Verbal IQ Test

1. Which word that starts with C most nearly means to ponder something deeply?

Carbonate

Concentrate

Contemplate

Calculate

2. Which word that ends in Y most closely means anxiety?

Uneasy

Melancholy

Society

Impropriety

3. Which word that includes “person” most nearly means “what makes us who we are”?

Personality

Impersonate

Personify

Personable

4. Which word that rhymes with “pacifist” most nearly describes someone who desires admiration and attention?

Arsonist

Activist

Narcissist

Communist

5. Which word, or words, changes this sentence to imply culpability? “He ______ avoided swiping the item at the self checkout.”

Intentionally

Accidentally

Inadvertently

Unconsciously

6. Which sentence most strongly implies that the speaker is dissatisfied?

The assignment was finalized by the deadline.

The assignment was finished.

The assignment was executed on time, as requested.

The assignment was technically completed on time.

7. What does the word “just” imply in this sentence: “I just want a moment of peace and quiet, please.”

Peace and quiet are matters of jurisprudence.

The speaker is downplaying the imposition of having some time to themselves.

The speaker happened to find peace and quiet recently.

The speaker is apologizing for the request.

8. Which of these sentences contains ambiguity?

Visiting relatives can be annoying.

Aunt Lucy is telling the same story again.

The older cousin is teasing the younger cousin.

Nobody in this family can catch a football.

9. Which of the following most closely represents the relationship between a seed and a plant:

A bed and sleep

An egg and a bird

A match and a fire

Flour and bread

10. If all Sabas are Clavos and some Clavos are Narbees, which of the following must be true?

All Sabas are Narbees.

Sabas and Clavos must be similar things.

Not all Clavos are Sabas.

Sabas don’t have anything to do with Narbees; everyone knows that.

11. What do these words have in common?: Wedding ring, map, flag, equation.

They represent commitments or promises.

They compress a story into a single word.

They symbolize concepts that allow you to make inferences.

They each involve color and design.

12. Why doesn’t defining a concept generate new knowledge?

You have to already know something to be able to define it.

Definitions can mean different things to different people.

Definitions change over time.

A definition explains a concept, but can’t add new information.

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