Verbal Classification Practice Test Questions - Logical Reasoning

The roof, wall and floor are all parts of a house. A garden is not a part of the house building.

The pedal, chain and saddle are all essential parts of a bicycle. Not every bicycle has a basket.

Build, construct and erect are all synonyms meaning to put up. Demolish means to pull down.

Grow, expand and increase are all synonyms meaning to become bigger. Shrink means to become smaller.

A councillor, MLA and MP are all elected representatives. An engineer is a profession, not an elected post.

A president, minister and prime minister all hold government office. A doctor does not (necessarily) hold public office.

The skull, rib and spine are all parts of the skeleton (bones). A muscle is not a bone.

The kidney, lung and brain are all organs of the body. The femur is a bone, not an organ.

A doctor, nurse and surgeon are all people who work in a hospital. A hospital is a place, not a person.

A teacher, student and principal are all people in a school. A classroom is a place, not a person.

Quick, rapid and swift are all synonyms meaning fast. Sluggish means slow.

Brave, bold and courageous are all synonyms. Timid means shy and fearful, the opposite.

Algebra, geometry and calculus are all branches of mathematics. Grammar is the study of language.

Physics, geology and botany are all branches of science. History is the study of the past.

A spade, shovel and trowel are all digging tools. Scissors are used for cutting.

An axe, chisel and blade are all cutting tools. A hammer is used for striking, not cutting.

A cube, cuboid and cylinder are all solid (three-dimensional) shapes. A square is a flat (two-dimensional) figure.

A square, rectangle and rhombus are all figures with four straight sides and four corners. A circle has no corners.

North, south and east are all compass directions. Vertical means straight up and down.

Scalene, isosceles and equilateral are all types of triangle. A hexagon is a six-sided figure.

A square, circle and triangle are all particular shapes; shape is the general word for them all.

Mammal, reptile and amphibian are all classes of animals. A habitat is the place where an animal lives.

The tongue, teeth and gums are all parts of the mouth; taste is a sense, not a part.

The eardrum, cochlea and earlobe are all parts of the ear; hearing is the sense, not a part.

A stool, bench and desk are pieces of furniture; a carpet is a floor covering, not furniture.

A bed, sofa and wardrobe are pieces of furniture; a curtain is not.

A sparrow, eagle and parrot are all birds; a bat is a flying mammal.

A wolf, fox and jackal all belong to the dog family; a tiger belongs to the cat family.

A pen, pencil and marker are all used for writing. An eraser is used to remove writing.

String, rope and twine are all used for tying. Glue is not used for tying; it is used for sticking.

The wheel, engine and brake are all parts of a car; the car is the whole, not a part.

A page, chapter and cover are all parts of a book; the book is the whole, not a part.

A skyscraper, tower and high-rise are all very tall buildings; a cottage is a small low house.

An ocean, sea and gulf are all large bodies of salt water; a pond is a small body of (usually fresh) water.

A page, cover and chapter are all parts of a book. A library is a place where books are kept.

A petal, stem and root are all parts of a flowering plant. The soil is not a part of the plant.

Happy, joyful and cheerful are synonyms. Gloomy means sad, the opposite.

Begin, start and commence are synonyms meaning to get going. Finish means to end.

The drum, tabla and tambourine are percussion instruments; the sitar is a stringed instrument.

The trumpet, saxophone and oboe are wind instruments; the harp is a stringed instrument.

35 = 5 x 7, 49 = 7 x 7 and 63 = 9 x 7 are multiples of 7, but 50 is not. So 50 is different.

Option A is wrong because 35 is a multiple of 7.
Option B is wrong because 49 is a multiple of 7.
Option D is wrong because 63 is a multiple of 7.

50 = 7² + 1, 82 = 9² + 1 and 170 = 13² + 1 are each one more than the square of an odd number, but 48 is not one more than a perfect square. So 48 is different.

Option B is wrong because 50 is one more than 49, a perfect square.
Option C is wrong because 82 is one more than 81, a perfect square.
Option D is wrong because 170 is one more than 169, a perfect square.

13, 17 and 23 are prime numbers, but 63 = 7 x 9 is not. So 63 is the different number.

Option A is wrong because 13 is a prime number.
Option B is wrong because 17 is a prime number.
Option C is wrong because 23 is a prime number.

Russia - Moscow, Spain - Madrid and India - New Delhi are countries with their capitals. The capital of Japan is Tokyo, not Ottawa (the capital of Canada). So Japan - Ottawa is the odd pair.

Option A is wrong because moscow is the capital of Russia.
Option B is wrong because madrid is the capital of Spain.
Option C is wrong because new Delhi is the capital of India.

In Bass - Shoal, Albatross - Rookery and Coyotes - Band, the second word is the name of a group of the first animal. Man - Woman is a male and a female, so it is the odd pair.

Option A is wrong because a shoal is a group of bass.
Option B is wrong because a rookery is a group of albatrosses.
Option C is wrong because a band is a group of coyotes.

Resistance - Ohm, Time - Seconds and Length - Metre are pairs of a quantity and its unit. Pressure - Barometer is a quantity and the instrument that measures it. So it is the odd pair.

Option A is wrong because ohm is the unit of resistance.
Option B is wrong because seconds is the unit of time.
Option C is wrong because metre is the unit of length.

In the pairs Badger - Cub, Beaver - Pup and Hawk - Eyas, the second word is the young of the first animal. In Boar - Sow, the two words are the male and the female of the pig. So Boar - Sow is the odd pair.

Option A is wrong because a cub is the young one of a badger.
Option C is wrong because a pup is the young one of a beaver.
Option D is wrong because an eyas is the young one of a hawk.

Volcano, tsunami and avalanche are natural disasters, whereas an explosion is generally a sudden release of energy, often caused by humans. So the explosion is the odd one out.

Option A is wrong because a volcano is a natural disaster.
Option B is wrong because a tsunami is a natural disaster.
Option C is wrong because an avalanche is a natural disaster.

Chameleon, crocodile and snake are reptiles, whereas a locust is an insect. So the locust is the odd one out.

Option A is wrong because a chameleon is a reptile.
Option B is wrong because a crocodile is a reptile.
Option C is wrong because a snake is a reptile.

The patella (kneecap), tibia and fibula are bones of the leg, while the skull is a bone of the head. So the skull is the odd one out.

Option A is wrong because the patella is in the leg.
Option B is wrong because the tibia is in the leg.
Option C is wrong because the fibula is in the leg.

Joey, filly and gosling are the young ones of a kangaroo, a horse and a goose, while a vixen is an adult female fox. So the vixen is the odd one out.

Option A is wrong because a joey is a young kangaroo.
Option B is wrong because a filly is a young female horse.
Option C is wrong because a gosling is a young goose.

Fender, dashboard and hubcap are parts of a car, while a quay is a platform for ships. So the quay is the odd one out.

Option A is wrong because a fender is a part of a car.
Option B is wrong because a dashboard is a part of a car.
Option C is wrong because a hubcap is a part of a car.

Timor, Rhodes and Borneo are islands, but India is a country on the mainland. So India is the odd one out.

Option A is wrong because timor is an island.
Option C is wrong because rhodes is an island.
Option D is wrong because borneo is an island.

Grenade, shotgun and rifle are modern weapons that use explosives or firearms, whereas a katana is a Japanese sword. So the katana is the odd one out.

Option A is wrong because a grenade is an explosive weapon.
Option C is wrong because a shotgun is a firearm.
Option D is wrong because a rifle is a firearm.

40 : 50 = 4 : 5, 8 : 10 = 4 : 5, 28 : 35 = 4 : 5 and 16 : 20 = 4 : 5, but 30 : 36 = 5 : 6.
So 30 : 36 is the different pair.

Curlew, duck and crane live near water, but a starling is a land bird. So the starling is the odd one out.

Option A is wrong because a curlew is a wading bird that lives near water.
Option B is wrong because a duck is a water bird.
Option D is wrong because a crane is a wading bird that lives near water.

The differences are 72 - 12 = 60, 48 - 24 = 24, 120 - 74 = 46 and 96 - 84 = 12. The values 60, 24 and 12 are multiples of 12, but 46 is not. So 120 - 74 is different from the others.

27 = 3^3, 64 = 4^3 and 125 = 5^3 are perfect cubes, but 144 is not a perfect cube (it is 12^2). So 144 is the different number.

The digit sums are: 6788 = 29, 6878 = 29, 6482 = 20, 9848 = 29. So 6482 is the different number.

Termite - Wood, Moth - Wool and Locust - Plant each pair a creature with what it eats or destroys. An aphid does not feed on paper, so Aphid - Paper is the odd pair.

Bottle - Wine, Cup - Tea and Pitcher - Water each pair a container with its content. Ball - Bat is not a container and its content, so it is the odd pair.

Wide - Broad, Large - Big and Small - Tiny are pairs of similar words, while Heavy - Light is a pair of opposites. So Heavy - Light is the odd pair.

Graphite is used as pencil lead, lampblack in tyres and diamond in glass-cutters, each being a use of a carbon form. Coke is used as a fuel, while shoe polish uses lampblack. So Coke - Shoe polish is the odd pair.

Quran - Islam, Tripitika - Buddhism and Kojiki - Shintoism each pair a holy book with a religion. Temple - Hindu pairs a place of worship with a religion, so it is the odd pair.

Profit - Loss, Virtue - Vice and Wise - Foolish are pairs of opposites, while Seduce - Attract is a pair of similar words. So Seduce - Attract is the odd pair.

An MLA and the Prime Minister are themselves elected legislators (an MLA is directly elected to the state assembly, and the PM is elected as a Member of Parliament). A Minister is normally a member of the legislature too, drawn from among elected representatives.
The President, however, is not elected directly by the voters, but indirectly by an electoral college of elected legislators. This makes President the odd one out.