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CCAT Verbal Reasoning & Analogies Questions
Practise verbal reasoning & analogies (reasoning) for the Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT): 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
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Q1.Statements: All cats are animals. All animals have legs. Conclusion: All cats have legs.
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Answer: B — Follows
Cats ⊂ animals ⊂ things with legs, so all cats have legs.
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Q2.Find the next number in the series: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
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Answer: C — 160
Each term is multiplied by 2.
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Q3.Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?
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Answer: D — School
Workplace relationship: a doctor works in a hospital, a teacher in a school.
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Q4.Find the next number in the series: 15, 24, 33, 42, 51, ?
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Answer: D — 60
Each term increases by 9.
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Q5.Which word does not belong: Rose, Lily, Tulip, Oak?
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Answer: C — Oak
Oak is a tree; the others are flowers.
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Q6.Find the next number in the series: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ?
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Answer: B — 64
Each term is multiplied by 2.
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Q7.Statement: “The city should build more bus lanes.” Which argument strengthens it most?
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Answer: C — Bus lanes cut average commute times by 20% in similar cities.
Evidence of a measurable benefit directly supports the proposal.
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Q8.Find the next number in the series: 7, 9, 13, 19, 27, ?
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Answer: C — 37
Differences are 2, 4, 6, 8 → next difference 10.
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Q9.Statements: No fish is a bird. All birds fly. Conclusion: No fish flies.
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Answer: A — Does not follow
Fish are outside the set of birds, but other flying things may include fish — the conclusion does not follow.
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Q10.Find the next number in the series: 5, 15, 45, 135, 405, ?
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Answer: A — 1215
Each term is multiplied by 3.
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 CCAT
Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT) — conducted by Criteria Corp (pre-employment test publisher). A 15-minute, 50-question pre-employment aptitude test used by thousands of employers to measure problem-solving, verbal, math and logic, and spatial reasoning. The average raw score is about 24 out of 50.
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.
CCAT practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning & Analogies | Reasoning | Calculated + question bank |
| Vocabulary & Idioms | English | Question bank |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Spatial Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Number System & Simplification | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Ratio, Ages & Mixtures | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Speed, Distance, Trains & Boats | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Averages & Statistics | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Data Interpretation | Data interpretation | Calculated (new numbers every set) |