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VerbalReasoningSampleTes Takehisverbalapiudeesoseewhereyouareainyourpreparaions. YoucanfindmoresamplequesionsandinfoonourVerbalReasoningTes sudyguide. Forquesions1-5,pleasereferohefolowingex. Coca-ColaCo.KO -8.44% reporedslighlysronger-han-expeced revenueforislaesquarer,boosedbydemandforea,coffee,waer andsporsdrinks,buhebeveragecompanyexpecssaleswilslow downhisyear. Teaandcoffeesalesvolumerose3% inhequarer,drivenbyhegrowh offuzeteaineuropeandanewlineofready-o-drinkcoffeeinjapan. Waer,enhancedwaerandsporsdrinksincreased1%.Sodadeclined 1%,whilejuice,dairyandplan-basedbeveragesdeclined2%. Inhequarer,NorhAmericasodasalesvolumeooka1% hifrom price increases,despiehigherdemandforcoca-colazerosugarandsprie. Thecompanyhasbeenfocusingonhighermarginsovervolumegains. Sodasaleshavebeenslidingformuchofhepasdecadeasconsumers haveurnedoboledwaerandflavoredselzer. Overal,Coca-Cola snerevenuedeclined6% o$7.1bilionforhe quarer,asaresulofforeign-curencyheadwindsandherefranchisingof company-ownedbolingoperaions.analysspoledbyrefiniivhad expecedsalesof$7.03bilion. Source:TheWalSreeJournal 1. WhaAsiandrinkwasresponsibleforheriseineaandcoffeesalesinhe quarer? A)CocaColaZeroSugar B)FuzeTea www.pracice4me.co.uk 2
C)Ready-o-drinkcoffee D)Sarbucks 2. Sodasaleshavedecreasedoverhepasdecadeasconsumershave becomemorehealhconscious. A)True B)False C)Uncerain 3. Whadoes margins mosnearlymeanasusedinparagraph2? A)border B)leeway C)limi D)Surplus 4. AnalysspoledbyRefiniivhadexpecedsalesof$7.03bilion. Whaishebeswayowrieheunderlinedporion? A)Hadexpeced B)Haveexpeced C)Expeced D)Wereexpecing 5. From hepassage,wecaninferha. A)CocaColaneedsorebrandifheyaregoingokeepupwihmodern imes. B)CocaColahadagoodlasquarerbuisproceedingwihcauion consideringisunsablecondiion. www.pracice4me.co.uk 3
C)CocaCola ssalesareincreasingseadily,andhecompanyisrying obuildonismomenum. D)CocaColaisnoassuccessfulasioncewasbecausepeoplehave saredournooherbeverages. 6. Inhefolowingsenence,heunderlinedwordmosnearlymeanswha? Joyseemedoemanaefrom heyoungbride sflushedface. A)radiae B)emulae C)emerge D)flow 7. Chooseheanswerhashowshowbesojoinhesewosenences. IfIhadknowniwasgoingorain,Iwouldhavebroughmyumbrela.I shouldhavecheckedheforecas. A)IfIhadknowniwasgoingorain,Iwouldhavebroughmyumbrela andishouldhavecheckedheforecas. B)IfIhadknowniwasgoingorain,Iwouldhavebroughmyumbrela,I shouldhavecheckedheforecas. C)IfIhadknowniwasgoingorain,Iwouldhavebroughmyumbrela; evidenly,ishouldhavecheckedheforecas. D)IfIhadknowniwasgoingorain,IwouldhavebroughmyumbrelaI shouldhavecheckedheforecas. 8. Assuminghepremisesarerue,whacanwesayabouheconclusion? SomeresidensofOklahomawalkbackwards. SomeresidensofOklahomaeaonlywihaspoon. TherearesomeresidensofOklahomawhowalkbackwardsandeaonly wihaspoon. www.pracice4me.co.uk 4
A)True B)False C)Uncerain 9. Asusedinhesenencebelow,abdicaeisheopposieofwhichofhe folowingwords? Iwasshockedhamysupervisorwouldabdicaeherresponsibiliies, leavingmeopickupheslack. A)Renounce B)Abideby C)Pursue D)Reain 10. Howwouldyouediheunderlinedporioninhesenencebelow? Yousmilejuslikeyourmoher. A)likeher. B)asyourmoherdoes. C)asher. D)Nochange 11. Assuminghepremisesarerue,whacanwesayabouheconclusion? JaimieonlyeasfishonTuesdays. TodayisTuesday. Jaimieiseaingahamburger. www.pracice4me.co.uk 5
A)True B)False C)Uncerain 12. Whadoesheunderlinedwordmeaninhisconex? Theownfuncionedindependenlyofhesaemanagingalpublic faciliiesaccordingohemunicipaliy sownconsiuion. A)Nobelongingoapoliicalpary B)Nosupporedbypublicfunds C)self-reliananddeermined D)Freefrom ousideconrol 13. Whaishebeswayore-wriehissenence? Gazingwisfulyouhewindow,hesnowmanhadcaughJenny seye. A)Gazingwisfulyouhewindow,Jennyhappenedoseehesnowman. B)Gazingwisfulyouhewindow,Jenny seyehadglancedahe snowman. C)ThesnowmanhadcaughJenny seyewhileshewasgazingwisfuly ouhewindow. D)Jennylookedahesnowman,whichwasouhewindow. Quesions14&15arebasedonhefolowingex. BRUSSELS TheEuropeanUnion-ChinasummihereTuesdaywasmean obolsercooperaion,especialyagainsconroversialpoliciesof PresidenTrump.Insead,iishighlighingdifferences,ledbygrowing radeensions. www.pracice4me.co.uk 6
Twoyearsago,heEUandChinaseizedheirsummiohail srengheningiesasabulwarkagainsmr.trump s AmericaFirs policies.brusselshopedhawihbeijingaissideheeucoulduphold inernaionalrulesonissuesfrom climaechangeorade. Tuesday ssummi,however,islikelyoendupwiheuropeans quesioningheirnascenparnershipwihbeijingandpressingion unfulfiledpromises demandingchinaackleindusrialsubsidiesand endforcedechnologyransfers. I simeforhechineseowalkhealk, aneuofficialsaid. Weareno jusanadverisingbilboardforhechinese. AheadofChinesePremierLiKeqiang sarivalinbrusselsformeeings wiheuropeancouncilpresidendonaldtuskandeuropeancommission PresidenJean-ClaudeJuncker,Europeanofficialshreaenedunilhe lasminueokilapainsakinglydrafedjoinsaemen. TheypushedBeijingoaccepadeadlineoconcludeaninvesmen agreemenamidincreasingfrusraionwihchina srefusalodialdownis saecapialism,whicheuropeansseeasharmful. WhileherecenshifinheEUsignalsaoughersanceagainsChina, Europeansaresilrelucanoakesepshawouldunderminehe inernaionalorderunderpinnedbyheworldtradeorganizaion.eu officialssaidheywanocoaxbeijinginoacion,raherhanslappingi wihhugeariffsasmr.trumpdidoforcechinainonegoiaions. Source:TheWalSreeJournal 14. Accordingohepassage,heEUofficialsmadewhaassumpiongoing inonegoiaions? A)Chinaisfinalyreadyocompromiseonefforsosem climaechange. www.pracice4me.co.uk 7
B)China ssrugglewihheradewarispressingenoughonheeconomy hahenaion sleaderswouldbewilingocooperaewihhe Europeansonohermaersofinernaionalaffairs. C)TheEUrepresenaivesneedoharassChineseofficialsinordero convincehegovernmenomakeconcessions. D)ChinahasnoineresinworkingwihheEU. 15. Whichofhefolowingsaemens,ifrue,wouldweakenheEU ssance? A)Togeher,heEUandChinawouldbeableopuanendoherade war. B)PresidenTrump saggressivesraegiesarehuringischancea securingfairinernaionalrade. C)Hisoricaly,sofernegoiaionechniqueshavebeenhighlyeffecive wihhechinese. D)Thechangesininernaionalradeandenvironmenalregulaions wouldhurchina sglobalposiionmorehanheradewarwihamerica. www.pracice4me.co.uk 8
Answers: 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. D www.pracice4me.co.uk 9