Part 28 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
The prosecution's case was entirely ___; no witness saw the crime and no weapon was ever found.
- unimpeachable
- forensic
- eyewitness
- circumstantial
Sample question 2
The senator's speech, though long, was so ___ that few in the gallery could recall a single point.
- vapid
- trenchant
- cogent
- incisive
Sample question 3
Her ___ approach to deadlines, finishing every task days early, earned the admiration of the entire section.
- cavalier
- conscientious
- indifferent
- lackadaisical
Sample question 4
Faced with mounting evidence of fraud, the official's earlier denials seemed increasingly ___.
- forthright
- candid
- disingenuous
- ingenuous
Sample question 5
The scientist remained ___ about the finding, insisting on repeated replication before publication.
- complacent
- skeptical
- credulous
- jubilant