Verbal Ability (Insurance Exams)
Verbal Ability Test covering spelling, vocabulary, idioms, logical reasoning, and reading comprehension through cloze passages
Questions
Directions: In the question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i.e. 'All correct' as your answer.
Our mind is like a (1) garden which can either be (2) intelligently (3) cultivated or be allowed to run (4) wide. (5) All correct
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
Directions: In the question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i.e. 'All correct' as your answer.
The designer will (1) showcash her (2) collection at an (3) upcoming (4) fashion event in the city. (5) All correct
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
Directions: In the question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i.e. 'All correct' as your answer.
The girl (1) spends every (2) knight studying, as she wants to (3) graduate from a well known (4) college with good marks. (5) All correct
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- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
Directions: In the question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i.e. 'All correct' as your answer.
The next time your gym (1) instructor tells you to do some (2) stretching (3) exercises before starting the (4) workout, say no. (5) All correct
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- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
Directions: In the question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i.e. 'All correct' as your answer.
(1) Researchers have (2) identified the early master cells that make up the human heart could be used to make (3) patches to fix (4) damaged hearts. (5) All correct
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
Directions : The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Governments do not want to take a decision and resort to soft-pedaling, delay tactics and collusion, hoping that the judiciary will_____ in to relieve them of the _____of decision- making.
- come - enlightenment
- vouch - trouble
- barge - pleasure
- step - burden
- vote - task
Directions : The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Crores of public money is ________ on parks in the city and yet most of them are out of _____ for the public.
- invested - limits
- spent - bounds
- bet - reach
- put - areas
- made - boundaries
Directions : The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The most important factor is the______ of a wealthy Indian middle class which can now_______ to send their children abroad for education.
- emergence - afford
- advent - focus
- decline - manage
- rise - wish
- perception - go
Directions : The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Rules are for those who cannot ______ them and not for the rich and influential who can _____ to ignore them.
- follow - demand
- set - opt
- break - suggest
- find - ask
- challenge - choose
Directions : The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Experts cannot _______enough on the benefits of ________ more fruit and vegetables in your daily diet.
- pressure - involving
- strain - adding
- emphasize - contributing
- stress - including
- state - mixing
Directions: Find the appropriate option for the given idiomatic expression. If none of the choices is correct, mark (5).
Wear one's heart on one's sleeve
- To show one's feelings
- To be most intimate
- To love passionately
- To do the right thing
- None of these
Directions: Find the appropriate option for the given idiomatic expression. If none of the choices is correct, mark (5).
To show the white feather
- To try to be beautiful
- To perform a good deed
- To show courage before the enemy
- To be calm and quiet
- None of these
Directions: Find the appropriate option for the given idiomatic expression. If none of the choices is correct, mark (5).
In the blues
- Having many blue things
- Being colourful
- Behave like a lord
- Melancholy and low-spirited
- None of these
Directions: Which statement would immediately precede the given sentence?
However, since the beginning of the nineties, free market forces have been allowed to play for ensuring all round development in Indian markets as well.
- Entry of various market forces increased the competition faced by the indigenous organizations manifold.
- The severe shortage of newest technology and products in the late 1980s ended with the entry of foreign players in the Indian market.
- A major roadblock faced by the foreign investors was the poor infrastructural facilities which was however overtaken by the prospects seen in the huge market.
- India had been following a very selective and conservative economic policy during the late 1980s.
- None of these
Directions: Which statement would immediately precede the given sentence?
Unfortunately, however, these slum dwellers are looked upon by the society as an appendix causing ills in the urban society.
- Health officials have been warning the government against the transmission of contagious diseases from the slum areas to other parts of the city.
- Slum dwellers not only play a significant role in urban economy but also provide cheap labour for everyday work of the cities.
- A recent report suggested that 34 percent of government land is illegally occupied by the slum dwellers.
- The slum dwellers live in sub human, unhygienic conditions in their tiny shanties and are very often hubs for criminal activities.
- None of these
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (viii).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- luck
- value
- collapse
- pace
- attention
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (i).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- difference
- similarity
- argument
- relationship
- alliance
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (vi).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- conserves
- stifles
- predicts
- changes
- emerges
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (v).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- result
- precursor
- resistance
- cause
- provocation
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (x).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- forecast
- chance
- pattern
- occasion
- imagination
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (iv).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- means
- triggers
- responses
- threats
- stimulus
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (ii).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- being
- seems
- mainly
- besides
- is
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (vii).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- continue
- halt
- cease
- terminate
- discontinue
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (iii).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- However
- Mounted
- Rising
- Elevating
- Inclining
Find the appropriate word and fill blank (ix).
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the ____ (i) between evolution and global warming ____ (ii) that it is not linear. ____ (iii) temperatures alone are not ____ (iv) of evolution. Evolution is also the ____ (v) of seasonal changes. As the environment _____(vi) those species which don’t adapt ____ (vii) to exist. But the sheer ____ (viii) of manmade climate change today is ____ (ix). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one ____ (x) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s species if left unchecked. In fact a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
- threatened
- pursued
- unprecedented
- record
- debated