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Reason with words across three relation types

Find word relationships, classify ideas and complete sentences, with explanations for every answer.

  • 20 questions
  • 10 min
  • Free, no sign-up
  • Every answer shown afterwards

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Preparing for an employer's test? Verbal reasoning test practice in the true, false or cannot say format is on its own page.

Preparing for an employer’s verbal reasoning test? Those tests give a short passage and a statement to judge true, false or cannot say; this page tests analogies and word relationships instead. Practise the passage format in the verbal reasoning test drill · timed, a different paper every sitting, free.

About this test

Verbal reasoning here is about relations between words: analogies, which word does not belong, and which word completes a sentence. The result reports accuracy for each of the three relation types.

What this test looks at

  • analogy · 8
  • classification · 6
  • completion · 6
Time
10 minutes
Questions
20
Result
score by question type, every answer explained
Source
Princeton WordNet 3.0 (word reference)

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What this test adds

Separate results for analogies, classification and sentence completion help identify which kind of word reasoning to practise.

A small next step

For a missed analogy, state the relation of the first pair in a full sentence, then apply that exact sentence to the second pair.

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What skills does the test cover?

Word relationships, classification and sentence completion. Familiarity with English vocabulary helps.

What are the three question types?

The 20 questions include eight analogies, six classification questions and six sentence-completion questions. Results show accuracy for each type.

How much English do I need?

The questions use English word meanings and common expressions. If a word is unfamiliar, use the answer review to learn it.

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