Part 23 of our Verbal Ability reviewer has 20 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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Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 20 and get your score.
Sample question 1
RAW
- cooked
- fresh
- cold
- rough
Answer: cooked
The opposite of raw is cooked. The other choices (fresh, cold, rough) are not its opposite.
Sample question 2
UPSET
- calm
- angry
- sad
- tired
Answer: calm
The opposite of upset is calm. The other choices (angry, sad, tired) are not its opposite.
Sample question 3
SUBTLE
- obvious
- delicate
- clever
- slight
Answer: obvious
The opposite of subtle is obvious. The other choices (delicate, clever, slight) are not its opposite.
Sample question 4
WANE
- dwindle
- wander
- weigh
- wax
Answer: wax
To wane is to decrease gradually; to wax is to increase. The answer is wax.
Sample question 5
PROFUSE
- abundant
- generous
- sparse
- polite
Answer: sparse
Profuse means plentiful; sparse is the opposite. The answer is sparse.