The Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland - Sample Verbal Questions

The Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland

Sample Verbal Questions
6-7 yr old CTYI Assessment

Which word is nearest in meaning to the underlined words?

  1. Mary chose her book carefully.
    1. Read
    2. Studied
    3. Selected
    4. Replaced
  2. He was not as famous as his sister.
    1. Lucky
    2. Wealthy
    3. Well-known
    4. Clever
  3. Peter read the whole book.
    1. Entire
    2. Funny
    3. Long
    4. Short
  4. Surprisingly, the test was easy.
    1. Sadly
    2. Unfortunately
    3. Happily
    4. Unexpectedly

Answers: 1c, 2c, 3a, 4d