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In Pakistan Army test and Pakistan Air Force test, the first step is the verbal intelligence test and reason for this test is to check IQ and problem solving ability of students. If student clears this test, then after a few minutes his non-verbal test will be generated on screen and after that academic test. Many students fail verbal tests because this test is based on complete practice and in this blog, we will discuss some important MCQs which are repeated every year and we will also discuss tips related to passing this verbal intelligence test. 

What is verbal intelligence test

If you want to apply for Pakistan Army or Air Force, then first step is to clear your initial test and then you are recommended for second step. In first step, there are three steps which are initial verbal test, non-verbal test and then initial interview. First step is to clear your initial test and for this test you will see computer screen and then you need to enter your exam number which you can see on your exam slip and then your verbal intelligence test will be start.

In this test, you will be given 70 MCQs and these MCQs are based on different topics such as tricky math queries, English related topics and basic intelligence questions and reason for this portion is to test your intelligence level. You need to solve these test 70 MCQs within 30 minutes and if you pass this test then your next step will be non-verbal and intelligence test. Many students mix verbal tests with intelligence tests as they prepare different subjects such as history chemistry and other subjects for verbal but in verbal you just need to prepare general knowledge and IQ related questions.

Reason of initial verbal test?

If you see pattern of initial test, then you can see that each test is conducted to check personality of student because in verbal intelligence test, your IQ and problem solving ability is tested, in non-verbal your intelligence and ability to understand different things are tested and reason of academic test is to check if you can learn complex subject and dates and in the end initial interview is conducted to check your personality overall and based in your test results and interview you will be recommended on next part.

Similarly, verbal test is conducted to see if you are able to solve different MCQs in minimum amount of checks to check your IQ level and ability to make quick decisions. In this test, there are 70 questions which are based on different topics and you need to solve these verbal questions within 30 minutes by selecting best option. In this way, your decision making and problem solving ability is tested and you can easily prepare for this exam by solving tricky math questions and different alphabetic patterns.

Most important MCQs for verbal test

For most important MCQs for verbal test you need complete practice and you need to cover following topics if you want to pass your test:

Analogies: The most repeated MCQs which you can see in verbal tests is questions related to analogies and these are intelligence questions that show relationships between two words. Following are most important MCQs for this category:

1. Finger is to hand as Toe is to:

Right answer for this question is: Foot

• Book is to read as food is to:

Right answer for this question is: Eat

• Teacher is to School as Doctor is to:

Right answer for this question is: Hospital

• Cat is to Kitten as Dog is to:

Right answer for this question is: Puppy

• Hot is to cold as Day is to:

Right answer for this question is: Night

Series completion questions: For initial verbal test series completion questions are also very important because you can find different MCQs for this category and you need to practice as many questions as you can because this strategy can allow you to solve any question related to completion in exam. Following are most important MCQs for this category:

• What comes next in the following series 2,4,8,16, _?

Right answer for this question is: 32

• What is missing number in following series 3,6,11,18, _?

Right answer for this question is: 27

• What come in the next series A, C, E, G, _?

Right answer for this question is: I

• What is missing number in the following series Z, X, V, T, _?

Right answer for this question is: R

1. What come next in this series 1, 1, 2, 3, _?

Right answer for this question is: 5

Odd one out test: Odd one out test is also very popular in verbal tests and in this test, there will be four options and one option will be irrelevant and you have to pick that option which is not related to other options. Following are some important MCQs related to these categories:

1. Which one is different: Cheetah, Lion, Tiger, Gazelle?

Right answer for this question is: Gazelle

1. Which one is different: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Glucose?

Right answer for this question is: Glucose

1. Which one is different: Rose, Tulip, Orchid, Oak?

Right answer for this question is: Oak

1. Which one is different: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Pluto?

Right answer for this question is: Pluto

1. Which one is different: Gold, Silver, Copper, Aluminum?

Right answer for this question is: Copper

Coding and decoding: There are multiple questions related to coding and decoding in order to check IQ level of students and tips to solve this question are to practice and clear your concept because you cannot learn these questions. Following are some important MCQs related to these:

1. If COLD is written as DPME then WARM will be?

Right answer for this question is: XBSN

1. If FISH is HUKJ then BIRD is?

Right answer for this question is: DKTG

1. If MANGO is written as NBOHP then APPLE is?

Right answer for this question is: BQQMF

1. If SCHOOL is TDPJMM then COLLEGE will be?

Right answer for this question is: DPMLHMF

• If HELLO is written as KHOOR then WORLD will be?

Right answer for this question is: YTQMD

Logic based questions: These are most important questions for verbal test and in this portion, you will find combination of both math as well as intelligence related questions and reason for these questions is to check your logic and check your ability to solve tricky questions. Following are some important logic based questions:

• If roses are flowers and some followers fade quickly then what does it means?

Right answer for this question is: Some rose fade quickly

• A is taller than B, and B is taller then C. A is taller than D then which one is shortest?

Right answer for this question is: C is shortest then all.

• If there is family P, Q, R, S, T and U there are two males and four females, P is doctor and married to Q and R is son of P but not brother of T. S is sister of T then what is U related to P?

Right answer for this question is: Daughter

• If train A leaves at 10 am with speed of 60km/h and train B leave at 11am with speed of 90km/h and distance between two train is 300 km, at what time they will meet each other?

Right answer for this question is: 1 pm

• If student score 450 marks out of 500 what will be percentage?

Right answer for this question is: 90 %

Tips for initial verbal test?

If you want to pass verbal intelligence test, then it is very important to renumber these tips as it will help you to pass your exam and appear in next stage which is non-verbal. It is very important that you should practice this portion as much as possible because these questions are based on IQ and if you try to learn these MCQs without clearing your concept then you will face many difficulties in exam.

Another tip is that you should remember that you only have 30 minutes to solve 70 MCQs and you should not waste time on those MCQs which take too much time because there are some tricky MCQs which are made to waste time. It is also very important that you should only answer those questions in which you are confident and you should skip rest of the questions because in the end you will see MCQs that you skipped. In this way, you can get maximum marks from those MCQs in which you are confident and you can take time on remaining one to maintain your time management. 

Conclusion

If you want to clear your Initial test, then there are three parts and after clearing each part you will be eligible for initial interview. These parts are verbal intelligence test, non-verbal intelligence test and academic intelligence test. In this blog, we have discussed verbal test as this test is based on IQ level and ability to solve complex problems. This test does not check your learning capabilities and reason for this test is to check your intelligence level. There are different categories of verbal tests which we have discussed and we have also discussed tips for passing this exam and one of the best tips is to clear your concept and keep practicing.