Comprehension exercises in verbal reasoning tests consist
of a passage of text and some related statements. You should read
through the passage and evaluate the statements which follow it
according to these rules below.
True - The statement is true given the information in the
passage.
False - The statement is false given the information in the
passage.
Can’t Say - There is insufficient information to say whether the
statement is true or false.
Remember to answer the questions based only on the information
that you are given and not on any general knowledge that you may
have.
Verbal reasoning comprehension exercises can be found in all
levels of verbal ability tests but may be more detailed and
technical in graduate and management level tests.
Verbal Reasoning - Comprehension Exercise
Passage
Under law, negligence is usually defined in the context of jury
instructions wherein a judge instructs the jury that a party is to
be considered negligent if they failed to exercise the standard of
care that a reasonable person would have exercised under the same
circumstances. In most jurisdictions, it is necessary to show
first that a person had a duty to exercise care in a given
situation, and that they breached that duty.
In brief: Negligence, a tort, is a civil wrong consisting of five
criteria: Duty or reasonable standard of care (as decided by judge
as a matter of law), Breach (or "negligence" in laymen's terms,
decided as a matter of fact), Injury (the fact that the plaintiff
suffered an injury, and is determined at a matter of fact), Cause
in Fact or conduct of defendant that causes plaintiff's
injury(s)(decided as a matter of fact), Legal Cause (now perceived
as the foreseeability of the type of injury caused but not the
specific injury or extent of injury, determined as a matter of
fact). Matters of law are decided by a judge, matters of fact are
decided by a jury.
In order to prove negligence, it is not necessary to prove harm,
but in order for a cause of action to rest in tort, harm must be
proven. Hence, it would be meaningless to sue someone for
negligence if no harm resulted. Conversely, it is not enough that
a harm was done. In order for the harm to be compensable in a
negligence lawsuit, the defendant must be shown to have been
negligent, and it must be demonstrated that his negligence was the
proximate cause of the harm sustained by the plaintiff.
1) Matters of fact and matters of law are decided by a judge
and jury respectively.
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A |
B |
C |
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true |
false` |
can't say |
Answer = B |
2) The defendant must be shown to have been negligent before
compensation can be awarded.
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A |
B |
C |
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true |
false` |
can't say |
Answer = A |
3) Legal cause is one of the criteria which is determined by a
judge.
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A |
B |
C |
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true |
false` |
can't say |
Answer = B |
4) In some cases negligence can be proven but harm cannot be
proven.
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A |
B |
C |
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true |
false` |
can't say |
Answer = C |
5) Proximate cause is an important concept in cases of
negligence.
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A |
B |
C |
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true |
false` |
can't say |
Answer = A |
How to Approach Verbal Reasoning - Comprehension Exercises
Most people find that the best way to tackle these questions
is to scan the text fairly quickly to get the general idea and
then to attempt each question in turn, referring back to the
appropriate part of the text. This is obviously more important
when the passage of test is fairly lengthy and complex as it is in
the second example above.
Download sample verbal
reasoning comprehension questions
Preparation plays a large part in determining your level of
success, and these sample questions should help you to face a test
with increased confidence.
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