NCAE Verbal Ability 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The student demonstrated remarkable _____ by finishing the project three days before the deadline.'
- procrastination
- diligence (Correct answer)
- negligence
- indifference
Correct answer: diligence
Diligence means careful and persistent hard work. Finishing a project early demonstrates this quality. Procrastination means delaying, negligence means carelessness, and indifference means lack of interest.
Question 2: Which word is the antonym of 'abundant'?
- Plentiful
- Scarce (Correct answer)
- Sufficient
- Ample
Correct answer: Scarce
Abundant means existing in large quantities. Its antonym is scarce, meaning insufficient or in short supply. Plentiful, sufficient, and ample are all synonyms of abundant.
Question 3: Identify the correct sentence:
- The students has finished their homework.
- The students have finished their homework. (Correct answer)
- The students have finish their homework.
- The students has finish their homework.
Correct answer: The students have finished their homework.
'Students' is a plural subject, so it requires the plural verb 'have.' The past participle 'finished' completes the present perfect tense correctly.
Question 4: Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to 'benevolent':
- Cruel
- Kind (Correct answer)
- Angry
- Indifferent
Correct answer: Kind
Benevolent means well-meaning and kindly. The word comes from Latin 'bene' (well) and 'volent' (wishing). Kind is the closest synonym among the choices.
Question 5: Complete the analogy: Book is to reading as fork is to _____.
- Kitchen
- Metal
- Eating (Correct answer)
- Spoon
Correct answer: Eating
A book is a tool used for reading; similarly, a fork is a tool used for eating. The relationship is between an object and its primary function.
Question 6: Which sentence uses the correct form of the possessive?
- The childrens' toys were scattered on the floor.
- The children's toys were scattered on the floor. (Correct answer)
- The childrens toys were scattered on the floor.
- The children toys' were scattered on the floor.
Correct answer: The children's toys were scattered on the floor.
'Children' is already a plural noun that does not end in 's,' so the possessive is formed by adding 's: children's. This rule applies to all irregular plural nouns.
NCAE Verbal Ability 1
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The student demonstrated remarkable _____ by finishing the project three days before the deadline.'