1.
Select the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to LUCID:
Clear
Transparent
Obscure
Intelligible
2.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
The committee have reached a decision on the proposal.
The committee has reached a decision on the proposal.
The committee have reached their decision on the proposal.
The committee has reached their decision on the proposal.
3.
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to VERBOSE:
Loquacious
Garrulous
Concise
Prolix
4.
Select the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that of the given pair:
PALLIATIVE : PAIN
Antidote : Poison
Medicine : Illness
Bandage : Wound
Therapy : Depression
5.
Choose the word that does not belong with the others:
Candid
Frank
Forthright
Evasive
6.
Select the sentence that best combines the following sentences:
The storm was severe. It caused widespread damage. Many homes were without power for days.
The severe storm caused widespread damage, leaving many homes without power for days.
The storm was severe and it caused widespread damage and many homes were without power for days.
Because of the severe storm, which caused widespread damage, many homes were without power for days.
Many homes were without power for days, and the severe storm caused widespread damage.
7.
Choose the word that best completes the analogy:
SYMPHONY : COMPOSER :: _____ : ARCHITECT
Building
Blueprint
Design
Construction
8.
Choose the word that does not belong in the group:
Benign
Innocuous
Harmless
Pernicious
9.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
Neither of the candidates have addressed the key issues in their campaigns.
Neither of the candidates has addressed the key issues in their campaigns.
Neither of the candidates have addressed the key issues in his campaign.
Neither of the candidates has addressed the key issues in his campaign.
10.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
The group of scientists are conducting groundbreaking research.
The group of scientists is conducting groundbreaking research.
The group of scientists have been conducting groundbreaking research.
The group of scientists were conducting groundbreaking research.
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