Verbal Reasoning Acer Format 40 Questions:

Fact or Statement/Premises: 8 Questions

1. Find the two statements that together prove that:

The person who liked Kanye West didn’t like Jay Z.

1. Alicia and Alex liked to listen to music on their phones.

2. Alicia liked Kanye West and Alex liked Beyonce.
3. Neither of them liked Jay Z.
4. Alex thought Kanye West was boring.
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 4 and 1
E. None of the above

2. What is wrong with the following argument?

PREMISE 1: If I am a musician, then I can play at least one instrument
PREMISE 2: I am a musician
CONCLUSION: Therefore I can play the guitar

A. The premises do not necessarily lead to the conclusion.

B. The premises have no relation at all to the conclusion.
C. Premise one is a generalisation.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above: the argument is sound and valid.

3. Which PREMISES are necessary for the CONCLUSION to be correct?

PREMISE 1: Dennis wants a new iPhone
PREMISE 2: Dennis is allowed to buy a new iphone with his own money
PREMISE 3: Dennis has a job at McDonalds
PREMISE 4: If Dennis saves all of his wages for two months, he will be able to buy a new
iPhone.
PREMISE 5: Dennis finds it difficult to save his wages
CONCLUSION: Dennis is going to buy a new iPhone.

A. 1,2,3,4 & 5
B. 1,2,3 & 4
C. 1,2 & 4
D. 1&4
E. None, because the conclusion is wrong: based on the above premises, it is not
possible for Dennis to buy a new iPhone.
4. Which PREMISES are necessary for the CONCLUSION to be correct?
Premise 1: All female wombats have a pouch.
Premise 2: All female marsupials have a pouch.
Premise 3: Some male marsupials have a pouch.
Conclusion: All wombats have a pouch.

A. 1 & 2
B. 1,2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 3
E. None: the conclusion is simply incorrect.

5. Which premises together prove that I had a fight with my mother today?
Premise 1: I am only angry when I fight with my mother.
Premise 2: My mother wasn’t speaking to me this morning, which means we’re going to have
a fight.
Premise 3: My brother had a fight with my mother today.
Premise 4: I was angry today

A. 1 & 2
B. 1 & 3
C. 1 & 4
D. 2 & 4
E. All of them

6. Which two premises support the conclusion that Kim is better at running than Thanh?
Premise 1. Kim’s running record is faster than anyone in the athletics club.
Premise 2. People who are talented at running are generally talented at hurdles.
Premise 3. Compared to everyone she knows personally, Kim has the highest running
record.
Premise 4. Kim has beaten Thanh in a hurdles competition.
Premise 5. Thanh’s main extracurricular activity is the school athletics club.
A. 2 & 4
B. 1 & 3
C. 1 & 4
D. 3 & 4
E. 1 & 5
7. Which two premises support the conclusion that Linh stole An, her big sister’s pocket
money?
Premise 1: Linh needed an extra $10 to buy the shirt she wanted, and An’s pocket money is
$10.
Premise 2: Linh has been in trouble for stealing An’s pocket money before.
Premise 3: The only person who ever pulls Linh’s hair is An, when Linh steals An’s pocket
money.
Premise 4: On Tuesday, Linh bought the shirt she wanted and An realised that her pocket
money had disappeared.
Premise 5: On Wednesday, Linh’s head hurt a lot from her hair being pulled the day before.

A. 1 & 3
B. 1 & 5
C. 2 & 4
D. 4 & 5
E. 3 & 5

8. Which two of the following premises prove that Martha is playing Pokemon Go?
Premise 1. The canteen is a Pokemon gym.
Premise 2. All of the students in the canteen are playing Pokemon Go.
Premise 3. Martha is in the gaming club.
Premise 4. Martha normally plays Pokemon on Tuesday lunchtime.
Premise 5. Martha and Samira are in the canteen.
Premise 6. The gaming club meets on Tuesday lunchtime.
A. 2 & 5
B. 2 & 6
C. 2 & 4
D. 2 & 1
E. 4 & 6

Which Person?: 2 questions

9.Whose turn is it to cook dinner?

● Tom and Li do all their chores together. On days when they do other chores, they do not
cook dinner.
● Tom and Li vacuum and mop the day after Kim vacuums and mops.
● Trang cooks dinner on days when Tom does not cook dinner.
● Kim vacuums and mops on Tuesday.
● Tomorrow is Thursday.

A. Tom
B. Li
C. Trang
D. Kim
E. Tom AND Li

10.Who is the fattest cat?

● Snowball weighs 3kg and Tigger weighs 2.5 kilos more than Snowball.
● Max weighs 1 kg more than Snowball and 1 kg less than Oliver.
● Oliver’s owners were recently told by the vet that he needed to lose weight.
A. Tigger
B. Snowball
C. Oliver
D. Max
E. Impossible to tell

What figurative device is used in the extract/quote?: 5 questions

11.Which literary technique is used in the following sentence?

“He won’t get better. It’s time to put your dog to sleep,” said Mary, sadly.
A. imagery
B. euphemism
C. pun
D. alliteration

12.Which literary technique is used in the following sentence?

Her eyes were gleaming sapphires in the darkness.
A. Metaphor
B. Euphemism
C. Pun
D. Personification
E. Simile

13.Which literary technique is used in the following sentence?

After completing their challenging exam, they walked away from the classroom in deafening
silence.
A. metaphor
B. allusion
C. alliteration
D. pun
E. oxymoron

14.Which literary technique is used in the following sentence?

Poverty was rife on the urban streets, making the city look Dickensian.
A. pun
B. alliteration
C. assonance
D. allusion
E. Irony

15. Which literary technique is used in the following sentence?

Macbeth is King Duncan’s loyal general, but Macbeth is plotting the king’s murder.
A. sarcasm
B. irony
C. allusion
D. oxymoron
E. Euphemism

Information based type of questions: 5

Read the following information to answer questions

Over the summer, Jill is helping her dad in his men’s clothing shop. She is saving for her gap
year next year.

16.Jill’s little brother Tom also wants to work in the shop, but her father says he is too young.
Jill’s father is four times Tom’s age, and Jill is 7 years older than Tom. In 20 years, Jill’s
father will only be twice Tom’s age. How old are they all?
A. 9,16 & 39
B. 10, 17 & 40
C. 15, 17 & 40
D. 15, 17 & 45
E. 15, 17 & 60

17.A customer comes in and asks for change for a dollar. Jill has the largest number of coins
possible to have without them being enough to make up a full dollar. How many coins does
she have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 18
E. 19

18.At the start of the day, she had seven blue shirts in stock. Over the course of the day she
sold all but five of them. How many blue shirts were left?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7

19.A customer wants to buy a pair of cufflinks. The shop has eight pairs of silver cufflinks
and eight pairs of mother of pearl cufflinks in a drawer, but they are all mixed-up. If the
customer takes them out one at a time without seeing the inside of the drawer, how many
will she have to take out before she has a matching pair?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

20.Jill finds helping customers gratifying and finds restocking and shelving monotonous.
Which one does she prefer?
A. Helping customers
B. Restocking and shelving
C. Both
D. Neither
E. Impossible to say

21.Jill is meant to go home at 3.30pm, when one of her father’s part-time employees comes
in. But the employee is late, and she leaves at 3.51.
The store’s clock is digital and in 24 hour time. If you turned his clock upside down, what
time would it say?
A. 1530
B. 1280
C. 1580
D. 1551
E. 1221

Foreign Language type of questions: 4 questions

22.In a foreign language, a plural noun always ends in an extended vowel. In this language
the word for plane is koluko and the word for many is takusa. If the word for helicopter is
daludori and the word for few is sukashii, how would one write not many planes?
A. takusa daludoori
B. sukashi kolukoo
C. takusa daludori
D. sukashii koluko
E. none of these

23.In a foreign language, adjectives always precede nouns. In this language the word for
police car is zebin autin and the word for car seat is autin sitzen. The word for cosy is herli
and the word for abandoned is vorloren. The word for machine is merzen and the word for
efficient is zukuni. How would one then express a comfortable automobile in writing?
A. zebin sitzen
B. herli autin
C. sitzen vorloren
D. merzen herli
E. none of these

24.In a foreign language, verbs are always placed before nouns. Also, past tense verbs take
the suffix yal. In this language the word for eat is ezze and the word for drink is tronn. The
word for water is mizzen and the work for fruit is julan. How, then, would one write ate fruit?
A. yalezze julan
B. mizzen yal tronn
C. ezzeyal julan
D. tronnyal mizzen
E. none of these

25.In a foreign language, adjectives and adverbs are spelt the same way. In this language,
the word for happy is yuresti and the word for sad is trariti. The word for walk is gerenta and
the word for talk is yilibri. Finally, the phrase holonta boorosti means laugh loudly and is
written in the same word order as the English translation. How, then, would one write speak
in a melancholic fashion?
A. yuresti yilibri
B. trariti yilibri
C. yilibri yuresti
D. yilibri trariti
E. none of these

Verbal Problem Solving Questions: 4 questions

Select the inference that would be deemed logical based on the information presented in
the passage. For all questions.
26.Miss Boxshall is an experienced librarian who has worked in the same primary school
since she moved to Melbourne from Adelaide in 1998. Miss Boxshall does not tolerate noisy
or unfocussed students in the school library, and will never issue more than one warning
before ejecting disruptive individuals. Miss Boxshall is very helpful, assisting teachers
whenever she can to find suitable resources for their various classes despite being charged
with constantly supervising children in the library, but does not enjoy attending to
photocopier jams, which occur all too frequently.

A. Miss Boxshall, although helpful by nature, is reluctant to tend to photocopiers which have
stopped due to paper jams

B. Miss Boxshall deals with disruptive students by ejecting them immediately

C. as long as students do not make excessive noise, Miss Boxshall allows them to remain in
the library

D. the photocopiers in Miss Boxshall’s library jam on a regular basis

E. none of these

27.Ingrid, a septuagenarian, has visited many countries in her lifetime. Born in the north of
Germany, Ingrid has travelled to all the countries of Europe. She has also taken trips to the
United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. In 2008 Ingrid visited Egypt and Morocco. Fifteen
years ago, Ingrid completed an African safari and soon after turning fifty she enjoyed an
extended cruise in the Pacific. Still in good health, Ingrid, who is multilingual and quite fluent
in Spanish, plans to travel to Argentina and Chile next year.

A. Ingrid will travel to South America for the first time next year

B. Ingrid has travelled to Portugal

C. Ingrid’s health is ailing

D. Ingrid is aged in her eighties

E. None of these

28.Edinburgh, the Scottish seat of government, is the second largest city in Scotland.
Although not the country’s industrial centre (this mantle belongs to the most populous city,
Glasgow), Edinburgh is Scotland’s financial, cultural, educational and service industry hub.
Among the city’s principal manufactures are paper, whisky, electrical and electronic
equipment, food products and chemicals. With its central dominating landmark of Edinburgh
Castle, the city is one of the major tourist centres of Great Britain.

A. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland

B. high-tech products are not among the main manufacturers produced in Edinburgh

C. Edinburgh is a financial and industrial powerhouse

D. A & B

E. A, B & C

Select the inference or inferences that would be deemed logical based on the information
presented in the passage.

29.Penicillin, discovered in 1928 by the British bacteriologist Alexander Fleming, is an

antibiotic derived from the mould known as Penicillium notatum. Penicillin acts both by killing
bacteria and by inhibiting their growth. It does not kill organisms in the resting stage but only
those that are growing and reproducing. Penicillin is effective against a wide range of
disease- bearing microorganisms, including the common bacterial agents staphylococci and
streptococci. The drug has been successfully employed to treat such deadly diseases as
scarlet fever, gas gangrene and sepsis (severe blood poisoning).

A. scarlet fever is a virulent form of blood poisoning

B. penicillin is most effective against staphylococci and streptococci

C. penicillin is ineffective against bacteria which are dormant

D. A & B

E. A, B & C

Truth Verification: 6 questions

In each of the following, select the statements which together prove the validity of the
assertions in capitals.

30. RICHARD WORKS AS A CHIROPRACTOR.

1. Richard is trained in the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture.
2. Richard treats people who are suffering from joint problems.
3. Richard practises therapeutic massage during therapy sessions.
4. Richard makes use of manipulative techniques during therapy sessions.
A. 1 & 2
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4
E. 1 & 4

31. YORICK’S VILLAGE IS SITUATED ON A STEPPE.

1. Yorick’s village is situated close to a river.
2. Yorick’s village is not situated on a slope.
3. Yorick’s village is situated in an area that is relatively treeless. 4. Yorick’s village was built
on a grassy plain.
A. 1 & 3
B. 1 & 4
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4
E. 3 & 4

32. JOHN CURRENTLY PLAYS TWO PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS.

1. John has been attending oboe lessons on Saturday mornings for the last few months.
2. John enjoys playing the drums at home, especially when he is feeling frustrated.
3. John is a xylophone player in the school band.
4. John often plays his cousin’s sitar when he visits his extended family in the countryside.

A. 1 & 2
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4
E. 1 & 4

33. JOHANN GOTTFRIED GALLE DISCOVERED NEPTUNE.

1. Johann Gottfried Galle discovered an ice giant.
2. Johann Gottfried Galle discovered a celestial body in the outer solar system.
3. The planet which Johann Gottfried Galle discovered has a very cold atmosphere.
4. Johann Gottfried Galle discovered a gas planet with a large spot in its atmosphere.
A. 1 & 3
B. 1 & 4
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4
E. 3 & 4

34.DOMINIC SPENDS A GREAT DEAL OF TIME IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER. 1. Dominic

checks his email twice a day.
2. Dominic works from home as an on-screen editor.
3. Dominic proofreads and edits documents on a full time basis.
4. Dominic enjoys playing PlayStation 4 in his spare time.
A. 1 & 2
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4
E. 1 & 4

35. MICHAEL WORKS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.

1. Michael obtained a nursing qualification last month.
2. Michael’s job involves him completing duties within a public hospital.
3. Michael transports patients as part of his occupation.
4. Michael is expected to carry supplies as part of his job.
A. 1 & 3
B. 1 & 4
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4
E. 3 & 4

Letter Series: 5 questions

36. Find the missing letter in the series EIJ, KOP, QUV, ?
A. TUX
B. VYZ
C.QWZ
D. WAB
E. UWY

37. Find the missing letter in the series ZYT, CDI, YXS, ?
A. FGL
B. VUP
C. EFK
D. DEJ
E. WVQ

38. Find the missing letter in the series NM, QJ, TG, ?
A. FV
B. WD
C. EX
D. XE
E. DW

39. Find the missing letter in the series L, Q, G, V, ?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. Z
E. Y

40. Select the letter combination that will logically complete the series.
YXWV, TSRQ, PNML, ?
A. KJIH
B. JIHG
C. LKJH
D. IHJF
E. KJHG