List of top Verbal Reasoning Questions

When autumn comes to the Southwest, the chamisa plant blooms, and this previously ......... shrub suddenly seems to be everywhere.
A growing technology trend is to merge multiple devices with complimentary functions such as a phone, music player and the scheduling features of a planner.
Most of my favorite movies contain slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not the only way to make me laugh.
Learning a new language can be difficult for people after one reaches a certain age; abilities needed to retain and apply new linguistic information deteriorate with time.
During the summer many students go away to summer camps that teach them skills about camaraderie, perseverance and integrity.
In countries such as China the government is recognizing the advantages of a capitalist market rather than communism and adjust economic policy accordingly.
A consummate gentleman, Stefan's etiquette and social grace was unmatched.
In many cultures they consider fish eggs a delicacy.
Sports are a significant part of life for people all across the world, as was demonstrated in 2006 when billions of people came together to be involved with the World Cup either through playing, watching or thru advertising.
The argument between Paarin and me about the dent in his car continued until the early morning.
Firefighters and police officers risk their lives often by stepping into the way of danger physically; \underline{________}, professionals such as doctors and lawyers have an equally significant impact on individuals' lives medically and legally.
Educational research shows that students who attend schools with low faculty/student ratios perform better on standardized tests than students who attend schools with high ratios. Therefore, homeschooling is the best option because the student and parent can work one on one. Which of the following, if true, most weakens this argument?
Sharla is a better chess player than Marcus.
Marcus is a better chess player than Evelyn.
Olivia routinely beats Evelyn at chess.
What is the likely outcome if Sharla and Olivia play a game of chess?
According to Dr. Sean, people who consume broccoli everyday are half as likely to be diagnosed with heart diseases as compared to others. Dr. Sean stated this after he had monitored diet of 100 patients for 12 months. Which of the following options weakens the argument stated above?
Central State College has a very progressive program for preventing sexual assault on its campus. Every incoming student has to take a 1-hour course on sexual and dating violence, and there are monthly programs about prevention and intervention. The college recently opened a 24-hour hotline for victims and survivors of sexual assault. To their dismay, in the first year of the hotline operating, reports of sexual assaults on campus went up by 10%. Administrators are confused as to why their efforts to prevent violence seem to have led to more violence on campus. Which of the following might explain the rise in reports of sexual assault at Central State?
Mesa College has a long reputation of progressive arts education. It relies heavily on donations from its alumni for scholarships and campus improvements. Mesa College has never had an athletic program, and many current students and alumni say that they think this had led the college to put more focus and financial resources into developing first-class arts programs. This year, Mesa College instituted a football program, over the objections of many students and alumni. Based on this passage, which of the following is likely to occur?
A recent sociological study found that more than 40% of the members of a large conservative Christian church were the adult children of divorce. This led the researchers to conclude that growing up in a family where there is divorce leads people to become more religious. Which of the following would be the best way to test the researchers' conclusions?
It has long been supposed that Neanderthal humans were replaced by modern humans. Most anthropologists thought that the two groups did not have contact or interbreed. However, a recent archaeological dig found Neanderthal artifacts and modern human artifacts mixed together, indicating that there was some contact between the two. The archaeologists leading this dig have published a new article asserting that, in fact, Neanderthals and modern humans did live side by side and interbred. Which of the following evidence would provide the strongest support for the archaeologists' claim?
Breast cancer researchers found that, out of a sample of 1000 women who had been treated for breast cancer, over 60% had had a miscarriage in their lifetime. This led the researchers to conclude that there is a connection between breast cancer and miscarriages, and to encourage all women who have had miscarriages to be screened for breast cancer more frequently than women who have not had miscarriages. Which of the following, if true, most weakens the researchers' conclusions?
Recent DNA analysis shows that the majority of modern humans alive today have at least some genetic material in common with Neanderthal humans. Archaeologists believe that the first evidence of religious behavior has been found in excavations of Neanderthal dwellings in France. The presence of Neanderthal DNA in modern Europeans has led some scholars to assert that Europeans are genetically programmed for religious behavior in ways that people from other areas of the world are not. Which of the following, if true, more seriously weakens this argument?
Ciara distrusts modern medicine. She says that the drugs prescribed by doctors are just synthetic poisons that they dispense to make money. She uses only herbs and essential oils to treat her health problems, declaring that they are much safer than prescription drugs because they come directly from nature. Which of the following, if true, most weakens Ciara's argument?
According to the passage, Rossetti's poems
The author would probably view the developments discussed in the passage as
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
Which of the following best characterizes a Cartier-Bresson portrait sitting?