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GAMSAT Verbal Reasoning & Analogies Questions
Practise verbal reasoning & analogies (reasoning) for the Graduate Medical School Admissions 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
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Q1.Statement: “The city should build more bus lanes.” Which argument strengthens it most?
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Answer: B — Bus lanes cut average commute times by 20% in similar cities.
Evidence of a measurable benefit directly supports the proposal.
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Q2.Find the next number in the series: 28, 40, 52, 64, 76, ?
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Answer: A — 88
Each term increases by 12.
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Q3.Statements: Some pens are books. All books are pages. Conclusion I: Some pens are pages. II: All pages are pens.
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Answer: D — Only I follows
The pens that are books are also pages, so some pens are pages (I). II cannot be concluded.
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Q4.Find the next number in the series: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ?
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Answer: C — 96
Each term is multiplied by 2.
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Q5.Find the odd one out: Triangle, Square, Cube, Pentagon
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Answer: A — Cube
A cube is three-dimensional; the others are two-dimensional shapes.
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Q6.Find the next number in the series: 10, 17, 24, 31, 38, ?
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Answer: C — 45
Each term increases by 7.
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Q7.Which is the correct order? 1. Seed 2. Fruit 3. Plant 4. Flower
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Answer: D — 1, 3, 4, 2
Seed → plant → flower → fruit.
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Q8.Find the next number in the series: 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, ?
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Answer: B — 144
Squares of consecutive numbers: 7², 8², … → 12² = 144.
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Q9.Pointing to a man, Riya said, “He is the son of my mother’s only brother.” The man is Riya’s:
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Answer: D — Cousin
Her mother’s only brother is her maternal uncle; his son is her cousin.
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Q10.Find the next number in the series: 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, ?
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Answer: A — 169
Squares of consecutive numbers: 8², 9², … → 13² = 169.
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 GAMSAT
Graduate Medical School Admissions Test — conducted by Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Graduate-entry medicine admissions test used in Australia, the UK and Ireland.
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GAMSAT practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | Science | Question bank |
| Chemistry | Science | Calculated + question bank |
| Physics | Science | Calculated + question bank |
| Verbal Reasoning & Analogies | Reasoning | Calculated + question bank |