GRE Verbal Sample Questions Set O
Categories: GRE (The Graduate Records Examination)
Questions 1-7: Each of the questions below contains a sentence that has one or two blanks. The blanks stand for a part of the sentence that has not been included. Following each sentence are five answer choices. Choose the answer choice that best completes the sentence.
Question.1. After an interview with the suspect, most of the detectives agreed that her explanation for possessing the contraband was _____ .
A. supercilious
B. appropriated
C. arresting
D. insipid
E. fabricated
Answer: (e)
Question.2. The insurance adjuster asked us the value of our damaged equipment.
A. extrapolate
B. embroider
C. equivocate
D. acerbate
E. hyperbolize
Answer: (a)
Question.3. The producer thought the young, frail girl would be _____ and unfit for the lead role, but she turned out to be a ______ performer.
A. reticent, gregarious
B. demonstrative, candid
C. aloof, restrained
D. frank, detached
E. unconstrained, taciturn
Answer: (a)
Question.4. The family didn’t realize that the abused dog they adopted would be so_____. They had to give him up.
A. jocund
B. truculent
C. blithe
D. convivial
E. pretentious
Answer: (b)
Question.5. Because he was ______ Jay sat in the back of the lecture hall and kept his eyes trained on his notebook as the professor asked for volunteers.
A. sanguine
B. impudent
C. brazen
D. diffident
E. presumptuous
Answer: (d)
Question.6. It is very difficult to _____ all of the facts without first figuring out some kind of _____ system to remember them.
A. surmise, arduous
B. evade, rudimentary
C. imbibe, mnemonic
D. conjecture, facile
E. challenge, abstruse
Answer: (c)
Question.7. It was looking increasingly likely that one person was responsible for spreading the ______ strain of the flu that overtook the university campus.
A. tedious
B. benign
C. clement
D. virulent
E. repugnant
Answer: (d)
You should have an idea of the kinds of questions you might see on the GRE Verbal after reading these sample questions. To score better in the test, keep up your practise and familiarise yourself with a wide variety of vocabulary words.
Please note that these are simplified examples; actual GRE questions could be trickier and call for more in-depth solutions. For the most accurate simulation of the test, it's critical to become familiar with the GRE's structure and format and practise using approved GRE study materials.