MAT Verbal Section : FAQ, Sample Questions

Frequently Asked questions about MAT English / Verbal Section

The verbal ability section usually contains the following question types:

1. Reading Comprehension Questions .. Sample RC Passages
2. Sentence Completion Questions
3. Sentence Correction Questions
4. Synonyms and Antonym Questions
5. Analogy Questions
6. Paragraph Completion Questions

Sample Questions : MAT Verbal Section

Directions for question 1 to 5: Choose the word from the four alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4) that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in Upper Case letters.

1. COMPASSIONATE
   1. Indecisive
   2. Unsympathetic
   3. Unlawful
   4. Untrustworthy
      
      
2. RESTIVE
   1. Buoyant
   2. Placid
   3. Resistant
   4. Insolent
      
      
3. GRADUAL
   1. Energetic
   2. Dynamic
   3. Rapid
   4. Enthusiastic
      
      
4. RUDIMENTARY
   1. Developed
   2. Polite
   3. Pale
   4. Weak
      
      
5. SALVAGE
   1. Burn
   2. Remove
   3. Confuse
   4. Lose
      
      

Directions questions 6 to 10: Choose the word from the four alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4) that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in Upper case letters.

6. REVULSION
   1. Apathy
   2. Violence
   3. Disgust
   4. Avenge
      
      
7. GRIT
   1. Bold
   2. Courage
   3. Grease
   4. Level
      
      
8. SALACIOUS
   1. Exciting
   2. Wise
   3. Wholesome
   4. Confident
      
      
9. CLOUT
   1. Fear
   2. Claw
   3. Joke
   4. Power
      
      
10. FOMENT
    1. Instigate
    2. Shield
    3. Frustrate
    4. Waver
       
       
       

Directions questions 11 to 15: Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits in the blank without changing the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

11. If you do not ........, all your monthly expenses would exceed your income.
    1. Economise
    2. Spend
    3. Save
    4. Splurge
       
       
12. The magician .................. the rabbit into a pigeon.
    1. Transformed
    2. Transfigured
    3. Converted
    4. Made
       
       
13. The cost of this operation has....................our small store of money.
    1. Destroyed
    2. Damaged
    3. Depleted
    4. ) Affected
       
       
14. He had taken the shocking news quietly, neither ................... fate nor uttering any word of bitterness.
    1. Submitting to
    2. Railing against
    3. Conspiring with
    4. Dissenting from
       
       
15. The greater ..................... increase in population; the harder it is for people to find adequate housing.
    1. Of
    2. the
    3. Is the
    4. Is of the
       
       

Directions questions 16 to 20: In these questions, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that must be changed to make the sentence correct.

16. Many psychologists today suggest (A)/ that we interpret dreams by compare (B)/ the dreams with (C)/ the reality of each person's (D)/ life.
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
       
       
17. When (A)/ I came home, the (B)/ children still didn't finish (C)/ dinner. (D)
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. ) D
       
       
18. He would (A)/ never have taken the job if he had been knowing (B)/ what great demands (C)/ it would make (D)/ on his time.
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
       
       
19. Delhi is definitely (A)/ one of the (B)/ most large (C)/ cities (D)/ in the world.
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
       
       
20. Both (A)/ personality and external looking (B)/ vary (C)/ greatly even among (D)/ brothers and sisters.
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
       
       

Directions questions 21 to 25: In each of these questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words (1), (2), (3) and (4). Choose the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

21. Treasure : Chest : :
    1. Money : Account
    2. Coins : Mint
    3. Finance : Exchequer
    4. Cash : Vault
       
       
22. Wool : Warmth : :
    1. Radio : Broadcast
    2. Person : Success
    3. Marketing : Advertising
    4. Spring : Elasticity
       
       
23. Torch : Liberty : :
    1. Laws : Court
    2. Scales : Justice
    3. Balance : Equity
    4. Weights : Measure
       
       
24. Greenhouse : Plant : :
    1. Incubator : Infant
    2. Hen house : Chicken
    3. Hive : Bee
    4. Archives : Document
       
       
25. Whisper : Speak : :
    1. Listen : Bear
    2. Request : Ask
    3. Brush : Touch
    4. Heat : Chill
       
       

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