Verbal Reasoning Flashcards

Which pair of words are antonyms?

Answer: Obstinate / Flexible

Obstinate means stubbornly refusing to change, while flexible means willing to adapt — they are direct opposites.

Read: 'Every project submitted before the deadline was approved. The Henderson project was not approved.' What must be true?

Answer: The Henderson project was not submitted before the deadline

By contrapositive logic: if every on-time project was approved, then any unapproved project was not submitted on time.

Which sentence uses the word 'infer' correctly?

Answer: The manager inferred a conclusion from the data

To 'infer' means a person draws a conclusion from evidence; only the manager (a person) can correctly infer from data.

Read: 'All team leaders have project management certification. Some project managers do not have team leader roles.' Which is definitely true?

Answer: Some project managers lack certification

Since some project managers are not team leaders, and only team leaders are confirmed to hold certification, those non-team-leader project managers may lack it.

Choose the most appropriate word: The CEO's speech was ___; it inspired the entire workforce with clear vision and powerful delivery.

Answer: Rousing

Rousing means stirring strong feelings or enthusiasm, which matches inspiring an entire workforce with a powerful speech.

Which sentence contains a logical flaw?

Answer: He is tall, therefore he is a good basketball player

Being tall does not logically guarantee being a good basketball player — this is a non sequitur fallacy.

Read: 'Whenever productivity drops, the supervisor schedules a team meeting. Productivity has not dropped.' What follows?

Answer: No conclusion can be drawn about the meeting

The rule only tells us what happens when productivity drops; if it hasn't dropped, we cannot conclude anything about whether a meeting will be scheduled for other reasons.