Cognitive Abilities Test Verbal

1.A calf grows up to be a cow. A foal grows up to be a ____. Which word names that grown animal?

2.A glove is made to cover a hand. A sock is made to cover a ____. Which body part does the sock match?

3.A painter's main tool is a brush. A sculptor's main cutting tool is a ____. Which tool belongs with the sculptor?

4.People borrow books from a library. People keep ____ in a bank. What does the bank hold in this pair?

5.Dawn is the beginning of the day. Dusk is the beginning of the ____. Which word completes that pair?

6.A key opens a lock. A password opens an ____. What does the password open?

7.Bread is made mostly from flour. Cheese is made mostly from ____. What is cheese made from in this pair?

8.A captain is in charge of a ship. A principal is in charge of a ____. What does the principal lead?

9.A whisper is a quiet voice. A shout is a ____ voice. Which word describes the shout?

10.A caterpillar changes into a butterfly. A tadpole changes into a ____. What does the tadpole become?

11.A page is one part of a book. A brick is one part of a ____. What is built from the brick in this pair?

12.Feeling hungry leads a person to eat. Feeling sleepy leads a person to ____. What does sleepy lead to?

13.A thermometer measures temperature. A scale measures ____. What does the scale measure?

14.Monday comes just before Tuesday. Friday comes just before ____. Which day follows Friday?

15.A bird moves through air with wings. A fish moves through water with ____. What does the fish use?

16.A poet writes poems. A novelist writes ____. What does the novelist write?

17.Hot is the opposite of cold. Near is the opposite of ____. Which word is the opposite of near?

18.A seed can grow into a tree. An acorn can grow into an ____. What tree grows from an acorn?

19.Shoes are worn on the feet. A hat is worn on the ____. Where is the hat worn?

20.A chorus is a group of singers. An orchestra is a group of ____. What group is the orchestra?

21.Water freezes and becomes ice. Lava cools and becomes ____. What does cooled lava become?

22.A doctor sees patients in a clinic. A teacher sees students in a ____. Where does the teacher work in this pair?

23.Inhale means to breathe in. Exhale means to breathe ____. Which word completes the meaning of exhale?

24.A puppy is a young dog. A kitten is a young ____. What is the kitten's grown animal?

25.A wheel lets a bicycle roll. A sail lets a ____ catch the wind. What uses the sail in this pair?

26.January is the first month of a year. In many calendars, Sunday is treated as the first day of a ____. What period starts with Sunday here?

27.A map tells where places are. A clock tells what ____ it is. What does the clock tell?

28.Scissors are used to cut paper. A saw is used to cut ____. What does the saw cut in this pair?

29.Begin and start mean nearly the same thing. End and ____ mean nearly the same thing. Which word matches end?

30.Water sits all around an island. A lake is water with ____ all around it. What surrounds that lake?

31.A chef prepares food in a kitchen. A farmer grows food in a ____. Where does the farmer grow food in this pair?

32.Big and large mean about the same thing. Tiny and ____ mean about the same thing. Which word matches tiny?

33.A roof covers the top of a house. A lid covers the top of a ____. What does the lid cover?

34.Reading depends on the eyes. Listening depends on the ____. Which body part does listening use?

35.A flock is a group of birds. A herd is a group of ____. What animals make a herd in this pair?

36.A question asks for an answer. A problem asks for a ____. What does the problem ask for?

37.A building where people borrow books is a ____. Which word names that building?

38.A person who draws the plans for buildings is an ____. Which word names that person?

39.To look carefully in order to find a lost key is to ____. Which word names that action?

40.The season that comes right after winter is ____. Which season is that?

41.The hand tool that turns a screw is a ____. Which tool is it?

42.When thick clouds drop rain, the weather is ____. Which word fits that sky?

43.The opposite of ancient is ____. Which word is that opposite?

44.A made-up story, rather than a factual report, is ____. Which word names that kind of story?

45.An animal that rests by day and is active at night is ____. Which word names that habit?

46.The line where the sky seems to meet the ground is the ____. Which word names that line?

47.To use less water so the supply lasts is to ____ it. Which word names that choice?

48.A person trained to travel and work in space is an ____. Which word names that person?

49.The result of adding numbers is called the ____. Which word names that result?

50.A book that lists words and their meanings in alphabetical order is a ____. Which book is it?

51.When ice warms and turns into water, it ____. Which word names that change?

52.A feeling of being thankful is ____. Which word names that feeling?

53.The person who directs the musicians in an orchestra is the ____. Which word names that person?

54.A closed shape with exactly three straight sides is a ____. Which shape is it?

55.To say what is likely to happen before it happens is to ____. Which word names that act?

56.The hard outer cover on a turtle is its ____. Which word names that cover?

57.A long vehicle that rides on rails and carries many passengers is a ____. Which vehicle is it?

58.Hot and cold have opposite meanings, so they are ____. Which word names a pair of opposites?

59.Plants make food from sunlight by a process called ____. Which word names that process?

60.A piece of land with water on every side is an ____. Which word names that land?

61.Putting dates from earliest to latest means you ____ them. Which word names that arranging?

62.The gas humans must breathe to stay alive is ____. Which gas is it?

63.A drawing that shows roads, cities, and countries is a ____. Which word names that drawing?

64.After comparing the facts, the judgment you reach is a ____. Which word names that judgment?

65.The middle of the day, when the sun is highest, is ____. Which word names that time?

66.A person who writes plays for the stage is a ____. Which word names that writer?

67.An event that happens once every year is ____. Which word names that timing?

68.The pull that draws objects toward Earth is ____. Which word names that pull?

69.Many musicians playing different instruments together form an ____. Which word names that group?

70.A kitchen appliance that keeps food cold is a ____. Which appliance is it?

71.The part of a plant that takes up water from the soil is the ____. Which part is it?

72.The day that follows Thursday is ____. Which day is it?

73.Sparrow, robin, and eagle are birds. Which word belongs with them?

74.Which word does not belong with violin, flute, and trumpet?

75.Red, blue, and yellow are colors. Which word belongs with them?

76.Which word does not belong with addition, subtraction, and multiplication?

77.Nickel, dime, and quarter are United States coins. Which word belongs with them?

78.Which word does not belong with Mercury, Venus, and Mars?

79.Inch, foot, and yard are units of length. Which word belongs with them?

80.Which word does not belong with circle, square, and triangle?

81.Doctor, nurse, and surgeon care for patients. Which word belongs with them?

82.Which word does not belong with rain, snow, and hail?

83.Happy, angry, and calm are feelings. Which word belongs with them?

84.Which word does not belong with soccer, tennis, and basketball?

85.Copper, iron, and gold are metals. Which word belongs with them?

86.Which word does not belong with see, hear, and taste?

87.January, March, and July are months. Which word belongs with them?

88.Which word does not belong with piano, guitar, and drum?

89.River, lake, and ocean are bodies of water. Which word belongs with them?

90.Which word does not belong with boots, sandals, and sneakers?

91.Plus, minus, and times name operations. Which word belongs with them?

92.Which word does not belong with cat, dog, and rabbit?

93.Triangle, pentagon, and hexagon are polygons. Which word belongs with them?

94.Which word does not belong with whisper, shout, and speak?

95.Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are meals. Which word belongs with them?

96.Which word does not belong with oxygen, nitrogen, and helium?

97.Noun, verb, and adjective are parts of speech. Which word belongs with them?

98.Which word does not belong with rose, tulip, and daisy?

99.North, south, and east are directions. Which word belongs with them?

100.Which word does not belong with apple, orange, and banana?

101.Violin, cello, and harp are string instruments. Which word belongs with them?

102.Which word does not belong with solid, liquid, and gas?

103.Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune are planets. Which word belongs with them?

104.Which word does not belong with hammer, saw, and screwdriver?

105.Cotton, wool, and silk are fibers used in cloth. Which word belongs with them?

106.Which word does not belong with addition, sum, and total?

107.Paris, Tokyo, and Cairo are national capitals. Which city belongs with them?

108.Which word does not belong with meter, liter, and gram?