Verbal Reasoning Test Practice Course: Vocabulary in context

1. Pytanie 1 z 17

   Which word is a synonym of "begin"?

   • Arepeat
   • Bdelay
   • Cstart
   • Dfinish
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   Odpowiedź: C. start

   A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. To begin is to start.

2. Pytanie 2 z 17

   Which word is an antonym of "expand"?

   • Agrow
   • Bshrink
   • Cstretch
   • Dspread
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   Odpowiedź: B. shrink

   An antonym means the opposite. To expand is to get bigger, so the opposite is to shrink. The other options mean much the same as expand.

3. Pytanie 3 z 17

   "The manager asked us to keep the report brief." In this sentence, "brief" means:

   • Aformal
   • Bdetailed
   • Cshort
   • Dprivate
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   Odpowiedź: C. short

   Brief means short. A brief report uses few words.

4. Pytanie 4 z 17

   "The team will reschedule the meeting." What does the prefix "re-" mean in "reschedule"?

   • Abefore
   • Bagain
   • Cnot
   • Dagainst
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   Odpowiedź: B. again

   The prefix re- means again, as in refocus and reinvest. To reschedule is to schedule again.

5. Pytanie 5 z 17

   Adding "-less" to "care" makes "careless". What does the suffix "-less" mean?

   • Aagain
   • Bable to be
   • Cwithout
   • Dfull of
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   Odpowiedź: C. without

   The suffix -less means without: careless means without care. The suffix -ful means full of.

6. Pytanie 6 z 17

   "The new policy will affect all part-time staff." In this sentence, "affect" means:

   • Abring about
   • Breplace
   • Cpraise
   • Dinfluence
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   Odpowiedź: D. influence

   As a verb, affect usually means to influence. Effect as a verb means to bring about, which is a different word.

7. Pytanie 7 z 17

   Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "The new schedule had a positive ___ on attendance."

   • Aeffort
   • Beffect
   • Caffection
   • Daffect
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   Odpowiedź: B. effect

   Here the gap needs a noun meaning an impact or result, which is effect. Affect is usually a verb meaning to influence.

8. Pytanie 8 z 17

   "Sales were sluggish in January but picked up in March." In this sentence, "sluggish" means:

   • Asteady
   • Bstrong
   • Csurprising
   • Dslow
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   Odpowiedź: D. slow

   The contrast word "but" and "picked up" show that sales were weak at first. Sluggish means slow.

9. Pytanie 9 z 17

   "The two departments will collaborate on the new project." In this sentence, "collaborate" means:

   • Acompete
   • Bargue
   • Cwork together
   • Dreport separately
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   Odpowiedź: C. work together

   To collaborate is to work together. The prefix co-/col- means together, as in co-worker.

10. Pytanie 10 z 17

    "The supplier was reluctant to lower its prices." In this sentence, "reluctant" means:

    • Aunwilling
    • Bable
    • Cquick
    • Deager
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    Odpowiedź: A. unwilling

    Reluctant means unwilling or not keen. Eager is its opposite.

11. Pytanie 11 z 17

    Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "The new shelving will ___ the storage system we already have."

    • Acomply
    • Bcompliment
    • Ccompel
    • Dcomplement
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    Odpowiedź: D. complement

    Complement means something that completes or makes perfect. Compliment, spelled with an i, means praise.

12. Pytanie 12 z 17

    Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "Safety is the ___ reason for the change."

    • Aprinciple
    • Bprincipally
    • Cprincipal
    • Dprinciples
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    Odpowiedź: C. principal

    Principal as an adjective means chief or leading. Principle is only a noun, meaning a rule of conduct, and principally is an adverb.

13. Pytanie 13 z 17

    "The supervisor will address the problem at Monday's meeting." In this sentence, "address" means:

    • Agive a speech to
    • Bsend by mail
    • Cwrite the location of
    • Ddeal with
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    Odpowiedź: D. deal with

    Many words have more than one meaning. Here the supervisor will deal with the problem; the other meanings do not fit the sentence.

14. Pytanie 14 z 17

    "The instructions were ambiguous, so half the team did the task one way and half did it another way." In this sentence, "ambiguous" means:

    • Adetailed
    • Bwritten down
    • Cvery long
    • Dunclear
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    Odpowiedź: D. unclear

    Ambiguous means open to more than one meaning. The clue is that people understood the same instructions in two ways.

15. Pytanie 15 z 17

    "The old software still worked, but it was obsolete: newer programs could no longer open its files." In this sentence, "obsolete" means:

    • Abroken
    • Bout of date
    • Ccomplicated
    • Dexpensive
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    Odpowiedź: B. out of date

    Obsolete means out of date or no longer used. The sentence says it still worked, so broken does not fit; the colon explains that newer programs had moved on.

16. Pytanie 16 z 17

    "From the manager's tone, we ___ that the deadline could not be changed." Which word fits?

    • Adeferred
    • Bimplied
    • Creferred
    • Dinferred
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    Odpowiedź: D. inferred

    The listeners worked out the meaning, so they inferred it. A speaker or writer implies; a listener or reader infers.

17. Pytanie 17 z 17

    "The committee will scrutinize every expense claim before it is paid." In this sentence, "scrutinize" means:

    • Areject
    • Bpay in full
    • Capprove quickly
    • Dexamine closely
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    Odpowiedź: D. examine closely

    To scrutinize is to examine something closely and carefully. The phrase "before it is paid" shows a checking step.

Klawiatura: 1–4, aby odpowiedzieć, Enter – następne pytanie.