There are two types of questions included
in the verbal reasoning test. The first type
of question is similar to the following:
DIRECTIONS: Each question is made
up of a word in capital letters followed
by four choices. You should circle the
one word that is most nearly the same
in meaning as the word in capital
letters.
1. SATURATE: (A) blend (B) melt
(C) soak (D) boil
2. PERENNIAL: (A) historical
(B) primary (C) continual (D) timely
The second type of question is similar to
the following:
DIRECTIONS: Each question below is
made up of a sentence with one or two
blanks. The sentences with one blank
indicate that one word is missing. The
sentences with two blanks indicate that
two words are missing. Each sentence
is followed by four choices. You should
circle the one word or pair of words
that will best complete the meaning of
the sentence as a whole.
3. To qualify for the scholarship, your
school records are absolutely
necessary; however, your
photograph and autobiography are
________.
(A) accessible
(B) optional
(C) intangible
(D) universal
4. Giggling and clapping, the little
children were ________ by the
storyteller’s hilarious ________ of
Winnie-the-Pooh’s adventures.
(A) disappointed .. story
(B) captivated .. version
(C) frightened .. account
(D) mystified .. pageant
5. Based on units of ten, or ________,
the metric system is used worldwide
for ________ weight, length, and
volume.
(A) decimals .. measuring
(B) numerals .. increasing
(C) syllables .. changing
(D) fractions .. equaling
There are two types of questions that are
asked in this section.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Any figures
that accompany questions in this
section may be assumed to be drawn
as accurately as possible EXCEPT
when it is stated that a particular
figure is not drawn to scale. Letters
such as x, y and n stand for real
numbers.
For Question 6, work in
your head or on the space available on
the test pages. Then circle the correct
answer.
6. Ben has 4 more marbles than Steve. Ann has
twice as many marbles as Ben. If s is the
number of marbles that Steve has, then in
terms of s, how many marbles does Ann have?
(A) 2s
(B) 2s + 2
(C) 2s +
4
(D) 2s +
8
For Question 7, note the given
information, if any, and then compare
the
quantity in Column A to the quantity in
Column B. Next to the number of each
question, write
A
if the quantity in Column A is greater
B
if the quantity in Column B is greater
C
if the two quantities are equal
D
if the relationship cannot be
determined from the information given
7. A gallon of a certain solution is 25 percent
Liquid A, by volume, and the remainder is
water. x cups of Liquid A and 3x cups of
Liquid B are added to the solution.
Column A
Column B
The percent of
25%
Liquid A, by volume,
in the new
solution
Questions 8-13 provide a broad sample of items for the various
Reading
Comprehension subsections, from which all candidates may
gain practice.
DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is
followed by questions based on its
content. Answer the questions
following a passage on the basis of
what is stated or implied in that
passage.
An intelligent and daring young
woman who spoke many languages,
Alexandrine Tinne seems to have
been one of the more unusual
Line
explorers who ever lived. In the
5
middle of the nineteenth century this
Dutch woman explored various parts
of north central Africa. In 1863 and
1864 she charted the area
around Bahr Al-Ghazal, a river
10
system that flows into the Nile. Her
expedition provided scientists and
geographers with new and valuable
information about the plants,
animals, geology, and climate of this
15
part of Africa. Later, traveling in
Algeria and Tunisia, Tinne became
fascinated by the desert and the
people who lived there. In 1869 she
set out on an expedition across the
20
Sahara Desert. Unfortunately, this
remarkable explorer was murdered
by bandits before she could reach
her planned destination
8. As used in line 9, the word “charted”
means
(A) mapped
(B) erased
(C) invented
(D) changed
9. The passage suggests that Tinne’s
expeditions were important mainly
because she
(A) could communicate in many
languages
(B) enjoyed the warmth of the desert
and the interesting people
(C) collected new scientific information
(D) died before she could finish her
work
10. Which of the following best describes
the author’s attitude toward Tinne’s
actions?
(A) envy
(B) indifference
(C) skepticism
(D) admiration
Passage B
Although the special coloring of
moths will hide them from most other
insects and birds who want to eat them,
it will not protect them from bats, since
bats locate their prey by hearing rather
than by sight. Bats continually make
high-pitched noises that reflect off a
moth’s body as echoes. Hunting bats
follow these echoes until they find the
moth. To protect themselves from bats,
some species of moths have developed
defenses based on sound. Some moths
have simple ears that allow them to
hear the sounds bats make, and so fly
away when they hear bats approaching.
Others produce high-pitched sounds of
their own to confuse the bats with many
echoes.
11. According to the passage, some
moths escape from bats by
(A) secreting a substance with a
distracting odor
(B) making their own high-pitched
sounds
(C) hiding in small crevices
(D) gathering under bright lights
12. The passage implies that the
coloring of many insects primarily
helps them to
(A) attract mates
(B) avoid enemies
(C) confuse bats
(D) identify each other
13. Which of the following can be
inferred from the passage about
insects and birds that eat moths?
(A) They hunt by sight rather than
sound.
(B) They are confused by the
moths’ sounds.
(C) They have no need to protect
themselves.
(D) They make high-pitched noises
to find their prey.
DIRECTIONS: Each question is
followed by four suggested answers.
Read each question and then decide
which one of the four suggested
answers is best.
14. What value of k will make the
expression k – 6 equal to zero?
2k
(A)
-6
(B) -3
(C) 0
(D) 6
15. If 3/r = s/5
which of the following must be true?
(A) rs
= 15
(B) 3s
= 5r
(C) r/s
= 5/3
(D ) 3/s
= 5/r
Verbal Reasoning
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. A
Quantitative
Reasoning
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. A
14. D
15. A