VERBAL REASONING

ANALOGIES
An analogy is a resource commonly applied in both the linguistic and scientific fields as well as in
colloquial. This type of test aims to measure the student's ability to associate ideas and
search for relationships between words. Every analogy implies a proportion or similarity.i

1. SYNONYM: Educate–teach
2. ANTONYM: Fat–thin
3. PURPOSE: Hammer–Nail
4. CAUSE AND EFFECT: Sport - strength
5. PART–WHOLE: Page–book
6. PART-PART: Wing-feathers WE HAVE
7. ACTION–OBJECT: navigation-ship
Farmer - plow BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR
9. AGENT–PLACE: Soldier-battle APPLICANTS
10. AGENT-MATERIAL: Carpenter–wood
11. CHARACTERISTIC: Ice–freezing E.S.F.M.
Fishbowl–fish COMMUNICATE TODAY
13. DERIVED PRODUCT: Milk – cheese
14. SEQUENTIAL: Spring–Summer Wasap 71089856
15. MEASURE: Metro-kilometer
16. BASIC QUALITY: Sugar–sweetness

ANALOGIES 1

Each of the questions that appear below consists of a pair of words that
they maintain a relationship with each other. Choose the option that best expresses a similar relationship to the one
GO IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

SOLDIER - REGIMENT 3. FUGITIVE - JUSTICE

a) alchemist - gold a) athlete - exercise
poet - poetry pleasure
c) lungs - organism c) scientific - analysis
star military – rise
street - city lazy - work

2. ARCHITECT - BUILDING 4. YAWN - BOREDOM

a) director – movie a) to dream – to sleep
b) teacher – book anger - madness
c) bricklayer – cement smile
farmer - seed d) face - expression
e) doctor - patient e) impatience – rebellion

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5. MOUSE - MOUSE TRAP 12.FLAG-COUNTRY
sheep hero
rabbit - burrow b) trophy – battle
c) fox - cunning c) crown – king
d) bird - migration d) passport - traveler
e) cat - feline banner - march

6. TALENT - INVENTION ROOT-TREE

clumsiness foundation
beauty - success shoe
cunning c) wheel - automobile
sadness - unhappiness d) base - column
ugliness - war floor - room

7. SHEEP - FLOCK 14.SHOEMAKER–SHOES

a) moon – planet a) razor - secretary
b) sun - light b) sewing machine
c) star - constellation c) clothes - laundress
air tailor
e) water – rain e) radio - announcer

8. DOCTOR – PATIENT 15. PRISON – CRIMINAL

a) architect - work master - university
lawyer hospital
c) mechanic - automobile c) student - school
teacher - student soldier - army
actor - theater e) secretary - desk

9. SPOON – ALUMINUM 16.SQUARE-FOUR

finger - ring a) oval – ellipse
gold - metal b) square - cube
c) straw - hat c) triangle - three
d) television - antenna d) coin – round
shoe – leather line one

10.TREE–GROVE 17.HORSE–MAMMAL
a) shrub - tree a) duck - oviparous
b) tree - little tree aquatic lizard
poplar - grove c) lion - king of the jungle
d) rose – pink cetacean
e) rock - hill spider - fly

11.CIRCLE–SPHERE 18. THREE - THIRD

a) oval - ellipse second - two
b) line – straight fifth - cardinal
c) equilateral triangle four
d) coin - round three - ordinal
e) square – cube one - first
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 19. INTEREST-CAPITAL d) knife – blade
a) Salary - bonus
b) Currency - deficit 27 ETERNAL–INFINITE
c) Rent - lands immortal – hero
d) Participation - utility evil
Money - work good
sadness
20 CARPENTER-WOOD
plumber
b) tailor - scissors 28 GOOD–BAD
baker thin
mason - cement b) negative – positive
e) locksmith - metal c) excellent – terrible
book - magazine
21 PRESENT–FUTURE
a) Monday - Tuesday 29 CARBON–BLACK
b) October - November green wall
the day before yesterday honey – sweet
today - tomorrow c) blood - red
d) cardstock - white
22 AUTO-ROAD
rail - train 30 TORCH–FREEDOM
boat-river candle
c) teacher - school dove - peace
nail - finger c) horse – centaur
fish - mermaid
23 HEAD–HAT
wardrobe 31. SQUARE - CITY
b) email – letter Step - staircase
wardrobe b) Tree – forest
foot - shoe c) Drawer – desk
oasis - desert
24 SHEET–TREE garden - house
cotton - white
b) food - plant 32. PEDAL BIKE
table - chair a) Top - toy
window b) Skate - wheel
c) Train – rail
25 LUNG-MAN d) Comet –wind
dog Boat - oar
gill - fish
mouth - whale 33.BUNCH–GRAPES
small bird hand - fingers
b) Keychain - keys
26 POT–ALUMINUM c) Corn - grains
a) table - wood d) Mandarin –Segments
b) kitchen - kerosene e) Dresser - drawer
c) brick - wall
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34.INSTRUMENT-FIN c) House - property
a) Hammer - nail chair - table
b) Knowledge - book dining table
c) Vehicle - transportation
d) Scalpel - surgeon 38.WRITER–READER
e) Actor - audience inspired - expired
b) Agent - patient
35.BOOK–TITLE c) Recipient - Sender
a) Director - Deputy Director Creator - Judge
b) Painting - artist e) Sender - receiver
c) Person - name
d) Architect – profession 39.THEORY–PRACTICE
e) Comedy – author a) Crisis - violence
b) Thought - action
36.LADRÓN–ROBAR c) Problem - solution
a) Engineer - measure study - knowledge
b) Architect – design e) Search - finding
c) Doctor - disease
d) Marino –to transport 40.PLAGIAR - PIETY
e) Aviator - to drive a) Inventory - delivery
b) Copy - cruelty
37.SHELF-FURNITURE c) Inventory - cruelty
a) Room - sofa d) Copy - delivery

ANSWERS
1. D 9. E 17.A 25.B 33.C
2. A 10.C 18.E 26.A 34.C
3. E 11.E 19.E 27.B 35.C
4. C 12.C 20.E 28.C 36.B
5. B 13.A 21.D 29.C 37.C
6. A 14.D 22.B 30.B 38.E
7. C 15.B 23.D 31.E 39.B
8. C 16.C 24.D 32.E 40.E

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 ANALOGIESii2

Underline in each case the option that logically completes the meaning of the sentence.

SACO is to USAR as PAN is to:

7. CAT is to TIGER as DOG is to:
to eat carnivore
hunger wolf
to drink c) to bark
to cook to bite

2. WEEK is to MONTH as MONTH is to: 8 is to 1 as 9 is to:

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hour b) 27
b) minute c) 36
year d) 45
century
LEAD is to HEAVY as CORK
SUCCESS is to JOY as FAILURE is a:
it is a: bottle
luck b) weight
b) flaw to float
sadness light
work
10.POISON is to DEATH as
TUESDAY is to MONDAY as FRIDAY FOOD is to:
is a: to eat
week b) flavor
day c) life
Thursday d) harmful
Saturday
11.CRYING is to LAUGHING as SADNESS
5. LION is to ANIMAL as ROSE is to: it is a:
smell death
leaf joy
c) plant c) coffin
thorn d) doctor

6. FREEDOM is to INDEPENDENCE 12.FOOD is to HUNGER as

as CAUTIVERIO is to: WATER is to:
suffering to drink
b) slavery b) liquid
c) taken c) like
caution pure

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13.FATHER is to SON as UNCLE is to: 20.TREE is to FOREST as MAN

relative it is a:
brother couple
nephew individual
first woman
crowd
14.SHELL is to NUT as SKIN is to
a: To love is to hate as:
to cover a) to descend is to go down
animal b) to be silent is to hide
by the c) to light is to extinguish
rough d) to challenge is to refute
e) to soothe is to lull
15.COMPLEX is to SIMPLE as
COMPOUND is to: Savings is to waste as:
ordinary rest is to fatigue
b) complicated b) illness is to ailment
c) simple c) joy is to satisfaction
d) difficult decay is to shy
disgust is to dissatisfaction
16.PORTRAIT is to SEE as ANTHEM is
a: 23.Insect is to mosquito as:
noise dog is to animal
b) music b) vegetable is to cabbage
to sing c) cow is to cattle
to hear city is to country
news is to report
17. TO IMITATE is to COPY as
INVENTORY is to: 24. A building is to an apartment as:
a) create shoe is to footwear
b) to study gang is to group
c) airplane c) shovel is to work
machine forum is to discussion
e) galaxy is to planet
POND is to LAKE as LAKE
is a:
land Victorious is to defeated as:
b) water risky is to determined
river happy is to disgusted
d) sea c) downcast is to discouraged
d) impulsive is to thoughtless
19.AUTHOR is to BOOK as PAINTER is to discreet is to polite

artist 26. Flight attendant is to airplane as:

brush a) cabinetmaker is to carpentry
c) portrait plumber is to piping
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 c) vigilante is to bank Page is to book as:
peasant is to crop a) tale is to narration
painter is to watercolor b) hat is to head
c) bronchus is to lung
27. Airplane is to sky as: Average is to foot
truck is to highway video is to movie
b) climber is to mountain
motorcycle is to road
d) vessel is to sea Interest is to indifference as:
e) railway is to rail a) equality is to democracy
similarity is to difference
Sick is to healthy as: c) sorrow is to sadness
a) demented is to crazy d) rejoicing is to joy
b) sane is to vigorous e) motivation is to apathy
patient is to tough
affected is to burly 35. Saxophone is to music as:
e) afflicted is to healthy heat is to fire
phosphorus is to fire
29. Month is to day as: c) piano is to organ
flower is to petal ice is to soda
b) centimeter is to meter trumpet is to concert
c) era is to period
book is to chapter Fragile is to strong as:
e) century is to year lazy is to spirited
b) scrawny is to revived
30. Cesar is to continue as: c) weak is to strong
a. to stop is to maintain d) decayed is to resistant
b. to interrupt is to proceed sickly is to healthy
c. to suspend is to remain
d. to obstruct is to perpetuate Album is to photo as:
e. to exercise is to configure a) guitar is to string
b) flower is to plant
chair is to table
31. Rest is to relaxation as: d) closet is to clothes
a) action is to performance e) glass is to cup
dream is to nightmare
c) fatigue is to vigor 38. Combustion is to heat as:
party is to celebration a) drink is to thirst
e) anniversary is to tribute b) freezing is to cold
c) crater is to volcano
Mediocrity is to excellence as: medicine is to disease
a) imperfection is to perfection e) smoke is to pollution
insignificance is to
insufficiency 39.Rebellion is to insurrection as:
c) meanness is to smallness peace is to tranquility
generosity is to distraction war is to battle
e) contraction is to distraction c) cruelty is to kindness
abundance is to scarcity
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40. Fund is to pillow as: The sword is to a man what

a) pants are to clothing for a bee
b) scarf is to neck The Honey
jacket is to cold b) The Flight
d) bracelet is to garment c) The Wings
painting is to art The Wax
The Sting
41. The opposite of violence is
Multitude 47. Thermometer is to temperature what
Patience pyrometer is to
Cowardice Density
Weakness b) Electricity
c) Time
42. Null is to valid as never is to d) Speed
a) Perhaps Heat
Never
c) All 48. Pain is to pleasure as betrayal is to loyalty.
Always a) Value
b) Love
friend is to enemy as good is to evil c) Loyalty
bad Hate
Great e) Fear
c) Good
Kind 49.Carriage is to automobile as radio is to
a
grandson Television
daughter-in-law b) Tape Recorder
brother-in-law c) Turntable
c) Grandson Sound
nephew e) Telephony

circle is to sphere 50. I is to you as we is to

a) Cylinder They
b) Prism b) Those
c) Pyramid You all
d) Truncated Cone those

ANSWERS
1. A 6. C 11.B 16.C 21.C 26.A 31.D 36.C 41.A 46.E
2. C 7. B 12.C 17.A 22.A 27.D 32.A 37.D 42.D 47.E
3. C 8. B 13.C 18.D 23.B 28.E 33.A 38.B 43.A 48.C
4. D 9. D 14.B 19.C 24.E 29.E 34.E 39.B 44.C 49.A
5. C 10.C 15.C 20.D 25.B 30.B 35.B 40.B 45.A 50.C

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 ANALOGIES 3

Select the inciso that contains the pair of words that, when inserted into the sentence, will complete it.
better its meaning.

1. ... is to mister as Av. is to ...

a) Mr. –City 7. ... is to river as coast is to...
Mrs. - City waves - beach
c) Sr. –Avenue current - sea
Mr. –Don c) shore - sea
wave - sea
... is to masculine as woman is to ... e) current - beach
man
malicious - feminine 8. ... is to horse as braying is to...
c) malicious - girl a) relincho –asno
man - feminine b) helmet - donkey
man – girl chair
d) hull - car
3. ... is to verse what sculptor is to... helmet - mare
poet - artist
b) poet - statue ... is to the USA as Bolivians are to ...
musician - statue dollars - America
reverse - statue New York–Bolivia
reverse - artist c) New York–country
dollars - Bolivia
e) New York–currency
4. ... is a word like word is to...
promise 10.... is to static as active is to...
b) syllable - phrase a) inert - dynamic
syllable - honor radioactive
d) honor –phrase c) radio – announcer
e) letter - syllable d) inert - speaker
dynamic radio
... is to childhood as adolescence is to...
childhood - old age 11.... is to horse as driver is to...
b) childhood – youth spur - automobile
c) childhood - intelligence horseman - car
youth - old age c) stable – automobile
spur - steering wheel
6. ... is to dog as angora is to... spur - uniform
greyhound
bark - cat 12.... is to airplane what garage is to...
tail - cat turbo - house
d) cola - angora b) turbo - deposit
bark c) hangar - automobile
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 d) wing - automobile c) fish - shoot
e) wing - deposit cod – bullet
e) caña –caza
13 is to foot as hat is to...
a) finger - head 19.... is to domestic as lion is to ...
b) ankle - head tame
shoe - wing to tame - hunt
shoe - head c) moderate –wild
e) finger - wing tiger
wild dog
14... is to garden as wall is to...
fenced - roof 20....is to city as nationality is to...
fencing – brick mayor
c) search - room b) municipal – country
d) arch – cornice c) peace–government
to play - to decorate mayor
e) international peace
15 is to third as fifth is to...
a) first – seventh 21.... is to freeze as plot is to ...
b) first – tenth a) To heat - conjures
second - fourth b) Heal - help
triple - five c) Heat - help
fourth - sixth d) Heal - conjure

16.... is to cavalry as foot is to... 22.... is to devil as deficit is to ...

horse a) Angel –embezzlement
b) horse – infantry b) Angel - loss
c) stable - yard c) Demon – loss
d) stirrup - infantry d) Demon –gain
horse - shield
23.... is to healthy as to defend is to ...
17.... is to nut as finger is to... a) Good - to harass
screw - ring b) Fat – to unite
b) iron - ring c) Fat -to touch
metal - glove d) Hectic - to harass
d) adjust – skin
e) screw - to signal 24. ... is to night as breakfast is to ...
dinner - corner
18.... is to fishing what a shotgun is to... corte - tomorrow
bait - shot abundance - pleasure
cod - trigger d) dinner - tomorrow

ANSWERS
1. C 5. B 9. D 13.D 17.A 21.A
2. D 6. A 10.A 14.C 18.E 22.C
3. B 7. C 11.B 15.A 19.E 23.B
4. B 8. A 12.C 16.B 20.B 24.D
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 ORDER SENTENCES
Identify the order that the sentences should take to form a paragraph with
logical order.

Question 1
Today I can't get that sum.
2. The mom said to the dad:
but I don't have enough money
4. The dad responded:
Today I will go to enroll the girl in school.

a) 2 – 5 – 3 – 4 – 1
b) 1 –2–4–3–5
c) 2 –5–4–1–3
d) 2 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 1

Question 2
I'm going to give you anesthesia
The dentist said:
3. so that it doesn't hurt you,
I'm going to pull your molars out

a) 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
b) 2 –4–3–1
c) 2 –4–1–3
4-2-3-1

Question 3
How much does the ham cost?
2. The Jew raised his eyes to heaven in a pleading attitude and said:
A Jew entered a fuel store
4. When a storm broke out, a powerful thunder was heard at the same moment.

a) 3 –2–1–4
b) 1 –4–3–2
c) 3 –2–4–1
d) 4 –3–2–1

Question 4
You won't believe that I am going to live here!
The other one doesn't notice and keeps chatting
Did you fall there?
Suddenly one of them falls into a ditch
Finally, he realizes, steps back, and finds a fallen companion in the ditch.
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Two friends stroll engrossed in an interesting conversation.

6 – 2 - 4 - 5 - 3 - 1
b) 6 –4–2–3–1–5
c) 6 –4–2–5–3–1
d) 6 –5–3–4–2–1
Question 5
Luis said he was a banker and that he was doing very well, and that he had lost in an accident.
the eye
2. Juan looked at him and answered without hesitation:
3. 'I bet you can't guess which one it is'
4. Juan met Luis whom he hadn't seen for many years.
And now he was wearing one made of glass.
The left one because it is the only one that shows some mercy.

a. 4 –1–5–3–2–6
b. 4 –5–1–2–3–6
c. 4 –2–3–1–5–6
d. 4 –5–6–3–2–1
Question 6
The little rabbit was very scared to hear what the owl was saying and quickly thought about how
could free itself from its claws.
2. The owl greeted the little rabbit with all kindness and told him that it made her want to eat a
tender rabbit.
3. The owl licked its lips at the thought of the tasty doves and, without thinking for a moment,
took flight to catch them.
Once upon a time, there was a rabbit who was always very afraid and did not dare to go out of his
burrow.
One day, the rabbit, as he was very hungry, went out to the field and saw an owl that ...
he looked with gluttonous eyes.
6. Then, the rabbit looked at the sky and, seeing the stars, said to the owl that because of the
In the sky, seven very plump white doves were flying.

4 –5–2–1–6–3
b) 5 – 4 – 6 – 2 – 1 – 3
c) 4 –1–2–5–6–3
d) 4 –5–3–6–2–1
e) None of the above.
Question 7
1. regarding the word or sign that precedes, and separated by a
space of the word
2. and the ellipsis is always written without leaving a space between
separation
3. or the following sign, unless it is a closing one.
4. The period, the comma, the semicolon, the colon

A) 4 –1–3–2
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4-1-3-2
3–4–1–2
E) 4 –3–2–1
Question 8

1. The Improvement Program will also focus on education.

secondary in joint actions between the universities and the Secretary
National Education.
2. To facilitate the necessary changes for compliance with the
This law will develop an educational reform, which will be carried out
through two programs running simultaneously prioritizing the
primary education.
3. Transformation Program and Improvement Program of the
Education.

A) 1 –2–3
B) 2 –1–3
C) 3–2–1
D) 3–1–2
E) 2 –3–1
Question 9

1. because through the stimulation of expressive and creative abilities and

taking into account the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors

2. the area of expression and creativity becomes the foundation of the

learning of Bolivian children

3. what are determinants in the development of people, contributes to the

construction of learning and problem-solving through
own, unique, new and different alternatives

A) 1 –2–3
B) 3 –2–1
C) 3–1–2
D) 2–1–3
E) 2 –3–1
Question 10
He created the World Youth Days,
2. John Paul II, when he was appointed Pope at the age of 58
3. mass gatherings, in the purest style of festivals
multicultural.
4. he became the youngest Pontiff of the Vatican since 1864, was
always attentive to the younger ones.
A) 2 –1–3–4
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C) 1–4–2–3
D) 2-4-1-3
E) 4 –3–2–1
Question 11

In fact, the sociology of art explains the interrelationship of sociopolitical events -

economic and the artistic manifestations that in each era present very features
particulars.

One of the approaches to art history is through Sociology.

3. Even the correspondence between the social and the artistic may seem questionable in many
of the cases.

4. The problem that entails this point of view is that it sidelights, in a way, the
implicit aesthetic fraction in the contemplation of the work.

A) 1 –2–3–4
B) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
C) 1–4–2–3
D) 2–1–4–3
E) 4 –3–2–1

Question 12

1. This community can be studied from two different viewpoints that, however, are
they complement each other; the political and the sociological.
A set of local communities, urban and rural, settled on a territory
determined and united by a sovereign power form a national community.
3. From a political point of view, the national community is a State, from the point of view
sociological, it is a nation.

A) 1 –2 - 3
B) 2 –3–1
C) 3–1–2
D) 1–3–2
E) 2 –1–3

Question 13

Additionally, the reforms are also directly related to the

teacher training, and they fit into the dynamics of the subjects within
the political structures.
2. and one of its main means to incorporate, modify, change, move
and experiment with strategies
3. Educational reforms are events that historically appear as
privileged social practices of political projects,
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curricular contents.

WE HAVE
A) 3 –2–1–4 BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR
B) 3 –1–2–4
C) 3–4–2–1 APPLICANTS
D) 3-1-4-2 E.S.F.M.
E) 3 –2–4–1
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Question 14

for the Urus, Kollas-Aymaras, Quechuas-Guaraníes

2. the current Bolivian territory, as part of Kollasuyo,
3. and other indigenous peoples.
4. it was inhabited before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors

2–4–1–3
b). 4–2–1 - 3
c). 1–4–2 - 3
d). 3–1–4 - 2

QUESTION 15

They will also carry a luminous emblem on the roof.

Taxis must be painted, on a white base, with a green stripe.

3. Those who do not comply with the norm will be sanctioned.

The green strip will be 25 centimeters, immediately below the windows.

A) 2 – 4 – 1 – 3
B) 1 –2–3–4
C) 3–4–2–1
D) 2–1–3–4
E) 4 –3–2–1
QUESTION 16
The expressive because the speaker manifests their psychological state.

2. The apelative because it acts on the listener or listeners.

3. The representative because it can transmit very complex contents.

The three basic functions of language are: the appealing, the expressive, and the representative.
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B) 3 –1–2–4
C) 4–3–2–1
D) 4–2–1–3
E) 2 –1–3–4

QUESTION 17

The most inflationary city is Santa Cruz, with 0.15%

2. While the city of El Alto registered a negative inflation of 0.02%
The second city is Cochabamba, with an inflation rate of 0.12%
4. Inflation in January was recorded at 0.15%.

A) 1 –3–4–2
B) 1 –2–3–4
C) 4–2–1–3
4–3–1–2
E) 4 –1–3–2

QUESTION 18

1. There is, however, talk in a metaphorical sense of the language of birds, flowers, etc.
The word language is used with very different meanings.
3. Specifically, language is just the oral means of communication of human beings.
4. But only the organic system of signs used by men can
to be called language

A) 2 –3–1–4
B) 3 –2–1–4
C) 2–3–4–1
4–3–1–2
E) 1 –2–3–4

ANSWERS

1 A 7 B 13 A
2 B 8 E 14 A
3 A 9 D 15 A
4 C 10 D 16 D
5 A 11 D 17 E
6 A 12 E 18 A

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 Semantics
Circle the letter corresponding to the examples:

The words: Llama and llama are... b) Synonyms

a) Antonyms c) Homographs
b) Synonyms d) Paronyms
c) Homonyms e) Homophones
d) Paronyms
e) Homophones The words: abandon and forsake
son...
2. The words: hecho and echo are... a) Antonyms
a) Antonyms b) Synonyms
b) Synonyms c) Homonymous
c) Homonyms d) Paronyms
d) Paronyms e) Homophones
e) Homophones
9. The words: patent and powerful are...
3. The words: impartial and equitable are... a) Antonyms
a) Antonyms b) Synonyms
b) Synonyms c) Homonymous
c) Homonyms d) Paronyms
d) Paronyms e) Homophones
e) Homophones 10. The words: root and root are...
a) Antonyms
4. The words: deer and servant are... b) Synonyms
a) Antonyms c) Polysemies
b) Synonyms d) Paronyms
c) Homonyms e) Homophones
d) Paronyms
e) Homophones The words: papa and papá are...
a) Polysemy
5. The words: peak and peak are... b) Homographs
a) Antonyms c) Homonyms
b) Synonyms d) Paronyms
c) Polysemies e) Homophones
d) Paronyms
e) Homophones 12. The words: célebre and celebre are...
a) Polysemy
6. The words: instruct and educate are... b) Homographs
a) Antonyms c) Homonyms
b) Synonyms d) Paronyms
c) Homographs e) Homophones
d) Paronyms
e) Homophones 13. The words: you come and goods are...
a) Antonyms
7. The words: wine and came are... b) Synonyms
a) Antonyms c) Homonyms
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e) Homophones c) Homonyms
d) Paronyms
14. The words: to sew and to cook are... e) Homophones
a) Antonyms
b) Synonyms 18. The words game and fire are...
c) Homonyms a) Antonyms
d) Paronyms b) Synonyms
e) Homophones c) Homonyms
d) Paronyms
15. The words: perpetual and fleeting are... e) Homophones
a) Antonyms
b) Synonyms
c) Homonyms 19. The words Granada and Granada are...
d) Paronyms a) Antonyms
e) Homophones b) Synonyms
c) Homonyms
16.The words: west and accident d) Paronyms
son... e) Homophones
a) Polysemies
b) Homographs 20. The words altruism and egoism are
c) Homonyms ...
d) Paronyms a) Antonyms
e) Homophones b) Synonyms
c) Homonyms
17. The words: pleasure and delight are... d) Paronyms
a) Antonyms e) Homophones

ANSWERS

1. C 8. B 15.A
2. E 9. D 16.D
3. B 10.C 17.B
4. E 11.D 18.D
5. C 12.D 19.C
6. B 13.E 20.A
7. C 14.E

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 ANALYTICAL REASONING
After reading and analyzing the description, choose the letter of the correct answer.
each of the questions.

In a house, there are four rooms. The Garmendia family lives next to the Rodríguez family.
but separated from the Gutiérrez. The Gutiérrez do not live next to the Rivas. Who are they?
the closest neighbors to the Rivas?

the Garmendia
the Rodríguez
the Gutiérrez
d) all
e) none

2. If Lucía's daughter is the mother of my daughter, what is my relationship to Lucía?

I am your grandmother
I am your daughter
I am your mother
I am your granddaughter
I am Lucia

3. What would be the shortest time (in minutes) to toast three slices of bread, by both?
sides?. We know that it takes a minute per side and that the toaster can handle two.
slices of bread at a time, toasting them on one side.

3
b) 4
c) 5
6
e) 7

Three men by the riverbank discuss who among them noticed first a
A rifle shot fired from the opposite shore. Number 1 heard the shot, number 2 saw it.
the smoke of the discharge and the number 3 saw the bullet touch the surface of the river. Who gave in
First account of the shot?

a) 1
b) 2
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c) 3
d) 1 and 3
2 and 3

If the first Thursday after the first Monday falls on the sixth day, what day of the week is it?
Will it be the first of July?

Monday
Tuesday
c) Thursday
Friday
Saturday

6. On a shelf, there are five books of 357 pages each. How many pages are there in total?
first and last book?

357
714
c) 1071
d) 1428
e) 1785

A person said: 'The day before yesterday I was 22 years old, but next year I will turn 25.' Deduce the
date of birth and the day on which it was said, respectively.

December 31 and January 1

30 and 31 December
January 1 and 2
December 30 and January 2
e) data is missing

In a garden, four different flowers are planted. The roses cannot be near
the violets but they are next to the lilacs. The violets are separated from the
daisies. What flower is found near the daisies.

lilac
b) roses
c) violets
d) anyone
e) missing data

9. A merchant sells a three-meter piece of fabric every day. If the fabric measures 15
Metro, after how many days did the last cut take place?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4

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d) 5
e) data is missing

10. In my right hand, I have 8 more coins than I have in my left hand. If from
The left took out 6 to put in the right hand, how many do I have in the right?

a) 14
b) 15
c) 17
d) 19
e) 20

11. Luis, Pedro, and Juan each have an animal. If Pedro tells the cat's owner that the
another one has a dog, and Juan tells the dog's owner that it is hungry, so he
owner of the monkey is:

a) Luis
b) Pedro
c) Juan
d) Missing data
e) None

A person has 3 shirts, 2 pants, and 2 jackets. How many different ways are there?
Can you get dressed?

a) 15
b) 12
c) 13
d) 10
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A man has 23 cattle in a stable, all except eight went out to graze.
outside for six hours. How many stayed in the stable all day?

a) 23
b) 8
c) 15
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e) 10

14. In the Pérez family's house live their three children and the five siblings of the lady, if
Each brother of Mrs. Pérez has a sister. How many women are there in the
family?

a) 5
b) 8
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c) 6
d) 4
e) 1

In a family meeting, there are 2 parents, 2 children, and a grandson. How many people are there?
gathered?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
e) 6

A painter used three colors to create his work, with red coming after the
Green, green is after blue. In what order were the colors used?

a) Rojo, Verde, Azul

b) Azul, Verde, Rojo
c) Green, Blue, Red
d) Green, Red, Blue
e) Blue, Red, Green

17. The teacher takes attendance in the class; in it, there are triplets, Rubén Darío, Rubén.
Aurelio, Rubén Carlos. What order are they in the list?

a) Rubén Darío, Rubén Aurelio, Rubén Carlos

b) Rubén Aurelio, Rubén Darío, Rubén Carlos
c) Rubén Carlos, Rubén Aurelio, Rubén Darío
d) Rubén Aurelio, Rubén Carlos, Rubén Darío
e) Rubén Carlos, Rubén Darío, Rubén Aurelio

18. Pancho is a wonderful boy, but he has the defect of lying on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesday; His friend Ricardo lies on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, Sunday is the only one.
day they tell the truth. If both indicate that yesterday was the day they were supposed to lie. Of
What day are they talking about?

a) Monday
b) Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

A student reads 50 pages in an hour, if he is on page 100. How many hours?

Will he reach the middle of the book, knowing that it has 600 pages?

300 minutes
b) 6 hours
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c) 4 hours
d) 5 hours
6000 seconds

20. There are 5 pieces of chains with four links each. A formation is desired.
continuous chain in a circular form. What will be the minimum number of links that
Does it have to open and close?

a) 6 links
b) 5 links
8 links
d) 4 links
e) 7 links

I am 3 years younger than my cousin, my cousin is half the age of my uncle, my father is 7.
I am years older than my uncle. The sum of my father's age and my uncle's age is 87. How old am I?
Yo?

15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years old

22. Karina, Judith, Gladys, and Carmen live in four adjacent houses. An observer notes
that Karina lives to the right of Gladys and that Judith does not live to the left of Carmen.
In addition, Karina lives between Judih and Gladys. We can assert that:

a) Gladys lives on the far left.

Judih lives to the right of Karina.
Carmen lives between Gladys and Karina.
Karina lives to the right of Judith.
Gladys lives between Carmen and Karina.

23. There is a 4-story building and a person lives on each floor. Diego lives one floor higher.
Gabriel is higher up. Beto lives higher up than Ignacio and Diego lives lower down than Ignacio.
Which floor does Beto live on?

First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth e) Missing data

In a race among 5 friends, María is in first place, Lucrecia is in fifth place. If

Linda is in the intermediate position between both, Julia follows Linda, and Ingrid is better.
located where Julia. Who is in second place?

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a) Mary b) Lucrecia c) Linda d) Julia e) Ingrid

25.Juan is taller than Raúl and Pedro is taller than Juan, who is the shortest?
height?

a) Juan b) Pedro c) Juan and Raúl d) Raúl e) Pedro and Raúl

Carlos eats faster than Carmen and Gonzalo eats faster than Carmen. Who?
Is he the fastest at eating?

a) Carlos b) Gonzalo c) Carmen

d) Juana e) It cannot be determined

27. July is faster than Arturo and Ricardo has the same speed as July. Who is
slower?

a) Julio b) Arturo César d) Ricardo e) Ricardo and Julio

28. On a bench, Rosemary sits to the right of Leticia; but to the left of
Giovanna. Yes, Rosemary and Leticia always sit together, it can be said that:

In the middle is Rosemary

In the middle is Giovanna
c) Leticia is in the middle
To the right is Leticia.
e) On the left is Juana.

29. Alfonso is older than Luis, Ricardo is younger than José, María is younger than Ricardo and
Luis is older than José. So:

Luis is the youngest of them all.

b) José is the oldest of all.
c) María is the youngest.
Maria is older than José.
Ricardo is older than Alfonso.

30. Ana is older than Rosa and Rosa is younger than Carmen. Thus we can affirm that:

Carmen is older than Ana.

Ana is older than Carmen.
Carmen and Ana are the same age.
d) Carmen is older than Ana or Ana is older than Carmen.
Nothing can be asserted.

31.If:
I. The walnut tree is shorter than the poplar.
II. The cedar is taller than the walnut.
III. The pine is shorter than the walnut.

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a) The pine is the shortest.

b) The poplar is the shortest.
c) The cedar is the lowest.
The cedar is taller than the poplar.
The poplar is not taller than the cedar.

32. Claudia, Carla, and Patricia each have a car: one blue, one red, and one white.
necessarily in that order), if:
- Carla says: I am going to sell my house that is not blue.
- Claudia says: My car is not red.
What color is Patricia's car?

Blue b) White c) Red d) Black e) Missing data

Four children are playing with their favorite toys around a square table.
Yes:

- David has the plane

- Luis is in front of Mario.
- Mario does not have the ball.
- The puzzle is to the left of the car.
- Carlos is to the right of the one who has the ball.
Then:

David has the car.

Luis has the ball.
c) Carlos has the airplane.
d) Mario has the puzzle.
David is to the right of Luis.

If yesterday's tomorrow is Monday, what day will tomorrow of the yesterday of the day after tomorrow be?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday

35. A month started and ended on Thursday. What day of the week was March 1st in this?
year?

a) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

36. If in the month of August there are 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays. What day was the 13th?
August?

Thursday Friday c) Monday d) Miércoles e) Sábado

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In a month, the first day fell on a Wednesday and the last one did too. What day will July 28 fall on?
of that year?

Friday b) Saturday c) Sunday d) Monday Tuesday

38. In a certain month, the 1st and the last day of the month were a Monday. What day will the 16th fall on?
September of that year?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

If I go to the cinema every three days and I went 11 times in January, how many times did I go in February?

9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 12 e) 13

In a certain month, there are 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays. What days of the
The week is the 23rd of that month and how many days does that month have?

Friday - 30 days Friday - 31 days c) Saturday - 30 days

Saturday - 31 days Sunday - 31 days

41. Ana's birthday is a Saturday in October 1996, turning 5 years old. What
What day of the week were you born?

Monday Friday Thursday Tuesday Saturday

42.12 Desserts are placed in a row, 4 meters apart from each other.iii, what distance
Is there a difference between the first and the last?

46 meters
b) 40 Meters
c) 48 Meters
52 Meters
44 Meters

RESPONSES

A 8. B 15.B 22.B 29.C 36.D

2. B 9. C 16.B 23.D 30.E 37.B
3. A 10.E 17.D 24.E 31.A 38.C
4. C 11.B 18.D 25.D 32.C 39.A
5. C 12.B 19.C 26.E 33.B 40.D
6. C 13.B 20.D 27.B 34.C 41.E
7. A 14.E 21.C 28.A 35.E 42.E

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 COGNITIVE SKILLS
Sequence of Letters
The following questions contain four groups; identify the option that contains
to the group that has no relation to the rest.

A B C D

ABCD RSTU MNÑO DEFH A B C D

2. RTJK RTYZ RTEH RTST A B C D
3. KLGF KLRE KLXC KJFD A B C D
4. NHNH NHRH NHNH NHNH A B C D
5. ABCD ABDE ABEF BAFG A B C D
6. ORQR OPQR OPQR OPQR A B C D
7. WXYZ WVYZ WXYZ WXYZ A B C D
8. RTAB BTAB RTAB RTAB A B C D
9. EFJK EFJK EEJK EFJK A B C D
10.QSRT QRST QRST QRST A B C D
11.MNÑO MNÑO NMÑO MNÑO A B C D
12.BAEF BAEF BAEF BAET A B C D
13.BSAB RSAB RSAB RSAB A B C D
14.JNWV JNVW JNWV A B C D
15.CNAB CNGH CNOP CNWV A B C D
16.MNÑO NMÑO MNÑO MNÑO A B C D
17.WXZY ZYXW ZYXW ZYXW A B C D
18.VUTS VUTS VUST VUTS A B C D
19.GFED GEFD GFED GFED A B C D
20.RSTU RSTU RSTU RUTU A B C D
21.MNÑO OÑNM OÑNM OÑNM A B C D
22.CDEF CDEF FDCE CDEF A B C D
23.GFED GFED GEFD GFED A B C D
24.QRST QRST QRST QSRT A B C D
25.OPQB OPQR OPQR OPQR A B C D

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 ANSWERS
1. D 6. A 11.C 16.B 21.A
2. C 7. B 12.D 17.A 22.C
3. D 8. B 13.A 18.C 23.C
4. B 9. C 14.B 19.B 24.D
5. D 10.A 15.D 20.D 25.A

Sequence of Letters

The following questions contain a sequence of letters. Indicate the option that best
continue the succession of the group of letters.

A B C D
1. A, B, C, D, E H F I J
2. C, D, E, F, G F G A H
3. A, N, B, N, C, N, D, N, E, N F K N G
4. A, H, B, B, H, C, C, C, H, D, D, D, D, H G H E D
5. Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S U R X Q
6. Z, X, V, T, R, P, Ñ N Ñ M S
7. A, E, I, M, P, T X N M I
8. L, A, L, B, L, C, L, D, L D L B E
9. R, Q, P, O, Ñ, N, M C L G H
10.A, Z, B, Y, C, X, D, W C D E V
11.A, B, G, H, M, N, R, S X R S C
12.A, L, B, L, M, C, L, M, N C Ñ D E
13. A, C, D, B, C, D, E, C, C, D, E, F B C E D
14.A, D, G, J, M, O, R D U Ñ N
15.A, C, D, F, G, I, J, L M Ñ B L
16.M, O, R, U W Y X V
17.J, L, M, Ñ, O, Q P O Q R
18.A, D, E, F, I, J L K M Ñ
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19.G, H, J, K, M, N O Ñ P R
20.Q, S, U, W W V Y X
21.E, F, I, J, M, N, P, Q G H Ñ T
22.H, G, F, E, D, C A B C D
23.O, Ñ, N, M, L, K, J I H J K
24.M, V, M, V, W, M, V, W, X, M, V, W, X M X Y V
25.Z, Y, X, Z, Y, X, W, Z, Y, X, W U W X V
RESPONSES

1. B 6. C 11.A 16.C 21.D

2. D 7. A 12.C 17.D 22.B
3. A 8. D 13.D 18.B 23.A
4. C 9. B 14.B 19.A 24.C
5. B 10.C 15.A 20.C 25.D

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