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Question 1 of 10 CSC / Verbal Reasoning
Question 1 Vocabulary

Select the lettered word that BEST expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. heart : pump : stomach : ______

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Question 2 Grammar and Correct Usage

The family of Ms. Victoria Sanchez does not live here _______.

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Question 3 Vocabulary

Professionals leaving abroad to seek “greener pastures” is one type of

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Question 4 vocabulary

PHOTOGRAPHER is to PICTURE as CARTOGRAPHER is to ________

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Question 5 Grammar and Correct Usage

To detect such error by writing the letters of the part of the sentence where the mistake is found. Our's is a critical period; we are confronted with grave problems which must be solved if we are to avert a tragedy.

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Question 6 Vocabulary

The famous Dr. C. Drew’s technique for preserving and storing blood plasma for emergency use proved so _________ that it became the ______ for the present blood bank system by the Red Cross.

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Question 7 Paragraph organization

A. One of the most common methods used by public officials for issuing information is press release.<br> B. A press release is a written communication that outlines an official's position or activities.<br> C. For these reasons, the press release is particularly advantageous to an official who does not often interact personally with reporters.<br> D. The release permits the official to be more concise than one might be verbally.<br> E. It also allows the official relatively greater control over the content of the message and provides an opportunity for revision.

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Question 8 Paragraph organization

A. But the world of books lives on.<br> B. The world of books is the most remarkable creation if human kind.<br> C. And after an era of darkness, new races build others.<br> D. Nothing else that human builds ever lasts.<br> E. Monuments fall, nations perish, and civilizations grow old and die out.

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Question 9 Analogy

LAYER : TIER

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Question 10 Analogy

fecund : infertile :: ______ : fleet

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