Verbal Reasoning Topics for all competitive & entrance exams with FAQs #Blog-1
July 5, 2021 By Careericons
Verbal reasoning essential capacity or skill to examine the knowledge of a candidate. In verbal reasoning, a defined problem is given and you have to find exact solutions by using different types of tricks & shortcuts to derive answers for the problems
For this reason, verbal reasoning tests are often used in entrance examinations by the "Central & State Public Service Commissions, Private IT Companies and schools, colleges and universities" to select the ablest applicants. Additionally, such tests are also used by a growing number of employers as part of the selection/recruitment process.
Verbal reasoning topics for all competitive and entrance examinations:
Verbal reasoning questions will be calssifed in 4 different types namely, Mental Ability, Logical, Analytical & Critical.
- Mental Ability,
- Logical Reasoning,
- Analytical Reasoning &
- Critical Reasoning.
There are 50+ sub-topics that come under these four list of topics, which you will find in the following
1. Mental Ability Topics:
Mental ability test, also known as a mental aptitude test, analyses the overall potential of a student and helps to determine their strengths and weaknesses of them. Students need to apply their presence of mind and skills while attempting a mental ability test.
Below given list contains the most important mental ability topics which are useful for various competitive exams preparations,
- Analogy,
- Blood Relations - Family Tree,
- Classification,
- Coding & decoding,
- Data Interpretation (Tables, Charts, Graphs),
- Inserting The Missing Character,
- Logical Sequence of words,
- Mathematical Operations,
- Series Completion,
- Number, Ranking & Time Sequence Test,
- Puzzles Test,
- Sequential Output Tracing,
- Situation Reaction Test,
- Venn Diagrams,
- Verification of Truth of the Statement, etc.
2. Logical Reasoning Topics:
Logical reasoning is a form of meditation in which assumptions and relations between premises are used exactly to infer conclusions that are entailed (or proposed) by the premises and the relations. They are also in combination with other cognitive skills, which is an important skill you use during all kinds of daily situations. It helps you make important decisions, recognise the truth, solve problems, come up with new ideas and set achievable goals.
- Calendar,
- Clocks,
- Direction & Distance Sense,
- Input-Output,
- Syllogism Problems,
- Theme Detection,
- Truth Table,
- Word Formation: Which word can be Formed,
- Word Formation: Which word cannot be Formed, etc.
3. Analytical Reasoning Topics:
Analytical reasoning refers to the ability to look at learning, be it qualitative or quantitative in nature, and see patterns within the information. Analytical reasoning involves deductive measures relevant with no specific consciousness.
such as: comprehending the basic structure of a set of relationships recognizing logically similar statements; and inferring what could be true or must be true from given facts and rules. Analytical reasoning is obvious in that its truth is self-evident. In contrast, synthetic reasoning requires that we include empirical investigations, which are always open to doubt.
- Alphabetical Series,
- Assertion and Reaction,
- Statement and Conclusions,
- Statement and Arguments,
- Statement and Assumptions,
- Statement and Courses of Action,
- Passage and Conclusion,
- Data Sufficiency,
- Seating Arrangements, etc.
4. Critical Reasoning Topics:
Typical questions that appear in critical reasoning include strengthening an argument, weakening an argument, identifying the assumption of an argument, and evaluating an argument. The skills that we need in order to be able to think critically are varied and include observation, analysis, interpretation, reflection, evaluation, inference, explanation, problem-solving, and decision making.
Specifically, we need to be able to: Think about a topic or issue in an objective and critical way.
- Cause and Effect: Important Foundation of Critical Reasoning,
- Fallacies: Avoiding Invalid Arguments,
- The strategy of Answering Critical Reasoning Questions, etc.
I hope that you have got a little bit of information about verbal Reasoning and cleared some doubts on it. Further more FAQs are given below,