← Back to Quizzes Hints: 2/2 Verbal Reasoning Set – 9 Hard Start Your name (optional): Share Certificate Browse Quizzes Play Again [{"type":"single","prompt":"Statements:","options":["Only 1 follows","Only 2 follows","Both 1 and 2 follow","Neither follows"],"answer":[0],"explanation":"From 1 and 2, the \u201csome managers\u201d who are innovators must also be risk-takers \u2192 conclusion 1 is certain. Nothing says all risk-takers are innovators, so 2 is not valid.","hint":"\u201cAll A are B\u201d + \u201cSome C are A\u201d \u2192 \u201cSome C are B\u201d, but not the reverse (\u201cAll B are A\u201d)."},{"type":"single","prompt":"In a certain code, each letter is replaced by the letter two places ahead in the alphabet.","options":["NQJID","NQIKE","MPHJD","NRKIF"],"answer":[1],"explanation":"L\u2192N, O\u2192Q, G\u2192I, I\u2192K, C\u2192E \u2192 NQIKE.","hint":"Move each letter exactly two steps forward (A\u2192C, B\u2192D, \u2026, Y\u2192A, Z\u2192B if needed)."},{"type":"single","prompt":"Statement:","options":["Only 1 is implicit","Only 2 is implicit","Both 1 and 2 are implicit","Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit"],"answer":[2],"explanation":"The policy only makes sense if they believe yoga reduces stress (1) and that stress affects concentration (2). Both are built-in assumptions.","hint":"Ask, \u201cWhat must they believe for this decision to be sensible?\u201d"},{"type":"single","prompt":"Rearrange the parts to form a meaningful sentence:","options":["4,2,1,3,6,5","4,1,2,3,5,6","2,4,1,3,6,5","4,2,3,1,6,5"],"answer":[0],"explanation":"\u201cOrganisations must adapt to change to survive.\u201d \u2192 4 (Organisations), 2 (must), 1 (adapt), 3 (to change), 6 (to), 5 (survive).","hint":"Start with the subject (\u201corganisations\u201d) and follow normal English order: subject \u2192 modal \u2192 verb \u2192 objects\/purposes."},{"type":"single","prompt":"Choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom:","options":["To fail to notice because of poor eyesight","To stare at something carefully","To deliberately ignore something wrong or unpleasant","To forgive someone completely"],"answer":[2],"explanation":"\u201cTurn a blind eye\u201d means you see the problem but choose to ignore it on purpose.","hint":"Think of someone who pretends \u201cI didn\u2019t see that\u201d to avoid taking action."},{"type":"single","prompt":"Statement:","options":["The population of the city has slightly increased this year.","Many citizens say they no longer trust the police, so they stopped reporting minor crimes.","The council also repaired many streetlights in crowded areas.","The number of police officers has remained the same this year."],"answer":[1],"explanation":"If fewer crimes are being reported because people are not reporting them, the drop in reported cases may not reflect a real drop in crime, weakening the council\u2019s claim.","hint":"Look for an option that explains the reduced numbers without actual improvement."},{"type":"single","prompt":"Choose the grammatically correct sentence:","options":["No sooner did he reached the office than he realised he was late.","No sooner had he reached the office when he realised he was late.","No sooner had he reached the office than he realised he was late.","No sooner he reached the office than he had realised he was late."],"answer":[2],"explanation":"The correct structure is \u201cNo sooner had + subject + past participle + than + clause.\u201d \u2192 \u201cNo sooner had he reached \u2026 than he realised \u2026\u201d.","hint":"Remember the fixed pair: \u201cNo sooner \u2026 than \u2026\u201d with inversion \u201chad he reached\u201d."},{"type":"single","prompt":"Statements:","options":["Only 1 follows","Only 2 follows","Both 1 and 2 follow","Neither follows"],"answer":[2],"explanation":"From 1 and 2, every consultant is a graduate, and no graduate is untrained \u2192 no consultant is untrained (1).","hint":"First join the two statements; then think about what must lie outside the combined set."},{"type":"single","prompt":"Statement:","options":["Organic food is always healthier than non-organic food.","People never buy organic food for reasons other than health.","Health considerations are an important factor in many people\u2019s food choices.","Non-organic food is unsafe to eat."],"answer":[2],"explanation":"The statement links organic food purchases with a belief about health, which assumes that health matters in people\u2019s food choices. The other options are extreme or not required.","hint":"The best assumption is necessary for the explanation, but not exaggerated (\u201calways\/never\u201d)."},{"type":"single","prompt":"Choose the sentence that best preserves the meaning of the original:","options":["He realised the project was complex before he started working on it.","While working on the project, he came to know that it was very complex.","He knew the project was complex, so he refused to start it.","He finished the project and then realised it had been complex."],"answer":[1],"explanation":"The original says he started first, then later discovered the complexity; option B matches this sequence and idea.","hint":"Pay attention to both the time order (first start, then realise) and the surprise element (\u201conly to realise\u201d)."}]
