Verbal Reasoning C.

It is harmless
Answer:
1. Work-life balance schemes in the workplace have been
__________ by employees and increase morale and The correct answer is (D).
________ at work.
The answer can be found in the first sentence of the
A. Commended, Motivate paragraph: "HIFU requires no cuts to be made, and
B. Celebrated, Discourage many operations don’t even need an anesthetic so that
C. Condemned, Inspiration the patient can be in and out of hospital within a day."
D. Applauded, Motivation Answers (A) and (B) are mentioned in the passage, but
E. Criticized, Inspired not as HIFU enables the patient to be released early.
Answer (C) is incorrect, as the passage notes that "the
Answer:
waves are harmless until they converge at the focal
point" – they are not always harmless.
The correct answer is (D) - applauded, motivation.

Work-life balance schemes in the workplace have D. No cuts are required

been applauded by employees and increase morale
and motivation at work.

2. Just as the sun’s rays can be focused on by a

magnifying glass to burn a piece of paper, high-intensity 3. The new CEO pledged to deal with the company's
ultrasound waves can be concentrated to burn human environmental issues.
tissue. The waves are harmless until they converge at
the focal point, so a surgeon can operate deep inside A. Implicated
the body without harming the surrounding tissue. B. Negated
HIFU requires no cuts to be made, and many operations C. Affirmed
don’t even need an anesthetic so that the patient can be D. Engrossed
in and out of hospital within a day
Answer:
How can HIFU enable the early release of patients from
the hospital? The correct answer is (C) - Affirmed.
A. Ultrasound waves can be very focused A pledge is (1) A binding promise or undertaking to
do, give or refrain from doing something, or (2)
B. It allows for very deep penetration to the body Holding something as security or guaranty for the
fulfillment of a contract/payment.
 The closest option is affirmation – a solemn Answer:
declaration that confirms something publicly, as well
as an expression of dedication to upholding the stated The correct answer is (A).
goal/s.
If the CEO affirmed his plan to deal with According to the English language's grammar rules,
environmental issues, he promised to work to achieve 'whom' should be applied when the noun refers to
this goal. objects rather than the sentence's subject. If you can
replace the word with "she" or "he," use "who." if you
can replace it with "her" or "him," use "whom." In this
4. Butterfly → caterpillar : toad →________ part of the sentence – "the professor… had offered
him a ride" – the professor is the subject, and the
A. Tadpole traveler is the object.
B. Frog
C. Swamp
D. Fly 6. Sand : Glass
E. Lizard
A. Cotton: Wool
Answer: B. Tree: Paper
C. Seed : Flower
The correct answer is (A) - tadpole. D. Stove : Oven

A butterfly develops from a caterpillar-like a toad Answer:

develops from a tadpole.
The correct answer is (B) - tree : paper.

5. Please identify which type of error appears in the
sentence below:
The heat of the desert affected the traveler greatly, and
he regretted not leaving with the professor who had
offered him a ride to the city.
'Sand' is processed and turned into 'glass' just as
'trees' are processed to make 'paper'. A 'flower' grows
from a 'seed', but there is no artificial processing
involved.
The answer is 'tree' : 'paper.'

A. Grammar
B. Spelling 7. NEUTRAL means the same as…
C. Punctuation and Capitalization
D. None of the above A. Beige
B. Territory
 C. Flag A. Arrogant
D. Bland B. Moody
E. Noncommittal C. Subservient
D. Quiet
Answer: E. Stormy

The correct answer is (E) - Noncommittal. Answer:

(A) Beige is a colour The correct answer is (C) - subservient.

(B) Territory is a location
(C) Flag is an object (A) Arrogant is showing an offensive attitude of
(D) Bland describes a taste superiority.
(B) Moody is unpredictable changes of mood,
Both Neutral and noncommittal refer to having no especially sudden bouts of gloominess.
strong opinions or feelings on a subject. (D) Quiet is making little or no noise.
(E)Stormy is full of angry or violent outbursts of
feeling.
8. Select the word that is spelled incorrectly:
Imperious means "assuming power or authority
A. Apprehensive without justification; arrogant and domineering", so
B. Deduction the antonym is subservient - "prepared to obey others
C. Retrieve unquestioningly."
D. Misspell
Arrogant is a similar word but not a synonym. Quiet
Answer: and stormy are not related.

The correct answer is C.

10. copper : metal
The correct spelling of the word is 'retrieve.' The letter
I usually comes before E. An exception is when these A. engine : car
two letters follow the letter C, in which case the letter B. furniture : wood
E will come first, as in the word "receive." Another C. pen : pencil
exception is the word "weird." D. pepper : spice
Copper is a type of metal.
9. IMPERIOUS is the opposite of... Pepper is a type of spice.
Engine is a part of a car.
Furniture is made of wood.
Pen and pencil are both writing instrument.