1.

Cheese is to Eat as: Shirt is to wear

2. Canoe is to boat as: Helicopter is to aircraft

3. Closet is to clothing as: Manual to instructions

4. Novice is to Experience as: Indigent to Wealth

5. Culpable is to Blame as: Laudable is to praise

6. The politician’s UNWAVERING support for the causes that mattered to her district was one reason she was

reelected to Congress for five consecutive terms.

7. The company’s management ALLOCATED its resources extremely carefully, in order to ensure every division

maximized its profitability.

8. Usually a FERVENT supporter of his team, the fan was uncharacteristically AMBIVALENT about attending the

opening game because the forecast called for heavy rain.

9. One of her daughter’s unique peculiarities is that she always clapped her hands when she laughed.

10. What would be the next group of letters in the following series?

Akje … ajif … aihg … ahgh …. ? agfi

11. Despite her desire to DISPARAGE her former employer during a job interview, the candidate chose to speak

about her workplace in more FORMAL terms.

12. To convince management of the RELIABILITY of her new approach, she presented them with data that showed

that the added investment in marketing was driving increased demand.

13. Believing himself to be VULNERABLE because of youthful INDISCRETIONS while in college, the popular

businessman decided not to run for political office.

14. Opposite: OSTENTATIOUS – MODEST

15. Opposite: IMPAIR – ASSIST

Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the
meaning of the sentence.
The report was criticized for its lack of rigor; it contained much information that was not ________ by the
evidence presented.

supported

Which of the following does not belong?

Which of the following does not belong?

Which of the following does not belong?

Which of the following does not belong?

 E

In a class of forty students, one fifth of the students also play on the school’s football team. If four more
students from the class join the football team, what percentage of students in the class will be on the football
team?

30%

36 is 15% of what number?

240

What would be the next group of letters in the following series?

bd...eg...hj...km...?

np

Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final statement: 1) True, 2) False, or 3) Uncertain based on the
information provided?

All the members of the swim team went to the swim meet.
Sally did not go to the swim meet.
Sally is not a member of the swim team.

True

Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final statement: 1) True, 2) False, or 3) Uncertain based on the
information provided?

Andy is friends with Bob.

Bob is friends with Claire.
Andy is not friends with Claire.

Uncertain

Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final statement: 1) True, 2) False, or 3) Uncertain based on the
information provided?

All members of the orchestra attended the concert.

Lisa attended the concert.
Lisa was a member of the orchestra.
 True

How many of the five items in the left hand column are exactly the same as the corresponding entry in the right
hand column?

Williams Manufacturing Williams Manufacturing

Donaldson Realty Donaldson Realty
Bullock Engineering Bullock Engineering
Granger Industries Grainger Industries
Richardson Architecture Richardson Architecture

How many of the five items in the left hand column are exactly the same as the corresponding entry in the right
hand column?

Jennings Liquors Jennings Liquors

Tibco Software Co. Tibco Software Inc.
Fitch Insurance Fitch Insurance
Butler Manufacturing Co. Butler Manufacturing Co.
Dearborn Title Co. Dearborn Title Co.