 5 more than the other, what is the larger
number?
40
42.5
45
80
81. 46, 50, 58, 74, ……..
96
104
106
88
82. 1, 3, 6, 10, …….
17
14
16
15
83. There is a duck in front of a duck, a duck in the middle of two ducks and a duck behind a duck.
How many ducks are there?
4
2
3
15
85. Identify the relationship between the word pair in the question. Select the answer where the word
pair shown has the most similar relationship colour: spectrum
verse : rhyme
waves : sound
noise : waves
tone : scale
86. Two numbers have a sum of 100. If one number is 8 more than the other, what is the smaller
number?
54
42
46
58
87. A, C, B, D, F, …….
E
G
F
K
88. Twenty percent of 25% of 20 is :
5
4
1
1/4
89. How many of the numbers between 1 and 100 begin or end with 2?
20
21
22
19
90. 40, 50, 70, 100, ………
150
140
160
170
91. A, C, F, J, …….
U
S
T
V
92. A, C, B, D, F, …….
E
G
F
K
93. Take the number 10, divide it by 1/2, and then add 10. What number do you get?
15
40
30
5
94. 20, 18, 15, …….
12
10
11
9
95. A, Z, B, Y, C,…….
X
W
D
V
96. A train travelling at 60 mph enters a tunnel that is 5 miles long. The train is one mile long. How
many minutes does it take for the whole train to pass through the tunnel?
7
4
10
6
97. 7, 16, 25, 34, …..
45
42
41
43
98. 2, 4, 6, 8, ………..
12
11
10
9
100. If a South bound electric train is travelling at a rate of 66 miles per hour and the wind is blowing
to the north at 35 miles per hour, which way will the smoke blow?
East
West
South-West
None is correct
101. E, G, I, K, M, …….
E
N
A
O
102. Z, A, B, Y, X,…….
X
W
D
C
103. In this group, which word does not belong?
COW
DOG
LEOPARD
CAT
105. 1, 2, 2, 4, 8, …..
34
30
32
29
Verbal Intelligence Test – 2
25. Identify the relationship between the word pair in the question. Select the answer where the word
pair shown has the most similar relationship. fleeting: evaporate
pliant: yield
clear: penetrate
hard: struggle
illusory: exist
26. A discount of 15% is offered on an item which previously cost $1.80. What is the discounted
price?
$1.40
$1.53
$1.55
$1.60
27. Pages are to book as leaves are to?
None of these
Roots
Tree
Branches
28. Roads always have:
gas stations
lines
width
lighting
29. If one ream of paper costs $3.95 how much would 4 reams cost?
$15.70
$15.80
$15.75
$15.72
30. 2.1, 3.1, 2.6, 3.6, 3.1, ………
4.1
4.1
3.9
5.1
31. What weighs more, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of iron?
They weigh the same.
Iron
Feathers
None of these
32. C, E, G, E, G, I, ………….,
I
J
K
G
33. 0.5, 2.5, 4.5, 6.5, …….
6.0
8.5
11.5
9.5
34. ………., T, U, V, W
A.Q
S
R
V
35. S, T, U, V, T, U, V, W, U, V, ………., ……………,
TU
WX
XW
XY
36. 2, 6, 18, 54, ……..
162
159
112
122
37. Choose the word that does not belong.
quality
fee
amount
cost
38. A number is 10 more than the other. Their sum is 36. The first number is?
13
16
23
26
39. Animals always have:
babies
bodies
food
hair
40. If a plane crashes on the India Pakistan border, where survivors would be buried?
In graveyard
India
Pakistan
Will not be buried
41. Which of the following expressions has the greatest value?
4x4/4+4
2/2 +2 x2
4/4x4+4
4/4 +4 x4
42. Rs. 1500 is divided among two boys and two girls so that each boy gets twice as much as each
girl. The amount each boy gets is?
400
250
600
500
43. The price of a car was increased by 15% to Rs. 230,000. The initial price was Rs?
200000
210000
190000
195000
28. Decide which number should replace the blank in the following sequence:
16 21 26 31 36 41 __
35
47
15
46
29. Vacuum cleaner is to carpet as broom is to:
Floor
Dust
Rug
Dust pan
30. If Akhter looks into a mirror and touches his nose with his right hand, Akhter’s image seems to:
Touch his nose with his right hand.
Can be right hand from one direction and left hand from other.
Can be left hand from one direction and right hand from other.
Touch his nose with his left hand.
31. Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is shorter than Jack.
Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
It is impossible to tell whether Bill or Peter is taller.
Bill is taller than Peter.
Bill is as tall as Peter.
Bill is shorter than Peter.
32. BC/C, ……….., DE/E, EF/E
CD/D
DC/D
CD/C
CE/E
33. If written backwards, the number, ―nine thousand, one hundred twenty-three,‖ would be written?
3219
2319
3291
9123
34. Determine what number should replace the question mark:
-10 -8 -5 -1 ?
2
8
4
-4
35. If all stars produce light, then the moon:
is not a star
is a small star
all of the above
produces light
36. By removing 4 letters from the word, ―blessing,‖ the word, ———– can be formed.
b and c are correct
―sing‖
―less‖
―bless‖
37. Sovereign is to nobility as judge is to: Jury – Verdict – Justice – Crime – Umpire
Justice
Verdict
Crime
Jury
38. 1 / 1 + 2 =
3
4
5
2
39. Without breaking or bending a toothpick, you can spell the word, ―NINE,‖ with exactly ____
toothpicks, with no letter sharing a toothpick used by another letter.
14
12
11
13
40. ―A spaceship received three messages in a strange language from a distant planet. The astonauts
studied these messages and found that ―Elros Aldarion Elendil‖ means ―Danger Rocket Explosion‖
and ―Edain Mnyatur Elros‖ means ―Danger spaceship Fire‖ and ―Aldarion Gimilzor Gondor‖ means
―Bad Gas Explosion‖.
What does ―Ellendale‖ mean?
ROCKET
GAS
DANGER
EXPLOSION
41. 20, 30, 25, 35, ?, 40
25
30
45
35
42. What is the next number in the following series? 16 – 11 – 13 – 8 – 10 – 5 – 7 –
2
5
4
3
43. 11, 19, ?, 41, 55
39
29
26
31
44. In the following series, what comes next? 2, 7, 27, 3, 9, …..
39
35
125
256
45. If all males are green, and all females are red then:
All girls are orange
All girls are green
All boys are pink
All boys are green
46. AB/A, BC/B, CD/C, ………….
DE/D
EF/E
DE/E
CD/E
47. The numbers, 3-7-2-4-8-1-5, are read backwards as:
5-1-8-5-2-7-5.
5-1-8-4-2-7-3.
5-1-8-4-2-7-5.
5-1-8-4-2-5-7.
48. The next logical number in the following sequence of numbers will be: 2, 6, 14, 30..
62
66
68
64
49. A round wall clock that has been rotated until it is hanging upside down will have a minute hand
that points to:
Your top when it is two forty-five.
Your feet when it is two forty-five.
Your left when it is two forty-five.
Your right when it is two forty-five.
50. Plant is to Seed as Human is to:
Ovum
Embryo
Ovary
Uterus
51. The day after tomorrow is three days before a Monday. What day is it today?
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Thursday
52. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
MILE
ACRE
YARD
FOOT
53. Which is the next number is the series? 18, 13, 9, 6, 4, ?
1
2
3
4
54. It is possible that if three sons and three fathers go out for shopping and each brings home a bag,
that there will be three bags.
False
I don’t know
True
55. Alice has seven times the amount of pens that Maurice has. Paul has two-thirds of the amount of
pens as Alice and Suzy have combined. Dawn has a dozen more pens than Paul. Suzy has half
the pens that Maurice has. If Suzy has 2 pens, how many does Dawn have?
28
2
40
32
56. If a ring shaped house has two doors to the outside and three doors to the inner courtyard, then it
is possible to end up back at your starting place by:
walking through 4 doors of the house walking through all five doors of the house while walking
through one door twice.
walking through all five doors of the house without ever walking through the same door twice.
Walking through 4 doors of the house without ever walking through the same door twice.
57. Which one of the four is least like the other four?
KANGAROO
DEER
ZEBRA
DONKEY
58. Magnate is to weak as philosopher is to:
History
Thoughtless
Strong
Logic
59. If Monday is the first day of the month, the very next Saturday is the:
3rd day of the month.
6th day of the month.
4th day of the month.
5th day of the month.
60. Which number should come next? 64, 16, 4, 1, 1/4?
1/2
1/8
1/12
1/16
61. Simon rents a car in the city to go skiing in the mountains 100 kilometres away. He stops halfway
to pick up his girlfriend Nina at her house, and drives the remaining 50 kilometers with her. On
their way back, Simon drops Nina at her house and drives back to the city alone. He returns the
car and pays $50 for the rental and $10 for the gas. Simon and Nina share the expenses
equitably. How much should Nina pay?
25
15
30
10
62. Nine chickens, three dogs, and three cats have a total of ____ legs.
38
42
44
40
63. If it takes 8.3 minutes for the light of the sun to reach the earth and the speed of light is
300,000km/s. How far is it to the sun?
928328.56 MI
149400000 km
5 cubic cm
24900000 km
64. When Jack, James, Jim and Jane stand by age, Jack being the youngest stands first while James
brings up the rear. However, when they stand by height, Jim being the shortest stands first while
James comes to the third spot. In both lines Jane remains at the second position. Who is
immediately younger than James?
Jane
James
Jim
Jack
65. AE/a, DF/c, GG/e, ……………,
JK/g
JL/h
JL/f
JH/g
66. Which one of the numbers does not belong in the following series?
5 – 10
29 – 56
13 – 26
1–2
67. A car is to gas as coffee maker is to:
Coffee
Electricity
Warming plate
Counter top
68. If every day is a Sunday, and there is no work on Sundays:
Everyone works everyday
Tomorrow is Saturday
No one works
Everyone goes to church
69. Determine what number should replace the question mark:
2 6 12 20 30 42 ?
56
64
70
60
70. Three of the following numbers add up to the number 29:
17, 3, 2, 19, 6.
17, 3, 3, 19, 5.
17, 3, 2, 19, 5.
17, 4, 2, 19, 5.
71. Ginger and Leon are going to meet each other halfway between their homes for coffee at 6pm.
They live 20 miles apart. Ginger is riding her bike going 15 mph and Leon is driving his scooter
going 30 mph. How many minutes earlier than Leon will Ginger have to leave in order to be on
time?
20
25
30
10
72. Sun is to earth as earth is to:
Gravity
Moon
Star
None of these
QR/8, ST/7, UV/6, ………,
WX/7
UV/6
ST/7
WX/5
73. If each of three persons in a group shakes hands with each of the other two persons, then a total
of_____ handshakes occur.
3
2
6
9
74. Fill in the blank in this series: 000, 001, …, 011
101
110
010
111
75. John weighs 85 pounds. Jeff weighs 105 pounds. Jake weighs 115 pounds. Two of them standing
together on the same scale could weigh…….. Pounds.
200
85
225
115
76. If d=r *t then:
t=d-r
z=d(r\t)
r=d\t
d=t\r
77. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
BOTTLE
BOWL
FUNNEL
CUP
78. What would be the next number in this series? 135 … 45 … 180 … 60 … 240 … 80 … ???
420
360
460
400
79. Fred will be more than four blocks from his starting place if he travels two blocks north, then three
blocks east, and then two blocks:
North
West
None of these
South
80. 98, 94, ?, 70, 38
88
89
85
86
81. Which one of the numbers does not belong is the following series?
2 – 3 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 14 – 15 – 30
3
8
15
30
82. This sequence of four words, ―triangle, glove, clock, bicycle,‖ corresponds to this sequence of
numbers:
―3, 5, 12, 1.‖
―3, 5, 12, 2.‖
―3, 5, 12, 4.‖
―3, 5, 12, 3.‖
83. Sally went to the zoo and saw 3 tigers, 2 giraffes, 4 snakes, 5 black bears, 2 penguins and an
elephant.
When she returned home, her sister asked her to figure out how many legs she saw. What is the right
answer?
48
68
34
64
84. In the following series, what comes next? 1, A, 9, I, 17, ..
U
E
Q
Z
85. Which one is least like the other four?
BARLEY
RICE
HAY
OATS
86. 33, ?, 19, 12, 5
29
26
27
31
87. Ten people can paint 60 houses in 120 days, so five people can paint 30 houses in:
120
15
30
60
88. 2, 6, 14, 30, 62, ……
132
124
126
98
89. Three of the following numbers add up to the number 38?
17, 3, 4, 19, 5.
17, 3, 2, 14, 5.
17, 3, 2, 15, 5.
17, 3, 2, 19, 5.
90. Two girls caught 25 frogs. Lisa caught four times as many as Jen did. How many frogs did Jen
catch?
15
8
5
4
VERBAL REASONING NUMBER SERIES