Verbal Ability — CAT & XAT practice

Sample verbal ability questions from past papers. Open the full paper for the complete set and answer key, or attempt it timed for analytics.

Q1·CAT 2025 Slot 1·Sentence Placement

The given sentence is missing in the paragraph below. Decide where it best fits among the options 1, 2, 3, or 4 indicated in the paragraph. "Everything is old-world, traditional techniques from Mexico," Ava emphasizes. T…

Answer: D

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Q4·CAT 2025 Slot 1·Odd Sentence Out

Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentenc…

Answer: 1

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Q14·CAT 2025 Slot 1·Sentence Placement

The given sentence is missing in the paragraph below. Decide where it best fits among the options 1, 2, 3, or 4 indicated in the paragraph. Historically, silver has been, and still is, an important element in the busines…

Answer: C

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Q15·CAT 2025 Slot 1·Paragraph Jumbles

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbe…

Answer: 3421

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Q16·CAT 2025 Slot 1·Paragraph Jumbles

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbe…

Answer: 3142

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Q5·CAT 2025 Slot 2·Odd Sentence Out

Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentenc…

Answer: 3

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Q6·CAT 2025 Slot 2·Paragraph Jumbles

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbe…

Answer: 2413

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Q7·CAT 2025 Slot 2·Sentence Placement

The given sentence is missing in the paragraph below. Decide where it best fits among the options 1, 2, 3, or 4 indicated in the paragraph. Sentence: The region’s Western customers found it hard to believe that Dhaka mus…

Answer: A

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Q8·CAT 2025 Slot 2·Odd Sentence Out

Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentenc…

Answer: 3

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Q13·CAT 2025 Slot 2·Sentence Placement

The given sentence is missing in the paragraph below. Decide where it best fits among the options 1, 2, 3, or 4 indicated in the paragraph. Sentence: While taste is related to judgment, with thinkers at the time often wr…

Answer: D

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Q16·CAT 2025 Slot 2·Paragraph Jumbles

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbe…

Answer: 1423

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Q2·CAT 2025 Slot 3·Odd Sentence Out

Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentenc…

Answer: 1

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