- No data uploaded
- Instant results
CAT Verbal Reasoning & Analogies Questions
Practise verbal reasoning & analogies (reasoning) for the Common Admission Test: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Verbal Reasoning & Analogies practice
-
Q1.Statement: “Use our toothpaste for whiter teeth.” Assumption I: People want whiter teeth. II: Other toothpastes do not whiten.
Show answer & explanation
Answer: B — Only I is implicit
The ad assumes people desire whiter teeth; it does not assume competitors fail.
-
Q2.Find the next number in the series: 18, 20, 24, 30, 38, ?
Show answer & explanation
Answer: D — 48
Differences are 2, 4, 6, 8 → next difference 10.
-
Q3.Which word does not belong: Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars?
Show answer & explanation
Answer: A — Moon
The Moon is a natural satellite; the others are planets.
-
Q4.Find the next number in the series: 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, ?
Show answer & explanation
Answer: A — 169
Squares of consecutive numbers: 8², 9², … → 13² = 169.
-
Q5.Find the odd one out: Triangle, Square, Cube, Pentagon
Show answer & explanation
Answer: A — Cube
A cube is three-dimensional; the others are two-dimensional shapes.
-
Q6.Find the next number in the series: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
Show answer & explanation
Answer: A — 49
Squares of consecutive numbers: 2², 3², … → 7² = 49.
-
Q7.Which is the correct order? 1. Seed 2. Fruit 3. Plant 4. Flower
Show answer & explanation
Answer: C — 1, 3, 4, 2
Seed → plant → flower → fruit.
-
Q8.Find the next number in the series: 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
Show answer & explanation
Answer: C — 243
Each term is multiplied by 3.
-
Q9.Statements: Some apples are red. All red things are sweet. Conclusion: Some apples are sweet.
Show answer & explanation
Answer: C — Follows
The red apples are sweet, so some apples are sweet.
-
Q10.Find the next number in the series: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
Show answer & explanation
Answer: A — 160
Each term is multiplied by 2.
How to approach verbal reasoning & analogies questions
For syllogisms draw Venn diagrams and accept only what MUST be true. For analogies, state the relationship in a sentence (“X is the young of Y”) and test each option against it.
About CAT
Common Admission Test — conducted by Indian Institutes of Management (convening IIM rotates). The entrance exam for IIM MBA programmes, with VARC, DILR and Quantitative Ability sections.
Original practice questions written for this site in the style and difficulty of each exam’s syllabus. They are not past papers and the site is not affiliated with any exam body. Exam patterns, marking schemes and syllabi change — always check the latest official notification.
CAT practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Ratio, Ages & Mixtures | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Time, Work & Pipes | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Algebra | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Geometry & Mensuration | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Data Interpretation | Data interpretation | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Verbal Reasoning & Analogies | Reasoning | Calculated + question bank |