CTJan27 Online Year 8 - Verbal Reasoning 24022026

1

NOVEL is to CHAPTER as PLAY is to

ACT

DIALOGUE

STAGE

SCENE

2

COMPOSER is to SYMPHONY as ARCHITECT is to

BUILDING

SKYSCRAPER

BLUEPRINT

CONSTRUCTION

3

THIRST is to DRINK as FATIGUE is to

SLEEP

REST

YAWN

WEAKNESS

4

SEED is to TREE as EGG is to

CHICKEN

BIRD

YOLK

SHELL

5

SCALES are to JUSTICE as a DOVE is to

FREEDOM

OLIVE BRANCH

PEACE

FLIGHT

6

ISLAND is to ARCHIPELAGO as STAR is to

GALAXY

CONSTELLATION

SUN

SOLAR SYSTEM

7

IGNORANCE is to KNOWLEDGE as DARKNESS is to

NIGHT

SHADOW

LIGHT

BLINDNESS

8

THERMOMETER is to TEMPERATURE as BAROMETER is to

WEATHER

ALTITUDE

WIND

PRESSURE

9

Which of the following words does **not** belong with the other three?

DETEST

ABHOR

LOATHE

DISLIKE

10

Which of the following words does **not** belong with the other three?

CATALYST

IMPETUS

STIMULUS

HINDRANCE

11

Which of the following words does **not** belong with the other three?

GREGARIOUS

CONVIVIAL

AFFABLE

ISOLATED

12

Which of the following words does **not** belong with the other three?

SOMBER

MELANCHOLY

MOROSE

TRIUMPHANT

13

Which of the following shapes does **not** belong with the others?

PYRAMID

CUBE

CYLINDER

SPHERE

14

Which of the following numbers does **not** belong with the others?

$17$

$29$

$41$

$51$

15

Which of the following capital cities does **not** belong with the others?

CAIRO

TOKYO

BEIJING

CANBERRA

16

Which of the following animals does **not** belong with the others?

LION

TIGER

LEOPARD

CHEETAH

17

Assume the following statements are true: - All members of the chess club are also in the maths club. - No member of the science club is in the maths club. - John is in the chess club. Which of the following statements *must* be true?

John is in the science club.

John is not in the science club.

Some members of the maths club are in the science club.

John is not in the maths club.

18

Assume the following statements are true: - If you study hard, you will pass the exam. - If you pass the exam, you will get a certificate. - Sarah did not get a certificate. Which of the following statements *must* be true?

Sarah passed the exam.

Sarah studied hard.

Sarah did not study hard.

Sarah did not pass the exam, but she studied hard.

19

Assume the following statements are true: - Some cats are fluffy. - All fluffy animals are soft. - All cats are mammals. Which of the following statements is a valid conclusion?

All cats are soft.

Some mammals are soft.

All fluffy animals are cats.

No soft animals are mammals.

20

Assume the following statements are true: - All squares are rectangles. - No rectangles are triangles. - Some rhombuses are squares. Which of the following statements *must* be true?

Some rhombuses are not triangles.

No rhombuses are rectangles.

All rhombuses are triangles.

All rectangles are squares.

21

On a shelf, there are novels, biographies, and poems. The following are true: - All the novels are hardcover. - Some of the poems are paperback. - Every book on the shelf is either hardcover or paperback. Which of the following statements **cannot** be true?

All poems on the shelf are hardcover.

Some novels are paperback.

All biographies are hardcover.

Some biographies are paperback.

22

In a certain code, 'BLUE' is written as 'EULB'. How would 'GREEN' be written in the same code?

NEERG

RGEEN

EENRG

GRNEE

23

There are five boxes: A, B, C, D, and E. The following relationships are known: - Box A is heavier than B. - Box C is lighter than D. - Box B is heavier than D. - Box E is heavier than A. Which box is the heaviest?

Box A

Box B

Box C

Box E

24

The bar chart shows the number of students in four different school houses who participated in a sports day. A school rule states that if a house has more than 40 participants, it is awarded a 'Participation Trophy'. All participants from a house that is awarded a 'Participation Trophy' receive a free lunch. Based on the chart and the rules, which statement *must* be true?

The participants from exactly two houses will receive a free lunch.

All students from Slyther and Raven combined will receive a free lunch.

The house with the fewest participants will receive a free lunch.

More than 100 students in total will receive a free lunch.

25

The pie chart shows the breakdown of a company's total annual expenses of $1,200,000. It is company policy that any department whose expense constitutes **over 25\%** of the total must undergo a budget review. What is the total expense amount for the department(s) that must undergo a budget review?

$300,000

$420,000

$720,000

$840,000

26

MICROSCOPE is to EXAMINE as TELESCOPE is to

MAGNIFY

OBSERVE

DISCOVER

STARGAZE

27

Assume the following statements are true: 1. All novels are books. 2. Some paperbacks are novels. 3. No books are magazines. Which one of the following statements must also be true?

Some paperbacks are not magazines.

No paperbacks are books.

All novels are paperbacks.

Some magazines are novels.

28

Which of the following words does **not** belong with the other three?

CONTRITE

PENITENT

APOLOGETIC

REMORSEFUL

29

SYMPHONY is to COMPOSER as LAW is to

JUDGE

LAWYER

COURTROOM

LEGISLATURE

30

A school tracks participation in three extracurricular activities. The chart shows the number of students in each activity. It is also known that every student who participates in Robotics also has an interest in Science, and no student with an interest in Science dislikes Mathematics. Based on this information, which of the following statements **must** be true?

At least 20 students do not dislike Mathematics.

All students who participate in Coding dislike Mathematics.

No student in the Debate club has an interest in Science.

Exactly 20 students like Mathematics.

31

Which of the following words is the odd one out?

INSIPID

VAPID

PROFOUND

BANAL

32

ANNOYANCE is to RAGE as APPREHENSION is to

FEAR

WORRY

TERROR

CONFIDENCE

33

Consider the following premises: 1. If the train is late, the meeting will be cancelled. 2. If the meeting is cancelled, the contract will not be signed. 3. The train was not late. What can be definitively concluded from these statements?

The meeting was not cancelled.

The contract was signed.

If the contract was signed, then the meeting was not cancelled.

No conclusion can be definitively drawn about the meeting or the contract.

34

Which of the following words does **not** belong with the other three?

DIVERGE

SEPARATE

BRANCH

CONVERGE

35

A company analyzed the project performance of four departments based on the rules below. The chart shows the results. * **Bonus Rule:** Any department with over 80\% on-time completion receives a bonus. * **Review Rule:** Any department where over-budget projects exceed 20\% undergoes a financial review. Based on the data and rules, which department will receive a bonus but NOT undergo a financial review?

Marketing

Engineering

Sales

HR

36

Four students, Tom, Jane, Sam, and Lucy, are choosing an instrument, a music genre, and a performance slot for a recital. - The instrument choices are **Piano** or **Violin**. - The genre choices are **Classical** or **Jazz**. - The slot choices are **Afternoon** or **Evening**. - Tom will only play Classical piano in the evening. - Jane is a violinist who only plays Jazz and is only available in the afternoon. - Sam plays whatever instrument Lucy doesn't, loves Classical music, and needs the afternoon slot. - Lucy will perform in the evening slot, and she only plays piano. Who is performing Classical music on the violin?

Tom

Jane

Sam

Lucy

37

Four wizards, Albus, Elara, Finn, and Lyra, are preparing for a tournament. Each must choose one creature, one spell, and one amulet. - **Creature**: Griffin or Golem - **Spell**: Fireball or Frost Ray - **Amulet**: Sunstone or Moonstone - Albus dislikes cold magic and will not work with Golems. He prefers the Sunstone's power. - Elara is a master of Frost Rays, but her magic is weakened by the Sunstone. - Finn uses a Golem for defense and a Fireball for offense. - Lyra's family has a magical bond with Griffins, and she only uses magic aligned with the moon (Frost Ray and Moonstone). Which pairing of a wizard and their chosen spell is correct?

Elara and Fireball

Finn and Frost Ray

Lyra and Fireball

Albus and Fireball

38

Four chefs, Marco, Sofia, Ivan, and Chloe, are in a competition. Each must prepare a unique dish. - **Course**: Appetizer or Main - **Cuisine**: Italian or French - **Key Ingredient**: Truffle or Saffron - Marco is making a French Main course. - Sofia is making an Italian Appetizer using Saffron. - Ivan is not using Truffle and he is not making an Appetizer. - There is one French Appetizer, and it must use Truffle. Chloe is assigned to make it. - There are two Italian dishes and two French dishes in total. Who is making an Italian Main course?

Marco

Sofia

Ivan

Chloe

39

Four famous detectives are investigating a case. Each is using a clue type, a location, and a method. - **Clue Type**: Forensic Evidence, Witness Testimony - **Location**: Library, Conservatory - **Method**: Deduction, Observation - Holmes works in the Library, relies on Deduction, and dismisses Witness Testimony. - Watson trusts Forensic Evidence but prefers to work by Observation in the Conservatory. - Poirot insists on using Deduction based on Witness Testimony. - Marple believes Observation is key, is currently examining the Library, and does not handle Forensic Evidence. - There are two detectives in each location. How many detectives are either using Witness Testimony *or* working in the Conservatory?

0

1

2

3

40

David, Emily, Frank, and Grace are members of various school clubs. The available clubs are Debate, Chess, Coding, and Art. - David and Frank are in the Chess club. - Emily and Grace are in the Art club. - Frank and Emily are in the Coding club. - David and Grace are in the Debate club. Based on this information, who is a member of both the Coding club and the Debate club?

Frank

Emily

David and Grace

No one

41

Complete the analogy: DAGUERREOTYPE is to PHOTOGRAPH as:

ABACUS is to CALCULATOR

QUILL is to FOUNTAIN PEN

SCROLL is to CODEX

ALCHEMY is to CHEMISTRY

42

Complete the analogy: EUPHEMISM is to OFFENSIVE as:

METAPHOR is to LITERAL

HYPERBOLE is to EXAGGERATED

PARADOX is to CONTRADICTORY

PLEONASM is to REDUNDANT

43

Which word is most nearly the **OPPOSITE** of **PROFLIGATE**?

Virtuous

Abundant

Prodigal

Frugal

44

The word **ESOTERIC** is closest in meaning to:

Exotic

Arcane

Obsolete

Erroneous

45

Despite the diplomat's attempts to ______ the situation, his vague and contradictory statements only served to ______ the already tense international relations.

ameliorate .. exacerbate

obfuscate .. clarify

rectify .. stabilise

aggrandise .. moderate

46

The artist was not a mere ______ of established styles; rather, her work was a radical ______ of convention, challenging viewers to reconsider their aesthetic assumptions.

progenitor .. celebration

practitioner .. repudiation

critic .. continuation

devotee .. misinterpretation

47

The following four sentences, labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4, form a jumbled paragraph. Select the option that gives the most logical order. 1. This shift is not merely technological but also philosophical, altering our very perception of scarcity. 2. Unlike physical goods, digital assets can be replicated infinitely at virtually no cost. 3. The digital economy operates on principles fundamentally different from those of the traditional, industrial economy. 4. Consequently, traditional economic models based on tangible items are often inadequate for this new domain.

3, 2, 1, 4

1, 3, 2, 4

3, 4, 2, 1

2, 1, 3, 4

48

The following four sentences, labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4, form a jumbled paragraph. Select the option that gives the most logical order. 1. In response, the city council commissioned a study to investigate the root causes. 2. Morning traffic into the central business district had slowed to a crawl, frustrating commuters. 3. The study's preliminary findings pointed not to an increased volume of cars, but to poorly synchronised traffic signals. 4. For years, residents had complained about the worsening gridlock.

2, 1, 3, 4

4, 2, 1, 3

1, 3, 4, 2

4, 1, 2, 3

49

A recent study found that employees who take a 20-minute walk during their lunch break report a 15\% increase in afternoon productivity compared to those who eat at their desks. Therefore, to boost overall company output, businesses should mandate that all employees take a 20-minute walk after lunch. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument's conclusion?

The employees who chose to take a walk were already more motivated and health-conscious than the general employee population.

Some companies have found that offering free gym memberships is an even more effective way to boost productivity.

The study was conducted during the summer months when the weather was pleasant.

The 15% increase in productivity was measured by self-reported surveys rather than objective output metrics.

50

In the country of Valoria, the government provides a substantial subsidy for the production of grain, its primary agricultural export. Despite this, the global market price for Valorian grain has remained stagnant for the last five years, and the income of the average Valorian grain farmer has significantly decreased. Which of the following, if true, best helps to resolve this apparent paradox?

The subsidy is paid directly to large agricultural corporations that export the grain, not to the individual farmers who grow it.

Neighbouring countries have also begun subsidising their grain production, increasing global supply.

The cost of farming equipment, seeds, and fertiliser in Valoria has increased at a rate faster than the subsidy's value.

Valorian farmers have diversified into other, more profitable crops over the last five years.

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