Verbals Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Rainfall was sporadic throughout the month: several dry days were interrupted by brief showers. What does “sporadic” mean in this context?
Occasional and irregular
Steady and continuous
Heavy and destructive
Expected and seasonal
2. Which sentence most clearly identifies who performed each action?
When Ava called Nora, she was boarding the train.
Daniel told Marcus that his report needed revision.
After Lena handed Maya the folder, Maya filed the folder.
Priya met Zoe after she finished work.
3. Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
The list of required items are on the desk.
The list of required items is on the desk.
The boxes beside the door needs labels.
The results from the survey shows a pattern.
4. When the delivery arrived, neither the manager nor the assistants ___ available to sign for it. Which option completes the sentence correctly?
be
was
has been
were
5. Complete the analogy: Blueprint is to building as recipe is to ___.
meal
chef
ingredient
kitchen
6. Which revision states the idea most concisely without changing its meaning? Original: “At this point in time, we currently need more evidence before making a decision.”
Before making a decision, evidence is something we currently need more of at this time.
Currently, at this point, more evidence is needed by us before a decision.
We need more evidence before deciding.
A decision about the evidence is needed before the current time.
7. A library normally closes at 8 p.m. Its policy states that closing is extended to midnight only during exam week. The library has announced that it will close at midnight today. What follows from the stated policy?
Today falls during exam week.
All students have an exam today.
The library will open later tomorrow.
The normal closing time has permanently changed.
8. Which sentence correctly describes a past situation that did not happen?
If I knew about the rain, I will bring an umbrella.
If I had known about the rain, I would have brought an umbrella.
If I would know about the rain, I brought an umbrella.
If I have known about the rain, I would bring an umbrella.
9. Choose the best transition: “The trail looked short on the map. ___, the steep terrain made the hike take four hours.”
Therefore
For example
Likewise
However
10. Every participant in the writing workshop submitted a draft before Friday. Friday has passed, and Elena did not submit a draft. Based only on these statements, what must be true?
Elena submitted her draft to a different workshop.
The workshop accepted drafts without recording them.
Elena intended to submit a draft after Friday.
Elena was not a participant in the writing workshop.
11. All poets in the club are writers, and no writers in the club are robots. Which conclusion must be true?
Some robots in the club are poets.
Every writer in the club is a poet.
No poets in the club are robots.
No club members are robots.
12. Which sentence preserves the meaning of “The committee rejected the proposal after reviewing the costs”?
After the costs were reviewed, the proposal was rejected by the committee.
The committee reviewed the costs because the proposal had already been rejected.
The proposal rejected the committee's review of the costs.
The committee rejected the costs but approved the proposal.
13. Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
The internship involves collecting samples, labels, and data storage.
The internship involves sample collection, labeling samples, and to store data.
The internship involves collecting samples, labeling them, and storing data.
The internship involves collecting samples, to label them, and data storage.
14. The city planted trees along the avenue to mitigate the summer heat. What does “mitigate” most nearly mean here?
Measure precisely
Make less severe
Predict in advance
Prevent permanently
15. Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
Her goal was: to finish before noon.
She packed three essentials: water, a map, and a flashlight.
The team included: Mia, Ben, and Luis.
Because the road was closed: we took the train.
16. Complete the analogy by preserving the relationship: Opaque is to transparent as reluctant is to ___.
hesitant
cautious
unwilling
eager