SAMPLE QUESTIONS FROM LearnATest.com 1. Which of the following pairs of words has the OPPOSITE meaning? a. b. c. d. e.

guarded-suspicious legendary-mythical expeditious-leisurely rancid-putrid delicate-frail

2. Look at this series: 44, 44, 50, 50, 56, . . . What number should come next? a. b. c. d. 44 48 56 62

3. Which of the following multiplications is right? a. b. c. d. e.

4 4 7 8 5 27 34 22 17 27 = = = = = 118 146 144 136 145

4. Which of the following pairs of words has the SAME meaning? a. b. c. d. e. sly-cunning infallible-weak decisive-hesitant predictable-mysterious derisive-complimentary

5. PUNCTUAL is to LATE as FORMAL is to

a. b. c. d. e. casual hostile lonely likeable stern

6. Which of the following pairs of words has the SAME meaning?

a. b. c. d. e. hardy-robust civil-rude headstrong-flexible transpire-cease clamor-silence

7. Choose the correct sentence from the following list.

a. The two b. The two c. The two d. The two

search took place without incident, except for a brief argument between residents. search took place without incident. Except for a brief argument between residents. search took place. Without incident except for a brief argument between residents. search, took place without incident except, for a brief argument between residents.

8. Choose the correct sentence from the following list.

a. They finished their headquarters. b. They finished their headquarters. c. They finished their headquarters. d. They finished their headquarters. search, left the building, and return to police search, left the building, and returns to police search, left the building, and returned to police search, left the building, and returning to police

9.

Choose the correct sentence from the following list.

a. Searching for evidence, police officers, must be mindful of the Fourth Amendment. b. Searching for evidence. Police officers must be mindful of the Fourth Amendment. c. When searching for evidence. Police officers, must be mindful of the Fourth Amendment. d. When searching for evidence, police officers must be mindful of the Fourth Amendment. Answers

1. c. Something done in an expeditious manner is done promptly. Something 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

done in a leisurely fashion is done more slowly. The other choices are essentially synonyms. c. This is an alternation with repetition series, in which each number repeats itself, then increases by 6. d. 27 times 4 is 108. 34 times 4 is 136. 22 times 7 is 154. 27 times 5 is 135. a. The other four choices are essentially antonyms. a. Late is the opposite of punctual, as casual is the opposite of formal. a. The other four choices are essentially antonyms. a. Answers b and c contain sentence fragments. Answer d uses commas incorrectly. c. The word returned is in the past tense, as are finished and left in the first part of the sentence, so this sentence is the only one that uses proper parallel structure. d. Answers b and c contain sentence fragments. The first part of answer a is a dangling modifier; in addition, no comma should separate police officers from must.