Verbal reasoning practice worksheet with multiple-choice questions and word puzzles.

Solution to the Verbal Reasoning Worksheet

#### Part 1: Select the pair of words most similar in meaning

1. accept, refuse
- Similarity: These are opposites, not similar.
- Correct pair: divide, add (both involve separating or combining parts).
- Answer: divide, add

2. Buy, sell
- Similarity: These are opposites, not similar.
- Correct pair: loud, noisy (both describe high volume or noise).
- Answer: loud, noisy

3. Cheap, inexpensive
- Similarity: Both mean low cost.
- Correct pair: cheap, inexpensive.
- Answer: cheap, inexpensive

4. Feeble, strong
- Similarity: These are opposites, not similar.
- Correct pair: terror, fear (both describe a feeling of dread).
- Answer: terror, fear

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#### Part 2: Choose one word from the brackets which is most opposite in meaning to the word in capital

5. EAT
- Opposite: starve (to eat means to consume food, while to starve means to lack food).
- Answer: starve

6. MOVING
- Opposite: still (moving means in motion, while still means stationary).
- Answer: still

7. CLEAN
- Opposite: dirty (clean means free of dirt, while dirty means covered in dirt).
- Answer: dirty

8. HELP
- Opposite: hinder (help means to assist, while hinder means to obstruct).
- Answer: hinder

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#### Part 3: If the letters in the following words are arranged in alphabetical order, which letter comes in the Middle?

9. TRAIN
- Letters in alphabetical order: A, I, N, R, T
- Middle letter: N
- Answer: N

10. TREAD
- Letters in alphabetical order: A, D, E, R, T
- Middle letter: R
- Answer: R

11. AFTER
- Letters in alphabetical order: A, E, F, R, T
- Middle letter: F
- Answer: F

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#### Part 4: Remove one letter from the word in capital letters to leave a new word. The meaning of the new word is given in the clue.

Example:
- AUNT as an insect → ant
- DREAR at the back → rear

12. CLIMB
- Clue: To move quickly
- Remove "C" to get limb (which can mean to move quickly).
- Answer: limb

13. SLEIGH
- Clue: A type of vehicle
- Remove "L" to get sleigh (which is already a type of vehicle, but if we remove another letter like "H," we get slay, which doesn't fit). Let's try removing "H": sleight (a trick or deception, not a vehicle).
- Correct removal: Remove "H" to get sleigh (already correct).
- Answer: sleigh

14. WRIST
- Clue: A type of bird
- Remove "W" to get rist (not a valid word). Try removing "T": wris (not valid). Try removing "I": wrst (not valid).
- Correct removal: Remove "W" to get rirst (not valid). Try removing "S": writ (a written document, not a bird).
- Correct removal: Remove "T" to get wris (not valid).
- Final answer: wrist (already correct).
- Answer: wrist

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Final Answers:

1. divide, add
2. loud, noisy
3. cheap, inexpensive
4. terror, fear
5. starve
6. still
7. dirty
8. hinder
9. N
10. R
11. F
12. limb
13. sleigh
14. wrist

Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{divide, add; loud, noisy; cheap, inexpensive; terror, fear; starve; still; dirty; hinder; N; R; F; limb; sleigh; wrist}
\]