CCAT Verbal Reasoning Questions: Overview, Free Practice, and Prep Tips
On this page, you can learn exactly what CCAT verbal reasoning questions to expect on the test:
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There are about 18 CCAT verbal questions (sometimes referred to as CCAT English questions) out of 50 in total. These questions are divided into four subjects: sentence completion questions, analogies, attention-to-detail questions, and antonyms.
This portion of the exam evaluates your vocabulary level and ability to understand how words relate to one another and what role context plays in your word choice.
It does so because employers want to ensure that you'll be able to communicate clearly and accurately with co-workers, managers, and customers.
Since you have only 15 minutes to complete the CCAT, you'll need to solve some of these questions in as little as 18 seconds per question.
Below, we go over all these verbal question types and provide sample practice questions with explanations (taken from our CCAT prep course) for each type.
There are nine sentence completion questions on the CCAT, which means that 50% of all verbal questions would be of this kind. So that's why you should focus more on mastering this question type.
Sentence completion questions test your ability to identify synonyms, understand paraphrasing, scan for specific information, and understand the correct context.
These questions come in two forms - one blank and two blanks, as shown in the sample questions below.
SiteExecutive will use pop-up windows ____ to display additional options for selected functions or to prompt alerts on functionality.
The correct answer is (D) - extensively.
The statement discusses the use of pop-ups to help the user. As such, the correct word to use is extensive as opposed to generously. This is because generously has a connotation of giving something away, e.g., generously handing out gifts. Extensively is a more technical term and, therefore, the correct choice.
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_________ and colorful outfits were ________ by carnival participants in the main parade crossing the capital city.
The correct answer is (B) - Flamboyant .. worn
The first part of the sentence refers to describing the carnival's colorful outfits. 'Reserved' do not fit as an adjective to characterize these outfits. Therefore, you can eliminate answer-options (A) and (C).
Looking at the second word, you should be looking for a passive form of verb (past-participle). This allows you to easily eliminate 'dressed', 'wear' and 'wore' (answer-options (C) again, (D) and (E)).
The only suitable words are flamboyant, which means 'colorful, flashy' and worn, which meets the syntax requirement, mentioned above.
Flamboyant and colorful outfits were worn by carnival participants in the main parade crossing the capital city.
There are four analogies questions on the CCAT. On these questions, you must identify the relationship between each pair of words and determine which answer has the same logical relationship.
MANUSCRIPT is to DOCUMENT as TALON is to ...
The correct answer is (E) - CLAW.
Manuscript is a synonym of document like talon is a synonym of claw.
INEPT is to ADEPT as INEVITABLE is to ...
The correct answer is (D) - avoidable.
'Inept', which means unskillful, is the opposite of 'adept', which means very skillful. In the same way, 'inevitable', which means something that cannot be avoided, is the opposite of 'avoidable', which is something that can be avoided.
There are 3 Attention-to-Detail questions on the CCAT. On these questions, you'll need to identify how many items are identical between two given columns.
While not being a verbal ability topic per se, it does evaluate your ability to spot differences between words.
| Sharon V. Solaris | Sharon V. Solaris |
| Celesta L. Kroner | Celesta L Kroner |
| Savanna B. Swope | Savanna B. Swoppe |
| Zachery H. Eickhoff | Zachery H. Erickhoff |
| Megan N. Heinz | Megan N. Heinz |
Here are the discrepancies between the two versions:
| Sharon V. Solaris | Sharon V. Solaris |
| Celesta L. Kroner | Celesta L Kroner |
| Savanna B. Swope | Savanna B. Swoppe |
| Zachery H. Eickhoff | Zachery H. Erickhoff |
| Megan N. Heinz | Megan N. Heinz |
There are 3 errors, which means that the correct answer is (B) - 2.
There are two antonym questions on the CCAT, making it the smallest topic of all CCAT's verbal reasoning questions.
Antonyms assess your ability to recognize two words with opposite meanings, and like analogies questions, they rely on your vocabulary level.
The opposite of DEPLETE is _____
The correct answer is (D) - Increase.
The word deplete means to empty or to use up. To increase means to make bigger.
AUGMENT is the opposite of ______
The correct answer is (A)- Shrink.
Augment means to increase the size or amount of something, and therefore, Shrink - make something smaller in size or amount - is its antonym.
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