Verbal Ability Reviewer - Part 16

Practice 15 Verbal Ability questions for the Civil Service Exam (CSE), each with the correct answer and an explanation.

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Part 16 of our Verbal Ability reviewer has 15 practice questions in the style of the Civil Service Exam. Answer them in order, read the explanation after each one, and check your score against the 80% passing mark at the end. Questions and choices are reshuffled every time you retake the part.

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Sample questions from Part 16

Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 15 and get your score.

Sample question 1

The prevention of accidents makes it necessary not only that safety devices be used to guard exposed machinery but also that mechanics by instructed in safety rules which they must follow for their own protection, and that lighting in the plant be adequate.
The passage best supports the statement that industrial accidents _________________________

  • are always avoidable
  • can be eliminated with the help of safety rules
  • may be due to ignorance
  • usually result from inadequate machinery
Answer: can be eliminated with the help of safety rules
The passage emphasizes that following safety rules and using safety devices can prevent industrial accidents.

Sample question 2

The gregariousness of people is mostly due to a fear of remaining alone. It feels safer to be with a group, talk like a group, act like a group. The ramparts of group solidarity give the members security.
The paragraph best supports the statement that __________.

  • people who belong to a group react to situations in the same manner
  • some people are more gregarious than others
  • people who are gregarious are afraid to be alone
  • people find safety in numbers
  • gregarious people have many fears
Answer: people find safety in numbers
The paragraph emphasizes that group solidarity provides security, showing that people find safety in numbers.

Sample question 3

Throughout the ages the businessman has helped build civilization's great cities, provided people with luxuries and artists with patronage, and lift his fellow citizens to understand the standard of living. In the last few centuries the businessman has seeded the Industrial Revolution around the world.
The passage best supports the statement that the businessman ______________________________.

  • has contributed to the growth of civilization
  • is the beneficiary of the Industrial Revolution
  • lives luxurious and comfortable life
  • great cities are the goal of any civilization
Answer: has contributed to the growth of civilization
The passage details the positive impact of businessmen on civilization and the Industrial Revolution.

Sample question 4

The attainment of individual and organisational goals is mutually interdependent and linked by a common denominator employee work motivation. Organizational members are activated to satisfy their personal goals, and they contribute their efforts to the attainment of organizational objectives as means of achieving these personal goals.
The passage best supports the statement that motivation _________________________________.

  • is crucial for the survival of an individual and organization.
  • encourages an individual to give priority to personal goals over organizational goals.
  • is the external force which induces an individual to contribute his efforts.
  • makes organisation and society inseparable.
Answer: encourages an individual to give priority to personal goals over organizational goals.
The passage highlights motivation as a link between personal goals and organizational objectives, implying prioritization of personal goals.

Sample question 5

Sixty years ago I know everything; now I know nothing. Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
The sentence best supports the statement that __________.

  • the older we get, the more we forget what we have learned
  • the older we get, the more knowledgeable we become
  • the more we learn, the more we realize that there’s more we need to know
  • we learn more as we grow old
  • ignorance is a lifelong experience
Answer: the more we learn, the more we realize that there’s more we need to know
The quote shows that with learning comes awareness of what we do not yet know, highlighting progressive discovery of ignorance.

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