An Overview
How To Solve Verbal Ability Questions ?
Antonyms :
Antonyms test assesses test takers understanding of vocabulary. Antonyms questions asks test takers to choose exact opposite word’s from the answer options to answer the given word’s in the question. Choose the exact opposite word’s.
Cloze :
Cloze test question has an passage that has certain word’s missing from it. Test takers are expected to fill the blanks with the right words from the given answer options. Fill the blanks with correct word’s.
Change Of Speech :
Question’s consists of sentences in direct/indirect speech. Test takers are expected to choose the best indirect/direct speech sentences from the answer options that best expresses the sentence in the question. Choose the best expressing direct/indirect speech sentence.
Change Of Voice :
Change Of Voice questions contain sentences in Active/Passive voice. Test takers are required to choose the best Passive/Active voice sentences from the alternatives provided in the answer options that best expresses the sentence in the question. Choose the best expressing Active/Passive Voice sentence.
Completing Statements :
Question presents incomplete statement followed by fillers in the answer options. Test takers will have to choose the best filler which can complete the sentence correctly and meaningfully. Pick the best filler to complete the sentence correctly and meaningfully.
Comprehension :
Comprehension test assesses candidates ability to understand and interpret written text. It evaluates various skills such as reading comprehension, vocabulary, inference, critical thinking. Comprehension test questions typically presents a passage and asks questions that assess candidates understanding of text. These questions can be multiple choice, true/false, short answer or require detailed explanation. Choose the best suitable answer option or if required, write an suitable answer.
Idioms & Phrases :
Idioms & Phrases test’s assess candidates understanding of figurative language. Questions contain a idiom and/or phrase and answer options contain correct and incorrect meanings. Choose the correct meaning.
One Word Substitutes :
One Word Substitutes test assesses candidates ability to replace a phrase, clause, definition with a single appropriate word. Questions are made of phrases, clauses, definitions and answer options contains single words. Candidates are required to choose the appropriate word.
Ordering Of Sentences :
Ordering Of Sentences test assesses candidates ability to arrange a jumbled set of sentences into a logical and coherent paragraph. Question consists of jumbled set of sentences. Test takers are required to have a good understanding of vocabulary, grammar, logical reasoning, reading skills etc to solve these test questions. Arrange the jumbled set of sentences in grammatically correct & meaningful order.
Ordering Of Words :
Ordering Of Words test asks test takers to re-arrange a set of jumbled words or phrases to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence. Arrange jumbled words, phrases in grammatically correct & meaningful sentence.
Paragraph Formation :
Paragraph formation test involves understanding and correctly applying the rules of text structuring to form coherent and meaningful paragraphs. Questions consists of sentences in improper sequence. Candidates are required to arrange improper sequence of sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a meaningful paragraph and answer logical questions relevant to paragraph formation.
Selecting Words :
Selecting Words test refers to the skill of choosing the most appropriate words from given words to express a specific meaning or idea in a given context. Question constists “fill the blank” sentence, with appropriate words in the answer options. Test takers are required to choose the most appropriate word’s from answer optons to fill the blank’s in the sentence.
Sentence Correction :
Sentence Correction test assesses candidates ability to identify and correct grammatical errors within sentences. Questions contains sentences with some bold or underlined words that have to be replaced by correct words or phrases mentioned in answer options. Choose correct word’s or phrases from answer options to replace certain words or phrases in the question.
Sentence Formation :
Sentence Formation test assesses test takers ability to construct grammatically correct and meaningful sentences from jumbled set of words. Questions are made of jumbled set of words. Test takers are asked to construct grammatically correct and meaningful sentences using jumbled set of words. Arrange jumbled set of words in correct order.
Sentence Improvement :
Sentence Improvement test assesses a candidates ability to identify and correct grammatical errors or awkward phrasing in a given sentence. Questions are made of incorrect sentences with some words underlined that have to be replaced with the most appropriate words from the answer options to construct gramatically correct and meaningful sentence. Choose most appropriate words from the answer options.
Spellings :
Spellings test test’s candidates ability to correctly spell words. Questions asks candidates to choose correctly spelt word’s from answer options. Some questions may ask candidates to choose wrongly spelt word’s from the answer options. Choose the correct/wrong spelling from the answer options.
Spotting Errors :
Spotting Errors test assesses candidates ability to identify grammatical mistakes in sentences. Question asks candidates to find any grammatical mistakes in the sentences provided in the answer options. Find mistakes in the sentences provided in the answer options.
Synonyms :
Synonyms test assesses candidates understanding of vocabulary. Questions asks candidates to identify words that have similar meaning from answer options as given words in the question. Choose word’s having similar meaning from answer options.
Verbal Analogies :
Verbal Analogies test assesses test takers ability to understand & identify relationship between pairs of words. Question consists pair of words that have specific relationship and answer options consists some pair of words that have specific relationship. Question asks test takers to choose most appropriate pair of words from answer options that exhibits similar relationship as given pair of words in the question. Choose the most appropriate pair of words.
How To Solve Verbal Reasoning Questions ?
Analogy :
Analogy test’s assess candidates ability to recognize and understand relationships between words & concepts. Questions consists of pair of words bearing a relationship among them, answer options consists pair of words that best illustrates a similar relationship as given pair of words in the question. Candidates are required to choose the most appropriate pair of words from the answer options as asked in the question. Some questions consists specific pattern of numbers with one set of numbers missing. Candidates are expected to choose the best related numbers from the answer options. Choose the most appropriate and best related words or numbers.
Arithmetic Reasoning :
Arithmetic Reasoning test assesses candidates ability to solve problems using logical and mathematical concepts. Questions present scenarios in senetence form, candidates are required to translate the sentences made of words, numbers into mathematical equations and solve them. After solving the problem, choose correct answer from the answer options.
Blood Relation Test :
Blood relation test assesses candidates ability to understand and deduce familial relationships between individuals based on given information. Questions are made of sentences, numbers, operators. Test takers are required to solve and choose correct answer from answer options.
Cause & Effect :
Cause & Effect test involves identifying the relationship between two events or situations determining which is the cause and which is the effect. Questions are made of two statements asking test takers to choose correct answer from answer options that states relationship between the two statements in the question.
Classification :
Classification test assesses candidates ability to categorize items based on shared characteristics and identify the odd one out. Question asks candidates to choose the word that is different from the rest in answer options.
Data Sufficiency :
Data Sufficiency test assesses candidates ability to determine if given information is enough to answer a specific question. Question includes two statements along with primary question. Both the statements data may be sufficient or only one statements data may be sufficient to answer the primary question. Choose correct answer from answer options.
Direction Sense Test :
Direction Sense test evaluates candidates ability to understand & apply directions, distances, spatial relationships. Question consists of descriptions. Candidates are required to analyze given details, calculate and choose the correct answer from the answer options.
Logical Sequence Of Words :
Logical Sequence Of Words test presents a group of words. Test takers are required to arrange them in logical sequence, meaningful order. Solve question logically, choose correct answer from answer options.
Character Puzzles :
Character Puzzles test require candidates to analyze given characters, letters, numbers, symbols to find a pattern, relationship & solution. Solution helps choose the correct answer from answer options.
Seating Arrangement :
Seating Arrangement test requires candidates to logically arrange individuals or objects in a specific order or pattern based on given conditions. Seating Arrangement test assesses candidates ability to analyze information, deduce relationships, visualize spatial arrangements. Questions presents scenarios, situations, conditions. Candidates are expected to analyze details use reasoning to solve and choose the correct answer from answer options.
Series Completion :
Series Completion test requires candidates to identify the pattern in sequence of numbers, letters, symbols and predict the next element’s in the sequence. Question presents a sequence of numbers, letters, symbols or mixed elements with one or more missing elements in the sequence. Figure out the underlying pattern that governs the sequence and use it to find the correct missing element’s, that is mentioned in answer options.
Syllogism :
Syllogism test assesses candidates ability to evaluate logical arguements to determine if a conclusion logically follows from them. Question presents two or more statements, candidates are required to decide which of the provided conclusions are valid based on the given information, even if the statements seem illogical in the question, to choose the correct answer from answer options.
Venn Diagrams :
Venn Diagram test assesses candidates ability to understand and visually represent the relationships between different sets of words or concepts using overlapping circles. Key aspects of Venn Diagram tests are Visual Representation, Relationships, Logical Reasoning. Question presents an relationship, asking test takers to choose an specific Venn Diagram from the answer options to visually represent the relationship. Choose the most appropriate Venn Diagram representing the relationship asked in the question.
Verification Of Truth :
Verification Of Truth test assesses test takers ability to discern the truth or falsity of a statement within a specific context. Question asks test takers to choose correct answer from answer options based on fundamental truth.
* Some Q & A models of some sections may differ than what is mentioned on this page. However, the “How to Solve” or “Directions to Solve” particulars will be mentioned next to questions that have a different model.