Verbal Reasoning Test Tutorial E-book

A unique test prep pack designed to help You

earn a top score on verbal (critical) reasoning
tests (based on text passages and statements).

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Table of Contents
Verbal (Critical) Reasoning Test Tutorial
What is Verbal Reasoning Test?
Test example question
How to pass the test
Content of the VRT preparation pack
Categories of VRT problems
Tutorial structure
Type 1: Insufficient information
Type 2: Confirmation statements
Type 3: Misstatements
Type 4: Negative statements
Best approach
Tips for test takers

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What is a Verbal (Critical) Reasoning Test?

The Verbal Critical Reasoning Test (VRT) assesses your understanding and verbal comprehension
skills. Specifically, this test is designed to determine an individual's level of ability to respond to
questions about information provided in a passage of text.
You will be presented with a short passage of text and asked to consider the questions which are
presented as statements corresponding to the passage. Your main task is to decide whether a given
statement is True, False, or whether you Cannot Say, based on the information in the passage.
TRUE - The statement follows logically given the information contained in the passage.
FALSE - The statement cannot logically follow given the information in the passage.
CANNOT SAY - It is not possible to determine given the information in the passage alone; i.e. more
information would be required to say for certain.
The main challenge of the verbal reasoning test is adhering solely to the information provided in the
passage without using information that you are already familiar with in actual life. However, the
instructions provided at the beginning of these assessments make it clear that all answers should be
determined only using the information that is given in the passage of text.
The Verbal Reasoning Test Preparation pack consists of an Ebook, video tutorials and practice tests.
In this Ebook you will learn about the most common categories of VRT problems.
The Ebook also provides you with information about the test structure and offers advice about the
best strategies for your preparation. The videos help you learn about the types of verbal problems
and show how you can solve them. The practice tests are designed to help you build confidence by
developing and/or improving your skills.

Content of the VRT preparation pack

Ebook. The tutorial Ebook reveals what major categories of Verbal Reasoning Test problems are.
Videos. The videos provide both more details about the VRT problem types and practical information
& tips on how to solve them quickly and efficiently.
Practice tests. The tests can help you improve your skills, speed and build your confidence before you
take an actual Verbal Reasoning Test.
Each Ebook category focuses on a type of verbal problem and its solution.
The Ebook presents four major categories and their subcategories.
Insufficient information section. This section relates to VRT problems where the statement cannot
be fully verified, rejected or supported based on the information from the passage. There are three
subcategories of insufficient information problem: flawed assumptions, extension of facts and
unverifiable statements.
Confirmation statements section. This section deals with statements that agree, paraphrase or
support the information in the passage or are derived directly from it. There are four subcategories:
deductive statements, summary statements, paraphrase statements and selective statements.
Misstatements section. This refers to statements that deny, misstate (e.g., by generalising or
omitting facts) or contradict any information presented in the given passage. There are four types of
misstatement: contradictory or opposing statements, denial statements, generalisation or distortion
of facts and statements where details or facts are omitted (missing).
Negative statements contain sentences with negatively negative meanings. For example, never
failed to reject, no one disagreed to disobey, no other place would disappoint less.

Categories of Verbal Reasoning Test Problems

The following are the major types of Verbal Reasoning Test problem. They are based on various types of
statements that refer to specific passages of text:
1. Insufficient information

Assumption not based on the information given in the passage

Extension or stretching of facts

Unverifiable statements (with only part of the statement being true)

2. Confirmation of stated or implied facts or information

Deductive statements (or logical inferences)

Summary of key points or facts

Paraphrasing of certain information taken from the passage

Selective statements (emphasising specific piece(s) of information)

3. Misstatements

Contradictory or opposing pieces of information

Denial of clear or explicitly stated facts

Generalisation of specific information / Distortion of facts ( for example, using indefinite

pronouns such as all instead of some)

Omitting a certain piece of information

4. Statement using multiple negative words (i.e. negatively negative meanings)

How each VR problem type is reviewed

For each category of verbal problems presented in the previous slide, we will provide you with
a detailed review so you can apply this knowledge when you take the three practice tests.
We provide a description of each problem type, then review specific examples and provide
tips on the subsequent page.

Describe the problem

Review 2 examples for
each problem type
Tips & advice

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