SRA test

S R A VERBAL FORM SAMPLE QUESTIONS CASH means the same as or opposite of:

____price ____refund ____money ____bank

Bill Laird pays a quarter for two cigars. How many can he buy for a dollar?

_____2

____4

____ 6 ____8 ____10

The wages paid to an employee: _____G ____N ____S ____V ____Y (Think of the word that fits this description. Select the first letter of this word) The next number in the series 2 4 6 8 10 12 is:

_____12 ____4

____16 ____18

*The right answers are money, 8 S (for salary), and 14. An X has been marked in the box in front of each of these answers. *Now work with the problem below. In each row, put an X in the space for the answer. Mark your answers he3avily. Do not make any marks except your answers. An office has six typists. Two more are hired. What is the total number? of typists now employed? _____2 (Use scratch pad for figuring. Do not mark on booklet)

____4

____6 ____8 ____10

MANY means the same as or opposite of:

_____ill

____sour ____down ____few

A holiday from the job is a:

_____B

____D

____M ____T ____V

(Think for the word that fits this description. Select the first letter of this word.) The next number in the series 10 8 11 9 12 10 is: ____13 ____14 ____15 ____16 ____17 *You should have marked the boxes in front of few, 8, V, and 13. Be sure you understand how to work these problems. When the examiner gives the signal, you are to work more problems like those above. Work quickly, but try nor to make mistakes. You will have 15 minutes. You are not expected to finish in the time allowed. STOP HERE-DO NOT TURN PAGE UNTIL THE EXAMINER TELLS YOU

1. BEGIN means the same as or opposite of: _____ morning _____ work _____ start

_____journey

2. ENTRANCE means the same as or the opposite of: _____street _____curtain _____theater

_____exit

3. Jim had twelve books, he bought three more and then loaned six to George. How many books does Jim have now? _____3 _____6 _____9 _____12 _____15 4. A mark which remains after the wound is healed _____F _____J _____N

_____S

_____V

5. A public sale of property to the highest bidder: _____A _____C _____E

_____G

_____R

6.The next number in the series 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 is: ______9 _____11 _____13

_____15

_____17

7. The next number in the series 2 3 9 10 30 31 93 is: ______94 _____95 _____96

_____97

_____98

8. BENIFICIAL means the same as or opposite of: _____artificial _____tamable _____detrimental 9. HUMID means the same or opposite of: _____humorous _____dry

_____solid

_____piquant

_____frigid

10. If you pay $ 1.20 for two pounds of candy, how much would you pay for half a pound? _____30¢ _____45¢ _____60¢ _____90¢ _____$2.40 11. The stick with which the leader of a band beats times: _____A _____B _____H _____D

_____O

12. A child with both parents dead: _____F _____H

_____R

_____I

13. The next number in the series 2 2 3 3 5 5 8 is: _____8 _____9 _____10

_____O

_____11

_____12

14. The next number in the series 8 11 9 12 10 13 11 is: _____9 _____12 _____14 _____15

_____16

15. PREMATURE means the same as or opposite of: _____late _____primitive _____material

_____decisive

16. DIMINUTIVE means the same as or opposite of: ____distraught ____large ____inductive

_____reluctant

17. You have a date at half past six and arrive at a quarter after seven, how many minutes late are you? ___15 ____30 ____45 ____60 ____75 18. A large covered vehicle for moving furniture or for trucking: ____ B _____F _____ L _____ V 19. A cap or cover used in sewing to protect the finger: ____H ____R ____S _____T

_____X

____W

20. The next number in the series 1 2 4 8 16 32 64: _____ 65 _____ 66 _____ 68

_____ 106

____ 128

21. The next number in the series 5 9 10 14 15 19 20 is: _____21 _____24 _____25

_____26

_____30

22. ETERNAL means the same as or opposite of: ____momentous _____enraged _____ vigilant

_____temporary

23. PLIABLE means the same as or opposite of: ____dominant _____inflexible _____destructive

_____ignorant

24. If lemons are three for a dime, how much will you pay for a dozen and a half? ____30¢ _____40¢ _____45¢ ____50¢ ____60¢ 25. A revision of or addition to a constitution: ____A _____D _____F

_____T

26. A workman who builds or repairs wooden structures: _____B _____C _____F _____I

_____U

_____K

27. The next number in the series 8 24 12 36 18 54 27 is: _____13 _____18 _____54

_____69

____81

28. The next number in the series 6 7 14 16 32 34 68 is: _____70 _____72 _____74

_____76

_____78

29. BASHFUL means the same as or opposite of: _____patient _____eligible _____parallel

_____diffident

30. ADVERSE means the same as or opposite of: _____admirable _____detailed _____opposed

_____rhyming

31. Bob bought a fish line 7 yards 2 feet long. How many feet did he get? _____16 ______21 _____23 _____30

_____86

32. A whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud: _____P ______O _____T _____U

_____V

33. An object which will attract iron: _____F _____M

_____R

_____T

34. The next number in the series 4 4 0 5 5 1 6 is: _____2 _____4 _____6

______8

_____11

35. The next number in the series 0 1 3 6 10 15 21 is: _____21 _____24 _____25

______26

_____28

_____N

36. OBSOLETE means the same as or opposite of: _____outworn _____rampart ______bucolic

_____genuine

37. DESTITUTE means the same as or opposite of: _____crazy _____needy ______desperate

_____injured

38. An artist works on a drawing for 8 weeks and earns $200. If he works 5 days a week, how much does he earn everyday? ____$1 _____$3 _____$5 _____$8 _____10 39. A combat between two people: _____D _____G _____N

_____O

40. The eternal process which makes food absorbable: _____B _____D _____F 41. The next number in the series 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 is: _____4 ______5 _____6

_____R

_____H

_____T

_____15

_____16

42. The next number in the series 6 12 7 14 11 22 19 is: _____16 _____32 _____38 _____44

_____67

43. INFAMOUS means the same as or opposite of: _____dauntless _____honorable _____contagious

_ ____intricate

44. LACERATED means the same as or opposite of: _____disgruntled _____mangled _____fringed

_____stricken

45. A farmer buys land for $100. He sells it for $120, gaining $4 an acre. How many acres did he buy? _____1 _____2 _____4 ____5 ____10 46. The point where earth and sky seem to meet: _____B ______D _____F _____H

_____I

47. The soldier below the grade of non-commissioned officer: _____F _____H _____N _____P

_____T

48. The next number in the series 14 11 15 16 13 17 18 is: _____15 _____19 _____22 _____23

_____36

49. The next number in the series 9 10 8 24 6 7 6 is: _____3 ______6 _____15 _____16

_____20

50. OPTIONAL means the same as or the opposite of: _____ocular _____obligatory _____reasonable

_____raucous

51. IMPOTENT means the same as or opposite of: _____powerful _____prosaic _____troubled

_____tribal

52. You pay $21 for 3 ½ tons of coal. What will the bill for 7½ tons? _____$9.80 _____$42 _____$45 _____$75 _____$98 53. A water channel, man-made and used for navigation: _____A _____B _____C _____E

_____F

54. A tenth part of a cent: _____K ____L

_____O

_____M

____N

55. The next number in the series 42 45 15 18 6 9 3 is: ____0 ____3 _____6 ____9

____12

56. The next number in the series 1 2 4 8 10 20 22 is: _____24 _____40 _____44 _____46

_____48

57. RECIPROCAL means the same as or opposite of: _____mutual _____ residual _____ defective _____conditioned 58. DEFT means the same as or opposite of: _____ deaf _____ clumsy _____talkative

_____valuable

59. Eight turns of a screw advance at 4 inches. How many inches will ten turns advance it?

_____4½

_____5

_____6

_____8

_____10

60. A book names and addresses of people living in a city: ______B _____D _____G ______H

_____Q

61. A very strong rope: _____A _____C

_____P

_____F

_____K

62. The next number in the series 1 2 5 11 12 15 21 is: _____22 _____24 _____25 _____27

______30

63. The next number in the series 1 5 11 19 29 41 55 is: ____58 _____63 _____67 _____69

_____71

64. STEADFAST means the same as or opposite of: ____irresolute ____tawdry _____consequential

_____buoyant

65. CALLOUS means the same as or opposite of: ____desperate _____sensitive ____calamitous

_____hollow

66. In copy work a typist’s average time is 3½ minutes per page. How many pages can she copy in 49 minutes? _____7 _____10 _____14 _____17 ____21 67. An instrument to record the number of steps taken in walking: ____A ____F _____P ____V _____Y 68. An edifice for dramatic performances: _____D _____G _____M

____T

____W

69. The next number in the series 8 10 12 10 12 14 12 is: ____10 ____12 ____14 ____16

_____18

70. The next number in the series 0 1 2 3 6 7 14 12 is: _____7 ______12 _____14 ____15

_____28

71. AVARICIOUS means the same as or opposite of: _____greasy _____grumpy _____grimy _____greedy 72. REQUISITE means the same as or opposite of: _____stubborn _____redeemable _____dispensable _____pedantic 73. A merchant brought chairs at $24 a dozen. In selling them, he received as much for 2 chairs as he had paid for 3 chairs. How much did he charge for 12 chairs? _____ $25 _____ $30 ______$33 _____$36 ____$48

74. A place where a river maybe crossed by wading: _____A _____F ______H ____N

_____T

75. A space entirely devoid of matter: _____L _____N _____P

_____V

_____R

76. The next number in the series 32 16 19 20 10 13 14 is: _____7 ______14 _____15 _____17

____28

77. The next number in the series 22 20 10 12 6 4 2 is: ____2 _____4 _____6 ____8

_____10

78. METICULOUS means the same as or the opposite of: _____unwieldy ____tense _____nervous _____slovenly 79. BENIGN means the same as or the opposite of: ____democratic _____indignant _____mottled

_____kind

80. A clock gains 2 minutes everyday was set right at noon Tuesday. What time was it by the clock at midnight following Thursday? ____12:00 ____12:01 _____12:02 ____12:04 _____12:05 81. A burn or injury to the flesh by hot liquid or steam: _____ E ____G ____N _____R 82. The act of falsely producing a writing instrument: _____B _____D _____F _____H

_____S

_____J

83. The next number in the series 35 28 22 17 13 10 8 is: _____5 ____6 ____7 _____8

_____9

84. The next number in the series 4 6 3 7 9 6 10 is: _____4 _____7 _____12 _____14

_____16

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