Test: Verbal Analogies (February 2) - CAT MCQ

Squared means ‘making the score even/equal’ and the meaning given in the option is incorrect.

“Upped the tempo” means to increase the interest toward the game by playing so long.

“Saw him finish” means playing so long and making so many runs results in making 135 runs and equals the five matches series.

Let's look at the key points from the paragraph.

• The dance programme is scheduled for 10:00 am
• Participating students need to come an hour early i.e. at 9:00 am with a parent.
• Other students and parents should come on time i.e. 10:00 am for the programme.

Let's look at the options given.

• Option 1  is wrong because parents and students who are not participating should come at 10:00 am. Only those who are participating (student along with a parent) should come at 9:00.
• Option 2 is correct as it agrees totally with the paragraph and what is mentioned.
• Option 3 is wrong because participating students along with a parent should come at 9:00 am.
• Option 4 is wrong because participating students along with a parent should come at 9:00 am

Hence the only option that agrees with the paragraph is Option (b) and therefore the correct answer. 

Let us find the relation between the first two words-​ 

• Big and enormous are both synonyms.
• Now we need to find a word which is the synonym of 'small'.
  • Compact means having all the necessary components or features neatly fitted into a small space.
  • Tidy means arranged neatly and in order.
  • Stubborn means having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so.
  • Insufficient means not enough; inadequate.

Clearly, 'compact' is the correct word.

In the sentence given above, we have two independent clauses which are joint by coordinating conjunction 'but'. The word 'but' is one of the seven coordinating conjunctions in English (the others are and, or, so, for, nor, and yet). It’s used to connect two statements that contrast or contradict each other in some way. Now the first part of the sentence is positive in nature so the second part must contradict this, so the only contradicting option we have is 'extremely poor'.

Let's see some examples in order to develop more clarity:

• learning Mathematics is difficult but fun!
• She is the smartest girl in the class but I don't like her.

Complete Sentence: His knowledge of the subject was excellent but his classroom performance was extremely poor.

From the first part of the analogy, it becomes clear that the two words are opposite in meaning i.e. 'Explicit' is the antonym of 'Implicit'. Similarly, the antonym of 'Express' will be ''Repress'.

The meaning of the words are given below:

• Explicit: fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent.
• Implicit: involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed.
• Express: to make known the opinions or feelings of (oneself).
• Repress:  to prevent the natural or normal expression(feelings), activity, or development of.

P is male
S is male or female
S is sister-in-law of Q may be possible
S is brother of P may be possible
S is aunt of R may be possible
S is the aunt of T is impossible in this case because given T is child of S.

From the conditions given in the question, it is evident that-

• P, Q, and T will not be sleeping adjacent to R
• P and S will not be sleeping adjacent to Q.

The only arrangement which satisfies the conditions given above is RSPTQ

From the first part of the analogy, it becomes clear that a noun is needed after its corresponding adjective. White is an adjective (color) and it is related to Whitening (noun) that means the act or process of making or becoming white. Similarly, light is also an adjective that means having little weight and it is related to 'lightening' i.e. to reduce in weight or quantity.

The meaning of the rest of the options are given below:

• Lightning: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
• Lighting : illumination or ignition.
• Enlightening: providing or tending to provide knowledge, understanding, or insight.

• The correct answer is 'me'
• In the given sentence, the usage of 'to' means we need to use a prepositional object and that will be a noun/pronoun. According to the options we need to use a pronoun in an objective case.
• Let's see an example-
  • To tell you the truth, I'm tired of listening to politicians tell us lies. ("politicians" is a noun and "to" is a preposition.)

Hence, the correct sentence is- The CEO’s decision to quit was as shocking to the Board as it was to me.

In the given word problem, we have to find the link between the first and the second words in each set. 

When we look at 'Do' and 'Undo', it becomes easy for us to understand that we need to find the antonym of the word trust.

Trust: believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of

Distrust: doubt the honesty or reliability of; regard with suspicion

Thus we can see that the antonym of trust is distrust.

The meaning of the other words-

Entrust: assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone)

Intrust: it means the same as 'entrust' (archaic and obsolete usage)

Untrust: it means the same as 'distrust' (archaic and obsolete usage)