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Accenture Hiring Reading Comprehension — practice questions

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Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'ABUNDANT'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'CANDID'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'OBSTINATE'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'METICULOUS'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'TRANSIENT'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'GENEROUS'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'OPTIMISTIC'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'ACCEPT'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'BARREN'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'CONCEAL'.Read the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'to hit the nail on the head' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'a piece of cake' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'to spill the beans' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'to bury the hatchet' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'once in a blue moon' meansRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'Each of the boys / are responsible / for his own books / and stationery.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'The teacher gave / many advices / to her students / before the exam.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'Neither John nor his friends / has finished / the assignment / on time.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'I have been working / in this office / since five years / now.'Read the answer and worked solution →

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Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'ABUNDANT'.

  1. Scarcely
  2. Plentiful
  3. Hidden
  4. Brevity
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Correct answer: B. Plentiful

Abundant = existing in large quantities, plentiful. Scarce is its antonym. Hidden and brief are unrelated.

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Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'CANDID'.

  1. Sneaky
  2. Frank
  3. Lazy
  4. Wealthy
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Correct answer: B. Frank

Candid = open, frank, sincere in expression. Sneaky is its antonym. The other options are unrelated qualities.

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Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'OBSTINATE'.

  1. Flexible
  2. Stubborn
  3. Cheerful
  4. Modest
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Correct answer: B. Stubborn

Obstinate = stubbornly refusing to change opinion; unyielding. Flexible is its antonym. Cheerful and modest are unrelated traits.

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