Verbal Skills Challenge

Analogies: Complete the analogy - Cat is to meow as dog is to ________.

• meow

• purr

• bark

• growl

Word relationships: Identify the word that is most similar in meaning to 'happy'.

• Angry

• Joyful

• Excited

• Sad

Sentence completion: Fill in the blank - The sun ________ brightly in the sky.

• whispers

• shines

• sparkles

• glows

Critical thinking: If all birds can fly and penguins are birds, can penguins fly?

• Yes, penguins can fly.

• Penguins can fly short distances.

• Penguins can fly underwater.

• No, penguins cannot fly.

Logical deduction: If all A are B, and all B are C, then are all A also C?

• Maybe

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Vocabulary: Define the word 'abundant'.

• existing or available in large quantities; plentiful

• limited

• sparse

• scarce

Analogies: Complete the analogy - Book is to read as movie is to ________.

• paint

• watch

• eat

• listen

Word relationships: Identify the word that is most opposite in meaning to 'begin'.

• terminate

• finish

• conclude

• end

Sentence completion: Fill in the blank - She ran ________ to catch the bus.

• carefully

• slowly

• happily

• quickly

Critical thinking: If all roses are flowers and all flowers are plants, are all roses plants?

• Maybe

• No

• Sometimes

• Yes