Language assessments

Q8. MATCH is to IGNITE as ...

• [x] PEN is to WRITE
• [ ] CAGE is to FREE
• [ ] FIRE is to HOT
• [ ] CRIME is to PUNISH
• [ ] CHAIR is to DESK

Q9. SKYSCRAPER is to BUILDING as ...

• [ ] SUGAR is to SALT
• [x] MARS is to PLANET
• [ ] ROOM is to HOUSE
• [ ] DESERT is to JUNGLE
• [ ] COURTYARD is to LOBBY

Q10. OCCUPIED is to VACANT as ...

• [ ] BEAUTIFUL is to SIGHT
• [ ] BLISSFUL is to HAPPINESS
• [ ] CONSERVED is to RETAINED
• [x] HONORABLE is to SHAMEFUL
• [ ] MYOPIC is to SHORTSIGHTED

Q11. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Under her mentor's ______, guided by the mentor's decades of experience,
the new employee quickly developed the skills that she needed to excel in her job

• [ ] pilferage
• [ ] suffrage
• [ ] shortage
• [ ] umbrage
• [x] tutelage

Q12. 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 analyst ______ every tool at his disposal in order to manipulate the dataset,
but despite his best efforts, he found that he was unable to fulfill his manager's request.

• [ ] compartmentalized
• [ ] advocated
• [x] utilized
• [ ] outmaneuvered
• [ ] vindicated

Q13. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

While opportunities for self-improvement ____,
sometimes a major life event might be needed as a(n) _____ to get started

• [ ] amass .. pinnacle
• [ ] actualize .. hurdle
• [ ] rectify .. disturbance
• [ ] surge .. taunt
• [x] abound .. impetus

Q14. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

After a series of steep ascents the bike race ____, mercifully,
on a flat stretch where bikers race for the finish line.

• [ ] fulminates
• [ ] culminates
• [x] declines
• [ ] elucidates
• [ ] deliberates

Q34. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Despite her desire to her former employer during a job interview, the candidate chose to speak about her previous workplace in more terms.

• [ ] malign…diplomatic
• [x] disparage…formal
• [ ] diminish…meticulous
• [ ] commend…affable
• [ ] humiliate...conniving

Q35. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Aware that his conduct had been ____, and intent on limiting the fallout from the scandal, the politician decided to resign and leave public office.

• [x] reprehensible
• [ ] irreproachable
• [ ] defensible
• [ ] petulant
• [ ] fortuitous

Q40. Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE to the word in capital letters.

OBFUSCATE

• [ ] coordinate
• [ ] facilitate
• [x] demystify
• [ ] bamboozle
• [ ] enunciate

Q41. Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE to the word in capital letters.

INTRICATE

• [ ] strict
• [x] simple
• [ ] ugly
• [ ] complex
• [ ] static

Q42. CASTIGAGE is to PUNISHMENT as..

• [ ] APPROVE is to CITATION
• [ ] DEVOTE is to ANIMOSITY
• [x] ADVISE is to MENTORSHIP
• [ ] REPORT is to VENGEANCE
• [ ] CLARIFY is to ENDOWMENT

Q43. IRATE is to ANGER as..

• [ ] MUTINOUS is to COMPLIANCE
• [x] JOYOUS is to GLEE
• [ ] INSENSITIVE is to FRAGILITY
• [ ] ACTUAL is to LIKELIHOOD
• [ ] WEALTHY is to POVERTY

Q44. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Rumors can form at work when people share claims about their coworkers, which can lead to a(n) workplace culture.

• [ ] defiant..wary
• [ ] flattering..aloof
• [x] baseless..hostile
• [ ] egregious..collegial
• [ ] legitimate..asocial

Q51. TREE is to SEED as ...

• [ ] BABY is to ADULT
• [x] BUTTERFLY is to CATERPILLAR
• [ ] SCRIPT is to MOVIE
• [ ] STUDENT is to TEACHER
• [ ] BRANCH is to FOREST

Q52. MANGO is to FRUIT as ...

• [ ] BIKE is to CAR
• [ ] SPEAK is to LISTEN
• [ ] BOX is to STACK
• [ ] DOCTOR is to HOSPITAL
• [x] BOOT is to SHOE

Q53. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

While the restaurant has always been popular due to the high ____ of its service, the replacement of its old head chef was soon followed by a noticeable improvement in its food as well.

• [ ] abridgement
• [ ] tact
• [ ] maturity
• [x] caliber
• [ ] permanence

Q54. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Given the positive response to their closing presentation, the sales team felt that the meeting had _____ in success.

• [ ] perpetuated
• [ ] commenced
• [ ] stagnated
• [x] culminated
• [ ] recanted

Q55. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Having already listened to many hours of her friend's __ attempts at poetry, she wasn't sure if she could ___ another bad poem.

• [ ] sophisticated .. resent
• [ ] virtuoso .. abide
• [x] rudimentary .. tolerate
• [ ] redemptive .. purport
• [ ] secretive .. transmit

Q56. 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 company needed to find a way to quantify and ___ the productivity of its employees in order to decide who deserved raises that year.

• [ ] correspond
• [ ] stabilize
• [ ] mitigate
• [ ] counteract
• [x] measure

Q57. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Taking issue with media reports, the president that she had no plans to step down and claims that her office was guilty of corruption.

• [ ] averred .. detailed
• [x] affirmed .. dismissed
• [ ] alleged .. derided
• [ ] admitted .. disputed
• [ ] claimed .. buttressed

Q58. 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 beloved celebrity spokesperson, who was featured in the dramatic advertisement for the well-known charity, _____ any and all sympathetic viewers to make a donation to the worthy cause.

• [ ] defrauded
• [x] implored
• [ ] exhumed
• [ ] articulated
• [ ] entrapped

Q59. Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE to the word in capital letters.

ALLURE

• [ ] belligerence
• [ ] indifference
• [x] repulsion
• [ ] reluctance
• [ ] persuasiveness

Q60. Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE to the word in capital letters.

PROLIFIC

• [ ] fruitful
• [ ] unknown
• [ ] obscure
• [x] unproductive
• [ ] secretive

Q61. DELUSIONAL is to GROUNDED as ...

• [ ] OVERBLOWN is to EMBELLISHED
• [ ] AUSTERE is to SPARTAN
• [ ] UPBEAT is to HOPEFUL
• [x] ESTEEMED is to SEEDY
• [ ] DEEP is to BROAD

Q62. CULPABLE is to BLAME as ...

• [ ] EDIBLE is to TASTE
• [ ] MALLEABLE is to CENSURE
• [ ] MENIAL is to DISGUST
• [ ] PENAL is to INCARCERATION
• [x] LAUDABLE is to PRAISE

Q63. Choose the word or words that, when inserted in the sentence to replace the blank or blanks, best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Based on the behavior and toward service staff exhibited by the job applicant before his interview, the hiring manager decided not to move forward with his application.

• [ ] gregarious .. conceit
• [ ] atrocious .. pity
• [ ] obnoxious .. chivalry
• [ ] ambitious .. disdain
• [x] supercilious .. insolence